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News A Chicago Orthodox rabbi reaches out to his Rohingya and Black neighbors
In Chicago’s large Orthodox Jewish community, Rabbi Ari Hart stands out. As a leader at Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Synagogue in Skokie, Illinois, Hart focuses on the roles of women within their community, inclusion of LGBTQ individuals, and other accessibility issues as simple as welcoming different styles of worship. As an activist, he has embarked…
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Fast Forward Satmar group endorses Eric Adams for mayor, setting stage for battle over Orthodox vote
Eric Adams, one of the leading candidates for mayor of New York City, earned the endorsement of one of the largest Orthodox voting blocs in Brooklyn on Wednesday, solidifying his frontrunner status in the June 22 mayoral primary. The political leaders of a portion of Brooklyn’s Satmar Hasidic community led by Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum from…
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Fast Forward Eric Adams: Orthodox voting blocs are falling for Yang’s ‘false promises’
Eric Adams, the front-runner in the race for mayor of New York City according to recent polls, had some harsh words Thursday for the Orthodox voting blocs supporting his rival Andrew Yang, who is in second place, not far behind Adams. In a meeting with the leadership of the Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition, a local…
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Fast Forward Andrew Yang racks up more Hasidic endorsements, locking up Orthodox voting bloc
A group of nine leading Hasidic sects in Brookyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood, including the two large Satmar factions, have decided to back Andrew Yang as their first choice for mayor, sources who were involved in Monday night’s decision told the Forward. The endorsement locks up the Orthodox voting block for Yang, one of the leading candidates…
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Music How Jewish is Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah?’
A Forward investigation in 9 verses
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Opinion Grieving the Mount Meron disaster, I connected deeply with Haredi moms for the first time
Too often as Jews we focus on our differences. But even with our differences, we can support, nurture, learn from and care for each other.
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News Pew’s new study of American Jews reveals widening divides, worries over antisemitism
A new, detailed survey of American Jews from the Pew Research Center shows a deepening divide between the Orthodox and the less observant, a rising number of Black, Hispanic and Asian Jews, more intermarriage and growing concern about antisemitism. The increasingly stark religious and political differences between the Orthodox and other Jews is likely to…
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Fast Forward French court ruling on the killing of Sarah Halimi sparks global protests
The French high court’s decision to acquit the man who killed Sarah Halimi, a 65 year-old Orthodox Jewish woman, has triggered a wave of international outcry. Protesters in Los Angeles and New York City stood outside their city’s French Consulates on Thursday demanding justice for Halimi and showing their support for France’s Jewish community. London,…
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