For at least five years, pro-Israel groups who want Israel to enjoy bi-partisan support in the United States have been worried about Democrats. While evangelical Republicans are some of Israel’s most passionate supporters, young Democrats are less likely to support Israel than in past generations. The groups have tried to reverse this trend in lots…
(JTA) — Anti-Israel protesters took the stage unannounced at Creating Change, an LGBTQ conference that was the site of a raucous anti-Israel protest in 2016. At the opening of this year’s conference, organized by the National LGBTQ Task Force, a group of activists holding Palestinian flags took the stage and led a 13-minute protest for…
For decades, some Catholic and ultra-Orthodox leaders in New York have opposed efforts to make it easier for victims of child sexual abuse to sue their abusers. Now, with the long-stymied Child Victims Act poised to pass in Albany as early as Monday, opponents in the Catholic Church have continued to argue over aspects of…
Soccer: the beautiful game. Across Europe, South America and Africa — and increasingly in North America — it’s a global byword for joy. At its best, soccer evokes images of ecstatic fans, their arms wrapped around each other, singing and reveling in the sport’s combination of grace, speed and endurance. What it’s not usually associated…
At Temple Sholom, a Reform congregation in Chevy Chase, Maryland, they decided around the middle of last week that they should do something to help congregants furloughed from federal government jobs due to the political impasse over the border wall President Trump wants. “We looked at each other and said, ‘Okay, this isn’t gonna get…
Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie dishes mightily in his new book on first son-in-law Jared Kushner, including an entire chapter entitled “Jared Meltdown.” That’s where he reveals that Jared would really have preferred that Christie refer the Kushner family saga of illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion, prostitution and entrapment to rabbis instead of prosecuting…
“Minke” used to get her kids vaccinated, though she never felt right about it. The thought of injecting her children with a foreign substance — one that might cause them to run a fever or have an allergic reaction — scared her, even if it might protect them from measles, polio and other life-threatening diseases….
For 30 years, the services at the East Brunswick Jewish Center, a Conservative synagogue in New Jersey, have suited PJ Smith just fine. They were strictly traditional: Only men counted toward the quorum of ten required to say the most important prayers, and only men could lead services or read from the Torah. But for…
The Forward Association terminated ten employees on Wednesday, including editor-in-chief Jane Eisner and other senior newsroom leaders, while announcing that it will no longer publish print editions of its English magazine and its Yiddish newspaper. The Forward has published a Yiddish newspaper since 1897, and created its modern English edition in 1990. The remaining staff…
Dear Readers: Today, the Forward is taking the next step in making our brand more relevant to our readers and more connected to their lives. We are announcing that this spring, the Forward will complete its evolution from what was once a print-focused publisher to become a digitally focused publisher. This will allow us to…
Last week, 13 prominent rabbis held a secret meeting — with Tamika Mallory and Linda Sarsour, leaders of the Women’s March. The reason: to try to decide whether the rabbis and their congregations should attend the third annual march, scheduled for this coming Saturday. And if they should attend — which one? There will be…
