Aiden Pink is the Deputy News Editor for the Forward. Contact him at pink@forward.com or on Twitter, @aidenpink.
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By Aiden Pink
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Culture How ‘A Rugrats Passover’ became an iconic holiday special
In 1995, Nickelodeon's popular cartoon series debuted its most Jewish episode
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Fast Forward Lakewood Jews raise thousands for family of kosher store employee who died of COVID-19
More than $15,000 has been raised in three days for the former employee of a Lakewood, N.J. kosher grocery store who died of the coronavirus. Lancelot Diaz-Hernandez, 20, passed away after spending two weeks in the hospital fighting complications from COVID and pneumonia, the Asbury Park Press reported. A GoFundMe page to aid with medical…
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Fast Forward Some Orthodox rabbis permit phone use on holidays, citing pandemic’s mental health risks
Some Orthodox Jewish rabbis have issued rulings allowing technology usage on Shabbat and holidays to assist those dealing with mental health issues in quarantine. Orthodox Judaism bans the use of electricity, including modern technology like phones, on Shabbat and on the first two and last two days of Passover. But it also allows for an…
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News Sleepaway camp is still possible — but increasingly unlikely
Dr. Dara Kass loves summer camp. She was a camper and a counselor herself when she was younger. Her kids go to summer camp. She now volunteers as a camp doctor. And she co-founded a company called Camp Health Consulting, which works with summer camps to improve their health systems and is an official affiliate…
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News Many Jewish parents press on with circumcision amidst outbreak – while others opt for delay
Becky Lustgarten is due to give birth to her first child, a boy, at the end of April. Pre-pandemic, she and her husband, Taylor, felt committed to following the Jewish mandate for circumcision on the baby’s eighth day of life, though she admitted being “a little not-so-thrilled” anticipating the painful procedure. Now the couple, who…
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Fast Forward Pollsters asked Americans to name a Jew. The most common answer was Jesus.
As part of a survey about how Americans think about religion, the Pew Research Center asked respondents last month to answer the question, “Who is the first person who comes to mind when you think of Judaism?” The most common answer, according to Pew, was Jesus. Some 21% of respondents named Jesus as the first…
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News Amid massive unemployment, the worst is likely yet to come at Jewish nonprofits
Bryan Leib got the dreaded call last week. His employer, the Jewish nonprofit Americans Against Antisemitism, was laying him off due to uncertainty caused by coronavirus. “We’re not a large nonprofit, and we found ourselves having to make tough decisions,” said Leib. “The last thing people are thinking about, I think, is giving to a…
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Fast Forward Major Jewish groups create ‘emergency pandemic coalition’
Eight Jewish organizations, including some of the largest in the country, have formed an “emergency pandemic coalition” to coordinate relief work and information-sharing regarding people in the Jewish community affected by the coronavirus outbreak and ensuing economic crash. The coalition, which will collaborate on fundraising, aiding laid-off Jewish communal professionals and coordinating the provision of…
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