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.
Israel has become a defining fact of Jewish life for Zionist and anti-Zionist Jews alike
Abortion and the ongoing threats to democracy are the most important issues for Jewish voters
Just how far should we go for family loyalty, wonders a relative of a Trump loyalist
'Breaking History' is long on self-praise and short on atonement
After a lifetime of negative self-talk, it’s time to make amends to myself
The phrase is meant to affirm Jewish belonging, but it conveys an invalidation of individual harm
Being a ticket-taker at a popular theater was a fun way to spend a summer. But then the High Holidays came. And the manager asked me to rip tickets, not caring that I was Jewish
If throwing bread for tashlich is wrong, do I want to be right?
A sustainability executive from Acme Smoked Fish weighs in
‘To 120,’ a well-wisher told the monarch when she was 86, provoking amusement and bafflement
Like Elie Wiesel, the late monarch drew her soft power from what she embodied
In Israel, funds for synagogue construction are channeled almost exclusively to the ultra-Orthodox
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