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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News Instead Of ‘Netflix And Chill,’ They Log On To Their Synagogues
Rabbi Rachel Cowan, the mother of the “Jewish healing” movement, was hailed throughout the Jewish world for giving new life to the ancient practice of visiting a sickly person to pray over them. And in the moment she needed such prayer most desperately, it came in force — via the internet. Last year, Cowan’s friends…
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Fast Forward Marc Gafni Named In Latest Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University is being sued for employing Rabbi Marc Gafni, a spiritual leader accused of sexual abuse of a minor, in a civil suit filed in New York this month. The suit is being brought under the Child Victims Act, a law passed earlier this year which extends the statute of limitations on civil suits…
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Fast Forward The Crazy Story Of ‘Kritarch,’ The Term Used By A White Nationalist Website Linked To By The DOJ
On Thursday afternoon, BuzzFeed News reported that the Department of Justice had sent a routine email to a large group of DOJ staff that contained a link to a blog post from VDARE, an online haven for white nationalist, anti-immigrant and racist pseudo-intellectuals. In response, Ashley Tabbador, head of the union the National Association of…
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Fast Forward Before This Small Temple Closes, It’s Giving Its Torah To Another Community In Montana
A small temple over 95 years old will be closing its doors soon — but not before it donates its Torah scroll to a congregation in Montana, the St. Louis Jewish week reported. Temple Israel was once a community of 150 families that served southwestern Illinois Reform Jews with weekly services and a religious school….
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Beliefs Grow Among Evangelicals
Anti-Semitic beliefs are growing among evangelical Christians, the Washington Post reported. The shifting attitudes of such groups comes at a moment when Donald Trump is making the anti-Semitic claim that Jews have equal or greater loyalty to Israel than to America. Trump has also made it clear that he is taking cues from evangelical figures…
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Fast Forward DOJ Sent Email That Linked To A Blog Post From White Nationalist Site
The Department of Justice sent an email to all employees of immigration courts earlier this week that included a link to a blog post on a white nationalist website that included attacks on judges that made using anti-Semitic language, Buzzfeed reported. A union that represents immigration judges said that the post “directly attacks sitting immigration…
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Fast Forward 38 Former Yeshiva University Students File Sexual Abuse Lawsuit
A major suit has been filed against Yeshiva University by 38 men alleging that they suffered sexual abuse at the hands of school teachers and officials, which was subsequently covered up by the school’s administration. The suit, filed Thursday in a Manhattan civil court, resurrects a previous civil case against Yeshiva University, brought by many…
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Fast Forward Trump Quotes Jew-Turned-Evangelical Christian Calling Him ‘King Of Israel’
President Trump tweeted a quote from a Jew-turned-Evangelical Christian radio host Wednesday morning citing the president as the “King of Israel.” A series of tweets from Trump citing commentator Wayne Allyn Root came as the president was under fire for suggesting that it would be “disloyal” for American Jews to vote for the Democratic because…
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