Marie-Rose Sheinerman is a news intern at the Forward. Contact her at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter @RoseSheinerman.
Marie-Rose Sheinerman
By Marie-Rose Sheinerman
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News You have a rabbi to thank for this special Zoom feature
With in-person services shuttered amid the pandemic, countless American Jews prepared to celebrate the High Holidays over Zoom last September. Behind the scenes, one rabbi was in a race against the clock to make that possible. “It was really almost at the 11th hour,” said Rabbi Joshua Heller, the spiritual leader of Congregation B’nai Torah…
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Fast Forward University of Pennsylvania refuses to move commencement from Shavuot amid Jewish students’ complaints
Amid ongoing calls from Jewish students and alumni for the date to be moved, the University of Pennsylvania has said it will not be altering the date of its planned commencement ceremony, which currently falls on the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. As of Tuesday morning, more than 1,600 individuals had signed a petition asking that…
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News Is Clubhouse equipped to handle hate speech and antisemitism?
Two weeks after this piece was published, a flare-up of antisemitic incidents on Clubhouse led the social networking app to announce publicly they had “shut down a number of rooms found to be in violation” of their policies. Those rooms, which were eventually shut down, amassed hundreds of listeners and reportedly included statements about “how…
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News ‘Historically ludicrous’: Jewish leaders speak out against comparing vaccine passports to Holocaust
Conservative politicians, including former Trump cabinet member Richard Grenell and the freshman congressman from North Carolina, Madison Cawthorn, drew fire on Tuesday from prominent Jewish leaders for comparing a potential vaccine passport system to the Holocaust. In Israel, a country that has implemented a system of “vaccine passports,” documentation allows vaccinated individuals entrance to public…
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News For many synagogues, live-streamed services are here to stay after the pandemic
When the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered synagogues across the nation a year ago, many congregations that previously avoided technology use on Shabbat embraced live-stream and video conferencing as the only viable and safe solution to maintaining community. Now, for many, the needle has moved, and post-pandemic, synagogues intend to keep those options available indefinitely. “I have…
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Fast Forward Biden, Harris, Doug Emhoff speak at White House Passover celebration
President Joe Biden made an appearance at the White House Passover celebration on Thursday, telling the nearly 10,000 virtual attendees one way in which this year’s seder is different from all others: “Not only ‘next year in Jerusalem,’ but ‘next year in person!’” “As we seek to rebuild from a time of struggle and loss,…
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News Virginia’s largest school system votes down inclusion of non-Christian holidays
The school board of the largest school system in Virginia voted on Thursday against adding four minority faith holidays to the public school calendar. Despite a months-long campaign in Fairfax County by Jewish, Muslim, and Hindu community leaders, the new calendar — approved on a 7-5 vote — will not give students days off for…
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Fast Forward After years of contentious debate, Ethnic Studies model curriculum approved in California
The California State Board of Education voted on Thursday to approve the most recent draft of the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum. The vote follows four years of contentious debate and objections leveled against the curriculum by Jewish organizations across the political spectrum. Nearly five years ago, California passed a bill, AB 2016, mandating a commission…
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