Aviya Kushner is the Forward’s language columnist and the author of Wolf Lamb Bomb and The Grammar of God. Follow her on Twitter @AviyaKushner.
Aviya Kushner
By Aviya Kushner
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Opinion Trump’s lies are more dangerous than ever — does Jewish law have a solution?
After the first presidential debate, it's clear that Americans must take the threat of a public culture defined by lies seriously
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Culture Why Hebrew is showing up in unexpected places — and why that matters
Three new books written in English — by Yael Van Der Wouden, Jessica Jacobs and Toby Lloyd — feature Hebrew in them
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Culture Why it matters that Biden says antisemitism has become ‘ferocious’
In an impassioned speech, the president sounded an important alarm about 'one of the world's oldest forms of prejudice and hate'
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Culture Finally, a new hub for people who want to study the language and history of Ladino
The American Ladino League celebrates a language that was the mother tongue of generations of Sephardic Jews
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Culture A treasure trove of manuscripts sheds light on the history of Jews in Yemen
The National Library of Israel has acquired the world's largest collection of Yemenite Jewish manuscripts
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Culture In Puerto Rico, memories of a forgotten terror attack loom over the present
Just across from Puerto Rico's capitol building, two memorials force the viewer to confront a harrowing past
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Culture How using words like ‘redemption’ and ‘civilian’ shapes the thinking on Israel’s war with Hamas
Given the gravity of current events, it's easy to ignore the nuances of language — but they're crucial
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Culture Why it’s time to celebrate a glorious Yiddish writer who would have turned 100 this year
Chava Rosenfarb's stories are about memory and the impossibility of forgetting
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Fast Forward Texas school district agrees to remove ‘Anne Frank’s Diary,’ ‘Maus’ and 670 other books after right-wing group’s complaint
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Sports Ryan Turell, Orthodox Jewish pro basketball player, will take talents to Israel
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Opinion The Christian right wants schools to teach the Bible — but doesn’t understand what the Bible is about
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News Orthodox minor-league pitcher Jacob Steinmetz is eating kosher delivery, walking to the stadium on Shabbat — and staying focused on the game