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Fast Forward Jewish Twitter claps back at Christian-inflected condolences for RBG
Twitter users who applied seemingly Christian terminology and concepts to the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg came under fire over the weekend, as Jewish internet users and their allies struggled to process the death of the Jewish Supreme Court justice. Some questioned the use of the term “RIP,” which is used in many Christian services…
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Fast Forward RBG: First Jew, first woman to lie in state at Capitol
As she made history during her illustrious life, Ruth Bader Ginsburg will do so upon her passing: She will become the first Jew to lie in state at the Capitol building, and the first woman, Jewish or non. The former Supreme Court justice who died Friday aged 87 will first lie in repose at the…
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Fast Forward Arizona’s special senate race could keep Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat empty
A special senate race to fill the late Republican Sen. John McCain’s seat in Arizona could be the tipping point in the fight over confirming a Supreme Court Justice to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Democrat Mark Kelly, the former astronaut and husband of ex-Rep Gabby Giffords, who is Jewish, is likely to win a…
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News ‘A modern prophet:’ How rabbis reacted to Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death
Addressing her congregation virtually on the first morning of Rosh Hashanah, Cantor Meredith Greenberg of Temple Ner Tamid, a Reform congregation in Bloomfield, N.J., sang the traditional blessing that precedes the reading of the haftarah. But what happened next was anything but traditional. Instead of chanting that week’s haftarah portion, Greenberg and the synagogue’s rabbi,…
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Community May Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s memory be ‘for a blessing.’ What, exactly, does that mean?
There are a few posts going around reminding folks that since Ruth Bader Ginsburg is Jewish, the proper thing to say about her passing is “May her memory be for a blessing.” That’s true, but I wanted to add a bit of perspective on what that means. Jewish tradition does not focus on the afterlife….
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News ICYMI: Catch up with the Forward’s coverage of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death
We know many Forward readers were offline for Rosh Hashanah and may not have seen our coverage of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death over the weekend. So we put together this guide to the stories we have published — and some of our favorite Jewish stories from while the justice is alive. Like most news outlets,…
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Community High Holiday lessons from Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Our Torah reading for Rosh HaShanah relates the story of Sarah and Abraham sending Hagar and Ishmael out of their home. As you’ll remember, this first Jewish couple was initially unable to conceive. Hagar serves as a surrogate, giving birth to Ishmael, Abraham’s firstborn son. Years later, God fulfills the promise made long ago to…
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Culture What would Ginsburg do? Move forward with hope.
Several weeks ago, my mother announced that she had a present for me: She’d ordered me a Ruth Bader Ginsburg face mask. It’s a funny little thing: Good, thick, cream-colored fabric patterned over with drawings of miniature RBGs. When it arrived, we agreed that I would save it to wear when I returned to my…
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