New Orthodox group gives seal of approval to seven New York restaurants who treat workers fairly and obey labor laws.
with Corinne Ramey 0 commentsOne wonders if Jews will ever be able to heal from the trauma of Christian oppression and actually learn from Christian tradition.
with Jay Michaelson 0 commentsComedian Yisrael Campbell was born to a former nun, kicked drugs, and was circumcised 3 times before converting to Judaism.
with Margaret Teich 0 commentsTaking a look at today's Jewish-Christian families through the filter of the Spanish/Portuguese Jews forced to convert in the Inquisition. The Spanish and Portuguese Jews who were coerced into converting to Christianity in the 14th and 15th centuries faced a life of contradiction and duality.
with Miriam Shaviv 1 commentsCriticism comes as a surprise, as until now it has been voiced almost exclusively from the left.
with Nathan Jeffay 0 commentsHailing from the land of Tango, Simja Dujov writes music that resembles almost anything other than that classic genre.
with Adam J. Sacks 0 commentsArieh Handler, 94, is the only man alive today who was present during the historic 1948 proceedings.
with Nathan Jeffay 0 commentsThree sets of third generationers seeks 'new terminology' for exploring Holocaust and Middle East conflict.
with Gal Beckerman 0 commentsArthur Szyk fought the National Socialist regime and the Axis powers with all the venom his pen and brush could muster.
with A.J. Goldmann 0 commentsCommunity comprising mainly converted Holocaust survivors and Catholic-born Europeans sees itself as rooted in Israeli and Jewish society.
with Donald Snyder 0 commentsIsraeli Rabbi David Bar-Hayim made history two years ago by formally lifting the ban on kitniyot in the Holy Land.
with Nathan Jeffay 0 commentsAnti-missionary group persuades Barnes and Nobles to reclassify messianic Passover guide as Christian, rather than Jewish.
with Rebecca Dube 0 commentsChas Freeman, the outspoken Israel critic appointed to chair the National Intelligence Council, withdrew from his post this month.
with Nathan Guttman 0 commentsJerusalem-born director and activist Avigail Sperber meets with The Forward to discuss her new film, Halakeh.
with Akin Ajayi 0 commentsJewish groups and synagogues concerned as Park Slope's natural food co-op considers joining slew of Israel boycotters.
with Lana Gersten 0 commentsItems range from a Pentateuch printed in England in the summer of 1189 to a scarce run of a Shanghai Zionist periodical.
with Sarah Kessler 0 commentsIn an industry long transfixed by matters of good and evil, the Holocaust provides fertile ground for host of narratives.
with Rebecca Spence 0 commentsJewish agencies such as nursing homes and community centers take in an estimated $10 billion each year from government sources - some 10 times the amount these agencies raise from the public.
with Nathaniel Popper 0 commentsCritics question whether portrayal of Jewish street thief Fagin in Dickens' 'Oliver!' is acceptable.
with Ben Quinn 0 commentsSholom Rubashkin faces charges of bank fraud and labor violations during his tenure at kosher meat company.
with Nathaniel Popper 0 commentsIn the new WWII-era film, 'Good', Jason Isaacs plays a secular Jewish psychiatrist who doesn't like Jews.
with Gwen Orel 0 commentsPhilanthropists planning a national network to instill Jewish identity without the expense of private day schools.
with Anthony Weiss 0 commentsOrganization had worried its largest donor would not come through with funds due to global economic crisis.
with Anthony Weiss 0 commentsWhile the Orthodox stream does not recognize transgender Jews, other movements are embracing those who smash the gender binary.
with Rebecca Spence 0 commentsSacha Baron Cohen's film uses one of Western civilization's more enduring plot formulas.
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