Chag Pesach- In FULL COLOR!
04/14/2019
https://www.jta.org/2019/04/09/culture/the-passover-haggadah-story-now-in-graphic-novel-form… Read more
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The Best Jewish Food in Boston
03/08/2019
I helped edit (and enhance) this piece by The Gefilteria's Jeffrey Yoskowitz Essen! https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-nosher/the-best-jewish-food-in-boston/ … Read more
Budd-ing Romance: Boston-born actor returns with cross-country stories of love January 13
12/26/2018
Whether it begins at a single’s mixer, a blind date, or online, romance in the modern world is complicated. If the growing spate of intermarriage is any indication, this may be especially true in the Jewish community. Growing up in Boston and now living in California, writer/actor/comic/director/educator and all-around mensch… Read more
MDA Keeps Pumping Out Progress: Underground blood bank the latest life-saving innovation
09/18/2018
Since before the founding of the Jewish State, the men and women of Israel’s emergency medical response organization Magen David Adom (MDA) have worked together with all communities in Israel to save lives with the latest in medical care and human compassion. Since 1930, MDA has also been at the… Read more
Coming in Loud and Clear: Gilbert Gottfried coming to The Cabot September 28
09/18/2018
Whether you know him as the voice of Iago from Disney’s “Aladdin,” the voice of DIGIT from PBS’s “Cyberchase,” or the voice of….nevermind- comic Gilbert Gottfried has ben saying what he thinks in his unique way for many years. For the older crowd, he may best be known for star… Read more
Not Sitting on his Laureates: Poet Zvi Sesling promotes poetry like a pro
08/20/2018
Having taught public relations and writing at Emerson College and Boston University, Zvi “Skip” Sesling knows a thing or two about getting the word out. Apparently, his efforts have paid off as he was recently named the Poet Laureate of Brookline and is engaged on a speaking tour that will… Read more
Shulem Lemmer: The Impossible (Chasidic) Dream
08/10/2018
For nearly 100 years, the legendary British recording label Decca Records has released albums by some of the greatest artists of our time, including Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Bing Crosby, Bill Haley and the Rolling Stones. In a rare move, Decca Gold, the label’s classical subsidiary, recently signed a young Chasidic… Read more
Theater – Arthur MIller’s Crucible
06/05/2018
The following piece appeared in the Jewish Journal:The Crucible: Arthur Miller deals with his own demons in play by Bernard Weinraub. By Matt Robinson Nearly every American student has read a play by Arthur Miller at some point in their academic career. “The Crucible” is perennially one of the most-produced plays… Read more
Jewish Press – Comedian Myq Kaplan
05/18/2018
The following piece originally appeared in The Jewish Journal: A Comedian Walks Into a Bar: Myq Kaplan returns to Great Scott By Matt Robinson During the height of the last great comedy book, talents like Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David made observations about the world. Questions like “What is it… Read more
Development Letter – AMIA
05/18/2018
This letter was composed to support the Argentinean Mutual Israelite Association (AMIA): Dear Friends, As you well know, the plight of international Jewry is more severe and the fate of our people more precarious than ever. From the constant threat of terrorism in Israel to anti-Semitism in Europe and right here… Read more
