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Culture
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Meet the mind behind the hilarious mashups of Hasidic dance and hip-hop
@Jewish808s' videos keep going viral. What makes the formula so reliable?
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Music Folk dance is a national pastime in Taiwan. Israeli songs are a big part of the tradition.
A complex 20th-century history allowed for few outside influences, but Israeli folk dances left a lasting impact
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Sitting shiva and los nueve días: the parallels between Jewish and Latino Catholic mourning
Jews are far from the only group to practice consecutive days of prayer and mourning following a death
The Latest
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The Jewish musicals that Oscar Hammerstein never got to do
The lyricist and playwright considered writing about dybbuks but spent more time immortalizing the life of a singing nun
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Books Allen Ginsberg, Siegfried Sassoon in collection of letters about LGBTQ love and friendship
'The Love That Dares' looks at poems and letters exploring queer relationships from Sappho to the 21st century
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Manischewitz isn’t just for your bubbe anymore
With spoof products such as gefilte fish hot dogs and hash brownie macaroons, Manischewitz is taking Twitter by storm
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Books How a pathbreaking gay legislator earned his nickname
You don’t need to know anything about the legislative process to enjoy ‘Smahtguy,’ a graphic novel about Barney Frank
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Alec Baldwin interviewed Woody Allen on Instagram — the tech issues were the best part
An otherwise dull conversation was enlivened by Wi-Fi issues
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How a Holocaust survivor helped win the fight for abortion rights
Five years after her death, Simone Veil is back in the news — in France and the US
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We want to hear your stories about religion in public schools
After a Supreme Court decision allowed a football coach to lead prayers, Jews are telling their stories of growing up in Christian-dominated schools. We want yours.
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Was ‘Blazing Saddles’ better than ‘Young Frankenstein?’ — an exclusive Forward investigation
Ranking Mel Brooks' films from 11-to-1
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Exclusive Mahmoud Khalil wants to reassure you
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Culture 70 years ago, this Jewish choreographer predicted our epidemic of loneliness and isolation
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Opinion Trump is backed into a corner on Iran. Get ready for him to start blaming Jews
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Opinion Mahmoud Khalil’s reassurances are bad for Jews but even worse for Palestinians
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Fast Forward Dan Bilzerian wants to ‘kill Israelis’ and thinks Judaism is ‘terrible.’ Now he’s running for Congress.
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Fast Forward After AIPAC-backed primary loss, Tom Malinowski endorses rival who says Israel committed genocide
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Opinion Viktor Orbán may fall. Netanyahu should be next
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Opinion Hungary is poised to topple an authoritarian leader. American Jews have something to learn
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