Sruli Fruchter, a contributing columnist to the Forward, is a rabbinical student at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and the director of operations at 18Forty, a media company exploring Jewish thought in a modern age. He studied International & Global Affairs at Yeshiva University, where he was the 100th editor-in-chief of The YU Commentator.
Sruli FruchterContributing Columnist
By Sruli Fruchter
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