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Sacred fasting meets Ozempic (Sep 17, 2026 09:50 PM - Forward.com – All)Millions of people worldwide – as many as 1 in 8 adults in the U.S. – are on GLP-1 medication, such as Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy and Zepbound, for treating diabetes or for weight loss. These drugs are adding a medical twist to religious observances that involve fasting, such as the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur,... The post Sacred fasting meets Ozempic appeared first on The Forward .
A comedian went viral for saying he supports Israel onstage — he wasn’t even there (Sep 17, 2026 08:16 PM - Forward.com – All)
Menachem Silverstein’s High Holidays were interrupted by what he calls a beautifully ironic “monkey paw situation.” “Like any good Jewish comedian, I’m in Rosh Hashanah services praying to God for a little bit of a boost in my career, for something to go viral, for something to hit,” Silverstein, a 30-year-old comic in Los Angeles,... The post A comedian went viral for saying he supports Israel onstage — he wasn’t even there appeared first on The Forward .
‘Run, hide, fight’: Synagogues make threat preparedness part of High Holiday services (Sep 17, 2026 06:11 PM - Forward.com – All)
Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky plans to open his Yom Kippur sermon this year in an unusual way: with an emergency evacuation plan. It’s how he opened his Rosh Hashanah sermon, too. “I mentioned [that] people should understand where the exits are,” Kanefsky said. “I mentioned what our plan is, God forbid, if we need to evacuate... The post ‘Run, hide, fight’: Synagogues make threat preparedness part of High Holiday services appeared first on The Forward .
Mamdani once vowed to arrest Netanyahu. Now he won’t join protests against him. (Sep 17, 2026 03:42 PM - Forward.com – All)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday that he will not join protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he arrives in the city to address the United Nations annual gathering next week and pushed back on the suggestion that he ever encouraged New Yorkers to protest the Israeli leader. “I do not... The post Mamdani once vowed to arrest Netanyahu. Now he won’t join protests against him. appeared first on The Forward .
Renoir’s paintings have been stolen again. Their history may never be found. (Sep 17, 2026 03:27 PM - Forward.com – All)
The timing was as swift as Auguste Renoir’s brushstrokes. In the pre-dawn darkness of Sept. 8, thieves in camouflage and helmets took less than three minutes to saw through a wire-mesh fence and carry off four paintings from the neo-Provençal villa in the south of France where the artist spent the final years of his... The post Renoir’s paintings have been stolen again. Their history may never be found. appeared first on The Forward .
Translation series connects English readers to prewar Eastern European Jewish life (Sep 17, 2026 02:10 PM - Forward.com – All)
אַ דאַנק אַ סעריע נײַע ענגלישע איבערזעצונגען פֿון מיזרח־אײראָפּעיִשע ייִדישע ווערק, האָבן ענגליש־לייענערס הײַנט אַ געלעגנהײט זיך צו באַקענען מיטן ייִדישן לעבן־שטייגער פֿאַרן חורבן. די סעריע, „ייִדישע שטימען“ — אַ בשותּפֿותדיקער איניציאַטיוו פֿון ייִװאָ און דעם פֿאַרלאַג בלומסבערי — איז שוין צו ניץ געקומען סײַ לערערס פֿון קורסן, וווּ די סטודענטן פֿאַרשטייען ניט קיין ייִדיש,... The post Translation series connects English readers to prewar Eastern European Jewish life appeared first on The Forward .
Orthodox students to rally outside Mamdani’s home. Alumni of their schools want them to stay home. (Sep 17, 2026 10:29 AM - Forward.com – All)
With two Orthodox schools planning a joint protest outside Gracie Mansion, home to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a group of parents and alumni have organized a petition calling on administrators to stand down. Ramaz and SAR, prominent Modern Orthodox schools in Manhattan, plan to send hundreds of high school students Friday morning to... The post Orthodox students to rally outside Mamdani’s home. Alumni of their schools want them to stay home. appeared first on The Forward .
