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
The first step in the genocide of a people is often a war against their ideas. For leaders who aim to hold their own people hostage, censorship of free expression is the quickest way to fake absolute power, dominance and control.
A space in which I was given the time to speak freely became my Shabbat
A third of Gazans who were killed died from errant Islamic Jihad rockets, not Israeli airstrikes
If supporting Israel has become a wedge issue, NY-12's Democratic candidates seem not to have gotten the memo
Executive produced by and starring Abbi Jacobson, the new series 'A League of Their Own' is a remake of the classic 1992 film
TV shows like ‘Unorthodox’ skewed my understanding of a real Hasidic wedding night
Our intrepid reporters paid a visit to Zabar's and Eli's Market to find out what residents think about the race for the new 12th District
'The safest place to hide from Israeli airstrikes is a Hamas military site,' Gazans joked during the most recent round of violence. It was so tragically accurate.
Israel's recent success in Gaza is a fleeting one
On Tisha B'av 1967, those gathered in Jerusalem were too grateful to be focused on senseless divisions
Harassment of anyone at the Western Wall is unacceptable. To end it, every Jew needs to understand the perspective of those unlike themselves, writes a Haredi rabbi
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