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News Ultra-Orthodox Rejoice After Lawmaker Forces New York To Relax Yeshiva Rules
Through the extreme efforts of a rogue lawmaker who held the entire state budget hostage, New York’s powerful Hasidic groups may have found a way to derail a movement to force them to improve the secular education they give their children. A provision forced into New York state’s budget by Simcha Felder, and supported by…
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Fast Forward Their Flight To Miami Was Cancelled — Would They Make It For Passover?
(JTA) — The ancient Israelites had to cross the Red Sea. Four thousand years later, Jeannie R. Fisher had to get her family of five from New York City to South Florida before Passover started. It was unclear which was harder. Fisher, like thousands of Jews, descends annually from the Northeast to the Bubbe Belt…
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Fast Forward Sarah Jessica Parker Endorses ‘Sex And The City’ Pal Cynthia Nixon
The New York gubernatorial election may still be months away, but Cynthia Nixon has already locked down three votes — those of her “Sex and the City” castmates. On Thursday, Sarah Jessica Parker announced on Instagram that she would support Nixon in her run for New York governor, writing “A mother. An activist. An advocate….
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The Schmooze Clarice Lispector, ‘The Zen Diaries Of Garry Shandling’ And More To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
Like you, many of us at the Forward will be spending much of this weekend focused on Passover. As you prepare for the holiday, make time for some of the Forward’s most powerful articles about it: Founding editor Ab Cahan’s newly translated essay of his first Passover in America, Itzik Gottesman’s account of Eastern European…
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The Schmooze Jews Have No Rhythm? Hey Andrew Cuomo, We Challenge You To A Dance-Off.
Speaking at Mount Neboh Baptist Church this Sunday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said to the congregation: I want you to know as a matter of full disclosure, I am a Catholic. Catholics basically believe the same teachings that Baptists believe. We just do it without the rhythm. But we try. We are not as…
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The Schmooze The Memoir Of A Nazi-Hunting Couple, ‘Silicon Valley’ And More To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
Happy first weekend of spring! Much of the snow in New York City has melted; regrettably, it has mostly melted into impassable puddles. Nevertheless, spring is in the air, and the prospect of wet shoes shouldn’t keep you from venturing out to experience some of the weekend’s best culture. Read on. 1) Read What’s better…
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Breaking News Cynthia Nixon Gave A Shabbat Sermon In 2011 — And Praised Andrew Cuomo
(JTA) — Cynthia Nixon, the former “Sex and the City” star who just announced her campaign to be New York’s next governor, is hoping to win the votes of the state’s 20 million citizens. But the actor and political activist has already won the hearts of progressive Jewish leaders. Nixon isn’t Jewish herself, but she’s…
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The Schmooze ‘Angels In America,’ ‘Louder Than A Bomb’ And More To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
Yes, the days are longer now, the better to appreciate the various shades of green likely to overtake cities this weekend for St. Patrick’s Day. Never fear, you have ample reason to participate in the celebrations: Trust Seth Rogovoy, whose “Secret Jewish History of St. Patrick’s Day” reveals such interesting tidbits as the relationship between…
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