"Glee" on-and-off-screen lovers Lea Michele and Cory Monteith had two very good reasons to celebrate this weekend. Not only was it Monteith’s 31st birthday (yes, he is over 30 and plays a teenager on TV… oh, America), but he is also freshly out of rehab. It was only weeks ago that Monteith made the startling announcement that he would be entering a rehabilitation center to deal with substance-abuse issues. At the time his rep said, "Cory Monteith has voluntarily admitted himself into a treatment …More

Joyce Brothers, a noted pioneer in the genre of TV psychology and a prolific writer and television personality, died Monday of respiratory failure in New York. She was 85. Brothers was born in 1927 in Brooklyn, to two Jewish parents who were both attorneys. Brothers set out to have a professional career of her own as a young woman, earning teaching jobs at Hunter College and Columbia University. After the birth of her daughter, however, Brothers returned home to act as primary care giver. Her husband, Dr. …More

Who’s excited for the upcoming season of “Arrested Development?” Obviously, that’s a rhetorical question, as the only legitimate answer is—everyone. To satiate the masses before the May 26 premiere of the cult classic on NetFlix, a trailer was finally released over the weekend. The clip gives passionate fans the first real glimpse of what’s to come for the Bluth family when the long awaited fourth season launches, and from the looks of it, everything seems to be business as …More

Jewish leaders in the Boy Scouts of America are vocally advocating for the acceptance of gay members into the youth organization. [Forward] The story of the Pennsylvania Avenue Newseum honoring two Hamas journalists continues to grow. [Tablet] A Washington-based think tank has condemned the Newseum’s honoring of Hamas members, and threatens to break affiliations with the journalism museum. [Algemeiner] Noam Chomsky was one of twenty academics supported Stephen Hawking boycott of Israel's Presidential …More

A filmmaker from Israel is slamming the BBC for pulling his documentary on the Jewish exodus from Jerusalem in 70 A.D. Ilan Ziv said in a blog post on April 27 that the BBC exhibited "a mixture of incompetence, political naivete, conscious or subconscious political pressure and ultimately, I believe, a lack of courage of broadcasters when they are faced with the complexity of the Middle East issue and the intense emotions, fears and aggression it generates." At issue is the documentary “Exile: A Myth …More

Gwyneth Paltrow makes everyone uncomfortable and girlishly giggles like it’s adorable. What else is new? It’s more of the same with Gwyn. She has shown incredible comfort with sharing her personal thoughts and health-obsessed beliefs in her blog, goop.com, but may have crossed the line in her recent divulgence on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” this week. Having landed the number one rank on Star magazine’s 2013 “Most Hated Celebrities” poll and been named People …More

“Glee” stars Lea Michele and Corey Monteith seem to have the perfect relationship. Monteith recently came clean about his substance abuse problem and immediately checked into rehab to get some help, with Michele playing the part of the supportive girlfriend, standing by her man in his time of need. But Michele’s steadfast support might have an ulterior motive: according to a source, the “Don’t Rain On My Parade” belter wants her tall drink of show tune-singing water clean and …More

The weekend before Earth Day, Captain Sunshine became the first Israeli to make CNN’s “The Next List.” Boston born Israeli Yosef Abramowitz, better known by his solar superhero moniker in Israel, was featured in a 30-minute profile tracing his life and green accomplishments, which aired on the American network on April 20. According to the show’s producers, “The Next List,” hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, profiles “innovators, visionaries and agents of change from around the …More

Jewish porn sensation James Deen has gotten mixed up in something he probably should have stayed away from: the Boy next Door of adult film made a porn with a “Teen Mom.” Rumors started circulating earlier this week that Teen Mom “star” Farrah Abraham had a sex tape with an unidentified male partner. Deen, who’s gained plenty of notoriety recently thanks to co-starring in “The Canyons” with Lindsay Lohan, admitted that he made the film with Abraham. He told TMZ, …More

The winner of Israel’s version of “Master Chef” is a German convert from Tel Aviv. Tom Franz is a 39-year-old lawyer who moved to the Jewish state in his 30’s. While living in Israel, he slowly began adopting local Jewish cultures, until he one day made the decision to complete a full conversion. “One day I went to the hospital and asked to be circumcised. I felt like that was the first thing I had to do in this country,” Franz told Israel’s Channel 2. “I knew …More

Tel Aviv, take notice. Jerusalem is gunning for your unofficial title as Israel’s film and TV capital. The Jerusalem Development Authority’s Film and Television Fund made history this week by announcing the creation of a new NIS 8 million fund (over $2 million) to produce 12 new film and TV projects this year. The fund is the country’s first municipal film foundation and is designed to improve Jerusalem’s image and boost its nascent entertainment industry by requiring award-recipients to …More

Last night’s Golden Globes brought plenty of surprises, including some unexpected shut outs for Jewish nominees. Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” went into the night with the most nominations, seven, but ended with just one statuette—Daniel Day Lewis won Best Actor for his portrayal of the 16th president. Taking many of the honors predicted to go to “Lincoln” was “Argo,” Ben Affleck’s based-on-real-life-Iranian drama. Affleck took Best Director and the …More