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What a West Bank visit taught me about the past and present tragedies of Tisha B’Av (Jul 22, 2026 06:20 PM - Forward.com – All)As we chant Lamentations on the floor, in the dark, on Wednesday night for Tisha B’Av, we will open with the word “eikha” — “how.” That same word became the refrain of a recent eight day visit I made to Israel and the West Bank. I traveled to Jerusalem for a week of immersive learning with... The post What a West Bank visit taught me about the past and present tragedies of Tisha B’Av appeared first on The Forward .
To protest immigration policy, they’re saying kaddish — then marching to Comic-Con (Jul 22, 2026 06:01 PM - Forward.com – All)
Progressive Jewish groups across the country this week are using the fast day of Tisha B’av to protest national immigration policies, gathering outside ICE facilities, immigration courts,city halls and in San Diego’s case, culminating at a convention center. Tisha B’av protests are also planned in Los Angeles, Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. Tisha B’av commemorates... The post To protest immigration policy, they’re saying kaddish — then marching to Comic-Con appeared first on The Forward .
To protest ICE, they’re saying kaddish — then marching to Comic-Con (Jul 22, 2026 06:01 PM - Forward.com – All)
Progressive Jewish groups across the country this week are using the fast day of Tisha B’av to protest national immigration policies, gathering outside ICE facilities, immigration courts,city halls and in San Diego’s case, culminating at a convention center. Tisha B’av protests are also planned in Los Angeles, Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. Tisha B’av commemorates... The post To protest ICE, they’re saying kaddish — then marching to Comic-Con appeared first on The Forward .
Israel alarmed by reports of a possible US-Saudi nuclear deal (Jul 22, 2026 05:57 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A potential U.S. civilian nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, which The New York Times has reported could be announced by the Trump administration as early as Wednesday, is alarming some Israelis and Americans. Critics are concerned that the deal, through which U.S. companies would help Saudi Arabia build civilian nuclear energy plants, could... The post Israel alarmed by reports of a possible US-Saudi nuclear deal appeared first on The Forward .
‘Mr. Jambo’ is the sendup of Paul Simon that we need now (Jul 22, 2026 05:28 PM - Forward.com – All)
Paul Simon may be having his quiet celebration, but a viral music video refuses to let the musical icon go quietly for his classic, but often questionable, forays into Africa. Jewish comedian and musician Kyle Gordon’s song “Mr. Jambo” is both tribute and critical sendup of 1986’s Graceland, Simon’s seminal ethnomusicology experiment, for which he... The post ‘Mr. Jambo’ is the sendup of Paul Simon that we need now appeared first on The Forward .
For this fashion-forward rabbi, shoes and scripture are intertwined (Jul 22, 2026 05:24 PM - Forward.com – All)
The rabbinate doesn’t have one look, and Reform Rabbi Arielle Stein’s version is chic, creative and fashion-forward. Stein, who serves as assistant rabbi at Rodeph Sholom, a congregation on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, has been using her Instagram to demonstrate the diversity of what being a rabbi can look like. “We’re in a moment where... The post For this fashion-forward rabbi, shoes and scripture are intertwined appeared first on The Forward .
French Jewish DJ Barbara Butch is defiant after concert disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters (Jul 22, 2026 05:00 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The popular French Jewish DJ Barbara Butch is striking a defiant tone after pro-Palestinian activists disrupted her concert in Grenoble, France, vowing not to be cowed from performing. Butch has also drawn support from Jewish activists who demonstrated outside the office of the far-left party whose top Grenoble official called for her performance... The post French Jewish DJ Barbara Butch is defiant after concert disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters appeared first on The Forward .
Why are all the cool girls wearing yarmulkes? (Jul 22, 2026 04:12 PM - Forward.com – All)
If you have a passion for fashion, enjoy exotic headgear, or, if you, like me, just happen to go outside once in a while, then there is a good chance that you, too, have crossed paths with the “crochet skullcap.” Cobweb-thin and dainty, they come in as many colors as Joseph’s coat and just as... The post Why are all the cool girls wearing yarmulkes? appeared first on The Forward .
