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How a song about the food chain became a Seder mainstay
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We're told the future of Judaism is in Florida. One Forward writer wanted to see for himself.
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We need to talk about New Jersey’s Jewish master of literature. No, not that one
Philip Roth and Judy Blume are both giants of American Jewish literature — so why do we put them in different classes?
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An century-old argument that oysters are kosher captures the essence of Jewish identity
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What rabbinic wisdom taught me in the wake of the BAFTA scandal
When someone makes a mistake, our rabbis teach that we must hold them accountable in a way that is healing — not harmful
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Dear internet: Having Jews in movies isn’t ‘Zionist propaganda’
Viewers of new films, and old, are missing the plot on the Jewish story
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The one Jewish value everyone should hold dear in the age of AI
Toiling is a mitzvah — and should provide a road map in the age of AI
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Solving a mystery from my bat mitzvah, two decades later
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As a longtime muckracker turning my lens to Jewish affairs at a time of political tumult, I’m mindful of the legacy set by Abraham Cahan
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Is it ridiculous for me, a Jew, to start crying during "Fix Me, Jesus?" I don't think so.
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