The Forward Jewish Culture Brooklyn Rabbi’s House Burned; Arson Suspect Accused Him Of Molestationforward.com - By Josefin Dolsten NEW YORK (JTA) — The home of a Brooklyn rabbi erupted in fire early Friday in what investigators suspect was an arson attack by a man who has accused …
The Forward Jewish Culture New York State Bans Religious Exemptions To Vaccinesforward.com - By Ben Sales NEW YORK (JTA) — New York state has banned religious exemptions to vaccinations, meaning that parents must vaccinate their children unless there is a …
The Forward Jewish Culture Senate Bill Warns Israel Against Taking Chinese Moneyforward.com - By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — A major spending bill in the Senate includes a veiled warning to Israel not to allow China to run one of its ports. The National …
The Forward Jewish Culture Tel Aviv Pride Parade Draws 250,000 Participantsforward.com - By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai led about 250,000 revelers participating in his city’s annual gay Pride Parade procession, which is the largest in …
The Forward Jewish Culture Los Angeles Deli Denies Kicking Out Same-Sex Couple For Kissingforward.com - By Ben Sales (JTA) — Langer’s Deli, a well-known kosher-style restaurant in Los Angeles, has denied kicking out a couple for sharing a same-sex kiss. A woman …
The Forward Jewish Culture Jews Sue To Stop Canada’s Election From Falling On A Holidayforward.com - By Marcy Oster (JTA) — A Jewish candidate in Canada’s federal election and a Jewish voter have filed a lawsuit asking to change the voting day because it falls on a …
The Forward Jewish Culture IfNotNow Made An Impact With Its Birthright Protests. Now It’s Stopping Them.forward.com - Aiden Pink Birthright Israel has sent 650,000 young Jews to Israel over the past two decades, and few have complained about their free trip to the Jewish state. …
The Forward Tel Aviv US Embassy Branch In Tel Aviv Decorated For Pride Parade Despite Trump Banforward.com - By Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — The U.S. Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv decorated its building with rainbow flag banners for the city’s Pride parade, ignoring a …
The Forward Jewish Culture New Town In Israel’s Golan Will Be Called ‘Trump Heights’forward.com - By Aiden Pink A new town in the Golan Heights will be called “Ramat Trump” — literally, “Trump Heights” — in honor of the American president’s recognition of …
The Forward Jewish Culture Rocket Fired From Gaza Strikes School Building In Sderotforward.com - By Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — A rocket fired from Gaza hit a school building in the southern Israeli city of Sderot on Thursday evening. The building, identified …
The Forward Amy Klobuchar Klobuchar Meets Jewish Democratic Fundersforward.com - By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn, who is trailing in her bid to win the Democratic presidential nomination, met in Washington D.C. with …
The Forward FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoJewish Culture Polish City Has First Jewish Festival In Decadesforward.com - By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — The city of Lodz, once a major Jewish hub in Poland, hosted its first Jewish festival in decades. Hundreds attended the Festival of …
The Forward Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors Will Visit Israel If Team Wins NBA Title, Jewish Co-Owner Saysforward.com - By Marcy Oster (JTA) — The Toronto Raptors are one win away from the NBA championship — and a free trip to Israel. The team’s Jewish billionaire co-owner, Larry …
The Forward Jewish Culture Most House Democrats Slam Israeli-Palestinian Plans That Don’t Include 2 Statesforward.com - By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — More than half of the Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives say a peace plan that does not expressly have as its outcome …
The Forward Moldova Moldova Says It Will Move Its Embassy To Jerusalemforward.com - By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — Moldova will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, the government of the small Eastern European country said Tuesday. The …
The Forward Jewish Culture Did Members Of Jewish Group IfNotNow Help Ban Star Of David At A Pride March?forward.com - By Aiden Pink A Jewish group that has raised the profile of the movement protesting the Israeli occupation of land Palestinians claim for their own is tied to the …
The Forward Jewish Culture A Unique Jewish Boarding School Closes Abruptly, And Alumni Mournforward.com - Ari Feldman The American Hebrew Academy, a prestigious and ambitious Jewish boarding school in North Carolina, abruptly announced its closure Tuesday morning, …
The Forward New York City New York City Closes Tenth Jewish School For Violating Vaccine Orderforward.com - By Ben Sales NEW YORK (JTA) — New York City is shuttering an Orthodox school in Brooklyn because it has continued to admit unvaccinated students in violation of a …
The Forward BFM TV Far-Right Cell Planned Attack On Jewish Event In Parisforward.com - By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — Five alleged members of a far-right cell — including a teenager — planned to target the main umbrella group of French Jews, according to a …
The Forward Jewish Culture Man Disguised As Jew Hid Knives, Tried To Enter Belgian Synagogueforward.com - By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — A non-Jewish Arab man wearing a kippah and carrying several concealed knives was intercepted by guards attempting to enter an Antwerp …
The Forward Gaza Explosive Balloons From Gaza Ignite Fires In Southern Israelforward.com - By Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — Incendiary balloons ignited three fires Tuesday in the Kissufim forest on the border with the Gaza Strip. A day earlier, incendiary …
The Forward Jewish Culture Former Italian Synagogue Hosts First Jewish Wedding In Centuriesforward.com - By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — An Italian couple whose ancestors were forced to hide their faith got married atop the ruins of an ancient synagogue, giving the site its …
The Forward FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoIran Iran Accuses Israel Of Threatening To Destroy Itforward.com - By Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — Iran’s foreign minister accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of threatening to destroy the Islamic Republic and warned …
The Forward Jewish Culture Second Swastika Found In Two Weeks At New Jersey High Schoolforward.com - By Aiden Pink Two swastikas were found in the span of two weeks at a New Jersey high school, the North Jersey Record reported on Thursday. One was found on Thursday …
The Forward West Bank U.S. Ambassador Says Israel Has The Right To Annex Part Of West Bankforward.com - By Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Israel did not rule out an Israeli move to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, land that the …
The Forward Jewish Culture Armed Neo-Nazis Disrupt Detroit Pride Paradeforward.com - By Aiden Pink Armed members of a white supremacist group marched on what organizers said was Michigan’s biggest LGBT event on Saturday, with police intervening to …
The Forward Jewish Culture YouTube’s Hate Speech Purge Also Deleted History Teachers’ Videos On Nazismforward.com - By Aiden Pink YouTube’s decision last week to ban videos promoting Nazism and Holocaust denial also led to the deletion of archived videos from the Hitler regime — …
The Forward Jewish Culture WATCH: Protesters Demonstrate At DC Dyke March Over Ban On Jewish Pride Flagforward.com - By Marcy Oster (JTA) — A handful of protesters demonstrated at the DC Dyke March over a ban on the Jewish Pride flag, a rainbow stripped flag with a white Star of …
The Forward Jewish Culture This Rabbi Would Prefer That You Compost His Body, Not Bury Itforward.com - Ari Feldman When Rabbi Ted Falcon dies, plant a fig tree over his remains. Sorry, with his remains: Falcon wants his body to be composted. “I’m just trying to apply …
