Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of social media platforms and their role in Jewish life.
Social Media
The Latest
-
Culture Gaza hospital explosion poses questions about how to report to readers who don’t read
Journalists rely on tricks of the trade like attributions to imply doubt, but are readers paying attention?
-
Reporter's Notebook Your Israel and Hamas takes offend me — not as a Jew, but as a journalist
My colleagues and I are striving for balance. Sensationalist takes on social media are exhausting us
-
Culture The shifting narratives of the Gaza hospital bombing: 24 hours in a fog of war story
As the world scrambled to figure out who bombed a hospital in Gaza, people analyzed videos and spread unverified theories online
-
News How Biden condemned Hamas for rape before the IDF had evidence it happened
A close look at how social media and politics operate in the fog of war
-
Sports Sportswriter fired after disparaging NBA team’s tweet supporting Israel
The veteran NBA blogger had just landed his first full-time sports writing gig
-
Culture ‘My heart is shattered.’ ‘The world cannot sit on the fence.’ Natalie Portman, Sarah Silverman and more react to the Israel-Gaza War
Across social media — and even onstage in Vegas — celebrities showed their support for Israel
-
Fast Forward Three dozen Harvard student organizations say Israel ‘is the only one to blame’
Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups statement holds Israel responsible for 'all unfolding violence'
-
Opinion Social media is a powerful tool to lobby for Jewish divorce. A court nearly took it away
Without receiving a Jewish divorce document, Jewish law prohibits women from remarrying
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Fast Forward ‘Rabbi rebellion’: 33 Orthodox rabbis endorse Harris
- 2
Opinion I was a Bernie supporter. This year, I’m voting Trump. Here’s why liberal Jews like me made the switch
- 3
Opinion Here’s why Orthodox Jews are loyal to Trump — even if they don’t love him
- 4
FIRST PERSON As a rabbi, he helped others mourn. So why wouldn’t his daughter say kaddish for him?
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Thirsty Philly voters were in for a surprise: Paul Rudd and some handy hydration
-
Opinion Netanyahu’s firing of Gallant is a cynical betrayal of Israel’s security
-
Fast Forward They quit the Biden administration over the war in Gaza. But they are backing Harris.
-
Opinion Benjamin Netanyahu firing Yoav Gallant is a staggeringly reckless decision
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
