Ever wondered what Hollywood’s Jewish population gets up to on Kol Nidre? Just the same as everybody else, it would appear – only  they do it at the Creative Arts Temple in Los Angeles. A DVD of the synagogue’s Kol Nidre service is now available free on request from the Temple, and gives an eye-opening insight into religion, Hollywood style.

Actor Jeremy Piven is celebrating after winning one of the top awards at the annual Emmys.
 
The star, who plays agent Ari Gold in the hit show Entourage, won Best Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series for his role in the Hollywood-based show. He beat co-star Kevin Dillon to the award.

Musician and producer Mark Ronson has made a name for himself by twiddling the knobs for the likes of Lily Allen and fellow kosher hitmaker Amy Winehouse. Caroline Westbrook chats to the man himself about being Jewish, making music and telling jokes.

Jewish comedians Simon Amstell and Mark Maier are among those taking part in a charity event next month to mark the second anniversary of the London bombings on July 7 2005.

Mim’s Comedy Night, at London’s Comedy Store, will be held on July 9, and honour the memory of Miriam Hyman a 32-year-old victim of the bombings.

Proceeds from the event will go to the Miriam Hyman Memorial Fund which supports the work of charity Orbis to eliminate avoidable blindness globally

Jewish stage talent will be celebrated this weekend at London’s biggest free theatre festival West End Live. The event is expected to attract more than 150,000 people, eclipsing last year’s 130,000 people.

Among the shows which will be featured at the event, which takes place on a giant stage in Leicester Square, will be 60s musical Dirty Dancing, which was written by Eleanor Bergstein, the successful adult Sesame Street-style musical Avenue Q, co-created by Jeff Marx, and the Wizard of Oz prequel Wicked, which features music by Stephen Schwartz.

Jewish eco-activists The Yes Men – who have made a name for themselves by highlighting corporate greed and social injustices, have struck again – and this time their target was an oil conference in Canada.

Posing as executives from ExxonMobil and the National Petroleum Council, Mike Bonano and Andy Bichlbaum delivered an outrageous speech – under the assumed names Sheppard Wolff and Florian Osenberg - to delegates at the conference. In the speech, they suggested in deadpan fashion that the industry could “keep fuel flowing” by transforming dead people into oil.

Jewish musical duo the Solomon Sisters are bringing their show to London, ahead of performing at this year’s Edinburgh Festival.

The Solomon Sisters - Yiddish Cabaret And Klezmer sees the pair reviving classic songs from the golden age of New York’s Yiddish Theatre.

They will be supported by Welsh Jewish comedian Bennett Aron.

A new album featuring a live performance from legendary singer Barbra Streisand is set for release to coincide with her forthcoming UK tour, which happens next month.

The album features the singer belting out such classics as Don’t Rain On My Parade, Evergreen, The Way We Were And Funny Girl, as well as other highlights from her recent US tour.

Members of the Jewish showbiz community have been paying tribute to comedian Bernard Manning, who died on Monday aged 76.

Composer Jeff Wayne is best known for turning HG Wells’ novel The War Of The Worlds into an album and musical. Originally released in 1978, the album spent 260 weeks on the UK charts and has sold over 13 million copies worldwide.Composer Jeff Wayne is best known for turning HG Wells’ novel The War Of The Worlds into an album and musical. Originally released in 1978, the album spent 260 weeks on the UK charts and has sold over 13 million copies worldwide.The 63-year-old, who was born in Queens, New York, and has spent most of his adult life in Britain, has also written numerous advertising jingles as well as the theme tune to ITV’s original breakfast TV show Good Morning Britain.