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Summer Music

18 Jewish Musicians for Your Summer Playlist

From AJR to Glass Animals, add these artists to your vacation soundtrack.

By Gilliana Hope
Stranger Things

The ‘Stranger Things’ Nazi Prison and Tattoo Controversies, Explained

Season four of the Netflix sci-fi thriller has prompted some to make claims of antisemitism. Let's get into it.

By Evelyn Frick
Gracie Abrams

18 Things To Know About Jewish Singer Gracie Abrams

She's besties with Phoebe Bridgers, Diana Silvers and Taylor Swift!

By Ayelet Kaminer
King Femme

Sage Rosenberg, AKA King Femme, Isn’t Hiding Anymore

The nonbinary Black Jewish creator spoke with Hey Alma about their Orthodox upbringing, their queer Jewish wedding and gender-affirming Jewish rituals.

By Evelyn Frick
Empress Mizrahi

Finding Myself as a Mizrahi Drag Queen

Where once I felt my identities conflicted with one another, now I choose to lean into my Persianness, my Jewishness and my queerness.

By Matthew Nouriel
Books for Pride

5 Queer Jewish Books to Read All Year Long

From nonfiction to fantasy, there's something on this list for everyone.

By Leor Feldman

ABORTION ACCESS IS A JEWISH VALUE

Abortion

L’chaim! To Life, and Abortion

A rabbi's case for the right to choose.

By Rabbi Maya Zinkow
Abortion

As a Black Jewish Woman, I’m Livid About the Abortion Debate

I know this country was not set up for people who look, pray and identify like me, but I will not stop fighting.

By Michaela Williams

The Jewish Case for Abortion Access

Jewish law commands us to choose life when contemplating abortion. That is, choose the life of the pregnant person.

By Steph Black
Marcel the Shell

Jenny Slate Says ‘Marcel the Shell’ Plays a Macaroni Shofar

In a recent podcast interview, the actress and comedian revealed there's "a lot of secret Judaism" in the movie.

By Evelyn Frick
Berel-Beyel Trans Shtetl

The Uplifting Story of Berel-Beyle, the Trans Jewish Man Accepted by His Shtetl

This piece of 19th-century Ukrainian history shows how attainable visibly trans-affirming Jewish spaces really are.

By Evelyn Frick

18 THINGS

Maude and Iris Apatow

18 Things To Know About Maude and Iris Apatow

The daughters of Leslie Mann and Judd Apatow don't think their dad is very funny.

By Evelyn Frick
Pete Davidson

18 Things to Know About Pete Davidson

The "SNL" star only recently discovered his Jewish roots.

By Evelyn Frick

18 Things to Know About Sarah Sherman AKA Sarah Squirm

The Jewish comedian is joining "Saturday Night Live" as a featured player in Season 47.

By Evelyn Frick

    Meanwhile on the 'gram...

    Follow us for the best Jewish memes in the game (and other things, too, but really, the memes).

