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My irrational, shameless obsession with an $85 yarmulke (Jun 5, 2026 06:27 PM - Forward.com – All)Growing up, we had a rule of thumb about yarmulkes: the closer yours was to your forehead, the more strictly religious you were. The frum bochurim placed theirs practically on their noses; the boys from Conservative families bobby-pinned their kippahs on the back of their heads, like climbers gripping a rockface. The cool kids, of course, stuffed... The post My irrational, shameless obsession with an $85 yarmulke appeared first on The Forward .
My irrational, possibly problematic obsession with an $85 yarmulke (Jun 5, 2026 06:27 PM - Forward.com – All)
Growing up, we had a rule of thumb about yarmulkes: the closer yours was to your forehead, the more strictly religious you were. The frum bochurim placed theirs practically on their noses; the boys from Conservative families bobby-pinned their kippahs on the back of their heads, like climbers gripping a rockface. The cool kids, of course, stuffed... The post My irrational, possibly problematic obsession with an $85 yarmulke appeared first on The Forward .
How Iran is outsourcing terror plots against Jews (Jun 5, 2026 05:33 PM - Forward.com – All)
The prosecution of an Iraqi national in connection with thwarted alleged terror plots in the U.S. and Europe has put the behind-the-scenes role of Iran in the spotlight — part of what security experts say is a growing and hard-to-trace threat. Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, a 32-year-old Iraqi national accused of ties to an... The post How Iran is outsourcing terror plots against Jews appeared first on The Forward .
They helped elect Los Angeles’ first Black mayor; but to him, they were just Bob and Shirley (Jun 5, 2026 04:00 PM - Forward.com – All)
When Joshua Silverstein, a Black Jewish theater artist, was growing up in Los Angeles, he recalls one Ashkenazi couple, to whom he refers as Bob and Shirley, that had a particularly profound effect on him. Bob and Shirley were the type of people who greeted everyone they saw on the street; Silverstein grew up going... The post They helped elect Los Angeles’ first Black mayor; but to him, they were just Bob and Shirley appeared first on The Forward .
In ‘Something We Said,’ Richard Pryor’s daughter finds words to discuss the unspeakable (Jun 5, 2026 01:30 PM - Forward.com – All)
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor didn’t set out to write a memoir. A professor of history at Smith College with a focus on race, she had published an article on the etymology of the n-word in 2016 and wanted to continue her work in a book. But as she began to explore the word’s history in America,... The post In ‘Something We Said,’ Richard Pryor’s daughter finds words to discuss the unspeakable appeared first on The Forward .
In the race for Jerry Nadler’s seat, much talk on Israel but little disagreement (Jun 5, 2026 12:01 PM - Forward.com – All)
With U.S. aid to Israel and the wars in Gaza and Lebanon pressing for voters in many Democratic primaries, the race to succeed Rep. Jerrold Nadler in Manhattan stands out for the relative consensus among the leading candidates on Israel. Nadler, who is retiring after 33 years in the House, represents a heavily Jewish district... The post In the race for Jerry Nadler’s seat, much talk on Israel but little disagreement appeared first on The Forward .
A Hasidic wedding entertainer tries to keep up with the times — if his ego will let him (Jun 5, 2026 12:00 PM - Forward.com – All)
When Israeli director Gidi Dar made his film Ushpizin in 2004, it was one of the first pieces of Israeli media to humanize the Hasidic community for a secular audience. Now, more than 20 years later, during which he focused on his music and other film projects, he’s returned to the Hasidic world with The... The post A Hasidic wedding entertainer tries to keep up with the times — if his ego will let him appeared first on The Forward .
Chaim Beer’s new book revolves around J. Opatoshu’s novella ‘A Day in Regensburg’ (Jun 5, 2026 02:58 AM - Forward.com – All)
„לווייתן ברוח“ פֿון חיים באר פֿאַרלאַג: עם עובד (2026) 303 זײַטן די טעג איז אַרויס אין ישׂראל אַ נײַ, אייגנאַרטיק בוך, „לווייתן ברוח“ (אַ וואַלפֿיש אין ווינט), פֿונעם אָנגעזעענעם ראָמאַנען־שרײַבער און עסיייִסט חיים באר. דאָס איז דאָס 17סטע בוך זײַנע, וואָס אַלע פֿון זיי ווערן פֿאַררעכנט אין ישׂראל פֿאַר דער „סמעטענע“ פֿון דער העברעיִשער ליטעראַטור.... The post Chaim Beer’s new book revolves around J. Opatoshu’s novella ‘A Day in Regensburg’ appeared first on The Forward .
