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Aviva Engel

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters poses for photographers during a press conference to present 'The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains,' in Rome, January 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
June 22, 2023, 4:37 am
Wish you weren’t here: In Toronto, a group takes a stand against a Pink Floyd exhibit
The Abraham Global Peace Initiative counters anti-Israel messaging from the rock group’s co-founder Roger Waters with its own exhibition preaching tolerance and inclusion
By Aviva Engel
Dietician, author and social media influencer Ilana Muhlstein. (Courtesy)
March 8, 2023, 4:06 am
How weight-loss guru Ilana Muhlstein rose from ‘big’ to huge social media sensation
The dietician, best-selling author, mom and TikTok queen is a self-made success story – and now she’s teamed up with Gal Gadot
By Aviva Engel
Rabbi Sorin Rosen is Romania's youngest-ever chief rabbi. (Courtesy of Rabbi Sorin Rosen/ via JTA)
September 6, 2022, 9:47 pm
Rabbi spends 7 years translating the Torah into Romanian
With an eye on translating the entire Bible, Rabbi Sorin Rosen is taking a moment to appreciate the texts that are already changing the way Romanian Jews engage with tradition
By Aviva Engel
Lily Toth, left, in an undated photo with her parents prior to their deaths in 1944. (Courtesy of Toth/ via JTA)
May 18, 2022, 3:19 am
Holocaust survivor’s collection of over 1,000 miniature books reflect a sad chapter
Born in Budapest in 1925, Lilly Toth lost her family to the Nazis. The valuable texts, on display May 15 at Montreal’s Jewish Public Library, show her attachment to her native land
By Aviva Engel
David Fishof, right, with Roger Daltrey, left, and Slash in 2007. (Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp/ via JTA)
March 30, 2022, 9:04 pm
The man behind Rock ’n Roll Fantasy Camp is a Modern Orthodox zayde
David Fishof’s getaway where amateurs can jam alongside their music heroes has hosted over 5,000 campers over 25 years and gained national fame – but he hasn’t forgotten his roots
By Aviva Engel
Screenwriter Yael Galena on the set of 'The Wonder Years' reboot. (Courtesy of Galena)
January 21, 2022, 4:22 am
Leaning into own past, Jewish ‘Wonder Years’ writer comes of age with TV bar mitzvah
From doily head coverings to pre-speech jitters, the rebooted sitcom managed to capture the Jewish rite just right, largely thanks to screenwriter Yael Galena’s own experiences
By Aviva Engel
'90 Day Fiance' stars Alexei Brovarnik, left, and Loren Goldstone Brovarnik, right, with their son Shai. (Courtesy of the Brovarniks)
November 14, 2020, 3:30 am
Reality TV couple who met on Birthright serve as US primetime Israel ambassadors
Loren and Alexei Brovarnik made a splash on TLC’s ’90-Day Fiancé,’ and today star in a spin-off; Loren now uses her star power to normalize people living with Tourette syndrome
By Aviva Engel
Lisa Loeb at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2019. (Juan Patino Photography)
September 25, 2020, 11:42 pm
Grammy Award-winning Lisa Loeb shares her ‘Simple Trick to Happiness’
The singer, songwriter, children’s book author and actress grabs a moment to tell ToI about her new album, the importance of mindfulness and Judaism’s role in her pandemic-era life
By Aviva Engel
Illustrative: Bari Weiss at her desk in The New York Times office in Midtown Manhattan, in 2018. (Josefin Dolsten)
July 24, 2020, 3:00 pm
Former NYT writer Bari Weiss: ‘Jewish values are bigger than any fancy title’
Speaking to 500 people via Zoom shortly after her bombshell resignation, former op-ed editor continues to champion Israel, says pandemic a pivotal moment for the Diaspora
By Aviva Engel
Yitz Jordan has co-launched a news site for Jews of Color. (Courtesy)
July 19, 2020, 4:11 am
Rapper and entrepreneur Y-Love launches news site for Jews of Color
Founder Yitz Jordan is proud, gay, and deeply Jewish. The Tribe Herald, a centralized voice for minority Jews, is already popular with Jews of all stripes after its June 19 launch
By Aviva Engel
Two customers from diverse backgrounds ready to place their orders at Cheskies. (Ezra Soiferman/ www.EzraSoiferman.com)
July 3, 2020, 4:12 pm
Crumbs of comfort: Montreal kosher bakery builds bridges, one babka at a time
A la ‘Seinfeld,’ Montreal institution Boulangerie Cheskie unites the diverse — and occasionally quarrelsome — residents of Outremont with rugelach and black & white cookies
By Aviva Engel
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