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A retired judge needed four Torahs rescued from Indiana. So he called his rabbi. And his dentist. (Aug 4, 2026 08:02 PM - Forward.com – All)Early on a Sunday morning in July a dentist pointed his black Toyota Sequoia south out of the Chicago suburbs, a rented box trailer swaying behind the hitch. In Champaign, Illinois, a rabbi who had spent the night at his mother’s house pulled onto the highway heading east. Their rendezvous: a century-old synagogue in Terre... The post A retired judge needed four Torahs rescued from Indiana. So he called his rabbi. And his dentist. appeared first on The Forward .
Conservative rabbis just told interfaith couples they don’t count — again (Aug 4, 2026 06:38 PM - Forward.com – All)
Acting improv students learn a fundamental tool called “Yes. . . And.” As you step into a scene, you take what you are given, you don’t ignore it, you don’t try to change it. YES, this is what I have to work with. Then comes the AND: here’s how I build on it. The guidance... The post Conservative rabbis just told interfaith couples they don’t count — again appeared first on The Forward .
Justice Department pledges action on antisemitic hate crimes in New York as it recognizes Ari Halberstam murder as civil rights case (Aug 4, 2026 06:33 PM - Forward.com – All)
More than 30 years after Ari Halberstam was killed in one of New York’s deadliest antisemitic attacks, the U.S. Justice Department has formally acknowledged that if his murder had happened today, it would be investigated as a federal hate crime and civil rights violation. At the same time, the Justice Department also pledged that it... The post Justice Department pledges action on antisemitic hate crimes in New York as it recognizes Ari Halberstam murder as civil rights case appeared first on The Forward .
Lawn signs for Abdul, door knocking for Haley: Michigan Jews split in Senate Democratic primary (Aug 4, 2026 02:02 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — OAK PARK, Michigan – Karen Bick has spent the days leading up to Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary fielding calls from Jewish friends urging her to vote for U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens. Despite the pressure, Bick, 69, said she plans to sit out the race altogether. As much as she is compelled by the... The post Lawn signs for Abdul, door knocking for Haley: Michigan Jews split in Senate Democratic primary appeared first on The Forward .
In a world of AI run amok, Yiddish folktales are making these theater wizards ‘cranky’ (Aug 4, 2026 02:00 PM - Forward.com – All)
A unique theatrical performance inspired by Yiddish folk tales features dead Jews dancing at a cemetery, a prophet appearing in the form of a bunny rabbit and a stone-munching worm named Shamir. It all takes place within the confines of a 2’ X 4’ box known as a cranky and it’s coming to New York... The post In a world of AI run amok, Yiddish folktales are making these theater wizards ‘cranky’ appeared first on The Forward .
Cori Bush promised to bury AIPAC. Her rematch with Wesley Bell in Missouri tests that. (Aug 4, 2026 08:42 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Missouri primary voters will travel back two years when they head to the polls on Tuesday. There they’ll confront a rematch of two candidates whose previous face-off was largely defined by an influx of AIPAC cash that helped oust one of Israel’s most ardent critics in Congress. In 2024, AIPAC “demonstrated its clout,”... The post Cori Bush promised to bury AIPAC. Her rematch with Wesley Bell in Missouri tests that. appeared first on The Forward .
The Met’s plan to honor designer John Galliano puts Jewish ideas of repentance to the test (Aug 4, 2026 08:38 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Before the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that it would honor fashion designer John Galliano with a major Costume Institute exhibition next spring, the museum convened at least two unusual meetings: a face-to-face with Galliano and a number of prominent rabbis, and a larger meeting with Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, museum officials and... The post The Met’s plan to honor designer John Galliano puts Jewish ideas of repentance to the test appeared first on The Forward .