The Jewish Brigade fought fascism in Italy. Now its flags spark protests. (Jun 5, 2026 12:35 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — When the Jewish Brigade appears today in Italian public debate, it is rarely about the British Army unit, formed largely by Jewish volunteers from Mandatory Palestine, that was sent to fight in Italy in the final months of the Second World War. The Jewish Brigade has become a screen onto which other conflicts... The post The Jewish Brigade fought fascism in Italy. Now its flags spark protests. appeared first on The Forward .
Jerusalem Pride march turns toward the Knesset as LGBTQ Israelis eye pivotal election (Jun 5, 2026 12:34 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — JERUSALEM — The Pride march in Israel’s capital city changed its traditional route on Thursday to end near the Knesset, in a show of force ahead of elections that could have major implications for the status of LGBTQ Israelis. “If the current government has a problem with LGBTQ+ people, then the current government can... The post Jerusalem Pride march turns toward the Knesset as LGBTQ Israelis eye pivotal election appeared first on The Forward .
British government backs NHS antisemitism reforms that would restrict political symbols (Jun 5, 2026 12:33 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Doctors and nurses in the U.K. could soon be banned from wearing pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel symbols at work following recommendations from the British government’s independent advisor on antisemitism. The advisor, Lord John Mann, delivered 36 recommendations to tackle antisemitism across the National Health Service in a report that the government formally accepted on... The post British government backs NHS antisemitism reforms that would restrict political symbols appeared first on The Forward .
An organ divided a synagogue. The fallout helped create Reform Judaism. (Jun 4, 2026 08:30 PM - Forward.com – All)
A new musical traces the origins of Reform Judaism to a question that, on paper, seems more likely to produce a subcommittee than a schism: Should a synagogue have an organ? In 1840, a synagogue in Charleston, South Carolina, voted 46 to 40 to install a pipe organ in the sanctuary to accompany services. The... The post An organ divided a synagogue. The fallout helped create Reform Judaism. appeared first on The Forward .
A conference in Warsaw focuses on Jewish languages (Jun 4, 2026 08:09 PM - Forward.com – All)
דער ייִדישער מוזיי „פּולין“ אין וואַרשע האָט לעצטנס דורכגעפֿירט אַ קאָנפֿערענץ וועגן ייִדישע שפּראַכן, אין שײַכות מיט דער צײַטווײַליקער אויסשטעלונג אויף דער זעלביקער טעמע, „דער כּוח פֿון ווערטער“. כאָטש די קאָנפֿערענץ, וואָס איז פֿאָרגעקומען פֿונעם ערשטן ביזן דריטן יוני, האָט אין פּרינציפּ באַהאַנדלט אַלע ייִדישע לשונות, האָט דער מוזיי אין וואַרשע — די אַמאָליקע הויפּטשטאָט... The post A conference in Warsaw focuses on Jewish languages appeared first on The Forward .
In David Baerwald’s epic tale of espionage and wartime horrors, family history is stranger than fiction (Jun 4, 2026 05:20 PM - Forward.com – All)
“When I started out writing this book, my model wasn’t James Clavell,” David Baerwald said with a laugh, as he paused for a smoke break at a waterfront picnic table in his current hometown of Kingston, New York. “It was more like Bernard Malamud, or something; it was this kind of interior, depressing thing about... The post In David Baerwald’s epic tale of espionage and wartime horrors, family history is stranger than fiction appeared first on The Forward .
Bamba blankets NYC after Park Slope Food Coop vote to boycott Israeli products. What’s next? (Jun 4, 2026 04:11 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Jewish institutions are responding to a boycott of Israeli products at a Brooklyn grocery store by buying up Bamba. Four thousand free bags of the Israeli peanut butter-flavored snack made their way Sunday along the Celebrate Israel Day Parade route up Fifth Avenue, passed around by volunteers with UJA-Federation of New York. It... The post Bamba blankets NYC after Park Slope Food Coop vote to boycott Israeli products. What’s next? appeared first on The Forward .
