This delightful tale comes from perhaps the one book of Jewish humor by the prolific Henry Spalding that I have not yet mined for stories: “Joys of Jewish Humor.” It highlights the role of the Shabbos ...

Not being a very ritually observant Jew, I needed the Home & Garden section of the April 9 New York Times, to which my attention was called by my wife, to teach me a new Jewish term I didnt know. This ...

JERUSALEM — In a city marinated in archaic traditions, rigid rituals and surreal customs, Abu Ali still has one of Jerusalem’s oddest jobs. This 52-year-old Muslim serves Jerusalem’s ultra-Orthodox ...

UnFictional Elvis was a Shabbos Goy Then… The story of an orthodox Jewish family who lived above Elvis Presley’s family in a house in Memphis. They would often call on teenage Elvis to be their ...

Abu Ali, a Muslim, Arab-Israeli taxi driver, stands at his base in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Jerusalem where he serves as the community's Shabbos Goy each week from sundown Friday to ...

(JTA) — Jay Leno already has plenty of Jewish credentials. The comedian and talk show host — who is not Jewish — has described himself as a big supporter of the state of Israel and has hosted the ...

A man who served as a "Shabbos goy' (a non-Jew who can perform acts that are forbidden to Jews on Shabbat) for a Jewish community for 30 years turned out to have been Jewish all along. Arutz Sheva - ...

“I want to invert the expectation that frum or Orthodox Jews are not as sexual as everybody else,” said Talia Osteen, the writer and director behind “The Shabbos Goy.” (JTA) – When Talia Osteen ...

(JTA) — For Samir Patel, the term “goy” is no slur. It’s a point of pride. Patel is a manager of Suhag Wine & Liquors, a family-owned business in the heavily Orthodox neighborhood of Kew Gardens Hills ...

The man accused of using a machete to hack five Orthodox Jews at a Hanukkah party had Jewish friends while growing up — and even did Sabbath chores for them, his mom told The Post on Wednesday.