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Gaza & Sderot

-Moshe Elad argues that cutting off Gaza electricity would give the Palestinians a propaganda bonanza: “every natural death of an ...

Recipe: Sweet & Savory Stuffed Prunes

The holiday of Sukkot is associated with the fall harvest, and serving stuffed foods is a symbolic and flavorful way ...

A MacArthur Mazal Tov

The wonderful Peter Cole — a poet, publisher, and translator — has received a MacArthur “genius” award. The fellowship, given ...

An Original Hipster

Jennifer Bleyer, founding editor of Heeb Magazine, has an essay on the continued meaning that the Jewish Catalog has for her ...

The Obama Show

I’ve been woefully under-engaged with the Democratic presidential campaigns, but last night I got a free ticket to Barack Obama’s ...

Taking shmita to a new level

Yesterday New Jersey officials confirmed that a swastika covering several acres was cut into a field in Washington Township. Police ...

Last Chance…

Today is your last chance to get a free subscription to the Forward when you make a tax-deductible donation to ...

Sukkot in the News

-Doing Sukkot in Kauai. (Kauai Garden Island News)-A look at the work of The Sukkah Project, which sends pre-fab sukkas ...

Democracy in Bobov

My ancestors were Bobover hasidim, but my interest in this story comes mostly from the American in me. This is ...

Poll: Wanna Shake the Lulav?

It’s almost Sukkot, which means that in a few days Chabad emissaries will take to the streets and not-so-covertly ask: ...

Democracy in Israel

One of the key examples brought to question the integrity of Israeli democracy is the JNF’s policy of only selling ...

Synagogues Raising Money

-A Miami Reform shul has sold time-shares in its Torah: “For a one-time gift of $1,800, donors can sponsor a ...

Kol Nidre Services Online

This year the Jewish TV Network will be broadcasting live Kol Nidre services from the Wilshire Boulevard Temple on its ...

The Rebbe as Messiah

I’m a few years late, but I’ve finally gotten around to starting Professor David Berger’s The Rebbe, the Messiah, and ...

Yom Kippur & Kapparot

-For most Jews, Yom Kippur presents an especially sharp contrast between how things are supposed to be, and how they ...