Cancel culture comes for all sins - except anti-Semitism
Dog whistles are detected with ever greater precision when they come from the wrong political party.
We need a Jewish American Hamilton
The problem with cultural Judaism is not that it isn’t religious. The problem is that it isn’t anything.
Anti-Israel demonstrations are ruining Black Lives Matter
The protestors drew a comparison between the Black Lives Matter movement engulfing the U.S. and the plight of Palestinians in Israel.
American Jews’ hysteria about annexation has nothing to do with Israel
What is actually at stake in Jewish American debates over annexation has more to do with New York than Jerusalem.
The idolatry of smashing idols
What would today’s Abraham look like? He would relentlessly look for grey, rather than pant after black and white.
Jews stand for debate- which means backing the NYT
The opinion section of any publication, including this one, at its best, is a contemporary page of Talmud, animated by profound disagreement.
ADL’s anti-Semitism numbers confirm what we know: Anti-Semitism is contagious
Jews need to double down on efforts to heal the world, which is groaning under so much sickness and pain.
We’ve debated ourselves into irrelevance over liberalism and Zionism
What we need is something different — fully, passionate seeking Jews who demand the same of the bodies that represent them.
De Blasio is the wrong messenger, but has a point: All Jews are responsible for each other.
Those who are outraged about directing blame at “the Jewish community” are muting the voices in Jewish tradition that insist that we are one tribe.
Debate | Should American Jews celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut?
Forward contributors Ari Hoffman and Joel Swanson debate how American Jews should mark Israel’s independence day.