Jodi Rudoren

Jodi Rudoren became Editor-in-Chief of The Forward, the nation’s oldest independent Jewish news organization, in September 2019 after more than two decades as a reporter and editor at The New York Times. She is helping lead a transformation of the storied 123-year-old institution, a nonprofit that went digital-only in early 2019.

At The Times, Jodi served as Jerusalem bureau chief from 2012 through 2015, covering two Israeli elections and two wars in Gaza. She previously covered the 2004 American presidential campaign, and served as Chicago bureau chief, education correspondent and education editor, and deputy on both the Metropolitan and International desks, before joining the masthead as Associate Managing Editor for Audience Strategy.

A longtime digital innovator, Jodi was executive producer of the multimedia series “One in 8 Million,” which won NYTimes.com’s first Emmy Award, in 2009, and served on the 2020 committee about the newsroom of the future. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Fuller Project, a nonprofit newsroom doing groundbreaking investigative work on issues that affect women.

Jodi grew up in Newton, Mass., and graduated cum laude in 1992 from Yale University, where she was Managing Editor of The Yale Daily News. She and her husband, Gary, combined their surnames in 2006 and live in Montclair, NJ, with their twins, who just turned 12.

rudoren@forward.com

May their memories be for a blessing. Share your stories about those who have died of Covid-19.

Jodi RudorenMarch 25, 2020

This unprecedented pandemic is challenging every aspect of our lives, upending daily routines as wells as Jewish rituals. And now: members of our community are dying of this disease. We must find new ways to memorialize them.

Virtual pastoring, and the texts that give them comfort: 19 rabbis (and 2 cantors) on spiritual leadership through coronavirus

Jodi RudorenMarch 20, 2020

As the pandemic’s revolutionary impact on our day-to-day reality became clear this week, the Forward knew our readers needed to hear from clergy.

Coronavirus is a reminder: Bnei Mitzvah theme is ‘coming of age’

Jodi RudorenMarch 19, 2020

We have twins in seventh grade, so this pandemic hit at the height of Bnei Mitzvah season.

We want to hear from you: Clergy in the time of coronavirus

Jodi RudorenMarch 14, 2020

In the past few days and weeks, we have all experienced shocking changes in our day-to-day lives. As our spiritual leaders, you have been on the front lines. You’ve made difficult decisions about canceling Bnei Mitzvahs and restricting attendance at life-cycle events, you’ve adapted prayer services and study sessions to take place online, you’ve helped your flocks understand the essential importance of pikuach nefesh above practically all else. And you’ve done all this while worrying, like everyone else, about yourself and your loved ones avoiding exposure to this frightening disease.