Hezbollah rejects US-brokered ceasefire deal struck by Lebanon and Israel (Jun 4, 2026 02:02 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Hezbollah appears to have rejected a ceasefire that the United States brokered between Israel and Lebanon, where the Iranian proxy is based. The deal reportedly would have allowed Israel to remain in southern Lebanon, where it has established a buffer zone, but not permit any attacks in Beirut unless Hezbollah attacked Israel within... The post Hezbollah rejects US-brokered ceasefire deal struck by Lebanon and Israel appeared first on The Forward .
A Yiddish favorite is among the top baby names in New York (Jun 4, 2026 01:46 PM - Forward.com – All)
Each year around this time, the Social Security Administration releases a list of the most popular baby names for the past year. This year, New York state’s list includes the Yiddish name Gitty, as well as five other traditional Ashkenazi names: Chana, Chaya, Rivka, Chaim and Moshe. According to this interactive list in the Times... The post A Yiddish favorite is among the top baby names in New York appeared first on The Forward .
Trump’s humiliation of Netanyahu marks a sea change in the US-Israel relationship (Jun 4, 2026 10:00 AM - Forward.com – All)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s carefully cultivated image as a master of geopolitics is on life support after reports that President Donald Trump on Monday cursed and mocked him in a phone call, calling him “f- – – ing crazy” and ordering him to stand down in Lebanon. In response, Netanyahu’s opponents and even some... The post Trump’s humiliation of Netanyahu marks a sea change in the US-Israel relationship appeared first on The Forward .
NYU student draws hate crime charges for flying flag with swastikas, Star of David over campus building (Jun 4, 2026 12:38 AM - Forward.com – All)
(New York Jewish Week) — A New York University student is facing hate crime charges for allegedly raising a flag depicting a Star of David, two swastikas and the letters “NYU” over a university building during commencement last month. Alexander Stepnowsky, 23, of Fairfield, Connecticut, was arrested Tuesday afternoon on the Lower East Side of... The post NYU student draws hate crime charges for flying flag with swastikas, Star of David over campus building appeared first on The Forward .
Research studies in Yiddish by noted historians, now in English (Jun 3, 2026 11:18 PM - Forward.com – All)
מיט װאָס זײַנען די היסטאָרישע פֿאָרשונגען אױף ייִדיש אַנדערש פֿון די, װאָס זײַנען אָנגעשריבן געװאָרן אױף אַנדערע שפּראַכן? ווי עס שרײַבט ד״ר מאַרק סמיט, דער רעדאַקטאָר פֿון דער אַנטאָלאָגיע „דאָס בּױען און טרייסטן אַ פֿאָלק: ייִדיש־שפּראַכיקע היסטאָריקער אין זײערע אײגענע װערטער“, איז דער פֿאָקוס פֿון די ייִדיש־שפּראַכיקע פֿאָרשונגען געװען אױף די אינערלעכע זײַטן פֿונעם ייִדישן... The post Research studies in Yiddish by noted historians, now in English appeared first on The Forward .
In the course of his 104 years, he resisted the Nazis, fought against blood libel and became a towering Jewish intellectual (Jun 3, 2026 08:19 PM - Forward.com – All)
Today, in a public ceremony held at Les Invalides, President Emmanuel Morin led the French Fifth Republic in paying its last respects to one of the nation’s great public figures, Edgar Morin, whose 104 years spanned the Third and Fourth Republics as well. He was a sociologist, philosopher, writer, film director and screenwriter. But Morin’s... The post In the course of his 104 years, he resisted the Nazis, fought against blood libel and became a towering Jewish intellectual appeared first on The Forward .
That time Allen Ginsberg wrote a Socialist poem — about Bernie Sanders (Jun 3, 2026 07:58 PM - Forward.com – All)
Last June, while digging through 50 boxes of archival material about Bernie Sanders’s four terms as the mayor of Burlington, Vermont, a reporter for the British newspaper the Guardian found a poem by Allen Ginsberg. Written by hand on a 1986 visit to the city, “Burlington Snow” didn’t name Sanders, but he was clearly the... The post That time Allen Ginsberg wrote a Socialist poem — about Bernie Sanders appeared first on The Forward .
