Police charge Lyft driver in attack on Chabad rabbi in Washington
Rabbi believes incident was a hate crime; police are investigating
lyft
The Latest
-
Fast Forward -
Fast Forward Lyft lets go of driver who allegedly assaulted a DC rabbi and Chabad scion
The police are investigating the incident but have not classified it as a hate crime
-
Fast Forward Laura Loomer Banned From Uber And Lyft For Anti-Muslim Tweets
Laura Loomer, a far-right activist and self-styled “citizen journalist,” was banned from Uber and Lyft after a series of racist tweets yesterday, Business Insider reported. The two largest rideshare companies disabled Loomer’s accounts after she tweeted that she “never want[s] to support another Islamic immigrant driver.” Loomer was at the crime scene of the truck-ramming…
-
Fast Forward Lyft’s Jewish Co-Founder Donates $1 Million to ACLU to Fight Immigration Ban
The American Civil Liberties Union received $24 million in donations this past weekend after President Donald Trump announced a temporary ban on immigration from 7 majority-Muslim countries. A whole $1 million of that sum — 6 times what the ACLU typically gathers in online donations over the course of a year — is from Lyft,…
-
Breaking News Can Lyft’s ‘Mensch’ Model Challenge Big Bad Uber in Ride-Hailing Market?
In late 2014, Uber and Lyft targeted Portland, Oregon, as the next place to launch their still-controversial ride-hailing services. Uber steamrolled into the city, with its lobbyist telling the mayor that it would operate without his permission. Lyft stuck to the rules, patiently discussing policy and waiting for the city to pass regulations. Lyft’s nice-guy…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Fast Forward ‘Rabbi rebellion’: 33 Orthodox rabbis endorse Harris
- 2
Opinion Trump’s NYC rally was a morally disgusting glimpse of the MAGA future
- 3
Opinion Here’s why Orthodox Jews are loyal to Trump — even if they don’t love him
- 4
Opinion I was a Bernie supporter. This year, I’m voting Trump. Here’s why liberal Jews like me made the switch
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward This election, I finally understand the undecided Jewish voter
-
Fast Forward Haaretz faces blowback after liberal Israeli paper’s publisher praises ‘Palestinian freedom fighters’
-
Fast Forward American Airlines won’t fly to Israel again until at least September 2025
-
Fast Forward Trump and Harris both tell Michigan voters they’re aiming to end the war in Gaza
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
