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Ari'el Stachel in "Other" Off-Broadway. He smiles and looks up as a spotlight shines on him. The set behind him is reddish orange.

Ari’el Stachel Is in Conversation With the World

The 34-year-old Yemenite-Ashkenazi Israeli-American actor chatted with Hey Alma about his Off-Broadway show "Other."

By Evelyn Frick
Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in "Wicked: For Good"

As a Queer Orthodox Jew, I Know All Too Well That ‘There’s No Place Like Home’

Like Elphaba in "Wicked: For Good," I love my community deeply — even when it doesn't love me back.

By Rachael Fried
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Announcing the 2025 Hey Alma Hanukkah Movie Pitch Challenge

Everyone's favorite Hanukkah tradition is back!

By Hey Alma Staff
Ethan Slater at the Wicked Premiere

Ethan Slater’s Bubbe Changed Him ‘For Good’

"My grandmother, she was an incredibly wonderful woman," the Jewish actor said at the "Wicked: For Good" premiere in New York.

By Evelyn Frick
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The 2025 Ultimate Hey Alma Hanukkah Gift Guide

From mah jongg PJs to Torah tarot to sufganiyot and gelt-inspired bath products, there's something here for everyone.

By Hey Alma Staff
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18 Things to Know About Jewish Actor Owen Thiele

The "Adults" and "Overcompensating" star says, "Never meet your idols, except for Ilana Glazer."

By Evelyn Frick

18 THINGS

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18 Things to Know About Jewish Actress Odessa A’zion

The daughter of comedian Pamela Adlon is slated to star in "Marty Supreme" and the "Untitled Rachel Sennott Project."

By Evelyn Frick
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18 Things to Know About Internet Sensation Jack Schlossberg

The Catholic and Jewish grandson of JFK claims he is his father's schnoz.

By Evelyn Frick
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18 Things to Know About Jewish Reality Star Alex Hall

She hosted a Shabbat dinner during season 3 of "Selling the O.C."

By Evelyn Frick
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All the Weird and Wonderful Tchotchkes You Need for Hanukkah This Year

A holiday puffer jacket for reptiles, a crystal Hanukkah tree with evil eyes and one piece of AI slop you should not buy, but should absolutely laugh at.

By Hey Alma Staff
A young boy screams on his bed in "IT: Welcome to Derry."

We Need To Talk About the Jewish Trauma in ‘It: Welcome to Derry’

Is mining the Holocaust for a jump scare, as the HBO Max show does, OK?

By Evelyn Frick

HANUKKAH SHOP

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Hanukkah Goblin Hat

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Seth Cohen Chrismukkah Tee

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How to Have a Ralph Lifshitz Hanukkah

Forget the Ralph Lauren Christmas trend. Here’s to a gaudy Festival of Lights!

By Evelyn Frick
Carol Kane, Jonah Feingold and June Squibb in photos from "Between the Temples," "31 Candles" and "Eleanor the Great."

The Adult B-Mitzvah Is the Latest Jewish Trend in TV and Film

Since 2021, late-in-life Jewish rites of passage have popped up in "And Just Like That...," the Real Housewives franchise, "Eleanor the Great" and more.

By Evelyn Frick

HEY, HEY ALMA

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Will I Confuse My Jewish Kid If We Celebrate Christmas?

My husband and I were both raised in interfaith homes, but we're raising our daughter exclusively Jewish. Am I overthinking this?

By Evelyn Frick
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I Can’t Believe My Jewish Daughter Is Going to Christen Her Interfaith Son

Should I just suck it up and go and pretend to be happy about it?

By Evelyn Frick
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Is It Wrong to Pretend to Be Someone’s Friend as a Way to Meet More Jews?

This reader is looking for Jewish community, any way possible.

By Evelyn Frick

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