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Culture
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This rabbi reshaped and revitalized Judaism in the 20th century — how have we forgotten him?
Mordecai Kaplan's vision of 'maximum Jewishness' may be just what we need in these fraught times
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This initiative is helping Israeli war survivors heal through art — and is making therapy cool
The 8 Project brings survivors to LA and NYC for an unconventional, art-based method for processing trauma
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Film & TV Everything Jewish that happened at the Oscars: A ‘Marty Supreme’ shutout, an onstage ‘free Palestine’ and more
The Forward culture team breaks down everything Jewish in the Academy Awards
The Latest
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His family was forced to sell their precious Pissarro painting before fleeing Nazi Germany; will he finally see justice?
Lilly Cassirer's last living heir awaits a legal ruling on a Camille Pissarro masterpiece
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Looking Forward How my love for oysters parallels my Judaism
An century-old argument that oysters are kosher captures the essence of Jewish identity
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The iconic ‘Melt the ICE’ hat got stitched together in a Jewish-owned Minnesota yarn shop
Knitting store owner Gilah Mashaal sees similarities between her family’s expulsion from the Middle East and what’s happening in the United States
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I’m going to miss the ‘Marty Supreme’ press tour when it’s over
Watching Timothée Chalamet live out his character in increasingly absurd PR stunts has been a delight
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I had a shot at rock ’n’ roll fame. I chose a lifetime of Shabbat instead.
Just as Peter Himmelman's career was beginning, he risked everything to honor something far older than the music business.
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Art In the work of 21 artists, 49 different ways to be Jewish
The Derfner Museum of Judaica's 'Envisioning the Sacred' exhibit encompasses paintings, printings, drawings and linoleum cuts
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Film & TV Walter Benjamin knew what Timothée Chalamet meant about opera and ballet
The 'Marty Supreme' star's comments on movies as a popular art form align surprisingly well with the German thinker's philosophy
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For the ‘Jazz Rabbi’ of Connecticut, music and Judaism are both about tradition and improvisation
Greg Wall runs 'Jazz at the Post' in Westport, but still finds time to pray and study Talmud every day
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