    turns out our newest crush @gracieabrams shares ou turns out our newest crush @gracieabrams shares our crush on Zoë which means we are now officially a part of a very real love triangle 🤯 ⁠
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video description: a TikTok where Gracie uses the "who is my soulmate" filter. multi-colored letters of the alphabet quickly flash over her head until the filter pauses at the letter "x". Gracie opens her mouth in shock and the screen abruptly switches to a photo of Zoë Kravitz's face. Text onscreen reads, "Xzoë Kravitz."
    well did they??? (@/adcohen15)⁠ ⁠ image descri well did they??? (@/adcohen15)⁠
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image description: a tweet that reads, "did they ever find out who killed those sea scrolls" and a photo of the Qumran caves.
    the tousled hair! the sultry expression!! the susp the tousled hair! the sultry expression!! the suspenders!!! it's giving #HornyShabbatInstagram ❤️‍🔥⁠
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link in bio for 18 things you might not know about winona!⁠
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image description: a vintage photo of winona ryder wearing an oversized, unbuttoned white button-down and black suspenders. she poses in front of an orangey-red backdrop, grasping the edges of her shirt and and smiling directly at the camera.
    it's that time of the week again :-)⁠ ⁠ image it's that time of the week again :-)⁠
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image description: the microsoft paint application window against a desktop background that features a blue sky. the words "shabbat shalom" appear to have been typed three times in teal, purple, and hot pink.
    Your summer soundtrack is here!!! ⁠🎧 Tap the Your summer soundtrack is here!!! ⁠🎧 Tap the link in bio for Gilliana Hope's (@gillianahope) list of 18 Jewish artists to add to your sunniest Spotify playlists, from beloved industry icons to underrated gems.⁠
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Image description: a collage of featured artists against a multicolored gradient background. Various colored filters have been applied to each artist, and all sing into a microphone. Text reads, "18 Jewish Musicians for Your Summer Playlist / From AJR to Glass Animals, add these artists to your vacation soundtrack."
    this is your sign to start fb stalking again (@/he this is your sign to start fb stalking again (@/hearth_tender88)⁠
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image description: a tweet that reads, "love Facebook because I'll go on and see that like *spins wheel* the hottest girl counselor from my Jewish summer camp is now a registered notary public." behind the tweet is a photo of a lake, dock, and mountains.
    Netflix released "Stranger Things" season four, vo Netflix released "Stranger Things" season four, volume two today, but not everyone is loving the return to Hawkins. From filming in the Lukiškės Prison, a location historically used to imprison Jews from the Vilna Ghetto, to inspiring fans to get numerical wrist tattoos, some viewers have deemed the sci-fi megahit's choices distasteful at best and antisemitic at worst. ⁠
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Tap the link in bio for Evelyn Frick's (@efrix_) deep dive into the latest controversy. ⁠
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Image description: Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven stands in a circular passageway. She wears white and her hair has been cut close to the scalp. Text reads, "The ‘Stranger Things’ Nazi Prison and Tattoo Controversies, Explained / Season four of the Netflix sci-fi thriller has prompted some to make claims of antisemitism. Let's get into it."
    just some hot takes on @miz_cracker's hair to mark just some hot takes on @miz_cracker's hair to mark the last day of pride month 🌈 ⁠
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image description: 10 slides that feature the same photo of Miz Cracker on a subway with different phrases photoshopped onto her massive, billboard-shaped blonde wig. Slide 1: "spilling tea isn't lashon harah" / Slide 2: "veggietales is for the jews" / Slide 3: rainbow bagels are terrible" / Slide 4: "beanie was great in 'funny girl'" / Slide 5: "noodle kugel sucks" / Slide 6: "tattoos can be jewish" / Slide 7: "not so into pickles tbh" / Slide 8: "kedem grape juice is better than wine" / Slide 9: "larry david should be in the barbie movie" / Slide 10: "SCOTUS can kiss my jewish ass"
    “Something that I see people get from my page is “Something that I see people get from my page is this sense that maybe being trans is a broader identity and spectrum than they originally thought it was. I’m someone who’s on hormones, and I had top surgery. But I very proudly wear makeup and skirts all the time because that’s just the person that I am. I can still be trans and do all those things. And in the same way, yes, I’m Black, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t also be Jewish.”⁠
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Tap the link in bio for our conversation with Sage Rosenberg, AKA @kingfemme, about their Orthodox upbringing and what it means to be in the public eye as a queer, Black and Jewish content creator. ⁠
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Video description: a TikTok where text onscreen reads, “GRWM: Non-binary wedding addition” before Sage smiles and begins to put on a button down and bowtie. They wear a silver Star of David on a chain and apply makeup before appearing in a white suit jacket, black pants, white pumps and a veil. In the final shot, they carry a bouquet and are positively glowing. “A Sunday Kind Of Love” by Etta James plays in the background throughout.
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