I’m grateful Columbia deans were disciplined for their antisemitic texts, but it’s far from enough
Three administrators were removed after their text messages filled with antisemitic tropes were exposed
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Culture Why the new matzah emoji is not kosher for Passover
When you’re typing on an iPhone, the autofill interface tries to guess the next word you mean to type, or finish the word you’re currently typing. This is also how it suggest emojis — type in “fire,” and the flame emoji will pop up, which is very helpful given that there are 3,521 emojis to…
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Fast Forward What’s The Most Hilarious Text You’ve Ever Received From Your Jewish Mother?
Moms: you wouldn’t be alive without them, but you probably could live without their inane and constant text messages. What’s the funniest thing your Crazy Jewish Mom has texted you? Send screenshots to community@forward.com for a chance to be featured.
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Opinion Texting and the Power of ‘Half Shabbat’
Should observant Jews text on Shabbat — and if not, why not? I personally do not text on Shabbat because I believe doing so violates the prohibition on working on that day. Gershom Gorenberg eloquently expressed the same viewpoint in the Daily Beast’s Open Zion blog. I’m not sure how well this message would resonate…
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The Schmooze Eva Mendes Sends Larry David An Inspirational Text
Having a contact list full of celebrity names has its ups and downs, especially if you’re one of those people who is prone de mis-texts. Eva Mendes found out the hard way. During an appearance on “Conan” on Thursday, the actress explained that she often likes to send inspirational text messages to her friends (am…
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News Fido Did His Business! Dogwalkers Go Digital
Customers of a dog-walking company in New York City need no longer wonder whether or not their pet stopped for a bathroom break while out for its daily stroll – they now receive a text message each time their dog does the deed. Swifto, which walks dogs in the city’s boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn,…
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Breaking News Anthony Weiner Plotting a Comeback: Report
Could Anthony Weiner be on the comeback trail? The disgraced ex-congressman is reportedly eying a return to politics and is thinking about giving a tell-all interview. Nearly a year after his career blew up in a scandal over a barrage of inappropriate text messages to women, sources close to Weiner told the New York Post…
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The Schmooze Atoning for Your Texts on Yom Kippur
At first glance, the ads echo the old “You don’t have to be Jewish to love Levy’s real Jewish rye” ads — the ones featuring distinctly non-Semitic faces in ecstasy over Jewish rye bread. But in a $100,000 campaign that launches this week, the punims belong to scandal-bitten celebrities. And the look-alike ads tout the…
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