Spike in number of Israelis leaving country may be harmful to security and economy, new study warns (Aug 4, 2026 08:34 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Israelis are exiting the country in high numbers, a trend that could harm the state’s future security and economy, according to a new demography study published Tuesday by Tel Aviv University. It showed that 268,509 Israelis left the country for a period of at least three consecutive months from 2023 to 2025, part... The post Spike in number of Israelis leaving country may be harmful to security and economy, new study warns appeared first on The Forward .
AIPAC gets a lot of attention in Michigan Senate primary, but voters say it’s not their top issue (Aug 4, 2026 08:33 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — OAK PARK, Mich. – Working as a morning producer for Detroit’s Local 4 television station, Noelle Gray has had a front-row seat to the flood of political advertising in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary. Amid the barrage, one thing stood out to her: how much money AIPAC was pouring into the race between U.S.... The post AIPAC gets a lot of attention in Michigan Senate primary, but voters say it’s not their top issue appeared first on The Forward .
5 Muslim police officers in Toronto face punishment for controversial comments after Oct. 7 (Aug 4, 2026 08:31 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Five Toronto police officers speaking on a Muslim outreach podcast after the Oct. 7, 2023, invasion of Israel “made statements that were biased or inappropriate,” violating police standards, and now face a penalty, the police said. Multiple people had complained about the March 10, 2025, episode of the “Project Olive Branch” podcast. The... The post 5 Muslim police officers in Toronto face punishment for controversial comments after Oct. 7 appeared first on The Forward .
How the Ceuta migration crisis became fodder for anti-Israel conspiracy theorists (Aug 4, 2026 03:18 AM - Forward.com – All)
The sudden migration of an estimated 50,000 people from Morocco into the Spanish territory of Ceuta last week defied immediate explanation. Why now? Why all at once? Had someone sent them? To a certain crowd, all the answers could be found some 2,000 miles away, on the other end of the Mediterranean Sea. The reason... The post How the Ceuta migration crisis became fodder for anti-Israel conspiracy theorists appeared first on The Forward .
Man charged in a Jewish journalist’s death vandalized a Jewish business days before (Aug 3, 2026 09:12 PM - Forward.com – All)
The unsolved murder of a Jewish man in a public park, a synagogue desecrated with motor oil and feces, a bagel shop splattered with dirt, and the sudden and tragic death of a Jewish journalist. Those incidents within a few miles of each other in a heavily Jewish neighborhood of Queens have put the Jewish... The post Man charged in a Jewish journalist’s death vandalized a Jewish business days before appeared first on The Forward .
Man charged in car crash that killed Jewish journalist vandalized a Jewish business days before (Aug 3, 2026 09:12 PM - Forward.com – All)
The unsolved murder of a Jewish man in a public park, a synagogue desecrated with motor oil and feces, a bagel shop splattered with dirt, and the sudden and tragic death of a Jewish journalist in a car crash. Those incidents within a few miles of each other in a heavily Jewish neighborhood of Queens... The post Man charged in car crash that killed Jewish journalist vandalized a Jewish business days before appeared first on The Forward .
He stumbled upon Leonard Bernstein’s stubble on his way to finding a ‘Lost Mozart’ (Aug 3, 2026 06:11 PM - Forward.com – All)
David Israel needed an electric razor, so he borrowed Leonard Bernstein’s. It was the early ‘90s and Israel was about to make his first trip overseas as a representative of the Bernstein estate at the London Symphony Orchestra. He knew that European outlets had a different voltage and so he phoned up the maestro’s daughter... The post He stumbled upon Leonard Bernstein’s stubble on his way to finding a ‘Lost Mozart’ appeared first on The Forward .
Michigan’s Senate race has become a referendum on Israel — and the future of the Democratic Party (Aug 2, 2026 10:43 PM - Forward.com – All)
Tuesday’s primary contest for an open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan has become a proxy fight over the Gaza war and a referendum on Israel supporters’ influence in Democratic politics. Democratic voters will decide whether to nominate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, who is leading in the polls after assailing his opponent as beholden to the campaign... The post Michigan’s Senate race has become a referendum on Israel — and the future of the Democratic Party appeared first on The Forward .
