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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 428

Lucy Cohen Blatter

Karen Benezra, left, and Catherine Goldberg, leading the havdalah blessings at a recent 'Chai Havdalah' event in Brooklyn. (Lucy Cohen Blatter/via JTA)
November 9, 2017, 6:41 am
New community havdalah events mix tokes with tikkun olam
Stoked about cannabis and Judaism, Catherine Goldberg has made Saturday night the ‘high’ point of the week
By Lucy Cohen Blatter
Staff and campers at Camp Modin. (Courtesy of Camp Modin/via JTA)
February 25, 2017, 11:28 am
Here’s how summer camps welcome their youngest charges
From a little extra hand-holding to special fun activities, newbies get help acclimating to life ‘in the wild’
By Lucy Cohen Blatter
The staff at Zak the Baker’s new kosher deli in Miami, from left to right: chef Melissa Sosa, Zak Stern, general manager Ashley Dugdale and server Ricardo Araujo. (Courtesy of Zak the Baker/via JTA)
February 7, 2017, 4:28 pm
This new kosher deli may be Miami’s hippest restaurant
Foodies and hipsters brush elbows with Orthodox Jews in the gritty Wynwood area; uniting them is the stripped-down, traditional Ashkenazi fare of old
By Lucy Cohen Blatter
American Ninja Warrior "Philadelphia Qualifier" Akiva Neuman -- (Mitchell Leff/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images via JTA)
June 28, 2016, 9:34 pm
Rabbinical student vies to be ‘American Ninja Warrior’
To chants of ‘rabbi, rabbi,’ and with tzitit flying, Akiva Neuman makes brief run on show — but he’ll be back
By Lucy Cohen Blatter
Akiva Neuman, an Orthodox Jew who is studying to be a rabbi, competing in the Philadelphia qualifying round of “American Ninja Warrior.” (Mitchell Leff/NBC via JTA)
June 22, 2016, 9:27 am
An ‘American Ninja Warrior’ trains to be a rabbi
Akiva Neuman, 25, a rabbinical student at Yeshiva University, claims exercise is something ‘God wants of us’
By Lucy Cohen Blatter
Lime Ricki, based in Utah, sells swimwear that is fun, fashionable and covered-up, such as these colorful rash guards (Courtesy of Lime Ricki)
June 16, 2016, 11:02 pm
Who says you’ve got to flaunt it? Introducing covered-up chic
Modest swimwear is having a moment as women of all stripes find less-skimpy offerings to be the perfect fit
By Lucy Cohen Blatter
The penthouse at 415 E. Sixth St., which will sit atop the historic Anshei Meseritz synagogue. (Courtesy of East River Partners)
May 10, 2016, 5:14 am
Synagogue condos: If you lived here, you could be praying by now
Struggling places of worship partner with developers in a creative solution that marries historical preservation with real estate savvy
By Lucy Cohen Blatter
Mordechai Genut, founder of Frum Karate, instructing some beginners’ students. (Courtesy of Mordechai Genut)
March 18, 2016, 9:30 am
These Orthodox Jews use karate to defend the faith
‘We don’t encourage fighting’: Martial arts master cuts out the bowing, reinterprets old traditions, tailors them to Hasidic kids in Brooklyn
By Lucy Cohen Blatter
Mayim Bialik at the 21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California, January 17, 2016. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images/via JTA)
February 14, 2016, 3:38 am
Orthodox fashionistas predict a modest Oscars red carpet
Although the stars’ gowns are still under wraps, top religious fashion bloggers look forward to a ceremony in which more is definitely more
By Lucy Cohen Blatter
Illustrative: Laura Frangiosa, owner of The Avenue Delicatessen in suburban Philadelphia, holding her signature Jewish wedding soup. (Neal Santos/via JTA)
December 26, 2015, 4:08 am
Abundance of Jewish fusion eateries rocks foodies’ worlds
Sampling culinary traditions like musical tracks, Jewish chefs take a pinch of this and that to make mouths happy
By Lucy Cohen Blatter
Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, in Ottawa, Canada, July 1, 2011. (Wikimedia Commons)
November 27, 2015, 6:57 pm
The ‘Kate Middleton effect’ on synagogue fashion
With her refined sense of style, and especially her ‘fascinator’ headpieces, Duchess of Cambridge is perfect icon for observant Jewish women
By Lucy Cohen Blatter
Jayson Littman, founder of the gay Jewish “social start-up” Hebro, at the “High Homodays” party in 2014. (JTA/Santiago Felipe)
September 23, 2015, 7:16 pm
Gay Jews celebrate ‘High Homodays’ — with an eye toward matchmaking
400 gay Jewish men gather for annual Manhattan party, a highlight of the Hebro — an amalgam of ‘Hebrew’ and ‘brother’ — social calendar
By Lucy Cohen Blatter
Chloe Coscarelli, a winner of “Cupcake Wars,” has opened a hip vegan eatery in Manhattan. (Mikey Pozarik/Paperwhite Studio / JTA)
September 17, 2015, 12:55 am
The young Jewish chef who made vegan food tasty — long before Beyonce made it cool
‘Cupcake Wars’ TV star Chloe Coscarelli now winning over diners in Greenwich Village, with a menu that includes kosher ‘bacon’
By Lucy Cohen Blatter
Karina Zilberman, center, the creator of Shababa at the 92Y, training participants of the Shababa Network. (Ross Den Photography/via JTA)
September 5, 2015, 2:09 am
NY’s playful Shababa family program to export its wonder and awe
From nannies to bubbies, all are now welcome to experience joyful mindfulness in their own communities
By Lucy Cohen Blatter
CNN anchor turned education advocate Campbell Brown is launching a news site called The Seventy Four, referring to the 74 million school-age children in the United States. (JTA)
July 20, 2015, 2:44 am
Former CNN anchor turns her journalism into education advocacy
Campbell Brown’s new website has made her a lightning rod for critics and supporters of the Jewish mother who wants to put children at the forefront of school decisions
By Lucy Cohen Blatter
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