Daniel J. Solomon is the former Assistant to the Editor/News Writer at the Forward. Originally from Queens, he attended Harvard as an undergraduate, where he wrote his senior thesis on French-Jewish intellectual history. He is excited to have returned to New York after his time in Massachusetts. Daniel’s passions include folk music, cycling, and pointed argument.
Daniel J. Solomon
By Daniel J. Solomon
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Fast Forward Gay Rabbi Leads Conservative Effort To ‘Radically Reimagine’ Traditions
Gil Steinlauf, the prominent Washington, D.C. rabbi who made waves when he came out three years ago to his congregation, will leave his post as senior rabbi at Adas Israel to head up a new “innovation lab” for the Conservative movement. Steinlauf described the initiative as “far reaching” and “designed to radically reimagine the ancient…
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Fast Forward Lisa Bloom, Attorney For Harassment Accusers, Celebrates O’Reilly’s Ouster
Lisa Bloom, the women’s rights attorney and advocate, exulted Thursday after Fox News axed top anchor Bill O’Reilly over sexual harassment charges from more than a dozen accusers – including several clients of hers. “When women speak our truth the old order shatters. We slayed the dragon. Never forget this is what we’re capable of,”…
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Fast Forward Mark Zuckerberg On Your Mind? Facebook Exploring Telepathy
Mark Zuckerberg has already gotten billions to sign up for Facebook, but the tech king might have a greater ambition: reading your mind. The social media giant has now set its sights on a breakthrough that would allow people to type on their phone – with no hands, and based on signals from the brain….
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Fast Forward Jake Tapper Is On The Paul Rudd Diet – Among Other Things
Hosting two shows on CNN, asking politicians tough-as-nails questions and being present for his wife and two kids takes a lot out of reporter Jake Tapper. And that’s why he’s adopted a new diet, inspired by friend and actor Paul Rudd. “Paul’s a fellow 48-year-old Jew. This is achievable,” he told a reporter for GQ…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Left-Wing Meretz Party Files Complaint Against Rapper For Incitement
Israel’s left wing Meretz Party filed criminal suit against Yoav “The Shadow” Eliasi after the far-right social media personality posted an image to Facebook that painted the faction’s members as traitors. מפלגת מרצ הגישה הבוקר תלונה במשטרה נגד יואב אליאסי, הראפר הצל, בגין הסתה • @akivanovick pic.twitter.com/O4EKe0Qr9i — חדשות 10 (@news10) April 20, 2017 The…
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Fast Forward Hasidic Parents Won’t Rat Out Mohels Who Gave Their Kids Herpes
Parents of four Hasidic Jewish children infected with herpes by ritual circumcision will not tell the New York City Department of Health the names of the mohels who did the procedures, according to the agency. “Unfortunately, some in the community are resistant to sharing the name of the mohels,” Christopher Miller told DNAInfo. “This is…
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Fast Forward Bring On The Kosher Sabbath-Friendly Panic Alarm Button
Synagogues in Israel are getting a new tool that will let them handle a Sabbath emergency – a tablet that’s designed to call first responders on the day of rest, when many congregants do not carry phones. Developed by the software company Nedarim Plus, the tablet has only two features – to phone the police…
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Fast Forward Boris Epshteyn – Trump’s Ex-Cable Surrogate – Gets Pundit Job
Boris Epshteyn has landed a sweet deal as a cable pundit after leaving his position as a White House special assistant, with Sinclair Broadcast Group – which owns and operates hundreds of television stations – hiring the Russian Jew as an on-air political commentator and analyst. “We understand the frustration with government and traditional institutions….
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