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Synagogue attacks were part of massive ISIS-inspired plot last week, FBI says (Sep 20, 2026 06:35 PM - Forward.com – All)(JTA) — A 21-year-old man from Valencia, Pennsylvania, suggested poisoning food in synagogues as part of a mass attack in support of the Islamic State group last week, according to the FBI. The suspect, Jonathan Kramer, said in an online forum using the pseudonym “Hamza Al Rashid” that “i wish to inject ricin or cyanide... The post Synagogue attacks were part of massive ISIS-inspired plot last week, FBI says appeared first on The Forward .
Proposed U.S. $24.3 billion sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia advances (Sep 20, 2026 02:25 PM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The State Department has approved a possible $24.3 billion sale of 48 F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia — a move that would make the kingdom the second Middle Eastern country after Israel to have the world’s most powerful combat aircraft. “This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives... The post Proposed U.S. $24.3 billion sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia advances appeared first on The Forward .
After outcry, Texas lieutenant governor says schools should teach Holocaust books ‘Night,’ ‘Anne Frank’ (Sep 20, 2026 10:15 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — The lieutenant governor of Texas says his recent call for the state’s public schools to remove “over 2,000 titles” of “dirty, filthy and vulgar books” was not meant to include books about the Holocaust. Dan Patrick’s statement, provided exclusively to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency on Friday, comes after a month of confusion following... The post After outcry, Texas lieutenant governor says schools should teach Holocaust books ‘Night,’ ‘Anne Frank’ appeared first on The Forward .
‘Checkout’ and ‘Fauda’ test the appetite for Israeli spy stories after Oct. 7 (Sep 20, 2026 10:05 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Is there still an appetite for Israeli spy stories? That is one question being tested by two different productions arriving in the United States this month: “Checkout,” a dark Israeli comedy about an aging Mossad operative, and the fifth season of “Fauda,” the Israeli action thriller about undercover counterterrorism agents. One is an... The post ‘Checkout’ and ‘Fauda’ test the appetite for Israeli spy stories after Oct. 7 appeared first on The Forward .
Netanyahu backs legislation that would strip ‘NAZA’ makers of citizenship (Sep 20, 2026 10:00 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — TEL AVIV — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would advance legislation allowing Israel to revoke the citizenship of people who defame soldiers or the state abroad, citing “NAZA,” the prize-winning documentary accusing the military of knowingly killing large numbers of civilians in Gaza. Netanyahu said Wednesday he also planned to advance a... The post Netanyahu backs legislation that would strip ‘NAZA’ makers of citizenship appeared first on The Forward .
The civil war in the far-right is coming down to Jews (Sep 19, 2026 02:00 PM - Forward.com – All)
On 9/11 of this year, far-right extremist and Jan. 6 agitator Jake Lang led a protest against New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s attendance at the memorial service. Lang referred to his protest as a “crusade” and brandished a wooden cross at Ground Zero. Among the many counter-protesters who showed up to oppose Lang was a... The post The civil war in the far-right is coming down to Jews appeared first on The Forward .
Why the closing prayers of Judaism’s holiest day focus on repairing relationships with each other (Sep 19, 2026 12:35 AM - Forward.com – All)
Each Passover, as Jewish families start the Seder meal, a child asks, “Why is this night different from all other nights?” And each Yom Kippur, as worshippers attend the last prayers of the day, they might well ask: “Why is this closing service different from all other services?” The Book of Life Throughout the High... The post Why the closing prayers of Judaism’s holiest day focus on repairing relationships with each other appeared first on The Forward .
At Dartmouth, Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies refuse to stay apart (Sep 18, 2026 10:23 PM - Forward.com – All)
Immediately after the Oct. 7 attacks and the start of the Israel-Gaza War, Dartmouth College student Jackson Weinstein was “extremely outspoken” on campus about his support for Israel. But by his sophomore year, he had largely withdrawn from discussing the conflict with other students. “It felt like I was losing friends and just making things... The post At Dartmouth, Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies refuse to stay apart appeared first on The Forward .