The real reason Jews care about Marilyn Monroe (Jun 3, 2026 07:35 PM - Forward.com – All)
To the editors: As someone who loves film, Judaism, and history, I found PJ Grisar’s article on why so many Jews find Marilyn Monroe fascinating somewhat lacking. It is certainly true that Monroe “didn’t look Jewish,” but there were plenty of Jewish beauties to admire—Lauren Bacall, for example. I suspect the fascination goes deeper than... The post The real reason Jews care about Marilyn Monroe appeared first on The Forward .
Changing Jewish views on Zionism could scramble the antisemitism debate (Jun 3, 2026 07:31 PM - Forward.com – All)
Should hostility toward Israel be understood as an expression of animus toward Jews? That question sits at the center of most contemporary debates over antisemitism, and the views of Jews themselves are often cited by partisans on both sides. Many Jewish leaders have argued that because Zionism — meaning general support for the existence of... The post Changing Jewish views on Zionism could scramble the antisemitism debate appeared first on The Forward .
Israeli and diaspora Jews live in different realities. The Israel Day parade proved it (Jun 3, 2026 05:53 PM - Forward.com – All)
If Sunday’s Israel Day Parade in New York City had been held in Israel, with the same Israeli leaders in attendance, there is no way that so many people would have shown up — unless it was to protest. The fact that tens of thousands of American Jews seemed to have no problem marching alongside... The post Israeli and diaspora Jews live in different realities. The Israel Day parade proved it appeared first on The Forward .
North Carolina Democrats reject Gaza genocide resolution following campaign by Jewish caucus (Jun 3, 2026 04:32 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — For weeks, Jewish Democrats in North Carolina worked to block the state’s Democratic Party from passing a resolution declaring Israel’s actions in Gaza a genocide. On Saturday, they narrowly prevailed. The measure, titled the “Genocide Accountability Resolution,” was struck down by members of the North Carolina Democratic Party’s State Executive Committee with a... The post North Carolina Democrats reject Gaza genocide resolution following campaign by Jewish caucus appeared first on The Forward .
Tidbits: For the first time, a kosher restaurant has won a Michelin star (Jun 3, 2026 03:55 PM - Forward.com – All)
Tidbits is a Forverts feature of easy news briefs in Yiddish that you can listen to or read, or both! If you read the article and don’t know a word, just click on it and the translation appears. Listen to the report here: צום ערשטן מאָל געווינט אַ כּשרער רעסטאָראַן אַ „מישעלין־שטערן“ ייִט״אַ. — ווען... The post Tidbits: For the first time, a kosher restaurant has won a Michelin star appeared first on The Forward .
Jewish witchcraft isn’t as weird as it sounds (Jun 3, 2026 01:46 PM - Forward.com – All)
Madonna, incongruously, may be largely responsible for introducing the public to a mystical, magical image of Judaism — one that went beyond old men bent over books, studying laws for keeping kosher or Shabbat. Her red string bracelet and her studies of kabbalah gave the religion a new air of mystery and occultism. But Judaism... The post Jewish witchcraft isn’t as weird as it sounds appeared first on The Forward .
Staunch Israel critic and Gaza trauma surgeon Adam Hamawy wins NJ-12 primary (Jun 3, 2026 12:09 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Adam Hamawy, the staunch Israel critic who served as a trauma surgeon in Gaza, is expected to join Congress after winning the Democratic primary in New Jersey’s 12th district on Tuesday. The political novice held a 12-point margin ahead of second-place candidate Brad Cohen with 86% of the vote in, even as he... The post Staunch Israel critic and Gaza trauma surgeon Adam Hamawy wins NJ-12 primary appeared first on The Forward .
Scott Wiener wins spot in general election for San Francisco House seat as a Jewish critic of Israel (Jun 3, 2026 11:18 AM - Forward.com – All)
California State Sen. Scott Wiener advanced Tuesday as the frontrunner to succeed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Congress, in a contest closely watched in Jewish politics after Wiener called Israel’s actions in the Gaza War a genocide and called for a halt to arms sales to Israel. Wiener, a 55-year-old progressive Democrat who is... The post Scott Wiener wins spot in general election for San Francisco House seat as a Jewish critic of Israel appeared first on The Forward .
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