Ari Feldman is a staff writer at the Forward. He covers Jewish religious organizations, synagogue life, anti-Semitism and the Orthodox world. If you have any tips, you can email him at feldman@forward.com. Follow him on Twitter @aefeldman.
Ari Feldman
By Ari Feldman
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News Six Nights Of Hanukkah, Seven Anti-Semitic Incidents In New York City
A woman slapped three Orthodox women in the space of about thirty minutes in Brooklyn Thursday evening, according to one of them who posted on Facebook about it. “The sixth such incident since Chanukah began, and we haven’t even gotten past the 5th candle,” the woman, Dalia Shusterman, wrote in a public post suggesting the…
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Fast Forward Accused Yeshiva University Arsonist May Be Famous Nuclear Physicist’s Grandson
A man accused of lighting fires in a Yeshiva University dormitory while students were asleep may be the grandson of Edward Teller, the famous nuclear physicist who played a central role in inventing the hydrogen bomb. Peter Weyand was arrested over the weekend after he was allegedly caught on camera using matches from a Hanukkah…
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Fast Forward Giuliani Said ‘I’m More Of A Jew Than Soros Is.’ Then He Doubled Down.
Rudy Giuliani’s latest target is the Jewish billionaire philanthropist and Holocaust survivor George Soros, whom he attacked in a recent interview as “hardly a Jew.” Speaking to New York Magazine’s Olivia Nuzzi, Giuliani spoke about a variety of subjects, including his business dealings in Ukraine and the numerous people who knew him as a mayor…
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Fast Forward Fact Check: Did Rashida Tlaib Post A Hanukkah Message To Jews About Attacking Israel?
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, (D-Mich.) has been long known for her outspoken criticism of Israel and its occupation of the West Bank territories and the Golan Heights. But did she use a Hanukkah message to Jews to attack Israel for the occupation? No. On Sunday, a pro-Israel media group called Israel Advocacy Movement shared a video…
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Fast Forward Jersey City Gathers To Light Hanukkah Candles, And Honor An Officer Who Saved Lives
During the first week of Jewish mourning, called shiva, it is customary to light one candle each day. It burns for 24 hours, and then the next candle is lit. On Sunday evening, Yoely Greenfeld, the brother of the woman who was killed in the attack on the Jersey City kosher grocery store earlier this…
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Fast Forward Jewish Astronaut Shows Off Her Hanukkah Socks From Space
Happy Hanukkah to all those who celebrate it on Earth! #HappyHanukkah pic.twitter.com/FKC2M5iXni — Jessica Meir (@Astro_Jessica) December 23, 2019 Jessica Meir, a Jewish astronaut, wished the world a chag Hanukkah sameach — happy Hanukkah! — from 254 miles above the surface of the Earth Sunday evening. “Happy Hanukkah to all those who celebrate it on…
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Fast Forward In Jersey City A Street Artist Has Painted A Mural Over The Kosher Grocery Store Attacked Last Week
View this post on Instagram A post shared by God Conscious Art (@trueheartart) on Dec 18, 2019 at 3:39pm PST A Jersey City artist has painted a mural over the damaged facade of the kosher grocery store where three people were killed by armed assailants last week. The mural was put up Thursday morning, after…
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News Orthodox Jews Raise $1.5 Million For Family That Owned Jersey City Grocery Store
In just over a week, a crowdfunding campaign for the family of Mindel Ferencz, who was shot and killed in the Jersey City kosher grocery shooting, raised over $1.5 million, primarily from Orthodox and Hasidic donors. The show of support has been remarkable even for the Hasidic world, in which the importance of charitable giving…
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