Talmudic Rabbis Were Totally Badass in Blizzards
Ancient Talmudic rabbi Hillel the Elder is not impressed with our Blizzard of 2015. He braves snowstorms like a boss — and makes New Yorkers look like a bunch of sissies.
Is Controversial Circumcision Ritual Dangerous?
Is a controversial circumcision rite dangerous? New York City believes 17 infants have been infected because of metzizah b’peh — but not everyone agrees.
Israel President Reuven Rivlin Meets Black Community in New York
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin began his first visit to the United States as president with a speech to leaders of the African-American community.
Talk Show Pioneer Joe Franklin Dies at 88
TV talk show pioneer Joe Franklin, who interviewed thousands of people from a dancing dentist to Academy Award winning actors in a far from glamorous New York studio, has died at the age of 88.
Behind the Small Screen at Jon Stewart's Gig
Scoring tickets for Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’ is just the start of some serious business. Anna Goldenberg chronicles a day-long struggle of paranoia, exercise and swooning.
Met Council Faces Uncertain Future Amid Scandals and Red Ink
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty will seek to merge or partner with other not-for-profit agencies in order to preserve its services, the Forward has learned.
PHOTOS: Capturing a 1970s Borscht Belt Singles' Weekend
Winter may be upon us, but things are heating up in these pictures of a 1970s singles’ weekend in the Catskills. Elyssa Goodman chats with the photographer — her mother.
Orthodox Cop Sues New York Over 'Dirty Jew' Ordeal
An Orthodox Jewish man is suing the New York Police Department for anti-Semitic harassment that he says compelled him to quit his job as a cop.
Delta Israel Flights Hit by Bomb Scares at John F. Kennedy Airport
Two Delta Air Lines flights arriving at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, one continuing to and one arriving from Tel Aviv, were evacuated following a bomb threat.
'Facebuker Rebbe' Dovid Winiarz Dies in Car Crash on Icy Sunday Morning
Rabbi Dovid Winiarz, the self-proclaimed “Facebuker Rebbe” for his outreach efforts over Facebook, was killed in a car accident on an icy road in Maryland.
