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Culture Kosher pork and Jews riding sows — how pigs came to define Jewish identity
It might be forbidden, but Jews have a long and complicated relationship with the pig
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News From snoot to tail, a 3,000-year history of Jews and the pig
A professor of religious studies explores how the pig became the ultimate Jewish taboo — and an inadvertent marker of Jewish identity
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Fast Forward Was the viral Ta-Nehisi Coates interview a hit piece or fair play? A journalism ethics expert weighs in.
After Tony Dokoupil’s questions on CBS Mornings faced criticism, the network said it fell short of editorial standards
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Looking Forward How one of America’s most prominent rabbis got on the path to the pulpit
In a new book, Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove meditates on what it means to be Jewish in "such a time as this"
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Sports She was the Sandy Koufax of ping pong. Now she’s the star of a children’s book.
'Ping-Pong Shabbat' puts into print the story of a modern (Orthodox) ping pong prodigy
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Culture Old Jewish Men — and all aspiring to that status — now have a guide of their own
The founder of the viral brand speaks to the zen of being aged, Hebraic and direct to a fault
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Fast Forward South Carolina school district restricts Holocaust graphic novel for middle-graders, citing new state law
“We Survived the Holocaust” is a biography of local residents intended for young readers
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News Amir Tibon, Israeli journalist and Oct. 7 survivor, on life, hope and betrayal after the massacre
Tibon is the author of 'The Gates of Gaza,' a new book about the history of Kibbutz Nahal Oz and his experience on Oct. 7.
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FIRST PERSON As a rabbi, he helped others mourn. So why wouldn’t his daughter say kaddish for him?
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Fast Forward Many Israelis are celebrating Trump’s win, seeing him as more likely to back their country
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Fast Forward Eugene Vindman, whose Jewish immigrant story played a role in Trump’s impeachment, elected to Congress
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Fast Forward Anxiety, concern and hope: How swing-state rabbis, and their communities, are reacting to Trump’s win
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News For some Orthodox Jews, joy and a little schadenfreude as their candidate reclaims the White House
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