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All who are hungry, let them enter and eat.” ✨ This Passover, Reboot’s free Passover Guide offers creative ways to celebrate with community - from Plastover to recipes from the Kitchen Radio podcast. Explore activities, resources, and inspiration for your seder: rebooting.com/passover-guide/

A Seder like you’ve never seen before 🎭In our latest blog, artist & Reboot network member Ari Salka explores Dis-order - an immersive reimagining of the Passover Seder as performance, ritual, and art. Centered around a striking triangular table and evolving installation, it asks what we carry - and what goes unspoken. 📍 March 19–20 | Skirball, LA
🔗 rebooting.com/disorder/ #Passover #ImmersiveTheater #ArtMeetsRitual

Reboot Studios’ short film Mashhad is now free on Reboot’s YouTube channel. Set in 1930s Iran, it tells the story of a Jewish family forced to hide their identity in the city of Mashhad - inspired by writer-director Sarah Solemani’s family history. Watch now: @rebootjewish" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">YouTube.com/@rebootjewish. Streaming for a limited time. 🎬

🎬 SHORT40 | GRAND JURY CHOICE — WINNER Grand Jury Choice — Winner (Short40) MASHHAD by Sarah Solemani 🏆 FFTG Awards 2025 🎬 Grand Jury Choice — Short40 📍 Digital Film Fest #FFTGAwards #ShortFilm #GrandJuryChoice

🏆 PEOPLE’S CHOICE — WINNER Distinction of the People MASHHAD by Sarah Solemani 🏆 FFTG Awards 2025 🏆 People’s Choice Award 📍 Digital Film Fest #FFTGAwards #FilmFestival

A decade ago I spoke at @latimes as a journalist. A few years later I returned with my mom @Joan_Nathan celebrating her 12th cookbook. All the while quietly dreaming I’d one day be on that stage with my own book. That moment is almost here. Apr 19 👇 latimes.com/events/festiva…

Inspired by director Sarah Solemani’s family history, Mashhad offers a rare cinematic window into 1930s Iran and the resilience of a hidden Jewish community. Catch a screening of the Reboot Studios film Sunday, March 29, at the 3rd annual Spring Equinox Festival at the Museum of Jewish Heritage @MJHnews In the spirit of Purim and Nowruz, come celebrate Persian Jewish culture with music, food + free museum admission all day. Register: mjhnyc.org/events/2026spr… #RebootStudios #Mashhad #PersianJews #Nowruz #Purim #JewishCinema #SpringEquinox

Celebrating Purim with this amazing Iraqi dough recipe — crispy edges, soft center, and sooo good with honey! 🍯💛 jewishfoodsociety.org/recipes/iraqi-…

We’re excited to co-present Benita with @SFJewishFilm at WinterFest (Feb 28–Mar 1) at the Vogue Theatre 🎬 Join us for a powerful lineup expanding conversations on Jewish culture & identity. 🎟 jfi.org/winterfest
Code RH26FJ4 for $2 off GA.

Todd Krieger wasn’t always the biggest Mel Brooks fan (yes — borderline heresy).But in our latest blog, he explores how Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! becomes a master class in Jewish survival through laughter — from the Borscht Belt to The Producers and beyond. Wit as weapon. Parody as power. Chutzpah as inheritance. Read more 👉 rebooting.com/article/melbro…

Jewish comedy legend Sandra Bernhard is headed to The White Lotus 🌴✨ Season 4 just got even more iconic. ow.ly/s1qa50Yfl6J

What happens when ancient Jewish lore meets digital culture? In this new piece by Miriam Anzovin, tradition gets remixed through feminism, folklore, and narrative reclamation. 👇 rebooting.com/article/jewish…

Reboot network member @HRoodman is directing a new show: Pulse, Pulse, Glitch! a divine, dystopian Purim comedy that offers humor and hope in these cataclysmic times. This show is wild, political, hilarious, and deeply Purim. There are three shows Feb 27–March 1 (Fri-Sun) in Berkeley. Tickets here!: chochmat.org/events/purim-s…

NYC sandwich people…this one’s for you 🥪🔥 Saving this list immediately. What’s your #1 sandwich in the city? ow.ly/oUW050Y6BVs

NYC question: where did all the pumpernickel bagels go?! 🥯😩grubstreet.com/article/why-th…

🎬 Join us March 10 (7–9pm) at @MM_JCCManhattan for a screening of award-winning Jewish short films: We Should Eat(produced by Reboot Studios), Catalogue of Noses, Anne, Miriam, + Babka — followed by a filmmaker Q+A. mmjccm.org/event/film-thi…

Holocaust-era songs written in Nazi ghettos and camps are being published in English for the first time. Mima’amakim preserves voices of resilience nearly lost to history. On #HolocaustRemembranceDay, remembering also means listening. tinyurl.com/yx3az8r7

🌭 Big food-world news! From a 5¢ Coney Island stand in 1916 to a $450M sale, @originalnathans keeps making history. Founded by Jewish immigrant Nathan Handwerker with a $300 loan—an American classic enters a new chapter. vinnews.com/2026/01/21/ico…

Over the weekend, Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, MS — a nearly 125-year-old synagogue — was targeted in a firebombing. This hits hard for those with ties to the Southern Jewish community, amid rising antisemitism and heavy times. We’re holding space for grief and standing in solidarity. 💙

What does it mean to be a mensch today? Our recent blog explores how the podcast Mamas’ Boys—hosted by Rabbi@noamraucher & Comedian #RobKutner @ApocalypseHow — is a space for Jewish men to have honest, funny, and thoughtful conversations about masculinity, vulnerability, and responsibility. 🎙️ Read + listen: rebooting.com/article/honora… images by @RodmanAi