Mamdani concedes he can’t arrest Netanyahu but urges U.S. to enforce International Criminal Court warrant (Jul 22, 2026 02:04 AM - Forward.com – All)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Tuesday night that a legal review he ordered found he does not have the authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visits the city, putting to rest a question that has repeatedly surfaced since he first vowed to take custody in light of an International... The post Mamdani concedes he can’t arrest Netanyahu but urges U.S. to enforce International Criminal Court warrant appeared first on The Forward .
Democratic socialist rails against AIPAC in uphill primary bid against pro-Israel incumbent in Arizona (Jul 21, 2026 11:46 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Kai Newkirk, an activist and democratic socialist, has made Israel and AIPAC a focal point in his effort to unseat pro-Israel Rep. Greg Stanton in Tuesday’s Arizona Democratic primary. “I’ve been arrested over 25 times in civil disobedience — and I’ll go to jail for justice again before I ever take a dime... The post Democratic socialist rails against AIPAC in uphill primary bid against pro-Israel incumbent in Arizona appeared first on The Forward .
Ed Miliband, Britain’s new Jewish foreign secretary has a long history of support for — and disagreement with — British Jews (Jul 21, 2026 11:44 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Tapped to become Britain’s new foreign secretary, Ed Miliband said he would strive to honor the memories of his Holocaust refugee parents. “My parents came to Britain as Jewish refugees from the Nazis,” Miliband tweeted just hours after Prime Minister Andy Burnham named him to the post. “To them, Britain was both a... The post Ed Miliband, Britain’s new Jewish foreign secretary has a long history of support for — and disagreement with — British Jews appeared first on The Forward .
Portland theater owner who added ‘The Jews’ to ‘The Odyssey’ marquee says ‘antisemitism is exaggerated’ (Jul 21, 2026 11:40 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The manager of a movie theater in suburban Portland, Oregon, is defending a cryptic marquee message about Jews and “The Odyssey” by saying modern-day antisemitism is “exaggerated” to help Israel. “Before there were the Jews, there was … ‘The Odyssey,’” said the marquee at the Lake Theater and Cafe in Lake Oswego. Local... The post Portland theater owner who added ‘The Jews’ to ‘The Odyssey’ marquee says ‘antisemitism is exaggerated’ appeared first on The Forward .
Does the left have a future in Israel? Israel’s Democrats say yes (Jul 21, 2026 11:28 PM - Forward.com – All)
As most of Israeli politics has moved to the right since the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack on Israel, one party is attempting to reverse that trend. Israel’s left-wing Democrats party held primaries Tuesday that elected peace activists, Arab-Israeli leaders and veterans of the anti-Netanyahu protest movement — offering a glimpse of how it hopes to... The post Does the left have a future in Israel? Israel’s Democrats say yes appeared first on The Forward .
The Trump administration’s latest affront to Jewish history (Jul 21, 2026 07:44 PM - Forward.com – All)
President Donald Trump’s administration either does not understand or does not care about the point of the International Criminal Court. In announcing that the United States would try to “dismantle” the ICC, Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently wrote in The Wall Street Journal that “the ICC and its allies seek a standing world tribunal... The post The Trump administration’s latest affront to Jewish history appeared first on The Forward .
75 artifacts tell the fitful, inspiring, unfinished story of Jews in America (Jul 21, 2026 06:14 PM - Forward.com – All)
In May 1818, Mordecai Manuel Noah, a prominent Jew of his time and a member of the Madison administration, delivered a discourse on Jewish history on the occasion of a synagogue consecration. One man read Noah’s words with interest, and took pen to paper to say so. “Your sect by its sufferings has furnished a... The post 75 artifacts tell the fitful, inspiring, unfinished story of Jews in America appeared first on The Forward .
Diary of a Jewish ghetto refugee, written in a pigsty (Jul 21, 2026 05:42 PM - Forward.com – All)
אין דער װעלט פֿון ייִדיש איז בערל כּהנס נאָמען גוט באַקאַנט צוליב זײַנע היסטאָרישע און ביבליאָגראַפֿישע שטודיעס, צװישן זײ — דער צוגאָב־באַנד צו דעם „לעקסיקאָן פֿון דער נײַער ייִדישער ליטעראַטור“ און „ייִדישע שטעט, שטעטלעך און דאָרפֿישע ייִשובים אין ליטע ביז 1918“. אָבער זײַן ערשט בוך איז געװען דער חורבן־טאָגבוך „אַ ייִד אין װאַלד“, װאָס איז... The post Diary of a Jewish ghetto refugee, written in a pigsty appeared first on The Forward .