Suspected arson gutted Montreal’s trendiest kosher restaurant. The city’s Jews say they saw it coming (Aug 2, 2026 09:05 PM - Forward.com – All)
Howard Szalavetz’s phone buzzed around 3:15 a.m. Saturday, startling him awake. It was news no landlord wants: a retail building he owned was on fire. Nöam, the kosher restaurant that anchors it, was burning. He threw on a pair of shorts and a t-shirt and hopped into his daughter’s Ford Bronco. The drive was only... The post Suspected arson gutted Montreal’s trendiest kosher restaurant. The city’s Jews say they saw it coming appeared first on The Forward .
Heeding a Saudi plea, Trump says he canceled a joint U.S.-Israel assault on Iran (Aug 2, 2026 01:35 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — President Donald Trump said he canceled at the last minute a planned joint assault with Israel on Iran’s energy infrastructure at the behest of Saudi Arabia, which feared the war blowing up into a wider conflict. The U.S. alerts over the weekend warning citizens to evacuate the Middle East and then Trump’s announcement... The post Heeding a Saudi plea, Trump says he canceled a joint U.S.-Israel assault on Iran appeared first on The Forward .
Jewish Democrats back Michigan AG Dana Nessel’s decision to skip state party convention (Aug 1, 2026 12:13 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Local and national Jewish Democrats say they are sympathetic after Michigan’s Jewish attorney general, Dana Nessel, said she would skip the state Democratic Party’s nominating convention over concerns about antisemitism and harassment. “I don’t blame AG Nessel for not wanting to go and basically put herself in situations that feel untenable in this... The post Jewish Democrats back Michigan AG Dana Nessel’s decision to skip state party convention appeared first on The Forward .
Maine rabbis call for peace, urge politicians to stop calling Gaza war a ‘genocide’ (Aug 1, 2026 12:08 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Every congregational rabbi in Maine has signed onto a statement calling for peace and urging the state’s political leaders to stop using the term “genocide” to describe Israel’s war in Gaza, following a Democratic primary in which several candidates used the label for the first time. But the rabbis also indicated that they,... The post Maine rabbis call for peace, urge politicians to stop calling Gaza war a ‘genocide’ appeared first on The Forward .
Boy George cedes role of King Herod in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ production after releasing pro-Israel song (Jul 31, 2026 11:46 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Boy George has withdrawn from his run as King Herod in London’s West End revival of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” days before he was due to take the stage and 24 hours after releasing “We Will Dance Again,” dedicated to the victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on the Nova music festival in... The post Boy George cedes role of King Herod in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ production after releasing pro-Israel song appeared first on The Forward .
Israel rejects Gaza plan that Trump unveils with fanfare, as Hamas says it has accepted the plan (Jul 31, 2026 11:40 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Israel has rejected a Gaza peace plan advanced with much fanfare by President Donald Trump, saying it did not adequately address disarmament by Hamas. “There will be no Israeli withdrawal,” an unnamed “diplomatic official” said in a statement issued in Hebrew to Israeli reporters. The rejection has spurred blistering expressions of anger by... The post Israel rejects Gaza plan that Trump unveils with fanfare, as Hamas says it has accepted the plan appeared first on The Forward .
These Jewish readers wanted happy endings — so they turned to romance (Jul 31, 2026 09:59 PM - Forward.com – All)
Until a few years ago, every book math teacher Dahlia Evans had read about Jews was Holocaust historical fiction. Searching for a change, she went to her rabbi, who recommended a romance called The Matzah Ball, a Hannukah-themed novel about two archenemies from Jewish summer camp who fall in love as adults. “It brings a... The post These Jewish readers wanted happy endings — so they turned to romance appeared first on The Forward .
