This is the Forward’s coverage of Modern Orthodox Judaism, a movement in Orthodox Judaism that emphasizes secular education and involvement with the modern world alongside adherence to Jewish law.
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Looking Forward My irrational, possibly problematic obsession with an $85 yarmulke
What the haute couture kippah tells us about where Judaism is headed
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News LA Orthodox school’s former guidance counselor will avoid jail time in sex abuse case
Julie Tichon said she was in a ‘dark place’ mentally when the incidents occurred. She received probation.
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Sports An Orthodox Jewish hooper famous for viral dunks aims to break Division-I boundaries
Chaim Galbut will play basketball for Duquesne University
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News ‘No Kings’ protests fall on Shabbat. So these Jews organized one in walking distance.
Orthodox critics of Trump are planning a Los Angeles rally for Saturday, making visible a progressive minority in a largely MAGA community
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News When observant Jews gathered to challenge Israel orthodoxy, verbal sparring and walkouts ensued
At Smol Emuni’s second US conference in Manhattan, calls for a moral reckoning over Gaza collided with Holy Land doctrine
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Fast Forward Conservative British pro-Israel commentator Douglas Murray joins Yeshiva University
Murray has become one of the most prominent non-Jewish pro-Israel voices since Oct. 7
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Holy Ground A millennial rabbi built a synagogue where others have closed. Her maverick ideas are becoming a model.
An urban synagogue in South Philadelphia is growing fast by defying expectations — and has become a closely watched experiment in American Jewish life
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News Orthodox Jewish groups have been quiet about ICE. This Minneapolis rabbi wasn’t.
Rabbi Max Davis on bearing witness and making a difference in Minneapolis
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