Ed Sheeran’s support acts bail on Loop Tour after Macklemore dropped (Sep 17, 2026 01:25 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — All of Ed Sheeran’s opening acts and his backing band have withdrawn from his Loop Tour after the pro-Palestinian rapper Macklemore was dropped as an opening act amid pressure from Robert Kraft and other stadium owners. Kraft, the Jewish and pro-Israel billionaire who owns the Boston-area stadium where one of the tour stops... The post Ed Sheeran’s support acts bail on Loop Tour after Macklemore dropped appeared first on The Forward .
Vance: Trump willing to ‘part ways’ with Netanyahu when necessary, and has often opposed him (Sep 17, 2026 01:25 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — President Donald Trump has an unprecedented track record of opposing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when it comes to advancing the interest of the American people, Vice President JD Vance said during a virtual address Tuesday at a Los Angeles-based technology summit. More than any president in the last 40 years Trump “has... The post Vance: Trump willing to ‘part ways’ with Netanyahu when necessary, and has often opposed him appeared first on The Forward .
LA Federation sues museum for custody of looted paintings once hoarded by Hermann Göring (Sep 17, 2026 01:23 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The Jewish Federation of Los Angeles and the heirs to a Jewish artist filed suit against a California museum to recover a pair of 16th-century oil paintings seized by the Nazis and held in the private collection of Hermann Göring. Also on Monday, the daughters of Holocaust survivor Dina Gottliebova Babbitt sued the... The post LA Federation sues museum for custody of looted paintings once hoarded by Hermann Göring appeared first on The Forward .
Sander Levin, storied Michigan Jewish Democrat, endorses Abdul El-Sayed in Senate race (Sep 17, 2026 01:22 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Retired U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, a decades-long mainstay of Michigan Jewish Democratic politics, endorsed Abdul El-Sayed for Senate on Tuesday night despite what he called “significant disagreement” on Israel. Levin, 95, called for “all Michiganders of conscience” to vote for El-Sayed amid fierce divisions among Michigan’s Jewish voters and Democratic leaders on whether... The post Sander Levin, storied Michigan Jewish Democrat, endorses Abdul El-Sayed in Senate race appeared first on The Forward .
Key House Democrat refuses to clear $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel (Sep 17, 2026 01:21 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat on the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, is obstructing a Trump administration proposal for a $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel. Meeks, a longtime supporter of Israel from New York, said he would not clear the transaction due to concerns that these 2,000-pound munitions... The post Key House Democrat refuses to clear $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel appeared first on The Forward .
How a Jewish, German-averse writer came to love Berlin (Sep 16, 2026 07:51 PM - Forward.com – All)
Berlin Before and After: A Cautionary Mirror for Our Times By Wendy Lesser Harper, 352 pages, $32 For years, Wendy Lesser was a proud, Germany-avoiding Jew with what she calls “an ingrained distaste for the nation that gave rise to the Third Reich.” Then, in 2003, Lesser, founder and editor of The Threepenny Review and... The post How a Jewish, German-averse writer came to love Berlin appeared first on The Forward .
What Black voters can teach Michigan Jews about Abdul El-Sayed (Sep 16, 2026 07:44 PM - Forward.com – All)
Jewish Democrats in Michigan face a tough choice. They can vote for Abdul El-Sayed, a candidate whose views clash with their own, or withhold their support for the Democratic candidate for senator in a razor-close election that may determine which party controls the Senate. In a race where a single percentage point separates the two... The post What Black voters can teach Michigan Jews about Abdul El-Sayed appeared first on The Forward .
South Florida Democrat Moskowitz airs campaign ad targeting antisemitism with concentration camp footage (Sep 16, 2026 05:06 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — South Florida U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz pulled on his family’s story as Jews in the Holocaust in a campaign ad targeting antisemitism, as he strives to retain his seat in the November general election. “In every generation, they rise against us,” the Jewish incumbent says in the ad over a background of somber... The post South Florida Democrat Moskowitz airs campaign ad targeting antisemitism with concentration camp footage appeared first on The Forward .
