Andrew Silow-Carroll is editor in chief of the New York Jewish Week and senior editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. He previously served as JTA’s editor in chief and as editor in chief and CEO of the New Jersey Jewish News.
Andrew Silow-Carroll
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
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Fast Forward Angela Buchdahl, prominent NYC rabbi, ratchets up criticism of Zohran Mamdani — and cautions against Jewish infighting
Buchdahl had faced public and private criticism for declining to sign a rabbinic letter condemning Mamdani
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Fast Forward Rabbis Angela Buchdahl and Elliot Cosgrove show the split in the pulpit over political endorsements
Should a rabbi endorse a candidate? Two influential leaders offer different answers on a question vexing synagogues
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With the hostages home, Jews struggle to let go of the prayers and rituals that grew out of Oct. 7
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In a new book, the former White House speechwriter says it’s time for Jews to reclaim their story from the haters
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Fast Forward Jewish groups welcome ceasefire plan as a step toward a ‘lasting regional peace’
All welcome the release of hostages in statements that downplay a community’s divisions over Israel
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News Two years in, some are asking if the war in Gaza is changing Judaism
Rabbis and pundits are warning that the war is shaking the beliefs and practices of Judaism itself
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Pamela Nadell writes a history of Jew hatred, from colonial times to the aftermath of Oct. 7
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