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News The story of how Doug Emhoff wooed Kamala Harris
It was a blind date that brought Kamala Harris together with her Jewish husband Doug Emhoff — a set-up arranged by her best friend, Chrisette Hudlin, a public relations consultant. In her memoir, The Truths We Hold, Harris recounts how secretive she tried to be about her dating life, as attorney-general of California. “As a…
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Culture WATCH: October 1: Still Small Voice: Talking about God in the midst of a plague
Watch here. Abigail Pogrebin, author and Forward contributor, will be joined by four of the 18 rabbis she interviewed for our recent series on God: David Wolpe of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, Angela Buchdahl of Manhattan’s Central Synagogue, David Ingber of Manhattan’s Romemu and Laura Shaw Frank of AJC. The talk will be moderated…
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Culture WATCH: September 22: On Lox and Life
Watch here. Join Len Berk, the last Jewish lox slicer at Zabar’s, and Melissa Clark, the New York Times food writer and cookbook author, for a pre-Yom Kippur conversation about all-things-appetizing. Moderated by Jodi Rudoren, editor-in-chief of the Forward.
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Culture August 25: Reclaiming Jewish Social Justice | The Poor of your Town Come First
This talk will take place on Tuesday, August 25 at 1:00 p.m. EST. Register here. The global COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a critical discussion about the relationship between Israel and world Jewry in these challenging times. While this issue spans the Jewish world, we would like to re-frame this discussion by exploring the Jewish ideal…
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Culture September 10: “How Do We Explain American Jews’ Fascination With Shtisel?”
This talk will take place on Thursday, September 10 at 7:00 p.m. ET/ 4:00 p.m. PT. Register here. Joseph Berger, former long-time New York Times reporter and author of “The Pious Ones: The World of Hasidim and their Battles With America,” Natan Meir, author and chair of the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies,…
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Culture WATCH NOW: September 10: The Asian secret to the world’s best challah
Watch here. If you want your challah to have a soft, fluffy crumb and a melt-in-you-mouth crust there’s one recipe that delivers it time after time: Tangzhong Challah. Join National Editor Rob Eshman and Avidan Ross as they show you the step-by-step way to adapt the Asian technique behind famous Japanese sandwich breads to your…
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Culture WATCH NOW: September 8: Fiction is Stranger
Watch here. Michael Oren, the award-winning historian turned politician who served as Israel’s ambassador to the U.S., a member of the Knesset and a deputy minister, is publishing a new book of short stories, “The Night Archer.” Watch Jodi Rudoren, editor of The Forward, for a conversation with Ambassador Oren on the differences between America…
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Culture WATCH NOW: August 31: The new way to raise money for the causes you love
WATCH HERE. Philanthropist Lisa Greer, author of the just-released “Philanthropy Revolution: How to inspire donors, build relationships, and make a difference” (Harper Collins) joins Forward National Editor Rob Eshman and Andres Spokoiny, President and CEO of Jewish Funders Network, for a conversation on a better way to raise money for the causes you believe in….
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