This is the Forward’s coverage of Shabbat, the Jewish day of rest.
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Fast Forward Mystery Swirls Over Which Rabbi Told Jared And Ivanka They Could Fly On Shabbat
NEW YORK (JTA) — Which Orthodox rabbi gave Jared and Ivanka permission to fly on Shabbat? We don’t know who it was, but we know who it wasn’t. It wasn’t Haskel Lookstein, who oversaw the First Daughter’s conversion to Judaism. It wasn’t Marvin Hier, who gave the invocation at President Donald Trump’s inauguration. It wasn’t…
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Culture Celebrate The Moog Inventor’s Birthday With This Bizarre Moog Shabbat Service
Today is Robert Moog’s birthday, and while you may not know his name or who he is, you almost certainly know of his invention – the Moog Synthesizer. Moog (pronounced MOHG), born in New York City on this day in 1934, changed the face of music in the 1960’s – opening up the world of electronic sound…
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Recipes 2 Fun Sample Menus For Your Next Shabbat
When writer Gayle L. Squires was new to whipping up Shabbat meals in her small New York apartment, she experimented with themed menus: in one case, a Mexican meal; in another, an indoor picnic. Here are a couple of sample menus, gleaned from the Forward’s recipe archives. We hope they add inspiration to your next…
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Food How To Host A Stress-Free Shabbat Meal, Step By Step
So you want to host your first Shabbat dinner or lunch and you’re shaky on the logistics? Perhaps you didn’t grow up with the tradition but would like to start a Friday night custom to gather with friends after a long week. Maybe you’ve graduated from college and are living on your own for the…
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Fast Forward Ivanka’s Rabbi Insists No Green Light For Travel On Shabbat
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, the prominent modern Orthodox rabbi who oversaw Ivanka Trump’s conversion to Judaism, said he is not the rabbi who gave the first daughter and her husband, Jared Kushner a dispensation to fly on Air Force One on Shabbat. Lookstein told Isaac Herzog, leader of the opposition Zionist Union party, that…
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Fast Forward Jared And Ivanka Get Rabbi’s OK To Fly On Shabbat
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump reportedly got approval from a rabbi to fly with President Trump Friday as he kicks off his first overseas trip. The First Daughter and son-in-law are observant Jews and typically wouldn’t travel on Shabbat from sundown Friday to Saturday. But [Politico quotes](http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/18/ivanka-trump-jared-kushner-air-force-one-shabbat-238586 ) a White House official as saying they…
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Fast Forward Jared And Ivanka Get Rabbi’s OK To Fly On Shabbat
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump reportedly got approval from a rabbi to fly with President Trump Friday as he kicks off his first overseas trip. The First Daughter and son-in-law are observant Jews and typically wouldn’t travel on Shabbat from sundown Friday to Saturday. But Politico quotes a White House official as saying they sought…
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Fast Forward Fidget Spinners Ruled Kosher For Shabbat
Rabbis at the leading Israeli center for Jewish law and technology have given a kosher stamp of approval for kids to use popular hand-held spinner toys on the Sabbath. The Scientific Institute of Technology in Jerusalem, which both reviews and creates technology in accordance with Jewish legal codes, issued a ruling on the use of…
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