From Jerusalem’s Old City, a book that defies Israel’s media image (Jul 31, 2026 09:15 PM - Forward.com – All)
A few years ago, I followed the author and journalist Sarah Tuttle-Singer deep into Jerusalem’s Old City searching for the best za’atar. To be clear, I was searching. She knew exactly where to go. Sarah plunged through the crowded, narrow market streets of the Shuq Attarin, or Perfumers Market, whose vaulted ceilings and open stalls... The post From Jerusalem’s Old City, a book that defies Israel’s media image appeared first on The Forward .
‘I felt I couldn’t talk about the war’: Jewish and Muslim teens make space for tough conversations (Jul 31, 2026 05:45 PM - Forward.com – All)
For Jewish student Maxanne Wallace-Segall and Muslim student Nabila Rahman, the months after the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks on Israel were filled with a tense quiet. Then freshmen at Stuyvesant High School, a public school on Manhattan’s southern tip, the two girls had only been friends for a few weeks. As their social media feeds... The post ‘I felt I couldn’t talk about the war’: Jewish and Muslim teens make space for tough conversations appeared first on The Forward .
In the history of a family’s pianos, a glimpse of a disappearing New York history (Jul 31, 2026 05:00 PM - Forward.com – All)
Not that long ago, many homes had pianos. Few do now, and a sad sight is a piano left out on the street. Two years ago we moved a Steinway into our home, and until recently, we had two grands in our living room, the Steinway and the Chickering, which I grew up with. There... The post In the history of a family’s pianos, a glimpse of a disappearing New York history appeared first on The Forward .
Lively Yiddish Forward columnist Miriam Hoffman has died (Jul 31, 2026 03:17 PM - Forward.com – All)
The Yiddish writer, Forverts columnist, playwright and Yiddish lecturer Miriam Hoffman passed away July 29 in Coral Springs, Florida. She was 90 years old. Hoffman was a talented storyteller, as seen in the 2017 Forverts video about her, one of ten episodes in its documentary series, Yiddish Writers Monologues. In the 55-minute clip, she describes... The post Lively Yiddish Forward columnist Miriam Hoffman has died appeared first on The Forward .
Are you there Hashem? It’s me, Clara (Jul 31, 2026 01:30 PM - Forward.com – All)
“I can complain no more of what brutal tongue-abuse I suffered today. I have exhausted all manners of expression for my grievances.” I wish I could tell you I don’t recognize those words. I wish I could say they were written by a beleaguered 19th-century governess, or a soldier in the Continental Army afflicted with... The post Are you there Hashem? It’s me, Clara appeared first on The Forward .
Cornell condemns student’s viral antisemitic remarks, but won’t bar him from campus (Jul 31, 2026 06:43 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Cornell University is condemning viral antisemitic remarks made by an undergraduate student who appeared on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” earlier this week, but the school’s president says no further action is planned against the student. During his appearance, the student, Austin Franco, defended his statement in June that he did not want to work... The post Cornell condemns student’s viral antisemitic remarks, but won’t bar him from campus appeared first on The Forward .
Netanyahu showcases diplomatic victories that have expiration dates (Jul 31, 2026 06:42 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A rejuvenated Benjamin Netanyahu returned home to Israel Thursday from Washington, having crossed off everything on his diplomatic shopping list. Grinning photo op with U.S. President Donald Trump? Check. Iran still a top priotiry? Check. Conciliation with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and conflict with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani? Check and check.... The post Netanyahu showcases diplomatic victories that have expiration dates appeared first on The Forward .
An Altadena synagogue’s mural was a symbol of community resilience after the LA fires. Antisemitic graffiti only proved the point. (Jul 31, 2026 04:38 AM - Forward.com – All)
ALTADENA, CALIF. – When Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center held services in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, Chann and Christina An, who lived across the street, sometimes sat on their front porch and listened to the songs. And when the Eaton fire flattened the PJTC campus last January — and the An home,... The post An Altadena synagogue’s mural was a symbol of community resilience after the LA fires. Antisemitic graffiti only proved the point. appeared first on The Forward .
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