This Week in Jewish Pop Culture:

  • Madonna pens an article about her religious awakening for Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot  Read More
  • Best Week Ever likens Madonna’s arm muscles to challah rolls Read More
  • A writer  pens an open letter to Jon Stewart asking him to change his last name back to Leibowitz Read more
  • Guss’s Pickles announces that after 89 years on the Lower East Side, this cultural landmark will move to Borough Park, Brooklyn Read More
  • The Jewish Journal prints an article on “What makes {the movie} ‘Funny People” (in which the Super Jew T-Shirt makes an appearance!) Tick” Read More
  • You can now tweet your prayers to G-d and have them placed in the Wailing Wall Read More
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Filed under: Celebrities, News
by The Chosen Blog on July 31, 2009 @ 9:14 am

Beastie Boy Adam Yauch Has Cancer


Beastie Boy Adam Yauch made the announcement today (via video) that he has been diagnosed with cancer. We were saddened to hear the news, and wish him a full and speedy recovery.

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by admin on July 20, 2009 @ 7:40 pm

Ivanka Trump – Engaged (and Converting?)

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Jewish Wedding Network has reported that Ivanka Trump is engaged to be married to her NY Observer owner Jared Kushner. Ivanka announced her engagement on Twitter yesterday. Kushner comes from an Observant Jewish family, and rumor has it that Ivanka has been going through the conversion process and studying with a Rabbi from Kehilath Jeshurun on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

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by The Chosen Blog on July 17, 2009 @ 12:42 pm