In the Forward’s opinion section, you’ll find analysis and essays from diverse corners of the Jewish world.
To pitch an opinion piece, email our Opinion Editor, Talya Zax.
In the Forward’s opinion section, you’ll find analysis and essays from diverse corners of the Jewish world.
To pitch an opinion piece, email our Opinion Editor, Talya Zax.
JD Vance's refusal to criticize Tucker Carlson and far-right conspiracy theorists should be a wakeup call to Jewish Trump supporters
It's up to Jews from all camps to self-reflect, and to focus more on what holds us together than our differences
Jews should remember whose voices matter and who is just making noise
The coming days and weeks will be awful — and Benjamin Netanyahu has no good options
I wish my blood could be enough to save Israel, to revive those murdered. But nothing I do can bring those innocent souls back.
If you think Hamas violence can bring Palestinian safety and freedom, keep watching the news
Hamas couldn’t care less about who they kill, as long as they kill Jews
At a "shul-in" in New Jersey, they conked out in sleeping bags. Then they woke up and looked at their phones.
In Israel, everyone knows someone in danger or mourning, writes journalist Eliyahu Freedman
Questions abound about how Hamas’ coordinated attack happened and what happens next, writes Israel Policy Forum CEO David Halperin
Israeli kibbutzniks say they’ve been complaining to officials for weeks about Hamas troop movements
Like tzitzit, minor irritations of everyday life can be reminders of our place in the world — and to work to repair it.
ייִדישע ליטעראַטן, װאָס האָבן געטרײַ געדינט די קאָמוניסטישע רעזשימען, האָבן גענוצט זײערע פּריװילעגיעס כּדי אָפּצוהיטן ייִדיש.
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