This is the Forward’s coverage of Shabbat, the Jewish day of rest.
Shabbat
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Fast Forward A border official mocked an attorney for observing Shabbat. Orthodox lawyers say the issue is not new.
ICE commander Greg Bovino’s comment opened a window into how Orthodox Jewish lawyers navigate courts, clients and expectations
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Culture 2025’s Jewish highlights — from ‘Marty Supreme’ to Max Fried’s menschy move
It was a whirlwind year, for Jews and the world
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Culture In making a Christian case for Shabbat, Charlie Kirk stripped off its Judaism
'Stop, in the Name of God,' the conservative influencer's final book, doesn't want to seem too Jewish
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News Layoffs hit Shabbat dinner as OneTable slashes staff by 25%
OneTable, an organization that funds Shabbat dinners, is laying off about a quarter of its staff
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Culture I attended a world record-breaking Shabbat dinner. You won’t believe how much we ate.
At ‘The Big Shabbat,’ the food just kept coming
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Looking Forward The best Shabbat I ever kept, or how to dodge the biggest World Series spoiler ever
If Freddie Freeman hits a walk-off grand slam tonight, please don't tell me in shul tomorrow.
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Culture Are you a Good Witch or a Bad Witch? Or a Jewitch?
I may not look like a witch, but my son thought otherwise
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Books The Lakers were about to shock the NBA. But Shabbat had to end first.
The secret Jewish history of…the Luka Dončić trade?
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News What We Know About Jeffrey Epstein’s Childhood
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Holy Ground A millennial rabbi built a synagogue where others have closed. Her maverick ideas are becoming a model.
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News Antisemitism group keeps board member who emailed Epstein on the legality of transporting minors for sex
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Theater The Jew who put Hitler on trial — and the play that stages his story
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Fast Forward Prosecutors charge Capital Jewish Museum shooter with terrorism
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