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News Impatience. Hopelessness. Multi-tasking. Readers share the personal sins they’re repenting for this Yom Kippur.
“For the sin of not walking through the doors God opens for me.” That was what a rabbi I dated many years ago, when I was in my 20s and living in Los Angeles, said as we performed the tashlich ritual. Tashlich literally means “casting off,” and the ritual involves tossing pieces of bread into…
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Culture November 4-11: Other Israel Film Festival
The Other Israel Film Festival will run November 4-11. Learn more and get tickets here. We’re excited to co-sponsor the 2021 Other Israel Film Festival! Tickets are now on sale and this year’s festival will feature both in-person and virtual films and events. The Other Israel Film Festival, founded in 2007, presents cinema and television…
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Culture November 7: What If? Ehud Barak on War and Peace screening and Q&A
This film screening and Q&A will take place on Sunday, November 7 at 2 p.m. ET. Get tickets here. Can a leader succeed in influencing the world? Ehud Barak is a controversial former prime minister, decorated and criticized commander on the battlefield, and one of the leading figures of the Zionist movement. He is also…
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News We asked for your 9/11 stories. With grief, hope and faith, you responded.
9/11 changed all our lives. Here, Forward readers share their stories of that tragic day
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Culture November 8: Daniel Sokatch in conversation with Jodi Rudoren
This event is in partnership with Sixth & I. It will take place on Monday, November 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT. Register here. As an expert who understands both sides of one of the world’s most complex and controversial conflicts, New Israel Fund CEO Daniel Sokatch dives into why so many…
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Culture November 15: Antisemitism in America: Stories from the front lines
This conversation will take place on Monday, November 15 at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT. Register here. We’re excited to partner with the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan for an investigation into the roots and manifestations of antisemitism in America. When antisemitism is on the rise, who are the most vulnerable targets? The “visibly…
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Culture November 16: You Will Not Play Wagner
We’re proud to partner with the Jewish Arts Collaborative Boston on JArts Theatreworks Group Presents: You Will Not Play Wagner. The filmed play will be screened on Tuesday, November 16 at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT. Register here. Is it ok to play the music of a known anti-Semite? Richard Wagner’s music has…
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Culture September 2: The rise of antisemitism from the left and the right
This talk will take place on Thursday, September 2 at 6:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. PT Register here. American Public Square at Jewell, JCRB | AJC Kansas City and Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City are pleased to present: “The Rise of Antisemitism From the Left and the Right” which will highlight the increasing…
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