Judy Maltz
By Judy Maltz
-
News Israel’s far-right government explained
Netanyahu's new governing coalition represents a blow to the cause of religious pluralism in Israel and is likely to alienate millions of Diaspora Jews
-
Fast Forward In first, ultra-Orthodox news site apologizes to women for blurring their faces
This is the first time a lawsuit has ever been filed against a Haredi publication for blurring out the faces of women, which is a common practice in ultra-Orthodox media
-
Fast Forward Adelson family withdrawing most of its support from Birthright Israel
The flagship program, which brings U.S. Jews to Israel, cut the number of trips it takes each year
-
Fast Forward 70% of Israelis don’t recognize patrilineal Jews, report shows
A survey by the Israel Democracy Institute examining public views on religion and state also shows that attitudes toward non-Orthodox conversions are mixed
-
News Meet the Jewish duo behind Australia’s hottest news service for millennials
The Daily Aus is delivering news to 370,000 young Australians every day on Instagram – though Israeli politics isn’t proving much of a draw
-
News What ‘Biden’s rabbi’ thinks of the president’s Israel visit this week
Rabbi Michael Beals and President Joe Biden go back a long way, and the Delaware-based faith leader is ‘over-the-moon’ excited about the president’s visit to Israel.
-
Fast Forward First Israel-bound immigrants cross from Ukraine into Poland
(Ha’aretz) — After a harrowing journey that took nearly an entire day, a small group of immigrants bound for Israel from Ukraine crossed the border into Poland on Saturday. According to the Jewish Agency, which arranged for their departure, the immigrants will be put up in Warsaw for the next few days before flying to…
-
News Right-wing, ultra-Orthodox parties accused of plotting ‘takeover’ at World Zionist Congress
The non-Orthodox Jewish movements are teaming up with the center-left parties in Israel in a last-ditch effort to prevent the takeover of key international Zionist institutions by right-wing and rigidly Orthodox political parties. On Tuesday, the World Zionist Congress will be asked to approve an agreement that would effectively hand over control of key positions…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Sports First Puka Nacua, now Mookie Betts: Why do sports stars keep getting antisemitic around a Jewish streamer?
- 2
Culture Why do Jews eat Chinese food on Christmas?
- 3
Culture We tried to fix Hallmark’s Hanukkah problem. Here’s the movie we made instead
- 4
Holy Ground One of America’s first Jewish farms was nearly lost to history. Now these Brooklyn parents are risking everything to keep their family’s legacy alive.
In Case You Missed It
-
Yiddish דראַמאַטישע פּאָעזיע: סוצקעװערס מעשׂיות לעבן אױף אױף דער ייִדישער בינעPoetry in drama: Sutzkever’s stories come alive on the stage
דער װאָקאַבולאַר אין די מעשׂיות ניצט אױס די פּאַליטרע פֿון דער קונסטוועלט, װילנער קאָלאָריט, ייִדישן לעבן און דער אונטערװעלט.
-
Culture Waiting on line on Christmas is a time-honored New York tradition — was it ever thus?
-
Fast Forward It’s not just a myth that Jews head to Chinese restaurants on Christmas. It’s science.
-
Fast Forward Tucker Carlson named ‘Antisemite of the Year’
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
