Jackie Hajdenberg
By Jackie Hajdenberg
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Fast Forward In rare move, haredi magazine publishes photo of a woman — a forgotten donor to European yeshivas
Jennie Miller Faggen donated tens of thousands of dollars to yeshivas in the 1920s, but her contribution has largely been forgotten
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News A new Conservative Jewish Passover policy taps into the booming gluten-free market
One rule instituted as a COVID provision by the Conservative movement is becoming permanent: Before Passover begins, Jews may buy certified kosher products that have kosher-for-Passover ingredients and are certified gluten-free and oat-free — even if they aren’t explicitly certified kosher for Passover
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Fast Forward Amid criticism, Columbia University announces a new research center in Tel Aviv
The Tel Aviv Global Center will focus on climate change, technology, entrepreneurship, arts, the humanities, biology, health and medicine
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Fast Forward It’s a date: Netflix’s ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ debuts May 3
'Finding your person is the hardest thing to do in the entire world,' matchmaker Aleeza Ben Shalom says in the show’s trailer. 'And that’s where I come in.'
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Culture How an encounter with Guillermo del Toro led to NYC’s first Mexican Jewish Film Festival
The Mexico City-born president of Tribeca Synagogue is organizing the event, which opens April 2
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Fast Forward Queer yeshiva to publish first-ever collection of Jewish legal opinions written by and for trans Jews
“Halacha has to be informed by the real lived experiences of the people about whom it is legislating,” said Laynie Soloman, who teaches at and helps lead Svara, a Chicago yeshiva that serves queer Jews
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News For Zionist LGBTQ group, Israel’s right-wing government has created an urgent crisis
A Wider Bridge has doubled its donations to Israeli LGBTQ groups this year, in the face of an Israeli government that includes anti-LGBTQ officials
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Fast Forward In Orthodox communities where women don’t read Torah, Purim offers a rare opportunity
According to the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, at least 105 women-led megillah readings, for both mixed-gender and women-only audiences, are taking place worldwide this year
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