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(Some) U.S. Jews (finally) take a stand for Israeli democracy
‘What was treyf has become kosher,’ Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove says about American Jews protesting Israel’s judicial overhaul
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On being a badass and a balaboosta at the same time
Inside the kitchen of Israeli chef Einat Admony
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How a Forward journalist came to hold a piece of Albert Einstein’s brain
Plus, what wine you should drink on Rosh Hashanah and more
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Wow, please, thank you: How I learned to pray on a walk in the woods
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18 of our best stories in 2023 (so far) and the culture war next door
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This rabbi felt he could no longer recite the Prayer for Israel. So he rewrote it.
Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky's new prayer adds 29 words, cuts others and includes a quote from Israel's Declaration of Independence
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I said ‘Hineini’ to jury duty, without leaving home
Jury duty is about showing up — shouting, “Hineini,” “here I am,” ready to do what it takes to make the world a better place
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When you don’t have to scramble to make a minyan — or breakfast
“You come for a reason, and then you stay,” said Rita Gann, one among a handful of volunteers keeping breakfast and kaddish going at Temple Emanuel
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