This is the Forward’s coverage of Jewish culture where you’ll learn about the latest (and sometimes earliest) in Jewish art, music (including of course Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen), film, theater, books as well as the secret Jewish history of…
Culture
-
Can this LGBTQ+ Jewish organization navigate these turbulent times?
Keshet is facing internal and external pressures. It hopes its latest project, Shivyon, eases them
-
I attended a world record-breaking Shabbat dinner. You won’t believe how much we ate.
At ‘The Big Shabbat,’ the food just kept coming
-
Books With stories from Jews across the globe, this graphic anthology wants to expand how we see Jewishness
‘Hyphen: Jewish Stories In Our Own Word’ features twelve stories of Jews with different ethnic, racial, and gender identities.
The Latest
-
RFK Jr.’s poems to Olivia Nuzzi are peak cringe — so were King Solomon’s
In biblical times and, apparently, in our current era, erotica is in the eye of the beholder
-
Film & TV The ‘Wicked’ Munchkins seem pretty Jewish this time around
The musical sequel recalls Nuremberg Laws in a scene added for the film
-
How Black music brought me closer to Judaism
In those days in suburban Minneapolis, Jewish felt dorky; Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield and John Lee Hooker felt cool
-
How a wedding in Oklahoma taught a group of police officers and SWAT team members to care about Judaism and Israel
Before my daughter's marriage, many attendees had never met a Jew
-
Film & TV For ill and for good, this ‘Wicked’ song has become ubiquitous
Sung at graduations, funerals and retirement parties, Stephen Schwartz's 'For Good' is now the 'Hallelujah' of showtunes
-
A shocking true story of Mexico’s Jewish community comes to Netflix
In 'No One Saw Us Leave,' the story of a kidnapping rests on the internal dynamics of a tight-knit Jewish community
-
A new documentary humanizes Israeli soldiers. It also alleges war crimes.
In 'Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel's War,' IDF veterans reckon with their experiences in Gaza
-
BINTEL BRIEF ‘My teenager’s going to boarding school. I’m panicked she’ll face antisemitism’
Bintel says it’s good to be there for your kid, but Mom may need some support too
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Culture RFK Jr.’s poems to Olivia Nuzzi are peak cringe — so were King Solomon’s
- 2
Culture A shocking true story of Mexico’s Jewish community comes to Netflix
- 3
News As young Jews move away from Israel, Jewish leaders are reluctant to change their approach
- 4
Film & TV For ill and for good, this ‘Wicked’ song has become ubiquitous
In Case You Missed It
-
Culture Can this LGBTQ+ Jewish organization navigate these turbulent times?
-
Fast Forward Rabbis and other Jewish New Yorkers join Mamdani’s 400-member mayoral transition committees
-
Fast Forward Bipartisan bill in Congress would create ‘Jewish Refugee Day’
-
Opinion In Chicago, politicians are comparing ICE to the Gestapo — are they right?
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
