Life

Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the robust lives of American Jews. Here there’s a little of everything about the multifaceted world of Jewish life. There are light-hearted Jewish celebrity stories and shocking Jewish celebrity news. Food is also plentiful, from Israeli cuisine to New York City bagels. All stories pertain to the American Jewish lifestyle, with many takes on Jewish life and the Jewish experience.

Comic of intergenerational argument. by the Forward

Bintel Brief

My dad is a Moroccan Jew and I think of him as Arab. But is he really?

Shira Telushkin

Food

The Jewish Herbal: Mallow

Devorah Brous

Tiffany Haddish and Billy Crystal are best buds in the movie and IRL. by the Forward

The Schmooze

In ‘Here Today,’ Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish give us the Jewish story we weren’t looking for

Irene Katz Connelly

Food

‘The Saucy Soprano’ blogs traditional Jewish food, with a side of raunch

Alix Wall

Senator Jon Ossoff, a man who will presumably be happy with whatever vaccine he gets. by the Forward

The Schmooze

Jon Ossoff wants you to know that all vaccines are created equal

Irene Katz Connelly

The wine guy made fun of our kosher wine and offended my sister — but I just thought it was a good joke

Shira TelushkinMay 3, 2021

I mean, we all know kosher wine is worse, right?

Food

Brown sugar chocolate sheet cake with chocolate labneh frosting

Carly PildisApril 29, 2021

This is the perfect time for sheet cake. It feeds a crowd, it’s colorful and frankly, everyone loves it. A one bowl wonder with plenty of kids to lick the bowl after you make frosting - the easiest frosting ever.