‘We’re saying ‘no’ to Mamdani’: Orthodox teens demonstrate outside Gracie Mansion (Sep 18, 2026 08:33 PM - Forward.com – All)
In a sea of kippot and black skirts, more than 200 Orthodox middle school and high school students gathered outside Gracie Mansion on Friday, conducting morning prayers and giving speeches. “I like protesting against Mamdani,” Rami Fishman, a 16-year-old student, told the Forward. “He’s not a great guy. I’ll take an opportunity to speak out... The post ‘We’re saying ‘no’ to Mamdani’: Orthodox teens demonstrate outside Gracie Mansion appeared first on The Forward .
I love ‘Seinfeld’ — why doesn’t the rest of my generation? (Sep 18, 2026 06:02 PM - Forward.com – All)
Seinfeld had a mythic presence in my childhood. The show went off the air three years before I was born, but that didn’t stop it from permeating my psyche. When I was little, growing up in Bethesda, Md., my parents would regale me with summaries of their favorite family-friendly episodes. There’s the one where George... The post I love ‘Seinfeld’ — why doesn’t the rest of my generation? appeared first on The Forward .
An Israeli poet was scheduled to do a reading in New York. Then her publisher called. (Sep 18, 2026 05:22 PM - Forward.com – All)
It was supposed to be a party to celebrate the revival of a nonprofit poetry press and to welcome a beloved Israeli poet back to an America quite different from the one she visited decades ago. But politics in that new America intervened, canceling the party. Hamutal Bar-Yosef, a contemporary icon of Israeli poetry, had... The post An Israeli poet was scheduled to do a reading in New York. Then her publisher called. appeared first on The Forward .
The power of Sukkot to unite the Jewish people (Sep 18, 2026 01:17 PM - Forward.com – All)
אין דער גמרא שטייט אַז יעדער ייִד קען — טעאָרעטיש — נוצן די זעלבע סוכּה. דאָס שטרײַכט אונטער דעם פֿאַקט, אַז מיר זענען אַלע גלײַך, און אַלעמען באַגריסט מען גלײַך אין דער סוכּה. אין דער אמתן, ווען מען וואָלט געבויט אַ גענוג לאַנגע און ברייטע סוכּה, וואָלט דאָס גאַנצע ייִדישע פֿאָלק — אָן אויסנאַם —... The post The power of Sukkot to unite the Jewish people appeared first on The Forward .
The Jewish soul and Hasidic inspirations of Annie Dillard (Sep 18, 2026 11:44 AM - Forward.com – All)
The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Annie Dillard, who died Sept, 15 at age 81, drew on Jewish inspiration past and present for her meditative books on humans and the deity, including the nature-imbued narrative Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. Raised a Presbyterian, in young adulthood Dillard discovered Martin Buber’s Tales of the Hasidim, in which she found... The post The Jewish soul and Hasidic inspirations of Annie Dillard appeared first on The Forward .
Robert Kraft pledged $2M to aid Palestinians amid Macklemore row. How will he do it? (Sep 18, 2026 10:25 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Robert Kraft has found himself in an unusual position: nixing the rapper Macklemore’s appearance at a stadium he owns for what he said was hateful behavior — and then taking up the performer’s charity challenge. Macklemore challenged the Jewish pro-Israel billionaire to make a donation in support of the Palestinians days after pressuring... The post Robert Kraft pledged $2M to aid Palestinians amid Macklemore row. How will he do it? appeared first on The Forward .
Hundreds of Michigan Jews pledge to vote for Abdul El-Sayed (Sep 18, 2026 10:20 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — ANN ARBOR – More than 600 Michigan Jews have signed a new open letter pledging to vote for Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate, seeking to grow the Democratic candidate’s rocky Jewish support in what is expected to be a close and pivotal election. The coalition, “Michigan Jews for Democracy,” includes several liberal and... The post Hundreds of Michigan Jews pledge to vote for Abdul El-Sayed appeared first on The Forward .
