This is the Forward’s coverage of Shabbat, the Jewish day of rest.
Shabbat
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The Schmooze After Pittsburgh, Jews Around The World Plan To #ShowUpForShabbat
Jews guard Shabbat. We observe it, in ways ranging from halachic to self care-centric. We kindle its lights, we make it beautiful, and we keep it holy. And this week, the American Jewish Committee (AJC), a Jewish advocacy group, is encouraging us to “#showupforshabbat.” The social media initiative has taken off as Jews and non-Jews…
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Fast Forward As Shabbat Ends, A Wounded Pittsburgh Neighborhood Gathers To Mourn
The day that the American Jewish community experienced the most deadly anti-Semitic hate crime directed at it in the history of the United States was also Shabbat, the weekly Jewish day of rest. So when Shabbat ended at sundown in the densely Jewish town of Squirrel Hill, where a gunman killed 11 Jews at prayer,…
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Fast Forward ‘Hebrew Hammer’ Josh Rosen Wished Everyone ‘Shabbat Shalom’ — On A Wednesday
Still reveling in his team’s win against the San Francisco 49ers, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Josh Rosen tweeted a clip Wednesday of him celebrating a play, captioned “Shabbat Shalom.” Just a little early, Josh! Shabbat Shalom #HebrewHammer ✡️ pic.twitter.com/uUoPIo3jVl — Josh Rosen (@josh3rosen) October 10, 2018 Let’s chalk it up to excitement. The game ended in…
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The Schmooze Was Ivanka Texting At John McCain’s Funeral On Shabbat?
Footage of Ivanka Trump at John McCain’s memorial service shows the first daughter and presidential advisor focusing on something in her lap during several eulogies, including those given by former senator Joe Lieberman and bereaved daughter Meghan McCain. Now Nancy Jew — girl detective and halakhah sleuth — must solve several mysteries: Was Ivanka Trump…
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The Schmooze Is Shabbat A Way To Combat Millennial Loneliness?
Millennials, the media would have you believe, have both destroyed the nuclear family and the fabric softener industry. These unfortunate adult children are both addicted to social media and terribly, woefully lonely. They’re short on funds but long on anxiety. Is everyone born between between 1981 and 1996 just doomed? What could fix Generation X…
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The Schmooze This is How Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher Celebrate Shabbat With Their Family
Mila Kunis has been on our radar this week. From her brand new comedy film, “The Spy Who Dumped Me”, which is already getting rave reviews, to her relationship timeline with Ashton Kutcher, one could assume we have enough news about the Jewish babe. One would be wrong. In an interview with director Dax Shepard…
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Community Do We Really Want Our Jewish Daughters To Behave Like The Matriarchs?
As parents of young Jewish children, we’re taught to pray on Shabbat that our daughters be like Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah. It’s never occurred to me to question how literal we’re meant to be. I can’t say I’d wish the fate of any of our Matriarchs on the young women in my life, much…
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Fast Forward Annual Jewish Event In Catskills Canceled For Lack Of Permits
An annual Jewish event in the Catskill Mountains was shut down Friday morning, after years of illegal operation, The Yeshiva World reported. The New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division made the decision to cancel the event June 21. Tickets were still being sold as early at 9 a.m. Friday. Deputies from the Sullivan County…
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