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After Pittsburgh, Jews Around The World Plan To #ShowUpForShabbat
Jews guard Shabbat. We observe it, in ways ranging from halachic to self care-centric. We kindle its lights, we make it beautiful, and we keep it holy. And this week, the American Jewish Committee (AJC), a Jewish advocacy group, is encouraging us to “#showupforshabbat.” The social media initiative has taken off as Jews and non-Jews…
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Lena Dunham Will Pen Syrian Refugee Pic For Spielberg And J.J. Abrams
Lena Dunham has signed on to write the screenplay for a Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams movie about the survival of Syrian refugee Doaa Al Zamel, Variety reported today. Here at the Schmooze, what we noticed first is that this list is stacked with Jews! What we noticed second is that this list is really…
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From Gal Gadot To Pres. Obama, Here Are The Reactions To The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
After a tragedy, we look to the people around us for support. Our families, rabbis, politicians, and neighbors can help us process our painful reality. For many of us, luminaries in the arts and pop culture make up that supportive network and thinkers. Here are the words of many of the Jewish and non-Jewish influencers…
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The Empire State Building And Eiffel Tower Go Dark To Honor Pittsburgh Synagogue Victims
Dark days, recently. Two of the world’s greatest landmarks went dark to pay homage to the victims of the Pittsburgh shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue on Saturday. In Paris on Sunday night, the lights of the Eiffel Tower were gradually dimmed and then turned off in honor of the 11 victims of the…
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Tell Us Your Voting Story
We here at the Forward are deeply passionate about voting — as Jane Eisner wrote eloquently here — and we want to hear your stories! We’d love to hear from you about your Election Day experience. What are you doing to celebrate voting this year? How are you celebrating the first vote of someone in…
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Ina Garten Says She’d Like To Serve Trump ‘A Subpoena’
Here’s one thing that you can’t get fresh-baked or store-bought: a subpoena. In a Thursday night interview with Frank Bruni at Manhattan’s 92nd Street Y, that is what Ina Garten, grand dame of home cooking, said that is what she would like to “serve” President Trump, given the chance. As The Hill reports, Garten then…
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Karlie Kloss And Joshua Kushner’s Wedding Photos
Our lives were upended earlier this month when supermodel and entrepreneur Karlie Kloss married the blue sheep of the Kushner family in a top-secret and intimate ceremony. Kloss and Joshua Kushner’s nuptials included only 80 privileged attendees, so baruch hashem photos have been released for those of us who didn’t make the cut. Flooding the…
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The ‘Clueless’ Remake Is Happening, And We’re Totally Buggin’
Break out your mini skirts and knee socks, a remake of the 1995 comedy “Clueless” is officially happening. Right when we most need a heroine to remind us that “it does not say RSVP on the Statue of Liberty,” Paramount has announced that it is in plans to make an updated version of Amy Heckerling’s…
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Next Stop, World Peace: Miss Iraq And Miss Israel Reunite To Save Israeli Lives
Is Iraqi-American beauty queen Sarah Idan available to take over the newly vacant position of US ambassador to the United Nations? Because if she’s not too busy forging diplomatic ties in her role as Miss Iraq 2017, she’s the ideal person for the job. Idan made headlines last year when she posted an Instagram picture…
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Support Jewish Journalism On This Giving Tuesday
“Giving Tuesday” was first coined in 2012, by the Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact at the 92nd Street Y, aiming to connect “diverse groups of individuals, communities and organizations around the world for one common purpose: to celebrate and encourage giving.” Every year, on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving and shopping events Black Friday…
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Ivanka And Jared Celebrate Their Wedding Anniversary On Twitter
Ah, 2009 — a simpler time. “Slumdog Millionaire” won best picture. The Obamacare bill passed in the Senate. Swine flu sped silently around the globe. And the marriage of a celebrity businessman’s daughter to a real estate princeling was barely tabloid fodder. On October 26, 2009, People Magazine gave the wedding of Jared Kushner and…
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