This is the Forward’s coverage of Shabbat, the Jewish day of rest.
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News When fire spread to West Hollywood, a rabbi’s mom chose to grab candlesticks
“Physical things come and go, but the spiritual is what keeps us going,” her son says.
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Sports Orthodox Jews navigate a World Series quandary: How to watch the games
It’s Yankees vs. Dodgers vs. Shabbat for Jews who observe
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News How a California wildfire put an Orthodox school’s values to the test
The theme of the school’s annual freshman-senior retreat is passing the torch. This year they had to avoid the flames, too.
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Film & TV Babylon Berlin is famous for its attention to detail — did it get its Jewish story right?
The popular German series has religious Jews, but does it know how they practiced?
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Yiddish World Yiddish Shabbos songs to sing while sipping your glass of tea
Most Jews end the Sabbath meal with Hebrew or Aramaic hymns, but there are some wonderful Yiddish ones, too
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Opinion Why we observe Shabbat outside an abortion clinic
You don’t need a national stage to stand up for reproductive freedom in your community. You only need a minyan.
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Film & TV A Jewish sitcom from Britain gets remade in American suburbia — does the joke translate?
‘Dinner with the Parents,’ inspired by the hit show ‘Friday Night Dinner,’ is out now on Freevee
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Opinion I’m obsessed with Caitlin Clark. Do I choose her over Shabbat?
A crucial game for the Iowa basketball star in her final collegiate season tips off right at candle lighting
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