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 [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @aefeldman.
Ari Feldman
By Ari Feldman
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Fast Forward Check Your Snail Mail — The Saudi Ambassador Might Send You A Rosh Hashanah Card
In an apparent first, the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. sent High Holiday greetings to American Jews. The card, from Reema Bandar al Saud, the ambassador, (also known as Reema bint Bandar) was first reported by the Josh Lederman of NBC News. It’s not clear what format the card was sent out in, or who…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders, 78, Is Hospitalized And Cancels Upcoming Campaign Events After Heart Procedure
(JTA) — Sen. Bernie Sanders had two stents inserted for an artery blockage after being hospitalized in Las Vegas. A Wednesday statement by Jeff Weaver, an aide to the Vermont Democrat and presidential hopeful, said Sanders had “experienced some chest discomfort” at a Tuesday campaign event. Testing found a single artery blockage and the procedure…
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Life QUIZ: How Well Do You Remember The News From This Jewish Year?
The Jewish year is coming to a close and we’re about to party like it’s 5780. But first — lets find out if you remember the biggest, wildest, and weirdest headlines of this Jewish year. If you’re a little rusty and want to remind yourself just how things got so whack, take a look through…
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Fast Forward Yeshiva U Student Councils Reinstate Democratic Club That Sponsored LGBTQ March
The student councils for the undergraduate colleges at Yeshiva University announced on Thursday the reinstatement of the school’s Democratic club, after disciplining the group earlier this week after the College Democrats sponsored a march in support of LGBTQ students. The march was not officially sanctioned by the school’s administration, and this week the student councils…
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News Three Ways You Can Keep Your Synagogue Safe During The High Holidays
The High Holidays are here. Synagogues will swell with their biggest crowds of the year on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. But in the wake of the Pittsburgh and Poway shootings in the past year, and amid a nation-wide uptick in anti-Semitic incidents, American Jewish communities are on edge. What role can you, as a…
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News Holiday Checklist: Shofar, Apples, Honey, Gun. This Is Synagogue, Post-Pittsburgh.
As the High Holidays near, some religious Jews are considering an unusual question: Are swords like jewelry? In the time of the Talmud, one stream of rabbinic thought considered swords to be an adornment — and thus permissible to carry in a synagogue on the Sabbath and holidays. After a year in which a dozen…
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Fast Forward Could Impeachment Keep Jewish Lawmakers In D.C. For High Holidays?
Democratic lawmakers and politicians are calling on the House to cancel its upcoming recess — which includes Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur — and begin impeachment proceedings immediately, possibly upending the 27 Jewish members’ High Holiday plans, the Hill reported. The House should cancel its break and start impeachment proceedings now. As the whistleblower made…
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Fast Forward Yeshiva U Student Councils Penalize Democrat Club For Sponsoring LGBT March
The student councils of Yeshiva University declined to renew its recognition of the school’s Democratic club after it organized a march in support of LGBTQ students, the YU Commentator reported. The denial of the Democratic club comes amid a year of escalating unease for LGBTQ individuals in the YU community. Last week, more than 100…
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