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(JUF News via JTA) - When Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Jason B. Rosenthal first got married, they brainstormed long-term marriage goals. Some that made the list: "Get dressed up and go on dates," "Record our kids' voices every year" and "Whenever we sign something 'Amy & Jason,' we both sign our name." The Chicago Jewish couple lived by their rules in an almost fairy tale-like marriage for more than two decades. But in 2015, their marriage took a devastating turn when Amy was diagnosed with ovarian...
(JUF News via JTA)-Author A.J. Jacobs has encouraged his three sons to be grateful for all they have. He and his wife urge them to write thank-you notes, to thank the bus driver, even thank their household robot Alexa for weather forecasts. Jacobs, who is Jewish, sometimes says a prayer of thanksgiving with his family at the dinner table in appreciation of those who helped get food to their plates. But not too long ago, Jacobs' son Zane raised an observation to his dad. "You know these people ca...
CHICAGO (JTA)—My sister was married on a beautiful summer day many years ago. Those of us in the wedding party took pictures in a garden before the ceremony. As maid of honor, one of my duties was to hold up the train of her dress so it wouldn’t drag through the dirt. But there was a lot of dirt, and the dress was soiled despite my best efforts. She couldn’t see the grime, but her bridesmaids could, so I silently made eyes conveying my distress over the maid-of-honor fail. I can’t keep a secret from my sister. So a minute later, nearly in tear...
(JUF News via JTA)-The inimitable Billy Crystal is back on the road. The six-time Emmy Award-winning comedian, actor, producer, director and writer-most recently of a book of essays, "Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys"-is currently touring the U.S. with his new show, "Spend the Night with Billy Crystal." The show, scheduled to tour through April, promises to feel like an intimate chat with the audience-a blend of standup with a "sit-down"...
CHICAGO (JUF News via JTA)-Like so many other Jewish little girls on Purim, both my big sister and I would dress up for our annual Purim carnival as Queen Esther. The morning of the carnival, my mom would array us in regal dresses, bright red lipstick and a homemade crown or sparkly tiara bought for this very occasion-and only this occasion-so as to raise grounded daughters the rest of the year. And in households down the street, the Jewish boys I knew would dress as the male hero of Purim:...
CHICAGO (JUF News via JTA)-Norman Lear describes a lot of encounters in life as the "foolishness of the human condition"-and he's examined that foolishness for nine decades and counting on television and off. Real life-even the pain and sadness-has the foolish baked right in, according to Lear. "There is humor everywhere," he said. "Standing with a group of people watching a casket go into the ground and [you see] the chief mourner scratching his [tuchas]. There is humor there. Where there is...
CHICAGO (JUF News)-Actor, director and writer Harold Ramis died on the morning of Feb. 24 at his Glencoe, Ill., home. Ramis, 69, died from complications from vasculitis, an autoimmune disorder that leads to inflammation and damage to blood vessels, according to the Associated Press. Ramis's filmography reads like an encyclopedia of great comic movies of the last 30 years. He was the brains-either writer, director or both-behind some of the most often quoted and referred-to film comedies of...
