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
Virtually every Hasidic child is taught that outsiders and even non-Orthodox Jews are to be feared, writes one parent of ultra-Orthodox children.
The summit should be the start of a more productive relationship, writes ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt
The move by B'nai Jeshurun provoked outrage and mockery, but other synagogues should take a lesson
A historian responds to the claims FDR could have met with the 400 Orthodox rabbis marching to save Jews of Europe
A history professor responds to a debate in Ken Burns' latest documentary about FDR's inaction in face of Nazi atrocities
The most popular names for Jewish kids are becoming more distinctively Jewish
A law student responds to news that the Supreme Court will temporarily allow YU to refuse support of LGBTQ student club
The Palestinian comedian Mo Amer’s debut Netflix series flips the script on stale Israeli-Palestinian debates
Lawmakers banning abortion have not considered its effect on couples trying to create new life
New Ken Burns PBS series shows divisions in American Jewish community's response to Hitler
Biden administration’s pressure on Israel to investigate the shooting would be better spent pushing for end to the occupation
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