Emmy Awards 101: This Season’s Most Jewish Moments on Television

In anticipation of the 64th Emmy Awards this weekend, we present the top five Jewish scenes from Emmy-nominated shows for your consideration

Days Of Awe(some) Books: A High Holiday Reading List, Part II

Eight books to go along with the High Holidays

Culture Kvetch: Watching the Anti-War Documentary ‘Tears of Gaza’

The 2010 documentary, screening this week in New York, offers an uncensored—if one-sided—look at violence and bloodshed in Gaza

Three Books Published Yesterday That You Should Read (Or Read About)

Stay in the know this High Holiday season with the latest from Michael Chabon, Hanna Rosin, and Shani Boianjiu

Network Jews: Andy Botwin from Showtime’s Pot Comedy ‘Weeds’

The promiscuous playboy who enrolled in rabbinical school to avoid being called up to the army

Culture Kvetch: The Jews of HBO’s ‘Boardwalk Empire’

The Jewish characters of HBO’s Prohibition drama are sometimes hackneyed and unsettling, but they’re always great TV

Matisyahu Says He’s More Jewish Than Drake, Even Without His Beard

Also, the formerly Hasidic rapper wants to be an actor now

Network Jews: Fall Preview—Partners, The Mindy Project, and Go On

Speculating about and assessing (with little to no basis) the newest crop of potential Network Jews