This is the Forward’s coverage of rabbis, the spiritual leaders of Jewish congregations.
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Yiddish World Rabbi Mayer Moskowitz z”l, on Hasidic life in pre-war Czernowitz
The beloved rabbi and educator described in detail the Orthodox Jewish community of this once vibrant city
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Fast Forward First-ever empirical study of US rabbinate finds ‘shortage’ is more about fit than numbers
The rabbinate is older, happier and more diverse than previously known, according to the study
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Opinion The rabbinic backlash against Zohran Mamdani isn’t about Mamdani at all
It's about the rifts in the Jewish community after Oct. 7 — and our ongoing unwillingness to address them
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Culture How a curator and a rabbi joined forces to keep a piece of Boston’s Jewish history alive
When Chelsea's Orange Street Synagogue shuttered in 1999, the fate of its elegant Torah ark hung in the balance
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News Why rabbis across America are taking sides in New York’s mayoral race
From California to Pennsylvania, clergy are speaking out — some warning Zohran Mamdani endangers Jewish life, others calling that fear itself the real threat
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Culture Honoring Rabbi Arthur Waskow – activist, pioneer and prophet
The progressive Jewish leader fused radical activism with transformative spirituality
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Culture There wasn’t a Jewish grief group in Boston for young adults, so this rabbi started one
Bereaved Jews in their 20s and 30s had few options until Jackson Mercer founded 'The Worst Club Ever’
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Yiddish World Video: Rabbi J. B. Soloveitchik discusses sin in the biblical story of Amnon and Tamar
In the disturbing narrative, King David’s son rapes his half-sister and then sends her away in disgrace
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Yiddish אַן אויסשטעלונג אין „פּולין“־מוזיי וועגן דער געשיכטע פֿון ייִדישע שפּראַכןAn exhibit at Warsaw’s Polin Museum on the history of Jewish languages
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