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Fast Forward Is a new Israeli law politicizing the punishment of rapists?
Female Arab lawmakers critique Knesset for 'promoting racism on the backs of victims'
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Culture Why the biblical story of David and Batsheva keeps trending on Twitter
The episode is key to the debate around sexual abuse in evangelical churches
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News Conservative movement finds ‘highly sexualized culture’ in youth programming
An report examining sexual misconduct in the Conservative movement found no "systemic or widespread abuse" but various causes for concern
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Fast Forward Orthodox women speak out about abuse they say they endured from therapist
Therapist charged with assault in case involving two women from Rockland County, New York
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Fast Forward Disgraced former Reform movement leader Sheldon Zimmerman expelled from rabbinical association
The expulsion provides a measure of closure in a reckoning that has gripped the Reform movement for nearly two years
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Letters Despite rising antisemitism, now is the time for a film on the crimes of Harvey Weinstein
'She Said' does necessary work of affirming survivors of gender-based violence and discrimination
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Fast Forward Teacher at Baltimore Jewish school arrested for rape, child pornography
‘We are horrified and saddened,’ the school wrote to parents
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Fast Forward Director resigns as Ramah camp settles sexual assault lawsuit
The lawsuit claimed the former director, Rabbi Ethan Linden of Ramah Berkshires, described an alleged perpetrator as “just a horny little boy”
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