HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir
Drew Binsky is just shy of having visited EVERY country in the world. He chats about some the Jewish highlights.
Travel blogger Drew Binsky is en route to being the youngest Jew (maybe person, ever?) to travel to every country in the world. Here he chats about some of his unique encounters with Jewish communities in some of the remotest regions on the globe.
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Incredible colorized footage of Jerusalem's Jaffa Gate in 1897
An Irish artist is making history come alive by colorizing old photos and videos of Israel at the turn of the 20th century. This footage shows Jaffa Gate in 1897, which the artist colorized frame by frame. It's truly remarkable.
Read the full story and see more of his incredible photos here: https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/colorizing-the-holy-land/
The NYC Theater That Doubles As A Synagogue
Now known as The Actors' Temple, this nondescript theater-meets-shul in Hell's Kitchen was first founded in 1917 as Congregation Ezrath Israel. Originally it served the local Orthodox population, mostly shopkeepers who worked nearby, but as the neighborhood changed over the years so too did its congregants. (Rumor has it the likes of Sandy Koufax, Hank Greenberg, The Three Stooges and Ed Sullivan prayed there.) Now the synagogue is still functional and doubles as a theater.
Read the full story of The Actors' Temple's interesting history here: https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/inside-the-synagogue-where-broadways-biggest-stars-used-to-pray/
Pittsburgh: One Year On
One year after the Tree of Life massacre, we spoke to Squirrel Hill resident and leader of the Pittsburgh Bend The Arc chapter, Jonathan Mayo, on how the shooting impacted him: "It shouldn't take a tragedy like this to bring people together."
#shtisel fans share favorite scenes and characters
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem! #greatneck #ny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island
#shtisel fans share favorite scenes and characters
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem! #greatneck #ny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island
#shtisel fans share favorite scenes and characters
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem! #greatneck #ny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island
#shtisel fans share favorite scenes and characters
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem! #greatneck #ny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island
#shtisel share favorite scenes and characters
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem! #greatneck #ny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island
#shtisel fans share favorite scenes and characters
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem! #greatneck #ny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island
#shtisel fans favorite scenes and characters
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
#Shtisel fans share favorite scenes and characters
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
Shtisel fans tell us their favorite characters and scenes...
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
Shtisel fans tell us their favorite characters and scenes...
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
Shtisel fans tell us their favorite characters and scenes...
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
Shtisel fans tell us their favorite characters and scenes
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
#Shtisel fans share favorite characters and scenes
#Shtisel fans in #greatneck #ny #shtiselny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island Temple Israel of Great Neck
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
On line with #shtisel fans waiting for the show to start. Favorite characters and scenes #shtiselny #chasdeihashem Temple Emanu-El #NYC #netflix
What do you love about Shtisel? Fans waiting for our event share their favorite characters and scenes:
These exclusive cast photos and interviews will be available Tuesday at noon (www.thejewishweek.com)and published in the Shtisel Program Guide available to all attendees of the Shtisel events this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Enjoy!
All photos by Victor Bezrukov and Go2Films
Turning Trash On The Streets Of NYC Into Art
Sara Erenthal upcycles trash she finds on the streets of New York City, transforming abandoned mattresses, TV sets, tables and shelves into pieces of public art. We followed her around Bushwick one day to see the artist in action.
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Jewish Week Forum With Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, Tal Keinan, Mijal Bitton
Over 820 people joined us for a sold out forum on the future of the Jewish people with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and Tal Keinan last Thursday night. The event was in partnership with UJA-Federation of New York, The Paul E. Singer Foundation and the The Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life at NYU to celebrate Tal Keinan's newly published book “God Is In The Crowd."
Here's a short snippet from the discussion.