Molly Tolsky
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Adam Sandler Is 2021's Top Style Icon, Baruch Hashem
I’m sitting here in a pair of sweatpant overalls from Old Navy, which is to say: I love high fashion. And by that I mean highly comfortable fashion, the softer and slouchier the better. With my propensity for frumpiness (and I use frump as a compliment), I’ve never been one to follow runway trends or […] → Read More
'Pen15' Made the Best Bat Mitzvah Episode of All Time
If we’re lucky, there comes a time in life when we see ourselves — our story, our experiences — so perfectly captured in a work of art that we’re reminded that, despite the loneliness or isolation we feel at times, we are not alone on this earth — that others, too, have been in our […] → Read More
Just So You Know, a 'Succession' Dreidel Exists
‘Tis the season for delightfully wacky holiday purchases. If you, like me, spend your Sunday nights trying to figure out which grown child of Logan Roy is the most contemptible and you celebrate Hanukkah, then have I got the dreidel for you. That’s right, someone created a “Succession” dreidel, and it can be yours for the […] → Read More
21 Years After its 'Friends' Debut, the Holiday Armadillo Is Having a Moment –
This is the one where a random sight gag from a popular sitcom re-emerges as the star of holiday merchandise 21 years after it originally aired. Yes, I am talking about the Holiday Armadillo from “Friends,” which seems to be this year’s latest trend. For those who didn’t spend the better part of their high […] → Read More
Israel Dimri Is Not Your Average 'FBoy'
I’d rather not think about how much of my life has been spent watching reality dating shows on television. But I watched the very first season of “The Bachelor,” which aired in 2002, and now it’s like 2021 or something, so anyway, oh my God. My dubious citizenship of Bachelor Nation has expanded to other […] → Read More
Hannah Einbinder’s (Jewish) Star Is Rising
Hannah Einbinder has been taking a lot of walks. Aside from the many tasks that come with getting nominated for an Emmy, her main job these days is, as she puts it, “not letting my crippling anxiety ruin my life.” Her greatest salve has been walking it off, sometimes for hours. “The key is this: […] → Read More
9 Kitschy Passover Items You Didn’t Know You Needed
The first night of Passover this year is March 27, 2021. The horror of how soon that is can be offset by how excellent a Jewish holiday Passover truly is. It’s full of dramatic storytelling, wine, matzah (which I happen to believe is delicious), and family traditions that take on a life of their own […] → Read More
Let’s Revisit The ‘Frasier’ Episode Where the Cranes Pretend to Be Jewish
One of the best things about my current life is that my TV antenna picks up a station called Cozi. As if made for me, named after the very state of being I attempt to inhabit at all times, Cozi plays a variety of beloved old shows and sitcoms like The Munsters, The Nanny, Will […] → Read More
There’s No Wrong Way to Mourn for Ruth Bader Ginsburg
One year after a dear friend of mine passed away, I bought a Yahrzeit candle from the grocery store and lit it in his memory. My friend wasn’t Jewish, and in fact wasn’t religious at all, so the symbolism of the candle wouldn’t have held much meaning to him. But my small memorial, while in […] → Read More
This ‘Unorthodox Orthodox’ Rabbi Is Answering All Your Jewiest Questions
As a relatively new transplant to New York, and therefore a relatively new transplant into New York Jewish life, I didn’t know how lucky I was to meet Rabbi Avram Mlotek. As I soon found out, he’s one of the most kindest, openhearted, and non-judgmental people out there, and while he identifies as an Orthodox […] → Read More
Just in Time for Passover, 'High Maintenance' Gives Us the Perfect Hanukkah Special
I don’t often find myself getting nostalgic for “the holidays.” As a Jewish person, the “holiday season” isn’t a merry, cheery time of goodwill and peppermint, but rather a super cold month when we eat a bunch of fried potatoes for eight days and maybe get a few new pairs of comfy socks (if we’re … → Read More
How I Keep Calm: Adult Silly Putty
This past Hanukkah, my boyfriend and I decided to forego one “big” gift for eight “little” gifts. One night he gave me a pair of excellent scrunchies. Another night I gave him a box of waffles in the shape of Christmas trees. And on the last night, he gave me the greatest gift of all: … → Read More
Falling in Love With Zoë Kravitz in 'High Fidelity'
The least believable part of High Fidelity, Hulu’s new reboot of the novel-turned-movie, is that a 30-year-old could afford to run a record store in the most expensive neighborhood of Brooklyn in this economy. The second least believable part is that anyone would ever dump Zoë Kravitz. Kravitz, the child of Lisa Bonet and Lenny … → Read More
These Muslim and Jewish Comedians Are Teaming Up for the Best Reason
What’s the best way to deal with pain, trauma, and the feeling of not belonging? Comedy, of course! And what communities deal with oodles of said pain and trauma? Jews and Muslims, to name a few. That’s why Eitan Levine and Yeganeh Mafaher have teamed up to use comedy to bridge the gap between these … → Read More
Our Light Will Outshine Anti-Semitism
My alarm was set unusually early for a Sunday, but it didn’t matter — I still woke up an hour before it went off, my body buzzing with anxiety. It was moving day, an event unanimously feared and despised, because moving is the worst (especially in New York City). Before I rallied myself out of … → Read More
The Hilarious Reason Why This Writer Hosted a 'Hanukkah Seder'
If you’re ever tried to buy any fun items for Hanukkah, you’re probably aware of how often companies miss the mark. The sweaters don’t make sense, the grocery stores really don’t get it. When Jewish writer Alex Zeldin saw an ad for a Hanukkah shower curtain — yes, a Hanukkah shower curtain — from Bed Bath … → Read More
It's Me, the Hanukkah Display In Your Grocery Store
Season’s greetings, my brothers and sisters! Or are you more like our cousins? Perhaps our great uncle? Also, do you greet the seasons, or do you welcome them with a fun little dance? You people and your fun little dances! Anyhoo, let’s get to the reason for the season(ing, ha ha, get it? I’m in … → Read More
Dear God Why Do I Love The Maccabeats So Much?
I’ve never liked the phrase “guilty pleasure.” I don’t think anyone should feel guilty for getting pleasure out of a book, song, movie, TV show, or other form of entertainment, even if it’s not exactly High Art. But I’m struggling to find a different term for what I’ve long felt towards a Jewish a cappella … → Read More
Idina Menzel is the Unsung Hero of 'Uncut Gems'
There’s been a lot of buzz around the Safdie brothers’ latest film, Uncut Gems. Most of it surrounds the star, Adam Sandler, and rightfully so — the actor best known for playing lazy, schlubby manchildren excels in his dramatic role as Howard Ratner, a sleazy, gambling-addicted Jewish diamond district dealer in Manhattan. Sandler’s already getting name-dropped … → Read More
A New Hanukkah Album is Coming with Haim, Jack Black, The Flaming Lips & More
This morning I woke up my boyfriend by saying, “There’s major breaking news!!!!” to which he replied, “Oh no, what happened?” because that is a natural reaction to any kind of “news” these days, to which I replied, “Don’t worry, it’s good,” because reader, it’s good. As Rolling Stone reports, this coming holiday season, we’ll be getting a … → Read More