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By Forward Staff
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Life The #1 Mistake You’re Making In Your Work Emails
Using emoticons in emails may yield more frowns than smiles, said a new study released by Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. “Our findings provide first-time evidence that, contrary to actual smiles, smileys do not increase perceptions of warmth and actually decrease perceptions of competence,” said Dr. Ella Glikson, a post-doctorate fellow at the BGU…
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Fast Forward Does Charlottesville Change How You View Anti-Semitism In America?
Confederate flags, David Duke t-shirts and chants of “Jew, Jew, Jew, Jew” – our reporter was shaken by what he saw in Charlottesville, Va. over the weekend. How do you feel about the protests and counter-protests that turned violent? Join our Facebook community and have your voice heard: For our latest stories and more discussions…
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Fast Forward Israeli Creates Viral Foot Fetish Site
When Eli Ozer was a kid growing up in the Israeli town of Bat Yam, he realized he was deeply attracted to women’s feet. After stints in the Israel Defense Forces and a medical institute, he emerged as a programmer and creator of the foot fetish site WikiFeet. “There are three parameters for evaluating feet,”…
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Film & TV David Grossman Play At Lincoln Center Under Attack From BDS Supporters
A forthcoming Lincoln Center production of Man Booker Prize-winning novelist David Grossman’s “To The End Of The Land” has become a surprising target for protest. As reported by The New York Times,, the theatrical adaptation of Grossman’s anti-war novel, which is produced by the Cameri Theater of Israel and the Ha’Bima National Theater of Israel…
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Opinion Fault Lines Episode 12: Alternatives To The Two-State Solution
What if the Two-State Solution is dead? In the most recent episode, Peter Beinart and Daniel Gordis grappled with the American Jewish millennials who have started to lose faith in the Two-State Solution. The Two-State Solution has long been considered the only legitimate end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but new times are prompting the question:…
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Community We Want To Hear Your Summer Camp Stories!
Ah, summer: a time of increased humidity and daylight, decreased formality, and of course — summer camp! The Forward wants to hear your best stories: did you meet the love of your life at summer camp? Your best friend? Did you break a limb in an epic way? Did you take part in a unique…
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Fast Forward Want To Be Like Jesus? Assault A Reporter, Apparently
Do you ever read something that makes you go… oh, Jesus? Enter this Missoulian letter to the editor, which compares Representative Greg Gianforte’s body-slamming of reporter Ben Jacobs to Jesus overthrowing the tables of money-lenders in the Jewish temple. “He also proved to be a real Montanan to his supporters who are not self-proclaimed Christians…
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Community How Do You Feel About Interfaith Marriage?
Intermarriage has always been a controversial subject, and the Forward would love to hear from our community. If you or a loved one are intermarried, were you married by a rabbi? Under a chuppah? How do you balance your beliefs and practices with those of your spouse? If you have stories, anecdotes or memories that…
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