A new grocer is moving into Squirrel Hill. Its rival says the deal isn’t kosher. (Sep 16, 2026 10:32 AM - Forward.com – All)
PITTSBURGH — Mister Rogers was from Squirrel Hill, and it was here that he built a career on a small, perhaps radical idea: that showing up for your neighbor, day after day, is its own kind of moral work. It is a strange thing, then, that the neighborhood that made him famous — the same... The post A new grocer is moving into Squirrel Hill. Its rival says the deal isn’t kosher. appeared first on The Forward .
Israeli army weighs legal action against NAZA film makers amid calls to revoke their citizenship (Sep 16, 2026 09:48 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The Israeli army chief of staff on Monday ordered the military to examine possible legal action over “NAZA,” a documentary alleging that Israeli forces knowingly killed large numbers of civilians in Gaza. The 80-minute documentary by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival... The post Israeli army weighs legal action against NAZA film makers amid calls to revoke their citizenship appeared first on The Forward .
Staunch Israel supporter Chris Coons dominates Delaware Democratic Senate primary (Sep 16, 2026 09:11 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Delaware incumbent Sen. Chris Coons, a longtime supporter of Israel, secured a landslide victory in Delaware’s U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday, despite criticism from party progressives. The Associated Press called the race just minutes after polls closed, at 8:16pm, when Coons had accrued 84.6% of the votes, with 26% of ballots tallied. At... The post Staunch Israel supporter Chris Coons dominates Delaware Democratic Senate primary appeared first on The Forward .
Macklemore got canceled. Kanye is playing sold-out shows. What’s the difference? (Sep 16, 2026 02:09 AM - Forward.com – All)
Moments after Seattle rapper Macklemore led fans in New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium in a call to “Free Palestine” that ended his opening spot on a national tour, another notorious rapper, despite years of toxic, antisemitic behavior, played to a sold-out crowd in Chicago’s Soldier Field for the second night in a row: the artist formerly... The post Macklemore got canceled. Kanye is playing sold-out shows. What’s the difference? appeared first on The Forward .
Feds say Cisco likely failed to protect pro-Palestinian workers from harassment (Sep 16, 2026 01:36 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Cisco Systems likely violated the civil rights of Palestinian, Arab and Muslim employees, a federal agency has found, after employees were subjected to harassing messages — some of them posted by employees in an internal forum called the Connected Jewish Network. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission determined in June that there was... The post Feds say Cisco likely failed to protect pro-Palestinian workers from harassment appeared first on The Forward .
Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia University citing ‘hostile environment’ for pro-Palestinian students (Sep 16, 2026 01:35 AM - Forward.com – All)
(New York Jewish Week) — Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian Columbia University alum who was detained by the Trump administration last year, is suing his alma mater along with an Israeli dean of the school he attended for facilitating a “hostile environment” for pro-Palestinian students. Khalil became a national symbol of the campus pro-Palestinian protest movement... The post Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia University citing ‘hostile environment’ for pro-Palestinian students appeared first on The Forward .
Ed Sheeran says it wasn’t his call to drop Macklemore over ‘Free Palestine’ remarks (Sep 16, 2026 01:31 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Pop superstar Ed Sheeran said he wasn’t behind his tour’s recent decision to drop opening act Macklemore following the rapper’s recent pro-Palestinian remarks at a stadium show. “I am not complicit,” Sheeran wrote in a statement on Instagram Tuesday, saying that Macklemore leaving the tour “was the promoter’s decision, it was not mine.”... The post Ed Sheeran says it wasn’t his call to drop Macklemore over ‘Free Palestine’ remarks appeared first on The Forward .
Poll: A third of Israelis call settler rioters ‘terrorists’ (Sep 16, 2026 01:31 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A third of Israelis describe Jewish rioters involved in recent violence in the West Bank village of Qusra as “Israeli terrorists,” according to a survey released Monday by the Jewish People Policy Institute. Coupled with another 18% who called them “nationalist criminals,” the results demonstrate the degree to which the rioters, whose actions... The post Poll: A third of Israelis call settler rioters ‘terrorists’ appeared first on The Forward .
