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Opinion YOUR TURN: Reader stories of vaccine-dilemmas at hair salons and beyond
This is an adaptation of Looking Forward, a weekly email from our editor-in-chief sent on Friday afternoons. Sign up here to get the Forward’s free newsletters delivered to your inbox. And click here for a PDF of stories to savor over Shabbat and Sunday that you can download and print. It’s happening in hair salons…
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Opinion What a haircut taught me about rebuke, rights and responsibilities regarding the coronavirus vaccine
This is an adaptation of Looking Forward, a weekly email from our editor-in-chief sent on Friday afternoons. Sign up here to get the Forward’s free newsletters delivered to your inbox. And click here for a PDF of stories to savor over Shabbat and Sunday that you can download and print. I got my haircut this…
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Opinion Wear sunscreen. Put down your phone. Be kind. We are all graduates in the Class of 2021.
This is an adaptation of Looking Forward, a weekly email from our editor-in-chief sent on Friday afternoons. Sign up here to get the Forward’s free newsletters delivered to your inbox. And click here for a PDF of stories to savor over Shabbat and Sunday that you can download and print. Wear sunscreen. Perhaps the most…
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Opinion Small talk and others skills I’m struggling to re-learn as we build a better normal
This is an adaptation of Looking Forward, a weekly email from our editor-in-chief sent on Friday afternoons. Sign up here to get the Forward’s free newsletters delivered to your inbox. And click here for a PDF of stories to savor over Shabbat and Sunday that you can download and print. I met a guy last…
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Opinion With Israel (maybe) about to get a new prime minister, a look back at an old one (and his wife)
This is an adaptation of Looking Forward, a weekly email from our editor-in-chief sent on Friday afternoons. Sign up here to get the Forward’s free newsletters delivered to your inbox. And click here for a PDF of stories to savor over Shabbat and Sunday that you can download and print. They met in pre-war Eastern…
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Opinion Need a little “Israel Therapy”? Meet Libby Lenkinski, unlicensed professional
This is an adaptation of Looking Forward, a weekly email from our editor-in-chief sent on Friday afternoons. Sign up here to get the Forward’s free newsletters delivered to your inbox. And click here for a PDF of stories to savor over Shabbat and Sunday that you can download and print. One friend called because her…
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Opinion Your kids’ questions on Israeli-Palestinian violence, answered
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is hard to understand — here's a guide to getting started
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Opinion Looking at history may help understand Israeli-Palestinian violence, but won’t end it
This is an adaptation of Looking Forward, a weekly email from our editor-in-chief sent on Friday afternoons. Sign up here to get the Forward’s free newsletters delivered to your inbox. And click here for a PDF of stories to savor over Shabbat and Sunday that you can download and print. I made a lentil soup…
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