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Dyeing To Be Holy
Bathers on a northern Israel beach witnessed a strange spectacle in late September, when a group of Orthodox Jews arrived, discussed a number of talmudic passages, and waded into the water, wearing snorkels, to unravel a biblical mystery. As well as demanding that “the Children of Israel make tzitzit on the corners of their garments,”…
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Separation Anxiety
In mid-September, for the first time, I spent several nights away from my daughter, Orli. She is now 20 months, and I’ve barely spent a night away from her, let alone three. The time away got easier as it went on; leaving was the most difficult part. We spoke every night by phone; one evening,…
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Bagels & Ballots: The Governator Jumps In
Pushing to the Finish Line: Today, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee was supposed to add 10 more races to its “Essential Races” list, but instead, plans to add 15, including state senate races in New York and Pennsylvania. With over 6,000 state legislative races across the country — many of which rarely receive attention or…
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Obama’s Sinking Jewish Numbers—Is It Israel?
The American Jewish Committee’s survey of Jewish opinion published yesterday is widely considered the best resource out there for actually gauging the mood of Jewish voters. AJC surveys are non-partisan and, some critics (including Forward columnist and former editor J.J. Goldberg) notwithstanding, have a good reputation throughout the years of providing a fair portrayal of…
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Bagels and Ballots – Tuesday
These Days, Is Anything Safe?: With three weeks left to this campaign season, it’s looking like seats considered safe by Democrats are getting risky: “As Republicans made new investments in at least 10 races across the country, including two Democratic seats here in eastern Ohio, Democratic leaders took steps to pull out of some races…
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Bagels and Ballots – Monday
Dressed to … Distress: The Atlantic found photographs of Ohio Republican house candidate Rich Iott in Nazi Uniform. His campaign maintains his affiliation is purely historical — it was for a group that reenacts SS battles — but experts disagree. Either way, not a great calling card for Jewish voters. (BBC) Republican Jewish Push: Speaking…
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‘Every Title Is on the Table’ as Advisers at Women’s Yeshiva Consider Degrees
A new debate looms over what to call Orthodox Jewish women trained in rabbinic texts and serving the Jewish community as religious leaders. And the ‘R’ word has once again reared its disruptive head. Yeshivat Maharat, the institution that is training women to work as Orthodox religious leaders, has formed its first advisory board and…
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Republican Jewish Group Take Out Big Ad Buys in Races Nationwide
This could be the biggest single injection of Jewish organizational money into the mid-term campaign so far. The Republican Jewish Coalition announced today that it was putting $1 million into eight congressional races, in attempt to promote Republican candidates. The money will go for TV and newspaper ads, mainly those attacking Democratic rivals in key…
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Bagels and Ballots — Friday
POTUS, Hammering Away: While on the campaign trail, Barack Obama chided the GOP’s private donations, suggesting that some of the cash came from abroad. “Groups that receive foreign money are spending huge sums to influence American elections, and they won’t tell you where the money for their ads come from,” he said. (The New York…
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Reporters’ Roundtable: Rick Sanchez’s Fall; Brooklyn Cuisine
In this week’s Forward Reporters’ Roundtable, host Josh Nathan-Kazis speaks with staff writer Gal Beckerman about Rick Sanchez’s recent firing — and about other prominent journalists who have lost their jobs after making comments perceived as hostile toward Jews. Then editorial assistant Devra Ferst joins the conversation to discuss accompanying famed food writer Joan Nathan on…
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In an annual tradition, the Forward compiles a list of 50 American Jews who have had a large impact on the Jewish story in the past year. E-mail your suggestions for this year’s Forward 50 to [email protected], by October 15, and explain why your nominees merit a spot on the list. Check out our Forward…
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