Dr. Bronner’s soap mixes Israeli and Palestinian olive oil — and dodges product boycotts (Jul 21, 2026 04:32 PM - Forward.com – All)
When members of Brooklyn’s Park Slope Food Coop’s voted earlier this year to boycott Israeli products, among the items to instantly disappear from shelves was bottled olive oil made by Sindyanna of Galilee, an Arab-Jewish nonprofit cooperative. But that same olive oil is still sold at the coop — and at retailers around the world.... The post Dr. Bronner’s soap mixes Israeli and Palestinian olive oil — and dodges product boycotts appeared first on The Forward .
Seeking people to answer questions for Yiddish Family Feud game (Jul 21, 2026 12:57 PM - Forward.com – All)
דעם זומער וועט מען אויף דער ייִדיש־וואָך פֿון יוגנטרוף — אַ זיבן־טאָגיקער זומער־לאַגער פֿאַר ייִדיש־רעדער אין קאָפּייק, ניו־יאָרק — ממשיך זײַן אַ טראַדיציע: מע וועט שפּילן אַ ייִדישן נוסח פֿונעם פּאָפּולערן טעלעוויזיע־שפּיל, „פֿעמילי פֿיוד“ (משפּחה־מחלוקת, בלע״ז). אינעם שפּיל, וואָס מע רופֿט אויף דער ייִדיש־וואָך לויט אַ מער ייִדישלעכן נאָמען, „וואָס זאָגט עמך?‟, פּרוּוון די שפּילער... The post Seeking people to answer questions for Yiddish Family Feud game appeared first on The Forward .
On Iran war, AI chatbots give antisemitic answers in Farsi (Jul 21, 2026 11:00 AM - Forward.com – All)
Mostafa, an Iranian-born activist living in the U.S., uses ChatGPT in Farsi to help him polish his posts about the Iran War. He says more often than not, the chatbot makes changes to his writing that go far beyond syntax. “I just ask ChatGPT to polish my work grammatically,” said the activist who asked that... The post On Iran war, AI chatbots give antisemitic answers in Farsi appeared first on The Forward .
Jewish villains out to destroy Jesus are a staple of Ukrainian Catholic church pageants in the U.S. The Vatican has remained silent. (Jul 21, 2026 10:00 AM - Forward.com – All)
At a pizza restaurant in Baltimore last year, a church youth group performed a Ukrainian Christmas pageant that promised patrons “carols, jokes and well wishes for a great year ahead.” What the audience received was a character called Moshko, a Jewish merchant. Moshko was dressed in black with long sideburns — a villain disrupting the... The post Jewish villains out to destroy Jesus are a staple of Ukrainian Catholic church pageants in the U.S. The Vatican has remained silent. appeared first on The Forward .
Nominee for Wisconsin governor appeared with podcast host who defended ‘Camp Auschwitz’ t-shirt (Jul 21, 2026 01:12 AM - Forward.com – All)
Rep. Tom Tiffany, Wisconsin’s Republican nominee for governor, is facing heat for appearing on a podcast hosted by an online personality with a history of antisemitic remarks and jokes about Adolf Hitler. “The Quartering” podcast host Jeremy Hambly has said Adolf Hitler had “actually done some good things,” joked with guests about the Holocaust by... The post Nominee for Wisconsin governor appeared with podcast host who defended ‘Camp Auschwitz’ t-shirt appeared first on The Forward .
Trump rejects Mamdani vow to arrest Netanyahu in NYC (Jul 21, 2026 12:46 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he’s still thinking about whether he should arrest Benjamin Netanyahu the next time the Israeli prime minister is in New York City. Not gonna happen, President Donald Trump stepped in on Monday to say. “Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form, while in the... The post Trump rejects Mamdani vow to arrest Netanyahu in NYC appeared first on The Forward .
