For 125 years, the Forward has delivered accurate, timely and nuanced news to American Jews. From breaking news to in-depth investigations, our reporting team covers the people, institutions and issues that define the many ways to be Jewish in the…
News
-
Ghouribi (Moroccan Sugar Cookies)
Reprinted with permission of Joan Nathan On the morning of Purim, Moroccan Jews decorate the table with flowers and sweets. Marzipan-stuffed prunes with walnuts and such cookies as ghouribi are a few of the delicacies. Ghouribi are easily prepared walnut cookies, which children enjoy rolling with their hands. Makes about 30 cookies 1 cup vegetable…
-
Orange Chocolate Macaroons
Courtesy The Hadassah Everyday Cookbook: Daily Meals for the Contemporary Jewish Kitchen by Lean Koenig Makes 2 1/2 dozen cookies 2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk 1 egg white 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract Scant 1/4 teaspoon orange extract 1/8 teaspoon salt 3 1/2 cups shredded unsweetened coconut 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1) Preheat oven…
-
Sfratti, The Italian Eviction Cookie
Courtesy of Alessandra Rovati 3 cups flour 1 cup sugar a big pinch of salt 1/3 cup cold butter or margarine (cold) 2/3 cup marsala or other sweet wine 2/3 cup honey 1 teaspoon cinnamon a big pinch of ground cloves, or nutmeg (optional) a big pinch of black pepper 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped…
The Latest
-
Tea Party’s Allen West Compares Dems to Nazis
Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) likened Democrats to Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi propaganda minister. “If Joseph Goebbels was around, he’d be very proud of the Democrat Party because they have an incredible propaganda machine,” West told a group of reporters who on Thursday asked him about polls showing Congress is unpopular, and that voters tend to…
-
Barak Shows Friendly Face to Obama, URJ
The Israeli government chose to show its friendly face to the Reform movement by sending defense minister Ehud Barak as the top Israeli representative to the biennial conference of the Union for Reform Judaism. Barak meet with President Barack Obama for 30 minutes at the conference center. The Defense Ministry said in a statement that…
-
Reporters’ Roundtable: D.A. Stonewalls; Many Mushkies
In this week’s podcast, host Naomi Zeveloff is joined by Forward reporter Paul Berger to discuss why Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes is refusing to release the names of nearly 90 Orthodox Jews who have been arrested on sex abuse chargesin the past three years. Then, Paul reveals why there are thousands of girls named…
-
Remembering Paula Hyman, Pioneering Historian and Feminist
Paula Hyman, a pioneering historian of modern Jews, published “My Life as a Radical Jewish Woman” in 2001. Without its subtitle, “Memoirs of a Zionist Feminist in Poland,” it could stand as an apt characterization of Paula herself. The Yale University historian chose to edit the English translation of Puah Rakovsky’s Yiddish memoir because she…
-
Brooklyn D.A. Refuses To Name Child Sex Abusers
Law enforcement officials, legal experts, advocates and politicians have questioned why Brooklyn’s District Attorney arrested 85 Orthodox adults on child sex abuse charges but refuses to release their names. In just three years, District Attorney Charles Hynes has arrested 83 Orthodox men and two women on charges including sexual abuse, attempted kidnapping and sodomy. But…
-
Looking Back: December 2, 2011
100 Years Ago in the Forward News from the Yiddish theater world indicates that bigwig actor/directors David Kessler and Boris Thomashefsky are attempting to form a “theater trust,” which would control all Yiddish theaters in New York City. This could be a troubling development for Yiddish theater as a whole, since moving pictures are horning…
-
Celebrating the Renewal of Israel’s Beit Hatfustsot Museum
CELEBRATING THE RENEWAL OF ISRAEL’S BEIT HATFUTSOT MUSEUM OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE The Beit Hatfutsot gala on December 1 was a feast for the eyes and the soul as 500 guests gathered at the Mandarin Oriental to celebrate the Museum of the Jewish People’s future as an interactive hub of Jewish culture. Alfred Moses, a…
-
Yoffie Led Return to Reform Roots
Say this about Rabbi Eric Yoffie: He goes where others have not. In 2006, he went to that bastion of Christian fundamentalism, the Rev. Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University, and reminded the students of the religious values he shares with them, and the ones (reproductive rights, gay rights) that he does not. Then, in 2007, he…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Fast Forward Unarmed man who tackled Bondi Beach Hanukkah attacker identified as Ahmed al-Ahmed
- 2
Opinion I grew up believing Australia was the best place to be Jewish. This Hanukkah shooting forces a reckoning I do not want.
- 3
Fast Forward Hanukkah shooting leaves at least 15 dead at Australia’s most popular beach
- 4
Fast Forward Father and son suspects in Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack identified as Sajid and Naveed Akram by law enforcement
In Case You Missed It
-
News ‘We are not alright’: How Oct. 7 defined Eric Adams’ Jewish legacy
-
Fast Forward Judaism’s Conservative movement apologizes for decades of discouraging intermarriage, signals new approach
-
Fast Forward As Australian Jews call for action on antisemitism, prime minister unveils moves to curb hate speech
-
Opinion I’m a 25-year-old semi-Zionist. Here’s what that means this Hanukkah.
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
