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Kerry's Call Ignored

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 05:00:00 EST

FORWARD EDITORIAL Why are pro-Israel groups keeping so quiet about John Kerry’s impassioned plea for peace? Maybe they know he’s right.

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The Maharat Movement

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:00:00 EST

FORWARD EDITORIAL: The graduation of the first women from an Orthodox rabbinic school is a joyous revolution. It’s long past time for Orthodox women to blaze a trail to the future.

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Facing Up to the Fraud

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:00:00 EST

FORWARD EDITORIAL: Julius Berman has tarnished his own reputation by mishandling the probe into massive fraud at the Claims Conference. There is still time for him to change course.

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How the Forward Got it Right

Fri, 31 May 2013 15:37:00 EST

FORWARD EDITORIAL: Board chair Julius Berman criticizes the Forward’s coverage of the fraud scandal at the Claims Conference. Unfortunately, his assertions are just plain wrong.

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Breadwinner Moms

Thu, 30 May 2013 05:00:00 EST

FORWARD EDITORIAL: Female breadwinners now lead 40% of American families. Our society — including the Jewish community — must change fast to handle this new reality.

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The 'Unaffiliated' Danger Within

Wed, 29 May 2013 05:00:00 EST

Some see ultra-Orthodox fundamentalism as the greatest threat to American Jewish life. Jane Eisner asks: What about the growing number of ‘unaffiliated’ Jews?

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A Moral Responsibility

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:00 EST

FORWARD EDITORIAL: The fraud may be over at the Claims Conference, but not the shameful truth-hiding. Its leaders must prove they are still worthy of our trust.

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Food and Faith

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:00:00 EST

FORWARD EDITORIAL: Five years ago, Magen Tzedek was launched as an ambitious ethical certification program for kosher food. Why are we still waiting to see any tangible results?

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A Bronx Fire, Rekindled

Mon, 13 May 2013 05:00:00 EST

A raging fire recently destroyed a row of Bronx businesses. Jane Eisner can relate. Three decades ago, her father’s optometry shop went up in flames a stone’s throw away.

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The Case for a New Kotel

Thu, 09 May 2013 05:00:00 EST

FORWARD EDITORIAL: The bold plan to allow egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall has doubters on all sides. Which is why it is so important that we help make it a reality.

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An Anguished Choice

Thu, 02 May 2013 05:00:00 EST

FORWARD EDITORIAL: An abortion doctor’s trial is focusing attention on pregnant women’s anguish. Their choices must be protected, from unscrupulous providers and zealots alike.

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Egypt’s Not So Free Press

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 EST

FORWARD EDITORIAL: The Egypt Independent was shut down for good last week. The paper’s death is a worrying sign that Egypt’s tentative steps toward freedom are faltering badly.

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Fashion Forgiveness

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 05:00:00 EST

FORWARD EDITORIAL: Should John Galliano ever be allowed in polite company again? Is it time to forgive the legendary Christian Dior couturier?

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Sex Trade, Then and Now

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:00:00 EST

FORWARD EDITORIAL: Sex slavery was once a plague on the Jewish Lower East Side. A century later, women are still suffering the same injustice — or worse.

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Reimagining the Kotel

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:00:00 EST

FORWARD EDITORIAL: An egalitarian prayer section at the Kotel might chip away at the virtual Orthodox monopoly on religious practice in Israel. Let that be just its first miracle.

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Cries From Within

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 05:00:00 EST

FORWARD EDITORIAL: Y.U. is not alone in grappling with sex abuse charges. It should listen when its own community demands a broader investigation and change for the better.

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The Tipping Point?

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:00:00 EST

FORWARD EDITORIAL: For all the fresh faces in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet, one thing has stayed depressingly constant: The paltry number of women.

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The Empathy Rule

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 05:00:00 EST

FORWARD EDITORIAL: Barack Obama shrewdly tapped into ‘Passover empathy’ in his pro-peace speech in Israel. Will it be enough to overcome the trepidation that ‘Purim Jews’ feel?

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Defining Marriage for the 21st Century

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 05:00:00 EST

FORWARD EDITORIAL: As the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on same-sex marriage, we hope the justices will let their own experiences inform their decision.

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Welcome, Kitniyot

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 05:00:00 EST

FORWARD EDITORIAL: This Passover, whether we consume items now considered kitniyot, we hope all of us will recognize the validity of those who practice Judaism differently.

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