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Tu Bishvat Inner Child

This Tu Bishvat, Embrace Your Inner Child

There is no better way to appreciate nature than viewing it with carefree and playful wonder.

By Adriana Chavez
Kaia Gerber

18 Things to Know About Jewish Actress and Model Kaia Gerber

The "Bottoms" actress is the daughter of supermodel Cindy Crawford and Ashkenazi businessman Rande Gerber.

By Evelyn Frick
Survivor Claire Rafson

This Contestant Prepared for ‘Survivor’ by Existing as a Queer Black Jewish Woman

Claire Rafson has wanted to go on the reality show since she was 4 years old — and she'll "do whatever it takes to win."

By Evelyn Frick
Jacob Hill Jewish

Wait, Is Jacob Hill From ‘Abbott Elementary’ Not Jewish?!

Why did audiences think that the nerdy teacher was an NJB? Let’s discuss.

By Victoria Dozer
Abigail Breslin Ira Kunyansky

This 2000s Child Star Just Had a Very Jewish Wedding

Abigail Breslin's nuptials to husband Ira Kunyansky featured a chuppah, ketubah and a very relatable hora chairlift moment.

By Evelyn Frick
Jewish Poem that Allowed Me to Grieve

The Jewish Poem That Helped Me Grieve

After my grandfather died, "2AM, and the Rabbinical Students Stand in Their Bathrobes" was exactly what I needed.

By Benyamin Rumi

TU BISHVAT

Tu Bishvat

22 Lowkey Ways to Celebrate Tu Bishvat

Just a list of easy fun things to do for the Jewish "new year of the trees."

By Jesse Plichta-Kellar
tobin mitnick

Tobin Mitnick Is a Jew Who Loves Trees

With over 112k followers on his TikTok account named JewsLoveTrees, Tobin releases several short videos each week giving fun facts about... yeah, trees.

By No’a L. bat Miri
MLK Tu Bishvat

Let’s Take a Cue from MLK and Radicalize Tu Bishvat

We must embrace the Jewish values, the radical values, of the sanctity of life and fight for it.

By Nylah Burton
You People

The Cringiest Jewish Jokes in Netflix’s ‘You People’

Don't even get me started on the dinner scene.

By Evelyn Frick

My Holocaust Survivor Grandfather Never Wanted to Return to Poland, But I Did

Last summer I worked with a band of Jewish Americans to restore Przysucha Jewish Cemetery — something our persecuted families could probably have never imagined.

By Victoria Dozer

18 THINGS

Lauren London

18 Things to Know About Jewish Actress Lauren London

According to the "You People" star, as a kid she was a "little half-Black, half-Jewish girl who was odd and awkward."

By Evelyn Frick
Jonah Hill

18 Things to Know About Jewish Actor Jonah Hill

As a kid, the "Superbad" star wanted to be a Simpsons character.

By Evelyn Frick
Julia Haart

18 Things to Know About Jewish Reality Star Julia Haart

The "My Unorthodox Life" star left her Haredi community when she was 43 years old.

By Evelyn Frick

    Meanwhile on the 'gram...

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    @nlyonne is red-hot, that's a fact ❤️‍🔥 # @nlyonne is red-hot, that's a fact ❤️‍🔥 #HornyShabbatInstagram⁠
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image description: Natasha Lyonne at the "Poker Face" premiere. she wears a bright red strapless peplum top and pants , paired with oversized floral earrings and a matching cuff bracelet. she smiles with her tongue between her teeth, glancing mischievously to the right of the frame.
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    "In the past year or so, there’s been a lot of o "In the past year or so, there’s been a lot of online chatter about 'inner child work' or 'channeling your inner child': connecting to your playful, childish self in order to improve your well-being in adulthood, bringing childhood attitude and excitement into the present day, and doing activities that you either used to do or had wanted to do as a child. Combining celebrating Tu Bishvat with channeling the inner child is a natural fit."⁠
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Tap the link in bio for Adriana Chavez on how to observe Tu Bishvat, Jewish Earth Day, this Sunday.🌿
    either way, we want one (rg @jewishfood via @squea either way, we want one (rg @jewishfood via @squeaky.clean.humor)⁠
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image description: bolded text reads, "Puppy or Bagel?" above 16 photos of various brown and beige dogs, curled up and sleeping. these photos are interspersed with photos of bagels. it is nearly impossible to distinguish which is which.
    The 44th season of "Survivor" premieres March 1, b The 44th season of "Survivor" premieres March 1, but we already know who we'll be rooting for: contestant Claire Rafson!⁠
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“Growing up as a queer black Jewish woman, I have always been the odd one out," Claire shared in a recent interview. "I feel like I’ve been playing a social/strategic game of ‘Survivor’ my whole life to fit in, succeed, and reach my goals... I’ve got the strategic knowledge and social skills to get me where I need to go." ⁠
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Tap the link in bio for more on Claire and all of our favorite Jewish "Survivor" contestants from years past!
    amen 💜 happy #blackhistorymonth! (@rabbisandra) amen 💜 happy #blackhistorymonth! (@rabbisandra)
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    "'Holiday Hookah,' was a great episode, per usual, "'Holiday Hookah,' was a great episode, per usual, but it was also a total Mandela Effect. 'Abbott Elementary' had never mentioned Jacob’s ethnic or religious identity before, but some viewers had it in their heads that the character was Jewish. And Jacob Hill would be far from the first 'ambiguously Jewish' character on TV. This common trope has affected characters like George Costanza in 'Seinfeld' and Rachel Green from 'Friends.'"⁠
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Tap the link in bio for Victoria Dozer (@victoria.dozer) on all the reasons "Abbot Elementary" fans were convinced that Jacob Hill was an NJB (nice Jewish boy).
    mensch deserves to have his moment 😤 (@marisaka mensch deserves to have his moment 😤 (@marisakabas)⁠
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image description: a tweet that reads, "earlier I was doing a zoom TV appearance and had to move my mensch on a bench out of frame" and a photo of a person on a laptop during a Zoom call. a blurry yet still distinguishable mensch on a bench sits on a table in the background.
    Feeling old yet? "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Kitt Feeling old yet? "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Kitt Kittredge: An American Girl" actress Abigail Breslin is officially married!!!⁠
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Via a series of Instagram posts, Abigail (whose father was Jewish, though we're unsure how she identifies) revealed that she and her Jewish partner Ira Kunyansky tied the knot on January 28. Kunyansky, who is 31, is originally from Odessa, Ukraine and is a cryptocurrency investor, per Newsweek. Mazels, you two! ⁠
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