Adam Soclof
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
New York, NY, United States
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Past articles by Adam:
Should robots count in a minyan? Rabbi talks Turing test
Rabbi Mark Goldfeder explains why a robot doesn’t need to be circumcised to be Jewish. → Read More
‘D3: The Mighty Ducks’ scrapped an anti-Semitism scene
Disney’s “Mighty Ducks” veteran goalie Greg Goldberg would have been the target of anti-Semitism in the producer’s cut of D3. → Read More
New Ritz bacon-flavored crackers may taste treif, but they’re kosher
Unlike most things bacon-related, a new Ritz cracker is certified kosher by the Orthodox Union. → Read More
From the Archive: An overdue correction
Seventy years after the fact, WWII veteran Harvey Kaufman called in a correction. → Read More
5-year-old wears yarmulke while reciting “A Few Good Men” monologue
A kippah-wearing 5-year-old Sruli Muschel does his best Jack Nicholson impression in front of a national audience. → Read More
From The Archive: Introducing Shirley Temple
Child movie star Shirley Temple has died at age 85. 80 years ago, JTA offered a biographical introduction to the darling movie star. → Read More
Craigslist baby’s name and readers’ suggestions
Our 10 favorite name suggestions for the Jewish Craigslist baby from New Jersey. Plus, the baby’s real name revealed. → Read More
Name a Jewish baby on Craigslist — for $20,000
An anonymous New Jersey man is turning to Craigslist to help fundraise for — and name — his next child. → Read More
Hijab outscores yarmulke 26-0 in NCAA Division I basketball action
It was a big day for religious headgear in college basketball. → Read More
Against Michigan, Aaron Liberman’s kippah makes hoops history
In garbage time, yarmulke-wearing Northwestern basketball player Aaron Liberman set two records -- including one for the opposing Michigan Wolverines. → Read More
And let his name be called in Israel — or Jordan
The Atlantic revisits the controversy in Jordan surrounding a Muslim boy named Yitzhak Rabin. Israel has also faced some interesting baby name choices. → Read More
From the Archive: Edgar Bronfman ephermera
Some anecdotes didn’t make JTA’s obituary of Edgar Bronfman. → Read More
Meet the Orthodox snowboarder from The Wall Street Journal’s front page
Minnesota native and Jerusalem resident Yochanan Katz talks about snowboarding, lacrosse and seeking truth in religion. → Read More
How Jennifer’s bat mitzvah T-shirt wound up in Africa
With help from Facebook and Jewish geography, JTA tracks down t-shirt spotted in Africa by NPR’s Planet Money. → Read More
From the Archive: Nelson Mandela and the Jews
A look back at Nelson Mandela’s complex relationship with the Jews of South Africa and the world. → Read More
Interview with a Jewish Ivy League beatboxer (as seen on YouTube)
Jeremy Liss’ beatboxing performance at the Yale Law School Winter Recital prompts questions from JTA’s Adam Soclof. → Read More
The ice menorah cometh
You don’t have visit Alaska on Hanukkah to see an ice menorah. → Read More
Bob Dylan music video is latest coup for Israeli digital ad whiz Vania Heymann
The first official music video for Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” is making the rounds on the internet. And Dylan’s endorsement is only half the reason why. → Read More
World’s most outrageous bar/bat mitzvah party? Not Sam Horowitz
Rabbi David Wolpe criticizes a bar mitzvah party entrance that became a viral video hit on YouTube. But was Sam Horowitz's the most extravagant bar mitzvah celebration? → Read More
10 Simchat Torah stories, joyful and tragic
Sometimes the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah brings more than just a hora — for better and for worse. From Al Gore’s L’Chaim to Ethiopia’s first Hebrew Torah, here are 10 news stories from JTA’s historical Simchat Torah coverage: [] 10. Macarena dance sneaks into Simchat Torah celebration (1996) The Latin dance craze of the 1990s... → Read More