Tanya Mozias Slavin
By Tanya Mozias Slavin
-
Opinion As a Soviet Jew, Yom Kippur Makes Me Feel Like An Outsider
For many years, I had my own personal tradition that I would observe on Yom Kippur. The day before, I would go to the big supermarket in our neighborhood in Southern Jerusalem and buy myself a watermelon. On the morning of Yom Kippur, I would split the watermelon in half, and declare the official beginning…
-
Life How A Christian School Helped My Son Find His Judaism
When we find out that the local primary school to which we are about to send our son is affiliated with a Christian Methodist church, we begin to worry what it will do to our child’s malnourished Jewish identity. The school has a friendly atmosphere, claims to be tolerant of all religions and views, and…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Fast Forward Trump says Jews would deserve much of the blame if he loses
- 2
Opinion This GOP candidate has always been antisemitic — so why are Republicans only panicking about him now?
- 3
Culture Hitler is trending on TikTok again — and they’re trying to make him seem like a nice guy
- 4
Opinion A daring attack on Hezbollah may reveal Israel’s strengths — and its most terrifying weakness
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Mayor of Muslim-majority Michigan city endorses Trump, in new sign of Gaza war’s influence on presidential race
-
Fast Forward Antisemitic incidents jumped 63% in 2023, according to FBI data
-
Opinion Not just Trump: Antisemitism is pervasive in the Republican Party
-
Fast Forward Springfield, Ohio, rabbi will meet with local Haitian leaders after disparaging community
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism