Howie Kahn

New York, United States

Contributing Editor and Podcast Host at Freelance

Co-Founder and Editor at Bettors Insider

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Articles

Counterpoint's 50-year reunion in Israel: A trip down memory lane

Aug 10, 2024 | jpost.com | Howie Kahn

It was 50 years ago this month that 15 educators boarded a flight from the United States to Australia. There were nine men and six women who, at that time, were among the leaders in informal Jewish education in America – and all, except for me, were from Yeshiva University. We spent a month and a half in Melbourne and Sydney. These Jewish communities would never be the same again.
Counterpoint turns 50: Celebrating the Jewish education program's success

Apr 18, 2024 | jpost.com | Howie Kahn

Although it happened in the winter of 1974, I can still remember getting that phone call from my friend Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald as if it were yesterday. I had worked with him the previous summer at the West Coast Torah Leadership Seminar run by Yeshiva University out of New York City. He told me about a new informal Jewish education program being planned for overseas that needed a musician.
Bulgarian Man Living In UK Charged With Spying For Russia - The Independent

Feb 27, 2024 | everand.com | Helen William |Howie Kahn |David Rudolf |Beth Bechky

A sixth person has been charged with allegedly spying for Russia, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev, 38, has been charged with conspiring to obtain, collect, record, publish or communicate documents or information which might be or
Why did The Beatles never perform in Israel?

Feb 16, 2024 | jpost.com | Howie Kahn

Sixty years after the birth of Beatlemania in America, you may wonder what any of this has to do with Israel. When The Beatles were in New York in February 1964, Ringo Starr was asked what plans the group had for that year. He specifically mentioned upcoming concerts in Israel and South Africa.
Returning to Beatelmania: 60 years since the Ed Sullivan debut

Feb 9, 2024 | jpost.com | Howie Kahn

On February 9, 1964, exactly 60 years ago today, the British band The Beatles, made up of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, made their live television debut in the US on The Ed Sullivan Show. The program was filmed in CBS Network’s Studio 50 in New York City. While the theater seated only 728 people, there had been 50,000 requests for tickets to watch the show live that Sunday evening.
High School Book Shelf: Book Picks for Teens

Nov 16, 2023 | northeastohioparent.com | Ransom Riggs |Rodrigo Corral |Alex French |Howie Kahn

Reading promotes critical thinking, empathy and curiosity and provides young minds with the tools to navigate the complexities of life. In a world saturated with digital distractions, a good book allows teens to connect with characters and storylines that resonate with their own experiences and emotions. Here are a few book picks for teens. Miss. Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Childrenby Ransom RiggsA mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs.
How Taylor Swift and other musicians help charitable causes

Sep 18, 2023 | jpost.com | Howie Kahn

Since rock music started more than half a century ago, musicians have continually found ways to creatively give money to those people who need it the most. Just a little over a month ago at the end of the US leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, all the drivers were called to a surprise meeting. These are the guys who for months had been driving through the night from city to city in trucks filled with the stages plus sound and light equipment.
There's no better time for travel to Ireland than now

Aug 26, 2023 | jpost.com | Howie Kahn

Many of us keep a “bucket list” of things to do and places to travel in our lifetimes. Ireland had been on our list as a travel destination for decades. When our son moved there for work a couple of years ago with his wife and their two daughters, not surprisingly Ireland moved right to the top of the list. We’ve now traveled to the Emerald Isle twice in the last two years.
The Jewish connection to folk music's Woody Guthrie

Jul 12, 2023 | msn.com | Howie Kahn

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What’s on Restaurateur Will Guidara’s Plate?

Sep 8, 2022 | wsj.com | Howie Kahn