Jackie Hajdenberg
By Jackie Hajdenberg
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Fast Forward Jessica Seinfeld’s Instagram post about Kanye West’s antisemitism goes viral among celebrities and influencers
Celebrities and influencers like Gwyneth Paltrow, members of the Kardashian-Jenner family, and Reese Witherspoon have since shared Seinfeld’s post condemning antisemitism
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Culture Ramy Youssef opens up on filming in Israel, writing Jewish characters and reading Heschel
The third season of his award-winning Hulu show involves Orthodox diamond dealers, a West Bank Tinder date and a main character on a Jewish spiritual quest
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News The ancient Jewish practice of hakhel, an every-7-years gathering, gets a 21st-century revival
Jews are commanded to hear the Torah recited by the king at the Temple. What happens when neither of those exists?
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Fast Forward How concierge IV therapy went from Instagram trend to pre-Yom Kippur hydration hack
Some Jews who want to fast on Yom Kippur resort to IV hydration — often against doctors’ and rabbis’ advice
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Fast Forward Jewish woman to be knighted for helping Sephardic Jews gain Spanish citizenship
Doreen Alhadeff has helped guide people around the world, from Greece to Hong Kong, through the citizenship application process
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Fast Forward Jewish day school asks teacher to leave after she was outed as trans
Talia Avrahami says that in the fallout from leaving her job, she has been sent hateful messages and filmed outside of her home
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Fast Forward Fake toes for sale? An ad aimed at Orthodox women provokes questions about modesty rules gone too far
Appealing to Orthodox women who want to look great but conform to their communities’ standards for conservative dress, the ad peddles “high quality” silicone toes that buyers can slip on over their own, allowing them to wear sandals without having their own feet be seen
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Fast Forward This High Holiday season, a Twitter ‘Repentance Bot’ wants to teach people how to apologize for real
But the bot does more than name and shame — it’s meant to help people improve the way they apologize to each other
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