Author R.F. Kuang addresses backlash over Israeli character in newest book (Sep 15, 2026 08:10 PM - Forward.com – All)
The bestselling author R.F. Kuang has broken her silence over backlash to the inclusion of a minor Israeli character in her newest novel, Taipei Story. The book, published last week, follows a Chinese-American student, Lily Chen, who studies abroad in Taipei hoping to reconnect with her cultural roots and perfect her Mandarin. But she quickly... The post Author R.F. Kuang addresses backlash over Israeli character in newest book appeared first on The Forward .
How can Yiddish fans in Israel benefit from the growing Yiddish scene abroad? (Sep 15, 2026 06:25 PM - Forward.com – All)
דער הינטערגרונט די באַציִונגען צווישן ייִדיש-אינסטיטוציעס אין ישׂראל און אין אַמעריקע איז אַ בכּבֿודיקע, אַקטועלע טעמע וואָס דאַרף הײַנט באַהאַנדלט ווערן מיט אַ פֿרישן צוגאַנג. אויף אַלע אַנדערע געביטן ווי זיכערקייט, ווירטשאַפֿט, געזונט און אַקאַדעמיע קאָן מען פֿעסטשטעלן אַז די אָ באַציִונגען זענען ברייט פֿאַרנעמיקע און מ׳קאָן אַפֿילו צוגעבן אַז די שטיצע פֿון אַמעריקאַנער ייִדנטום... The post How can Yiddish fans in Israel benefit from the growing Yiddish scene abroad? appeared first on The Forward .
The cancellation of Macklemore: A Yom Kippur reflection (Sep 15, 2026 05:55 PM - Forward.com – All)
In the Jewish calendar, this week is dedicated to reflection, introspection, and review of one’s thoughts and actions. The shofar has been sounded on Rosh Hashanah; Yom Kippur is on its way. Whether in traditional, theistic forms or less traditional, psychological ones, the Jewish tradition invites us to look inward. It is in that spirit... The post The cancellation of Macklemore: A Yom Kippur reflection appeared first on The Forward .
Teen slashed in Brooklyn synagogue by fellow congregant (Sep 15, 2026 03:08 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A 14-year-old boy was slashed on Monday evening inside a Brooklyn synagogue by a suspect the police called an “emotionally disturbed person.” The 22-year-old suspect, Krybus Shimon, is a fellow congregant of Yeshiva Gevoah Toldos, an Orthodox synagogue in Borough Park, the New York Police Department said. He was taken into custody and... The post Teen slashed in Brooklyn synagogue by fellow congregant appeared first on The Forward .
Staunch Israel supporter Coons expected to win Delaware Democratic Senate primary handily (Sep 15, 2026 11:37 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Delaware incumbent Sen. Chris Coons, a longtime supporter of Israel, is expected to easily win Delaware’s U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday, despite criticism from party progressives. Coons, a mainstay of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has repeatedly backed measures to bolster Israel’s capacity for self-defense. He also joined a bipartisan delegation to visit... The post Staunch Israel supporter Coons expected to win Delaware Democratic Senate primary handily appeared first on The Forward .
Noah Wyle wins an Emmy for playing one of TV’s most Jewish doctors (Sep 15, 2026 11:29 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Noah Wyle on Monday night won his second consecutive Emmy for playing Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch on “The Pitt.” The win also marked a second victory for one of television’s more fully realized Jewish characters. The actor won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the HBO Max medical drama, which also... The post Noah Wyle wins an Emmy for playing one of TV’s most Jewish doctors appeared first on The Forward .
NAZA exposes Israel’s crisis of credibility over Gaza (Sep 15, 2026 08:40 AM - Forward.com – All)
More than two decades ago, when I was the The Associated Press bureau chief for Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, the Israeli military called off an attack on a senior Hamas leader after learning at the last moment that family members and children were inside the targeted building. What stayed with me was what... The post NAZA exposes Israel’s crisis of credibility over Gaza appeared first on The Forward .
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