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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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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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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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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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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By Jane Eisner
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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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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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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By Jane Eisner
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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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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