Talya Zax is the Forward’s opinion editor. Contact her at zax@forward.com or on Twitter, @TalyaZax.
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By Talya Zax
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Forwarding the News Volodomyr Zelenskyy’s secret weapon + The power of Rihanna’s modesty
Today: New life for an old klezmer album, a surprising conviction for antisemitic speech in Poland, and why Valentine’s Day can’t hold a (romantic, sensually flickering) candle to the Jewish holiday of love.
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Forwarding the News American Jews feel less safe than in 2021 + Kanye inspired at least 30 antisemitic incidents
Today: Massive protests in Israel, multiple political scandals about Messianic Judaism and advice on whether to ask someone out after a brush-off.
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Forwarding the News Marking Roe’s 50th anniversary after its demise + Harvard reverses position on Israel critic
GooToday: An AI chat bot wants you to empathize with Joseph Goebbels, allegations that Rep. George Santos used a fake Jewish name to bring in donations for a GoFundMe, and Arsenal football club calls out antisemitic fans.
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Forwarding the News The best of the New York Jewish Film Festival + the Resistance fighter who invented the abortion pill
Today: A shocking violation on an Orthodox influencer’s Instagram, Trump makes an inapt Nazi comparison, and the thrill of learning a baseball star might be Jewish.
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Forwarding the News ‘Living through them does not work’: New book calls for American Jews to rethink relationship to Israel
Today: The history of kosher kitchens in government residences, a spate of antisemitic incidents in Florida and a setback for LGBTQ students challenging policy at religious universities.
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Forwarding the News Finding artistic inspiration in Jewish burial rituals + How Kushner navigated Trump-Biden transition
Today: AI wrote this Shabbat sermon, U.N. condemns new Israeli sanctions on Palestinians, and our new podcast about Anne Frank.
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Forwarding the News Josh Shapiro to be PA’s third Jewish governor + Ponzi scheme targeted Orthodox Jews
Today: An alleged Ponzi scheme targeted Orthodox Jews, an antisemitic French comedian issues a controversial apology and a public figure who wore a Nazi costume — no, it’s not Prince Harry! — sparks a scandal.
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Bintel Brief My friends won’t take a COVID-19 test before seeing me. Should I drop them?
Bintel says: Your hurt feelings are valid, but you need to hear their side of the story
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