Where does Andy Burnham, the new British prime minister, stand on Israel and antisemitism? (Jul 21, 2026 12:45 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Andy Burnham officially became Britain’s new Labour prime minister on Monday, replacing Keir Starmer who resigned following the party’s disastrous showing in local elections in May. Starmer left behind a mixed record on antisemitism. He purged the party of its image as hostile to Jews under former party leader Jeremy Corbyn. But at... The post Where does Andy Burnham, the new British prime minister, stand on Israel and antisemitism? appeared first on The Forward .
J Street defends co-sponsoring College Democrats convention featuring Hasan Piker (Jul 21, 2026 12:43 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — J Street is defending its decision to co-sponsor the College Democrats of America convention after critics accused the liberal pro-Israel group of endorsing the anti-Zionist streamer Hasan Piker, who was a featured speaker at the event. In a statement posted Monday, J Street said its campus arm, J Street U, spent “a couple... The post J Street defends co-sponsoring College Democrats convention featuring Hasan Piker appeared first on The Forward .
As Israel urged caution, these Syrian Jews lobbied the U.S. to lift sanctions on Syria (Jul 21, 2026 12:26 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — “Mouaz, what do you think, should I go?” The day after Henry Hamra learned that Islamist rebels had ousted Bashar Assad from power — ending more than six decades of Ba’athist rule over Syria — he was on the phone with his friend Mouaz Moustafa, the executive director of the Syrian Emergency Task... The post As Israel urged caution, these Syrian Jews lobbied the U.S. to lift sanctions on Syria appeared first on The Forward .
Hungarian Jewish chess legend Judit Polgár declines offer to fill presidency (Jul 21, 2026 12:25 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The Jewish chess legend Judit Polgár has declined an invitation to become Hungary’s president, a largely ceremonial position that would have increased the visibility of one of the country’s most celebrated Jewish figures. “I do not feel enough strength within me to take on the historic responsibility of uniting a divided nation, so... The post Hungarian Jewish chess legend Judit Polgár declines offer to fill presidency appeared first on The Forward .
Argentina’s Jews turn a World Cup chant into a call for justice 32 years after the AMIA bombing (Jul 21, 2026 12:21 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — BUENOS AIRES — If the phrase Argentina’s Jewish community has adopted to mark the 32nd anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in the country’s history sounds familiar to their compatriots, it’s intentional: “Today we cannot lose … our memory” echoes the soccer-mad nation’s World Cup slogan. Fans chanting “Today we cannot lose” were... The post Argentina’s Jews turn a World Cup chant into a call for justice 32 years after the AMIA bombing appeared first on The Forward .
In Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ the main hero feels plucked from Exodus (Jul 20, 2026 08:35 PM - Forward.com – All)
While some scholars note the parallels between The Odyssey and the Book of Genesis, Christopher Nolan’s version of the epic seems to take its cue from Exodus. The nearly three-hour long movie, staggering in its length and cinematic beauty, does not sing the praises of Homer’s ingenious inventor but depicts a reluctant and flawed leader,... The post In Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ the main hero feels plucked from Exodus appeared first on The Forward .
How Michigan’s Senate race is testing pro-Israel Jews’ loyalty to the Democratic Party (Jul 20, 2026 03:05 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Joel Tauber has been through many an election in his 92 years. And, with the exception of “one out of 100 times,” he’s always backed a Democrat — something even more important in the current midterm cycle, he believes. “Winning the Senate and the House is the beginning of a way back to... The post How Michigan’s Senate race is testing pro-Israel Jews’ loyalty to the Democratic Party appeared first on The Forward .
Aptly titled ‘The Darkest Light’ documentary wrestles with Shlomo Carlebach’s contradictions (Jul 20, 2026 11:48 AM - Forward.com – All)
One of the most influential rabbis of the last century, someone who brought tens of thousands of disaffected Jews closer to Judaism, who helped create Jewish spirituality as we know it today, and who wrote tunes so familiar that most people think they are hundreds years of old, was also, according to overwhelming evidence, a... The post Aptly titled ‘The Darkest Light’ documentary wrestles with Shlomo Carlebach’s contradictions appeared first on The Forward .
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