Jewish radio host Sid Rosenberg says he ‘charmed’ JD Vance, after slamming his stances on Israel (Sep 18, 2026 10:15 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Conservative radio personality Sid Rosenberg, a vocal critic of JD Vance’s positions toward Israel, left a meeting with the vice president on Thursday giddy with optimism. “I went in there with very low expectations,” Rosenberg told the hosts of WABC Radio’s Cats & Cosby. Noting that multiple people had assured him Vance would... The post Jewish radio host Sid Rosenberg says he ‘charmed’ JD Vance, after slamming his stances on Israel appeared first on The Forward .
Kyrie Irving offers to pay NFL star’s fine for pro-Palestinian eyeblack (Sep 18, 2026 10:10 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — NBA star Kyrie Irving said he would cover an $11,941 fine that the NFL imposed on Houston Texans Pro Bowl linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair for writing Hind Rajab, the name of a Palestinian girl killed by Israeli forces, on his eyeblack during Sunday’s game. Irving said Wednesday on social media that he would “take... The post Kyrie Irving offers to pay NFL star’s fine for pro-Palestinian eyeblack appeared first on The Forward .
Jerusalem Reform synagogue egged in second attack in a month (Sep 18, 2026 10:05 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — A Reform synagogue in Jerusalem was targeted for the second time in a month when a group of Jewish youths threw eggs at worshippers arriving for Rosh Hashanah services, in what the congregation described as an escalation in a series of attacks on Reform communities in Israel. The incident unfolded Sunday morning at... The post Jerusalem Reform synagogue egged in second attack in a month appeared first on The Forward .
For author Ben Moser, writing about anti-Zionism is an act of sanity (Sep 18, 2026 10:00 AM - Forward.com – All)
Benjamin Moser thinks that Theodore Herzl, the acclaimed founder of political Zionism, was mentally ill and that his delusional ideations underlay his theory of the Jewish state. Lest anyone think that this startling claim emanates from a crank or an antisemite, it’s worth noting that the last time Moser wrote about someone’s life, including its... The post For author Ben Moser, writing about anti-Zionism is an act of sanity appeared first on The Forward .
For author Benjamin Moser, writing about anti-Zionism is an act of sanity (Sep 18, 2026 10:00 AM - Forward.com – All)
Benjamin Moser thinks that Theodore Herzl, the acclaimed founder of political Zionism, was mentally ill and that his delusional ideations underlay his theory of the Jewish state. Lest anyone think that this startling claim emanates from a crank or an antisemite, it’s worth noting that the last time Moser wrote about someone’s life, including its... The post For author Benjamin Moser, writing about anti-Zionism is an act of sanity appeared first on The Forward .
Sweden’s center-left wins tight election marred by antisemitism accusations (Sep 18, 2026 09:55 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — Sweden’s center-left coalition has overturned Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s right-wing government after a nail-biter election, blocking a far-right party with neo-Nazi roots from its bid to join a cabinet for the first time. Kristersson resigned on Thursday after the public broadcaster SVT called Sweden’s general election for the center-left bloc, led by former... The post Sweden’s center-left wins tight election marred by antisemitism accusations appeared first on The Forward .
In ex-Knick Michael Sweetney, Jewish friends mourn a beloved coach ‘who knew exactly how to show up’ (Sep 18, 2026 04:22 AM - Forward.com – All)
Tamir Goodman stuck out like a sore thumb, a yarmulke-wearing redhead at a practice for a showcase of Greater Washington’s top high school talent. The year was 2000, and Goodman, an Orthodox Jewish hoops prodigy, had already been on the cover of Sports Illustrated. What he did not have at that practice was a friend. But... The post In ex-Knick Michael Sweetney, Jewish friends mourn a beloved coach ‘who knew exactly how to show up’ appeared first on The Forward .
Sacred fasting meets Ozempic (Sep 17, 2026 09:50 PM - Forward.com – All)
Millions of people worldwide – as many as 1 in 8 adults in the U.S. – are on GLP-1 medication, such as Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy and Zepbound, for treating diabetes or for weight loss. These drugs are adding a medical twist to religious observances that involve fasting, such as the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur,... The post Sacred fasting meets Ozempic appeared first on The Forward .
