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Elazar Abrahams

Elazar Abrahams is a former intern at Tablet, and will attend Yeshiva University after a gap year at Netiv Aryeh in Jerusalem.

A New Comedy News Show That’s Actually Funny
The new Netflix show ‘Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj’ brings a fresh perspective and much-needed laughs to a stale format
byElazar Abrahams
Can an Orthodox Woman Win Votes in an Ultra-Orthodox Town?
Aliza Bloch is running for mayor of Beit Shemesh, a Haredi stronghold infamous for intolerance towards women. Does she have a shot?
byElazar Abrahams
Streisand’s Star Turn
Lady Gaga is burning up the big screen in ‘A Star Is Born’ and garnering rave reviews, but the 1976 production with Barbra Streisand was marred by conflict and scandal
byElazar Abrahams
The Egyptian ‘Angel’ Who Spied for Israel
A new film tries to fill in the blanks in the secret life of Ashraf Marwan, who spied for Israel in the lead-up to the Yom Kippur War
byElazar Abrahams
Burying Ari ‘Lion of Israel’ Fuld
Thousands turned out in Israel to mourn American-born Rabbi Ari Fuld, killed yesterday in a terrorist attack
byElazar Abrahams
A Wedding Celebration at a Soup Kitchen
Instead of spending big and showing off at the post-wedding ‘Sheva Brachot,’ one Brooklyn family celebrates at a soup kitchen
byElazar Abrahams
The Fake Israeli Who Spoofed Dick Cheney
Sacha Baron Cohen’s new show brilliantly exposes the hollowness of American right-wingers’ love for Israel
byElazar Abrahams
The Indefensible ‘Insatiable’
‘Insatiable’s’ Jewish joke encapsulates everything wrong with the show
byElazar Abrahams
We Celebrate the Cat
Every dog has its day, but on International Cat Day we are thankful for the feline
byElazar Abrahams
WATCH: Around the World With Grandma
A young Israeli and his safta trek across Asia
byElazar Abrahams
A Conversation With the Creators of ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me,’ the Action Comedy Starring Mila Kunis
Susanna Fogel and David Iserson on filming in Budapest, women in Hollywood, and their favorite Jewish joke
byElazar Abrahams
‘Alone Together’ Is ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ for Millennials
As the show’s second season debuts, an interview with its star and co-creator, Benji Aflalo
byElazar Abrahams
Airbnb Posting: No Sexism, Racism, or Zionism Allowed
The company has suspended the poster, but questions of anti-Semitism online linger
byElazar Abrahams
Is the World Ready for Jewish Batwoman?
The Caped Crusader’s Semitic lesbian cousin is ready for her close-up
byElazar Abrahams
A Panel on Art During the Holocaust Draws Crowds at the San Diego Comic-Con
A packed room applauds a survivor sharing her creations as a prisoner of the Nazis
byElazar Abrahams
Meet America’s Modern Orthodox Ninja Warrior
‘Mazal Tough’ indeed
byElazar Abrahams
Behold: Felicity Jones as Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The official trailer for ‘On the Basis of Sex’ is here!
byElazar Abrahams
Amazon Prime Day Is Here Again, and So’s a New Batch of Delightfully Useless Jewish Tchotchkes to Buy
Get ready to play ‘Cholent, the Game!’ as you eat Star of David-shaped pasta
byElazar Abrahams

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