Joseph Strauss
By Joseph Strauss
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Fast Forward Manischewitz is taking suggestions for its next matzo-box cover athlete
The Jewish food company has opened up a search for the “best Jewish college athletes in America,” who will grace Manischewitz matzo boxes in 2026.
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Fast Forward Meet Zevi Eckhaus, the Jewish college football bowl-bound quarterback who prays at the 18-yard line
'Shabbos is still tricky because we play on Saturdays,' said Eckhaus, who was raised Orthodox and is one of few Jewish players in NCAA Division I football
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Fast Forward NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch apologizes for allowing ‘turmoil’ outside synagogue
Tisch apologized to congregants of Park East Synagogue, where a protest had taken place during an event organized by the nonprofit Nefesh B’Nefesh
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Fast Forward Trump says he and Mamdani ‘didn’t discuss’ NYC mayor-elect’s vow to arrest Netanyahu during congenial meeting
Trump laughingly gave Mamdani permission to call him a 'fascist' during a joint appearance at the White House
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Fast Forward Mamdani’s response to synagogue protest: Condemn the language but criticize the Israel event
The mayor-elect was responding to a pro-Palestinian protest outside an event hosted by the nonprofit Nefesh B’Nefesh
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Fast Forward Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa says he wants to play an NFL game in Jerusalem
'Bringing an NFL game to Israel is a great idea,' said Mike Huckabee, the United States Ambassador to Israel
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Fast Forward Cameron Kasky, Jewish Parkland shooting survivor, is running for Congress on platform to ‘stop funding genocide’
Kasky, a 25-year-old self-described “unhinged politics Jew,” enters an already crowded race to succeed Rep. Jerry Nadler in New York City
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Fast Forward Jewish conservatives are looking to JD Vance to draw a line against the antisemitic right. He hasn’t delivered.
Ben Shapiro, Bari Weiss and Dan Senor condemned antisemitism on the right during an event recently but were divided over the vice president
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