A comedian went viral for saying he supports Israel onstage — he wasn’t even there (Sep 17, 2026 08:16 PM - Forward.com – All)
Menachem Silverstein’s High Holidays were interrupted by what he calls a beautifully ironic “monkey paw situation.” “Like any good Jewish comedian, I’m in Rosh Hashanah services praying to God for a little bit of a boost in my career, for something to go viral, for something to hit,” Silverstein, a 30-year-old comic in Los Angeles,... The post A comedian went viral for saying he supports Israel onstage — he wasn’t even there appeared first on The Forward .
‘Run, hide, fight’: Synagogues make threat preparedness part of High Holiday services (Sep 17, 2026 06:11 PM - Forward.com – All)
Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky plans to open his Yom Kippur sermon this year in an unusual way: with an emergency evacuation plan. It’s how he opened his Rosh Hashanah sermon, too. “I mentioned [that] people should understand where the exits are,” Kanefsky said. “I mentioned what our plan is, God forbid, if we need to evacuate... The post ‘Run, hide, fight’: Synagogues make threat preparedness part of High Holiday services appeared first on The Forward .
Mamdani once vowed to arrest Netanyahu. Now he won’t join protests against him. (Sep 17, 2026 03:42 PM - Forward.com – All)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday that he will not join protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he arrives in the city to address the United Nations annual gathering next week and pushed back on the suggestion that he ever encouraged New Yorkers to protest the Israeli leader. “I do not... The post Mamdani once vowed to arrest Netanyahu. Now he won’t join protests against him. appeared first on The Forward .
Renoir’s paintings have been stolen again. Their history may never be found. (Sep 17, 2026 03:27 PM - Forward.com – All)
The timing was as swift as Auguste Renoir’s brushstrokes. In the pre-dawn darkness of Sept. 8, thieves in camouflage and helmets took less than three minutes to saw through a wire-mesh fence and carry off four paintings from the neo-Provençal villa in the south of France where the artist spent the final years of his... The post Renoir’s paintings have been stolen again. Their history may never be found. appeared first on The Forward .
Translation series connects English readers to prewar Eastern European Jewish life (Sep 17, 2026 02:10 PM - Forward.com – All)
אַ דאַנק אַ סעריע נײַע ענגלישע איבערזעצונגען פֿון מיזרח־אײראָפּעיִשע ייִדישע ווערק, האָבן ענגליש־לייענערס הײַנט אַ געלעגנהײט זיך צו באַקענען מיטן ייִדישן לעבן־שטייגער פֿאַרן חורבן. די סעריע, „ייִדישע שטימען“ — אַ בשותּפֿותדיקער איניציאַטיוו פֿון ייִװאָ און דעם פֿאַרלאַג בלומסבערי — איז שוין צו ניץ געקומען סײַ לערערס פֿון קורסן, וווּ די סטודענטן פֿאַרשטייען ניט קיין ייִדיש,... The post Translation series connects English readers to prewar Eastern European Jewish life appeared first on The Forward .
Orthodox students to rally outside Mamdani’s home. Alumni of their schools want them to stay home. (Sep 17, 2026 10:29 AM - Forward.com – All)
With two Orthodox schools planning a joint protest outside Gracie Mansion, home to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a group of parents and alumni have organized a petition calling on administrators to stand down. Ramaz and SAR, prominent Modern Orthodox schools in Manhattan, plan to send hundreds of high school students Friday morning to... The post Orthodox students to rally outside Mamdani’s home. Alumni of their schools want them to stay home. appeared first on The Forward .
Ed Sheeran’s support acts bail on Loop Tour after Macklemore dropped (Sep 17, 2026 01:25 AM - Forward.com – All)
(JTA) — All of Ed Sheeran’s opening acts and his backing band have withdrawn from his Loop Tour after the pro-Palestinian rapper Macklemore was dropped as an opening act amid pressure from Robert Kraft and other stadium owners. Kraft, the Jewish and pro-Israel billionaire who owns the Boston-area stadium where one of the tour stops... The post Ed Sheeran’s support acts bail on Loop Tour after Macklemore dropped appeared first on The Forward .
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