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Yiddish World My mother and grandmother never made challah. Here’s why I do, and why I love it.
Baking challah meant nothing special until I discovered a recipe named for the European city my father was from.
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Fast Forward Protest in NYC to support Israeli democracy criticized for being held on Shabbat
The demonstration against the Netanyahu administration is timed to coincide with protests in Israel
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Opinion A new case before the Supreme Court could make Shabbat observance easier
Groff v. DeJoy is looking to expand the religious accommodations employers must provide
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Looking Forward Would you have dinner with these 125 American Jews?
Bob Dylan and Debbie Friedman? Hannah Arendt and Jackie Mason? Our Forward 125 makes for a legendary Shabbat dinner table
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Sports Ryan Turell’s pro basketball debut may be on Shabbat. Here’s his game plan.
He can't drive, cook, or use his phone. But the Motor City Cruise organization wants to make it work
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Culture After outcry from Jewish fans, Taylor Swift adds dates that don’t fall on Shabbat
‘Looks like I’ll get to see more of your beautiful faces than previously expected,’ Swift wrote
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Looking Forward The raw truth about ‘The Raw Truth About Lox’
A parable as much about how the internet works as how food memories are made
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Looking Forward What you and I are repenting for this Yom Kippur
For the sins we committed by... holding grudges... ranting... mistrusting... and being impatient
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Fast Forward Language apps are putting Hebrew school in teens’ back pockets. But do they work?
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