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Fast Forward Modi, a comedian popular with Orthodox crowds, has a new special. He wants non-Jews to watch, too.
The title of the special, 'Know Your Audience,' is a reference to a principle the comedian has followed in his own career
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News No sex this Shabbat: Orthodox influencer sparks strike to highlight plight of chained woman
Adina Sash’s call for a 'Mikvah Strike' on behalf of an agunah in Kiryas Joel is the talk of the Orthodox world
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News Jury awards damages after Baltimore rabbi found liable for sexual abuse of children
Rabbi Steven Krawatsky took the unusual step of taking his accusers to court. A jury took their side.
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Fast Forward 8 years after he was accused of sexual abuse, a once-beloved Orthodox rabbi will face a Maryland jury
Rabbi Steven Krawatsky — and his former campers — will have their day in court
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Fast Forward Could $50,000 get you to move to Rhode Island? This Orthodox community wants to find out
Providence, Rhode Island, has about 100 Orthodox families. Local leaders want more
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Fast Forward A 35-foot challah in NYC attempts to break a Guinness World Record
The gargantuan loaf was a collaboration between Congregation Rodeph Sholom, Jewish Federations of North America and the Orthodox Union
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Fast Forward Rabbi Zevulun Charlop, dean who led Yeshiva U seminary through period of growth, dies at 94
Charlop once said that his ideal YU would be “a yeshiva like Volozhin,” a legendary seminary in what is now Belarus, and a university like Columbia
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Fast Forward Passengers accuse JetBlue of antisemitism after Orthodox Jews ordered off plane
Flight crew complained that passengers who switched seats made them uncomfortable
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News Why did this Mormon drive 10 hours to buy whiskey? To help out a Jewish friend for Passover