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News If Amsterdam purges prostitutes and pot shops from city center, will Jewish sites suffer?
Will the pandemic lockdown inspire Amsterdam to purge the sex and drugs from its historic core and focus more on its Jewish cultural heritage? Some natives hope so — but not necessarily the Jewish community. Like most of its European neighbors, Holland closed its borders during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic along with…
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Community Just in time for Yom Kippur, a better way to say ‘I’m sorry’
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced,” said James Baldwin. Clinical psychologist Molly Howes takes Baldwin’s reflection to heart in her excellent and engaging book, “A Good Apology: Four Steps to Make Things Right.” Culled from her decades-long experience as a therapist, Howes presents engaging…
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Community An ‘Al Cheyt’ for white Jews in 5781
An “Al Cheyt” for White Jews in 5781 It’s been a long year (The lunar one) And we’ve got atoning to do We could beat our chests But we are buying books And adding Facebook photo frames (I’m telling on myself here) So, it’s time to ground our feet and dig in deep to the…
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News What a post-Ruth Bader Ginsburg court will mean for issues Jews care about
It’s clear that an already conservative-leaning Supreme Court will lean even more conservative once the Senate approves President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill the seat occupied by Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who died last week. On the face of it, conservatives will hold a 6-3 majority in major cases, a far stronger position than their previous…
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Community May Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s memory be ‘for a blessing.’ What, exactly, does that mean?
There are a few posts going around reminding folks that since Ruth Bader Ginsburg is Jewish, the proper thing to say about her passing is “May her memory be for a blessing.” That’s true, but I wanted to add a bit of perspective on what that means. Jewish tradition does not focus on the afterlife….
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Community High Holiday lessons from Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Our Torah reading for Rosh HaShanah relates the story of Sarah and Abraham sending Hagar and Ishmael out of their home. As you’ll remember, this first Jewish couple was initially unable to conceive. Hagar serves as a surrogate, giving birth to Ishmael, Abraham’s firstborn son. Years later, God fulfills the promise made long ago to…
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Opinion The right way to mourn Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The way to mourn Ruth Bader Ginsburg is to embody her multitude of qualities, and take them forward into a certain struggle Ginsburg, who died at 87 on Friday, the eve of the Jewish New Year, did not come by her icon status quickly or easily. It was built, year after year, decision after decision,…
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News Ruth Bader Ginsburg has passed away. Here are some of our favorite Jewish stories from her life.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has passed away at the age of 87. The cause was metastatic pancreatic cancer. Over the years, the Forward collected some remarkable stories of Ginsburg’s life, as they related both to her story judicial career and her status as a pop culture icon: “Notorious R.B.G.” Here are some of…
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Fast Forward Why neo-Nazis marched in Ohio this weekend, and almost every weekend in the US
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Opinion The group behind Project 2025 has a plan to protect Jews. It will do the opposite.
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News Texas schools want to add Queen Esther to the curriculum. Here’s why Jews (and many Christians) are opposed.
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