Jennifer Siegel
By Jennifer Siegel
-
News Messianic Jews Find Fertile Ground in the Bible Belt
Oxford, N.C. — Ellen and Tim Pitts say they aren’t the kind of Jews who go around preaching about Jesus Christ. Although they are self-described “messianic Jews” — the term of art preferred by those who accept Christian theology and assert a Jewish identity — the couple, who live with their three young children in…
-
News Hollywood Goes Hillary
According to the Nation which blogged about her $1.1 million swing-through last week.
-
News Steve Cohen Gets Set for Racially Charged Rematch
His chief opponent from 2006’s race, Nikki Tinker, just filed a statement of candidacy with the FEC, the Hill reports.
-
News Al Franken’s New BFF: Amy Klobuchar
Al Franken — or whoever becomes the eventual Democratic nominee for Senate in Minnesota — will likely want a helping hand from freshman Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, who just won a coveted leadership spot in the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Meanwhile, that Democratic field just gained one more candidate — tax lawyer Bob Olsen.
-
News Is Obama Destined for the Campaign’s Israel Hot Seat?
When the three leading Democratic presidential contenders got together for a faith and politics forum this past Monday night, it was Illinois Senator Barack Obama who once again fielded a bonus round question about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Asked whether the Palestinians are being treated morally, fairly, and justly by the Israelis, Obama told the audience…
-
News David Yassky: Good for the Environment
The New York Observer’s Azi Paybara has a great story about the Brooklyn councilman, who like Al Gore has focused on the environment after losing a high-profile race (in his case, for Congress).
-
News North Carolina Boarding School Seeks To Bridge Religious Divides
Greensboro, N.C. – On a recent Friday evening at the American Hebrew Academy in Greensboro, N.C., Jewish teenagers and their teachers were attending not one but two separate Sabbath eve services. At a student-led Orthodox minyan held in a dormitory common room, plastic chairs were arranged in neat rows and divided into sections for men…
-
News Will McKinney Attempt a Green Comeback?
The former Georgia Democratic representative considers a switch to the Green Party …
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
News Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors
- 2
Music For Bob Dylan’s biographer, ‘A Complete Unknown’ is a dream come true — even if it’s mostly fiction
- 3
Culture In Peter Yarrow’s legacy, an uneasy blend of Jewish values and personal transgressions
- 4
News ‘Do you have the Torahs?’ Synagogue races LA wildfire to rescue its past and future
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Israel’s judicial overhaul is back. So are the protests.
-
Opinion After 15 months of war, Israelis are all scaffolding, helping hold each other up
-
Fast Forward Their Pacific Palisades synagogue is standing, but all three rabbis lost their homes
-
Fast Forward House votes to sanction International Criminal Court leaders over Israel charges
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
