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Rick Rosenthal is a professional, year-round Santa who also attends Congregation Young Israel of Toco Hills in Atlanta. (Courtesy of Rosenthal via JTA)
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Jeff Tweedy performing in Byron Bay, Australia, March 24, 2016. (Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images via JTA)
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Rachel Brosnahan plays Midge Maisel in the Emmy-winning show “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” (Amazon Prime)
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Julie Levey outside of the pop-up. (photos by Julie Hannah Levey)
TODAY & TOMORROW
 Saturday, December 15, 2018 (All day)
(Tonight at 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30) — "A major new voice in jazz" (All Music Guide). The saxophonist's latest album ties together the Israeli, South American and African-American roots of his group. Click for video.
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 Saturday, December 15, 2018 - 2:00pm to 5:00pm Schmooze on the News, games, meditation, cinema ("The Great Escape"), sing-a-long, gentle yoga, restorative yoga, music (The Merry Rockers and Hudson Sound A Cappella) and more. And it's all free!
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 Saturday, December 15, 2018 - 4:00pm to 6:30pm
Please join Jewish Community Project Downtown (JCP) and Tribe millennials in Tribeca for yoga, text study, mindful meditation, Havdalah and drinks.
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 Saturday, December 15, 2018 - 7:00pm to Sunday, December 16, 2018 - 12:00am
It's latke season, babes, and we're skipping the sides and focusing on our favorite fried pancake, plus a wide tasting of ice cold vodkas and mocktails by the queer geniuses at Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club.
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 Saturday, December 15, 2018 - 7:00pm
"Imagine Adam Sandler with a few additional IQ points" — The Onion. The musical comedy duo channels the Borsht Belt and updates it for today's audiences with special guest Josh Gondelman.
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 Saturday, December 15, 2018 - 7:30pm T&V's choir and Junior Singers and Saint Marks Choir + soloists Cantor Ronit Wolff Hanan (Zamir Chorale soloist) and Rav-Hazzan Scott M. Sokol, PhD (co-founder of The Jewish Community Chorus of Boston).
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 Saturday, December 15, 2018 - 7:30pm to 10:30pm
A new dark comedy about a very lonely Utah Jew who's offered guidance from the ghost of Joseph Smith and an Ancient Jewish Muse. Q&A with the film's director and lead actor. Click for trailer.
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 Saturday, December 15, 2018 - 11:00pm to Sunday, December 16, 2018 - 4:00am
A Young Jewish Professionals event with Israeli rap star Subliminal and DJ Yoni Dvir with Top 40, Hip Hop, House, Israeli & International Beats.
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 Sunday, December 16, 2018 - 11:00am
In "The Face of Water: A Translator on Beauty and Meaning in the Bible," Ruden explores how the Jews came to establish the greatest, most enduring book on earth, and how the Christians inherited and adapted it.
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 Sunday, December 16, 2018 - 11:00am to 2:00pm
A walking tour of Bukharian Queens (Rego Park and Forest Hills) with a traditional lunch and mini-concert. Look at periods of Jewish emigration from Central Asia and visit the Bukharian Jewish Museum.
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 Sunday, December 16, 2018 - 3:45pm to 5:00pm Come for a blind-tasting contest to find the absolute best in NYC! Let's dive headfirst into the quintessential Jewish pastry.
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 Sunday, December 16, 2018 - 5:00pm
(Nov. 29-Dec. 16) — A crucial new play by David Stallings exploring same-sex parenting and family values in today’s America.
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 Sunday, December 16, 2018 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Explore the history of Jewish and Italian gangsters and the city’s prohibition movement in the hidden and preserved spaces of Scheib’s Place, one of the era's most notorious speakeasies.
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 Sunday, December 16, 2018 - 7:30pm
A mix of circle, line and partner dances with friendly people. If you do not dance you can listen to the great Israeli music, socialize and enjoy our refreshments.
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Happening Now
 12/15/2018 (All day)
(Tonight at 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30) — "A major new voice in jazz" (All Music Guide). The saxophonist's latest album ties together the Israeli, South American and African-American roots of his group. Click for video.
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 12/15/2018 - 2:00pm to 5:00pm Schmooze on the News, games, meditation, cinema ("The Great Escape"), sing-a-long, gentle yoga, restorative yoga, music (The Merry Rockers and Hudson Sound A Cappella) and more. And it's all free!
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 12/15/2018 - 4:00pm to 6:30pm
Please join Jewish Community Project Downtown (JCP) and Tribe millennials in Tribeca for yoga, text study, mindful meditation, Havdalah and drinks.
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 12/15/2018 - 7:00pm to 12/16/2018 - 12:00am
It's latke season, babes, and we're skipping the sides and focusing on our favorite fried pancake, plus a wide tasting of ice cold vodkas and mocktails by the queer geniuses at Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club.
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 12/15/2018 - 7:00pm
"Imagine Adam Sandler with a few additional IQ points" — The Onion. The musical comedy duo channels the Borsht Belt and updates it for today's audiences with special guest Josh Gondelman.
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Blueprint Calendars
MORE HAPPENING TODAY
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"Martha Rosler: Irrespective"12/15/2018 (All day) Museums & Exhibitions |
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"The Waverly Gallery"12/15/2018 (All day) Theater & Dance |
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"The World Before Your Feet"12/15/2018 (All day) Film & Television |
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"Accumulations: Hanukkah Lamps"12/15/2018 (All day) Museums & Exhibitions |
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"Beautiful Boy"12/15/2018 (All day) Film & Television |
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"Israeli & International Art"12/15/2018 (All day) Museums & Exhibitions |
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"Important Judaica, including a Distinguished Private Collection"12/15/2018 (All day) Museums & Exhibitions |
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Uri Gurvich12/15/2018 (All day) Music |
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“…With the Kisses of Their Mouth…,” Eros and Spirituality12/15/2018 (All day) Museums & Exhibitions |
