“Someday maybe I’ll remember to forget.” — Bob Dylan The Guardian reports: A detainee at a secret CIA detention site in Afghanistan was used as a living
When the world sees people fleeing their countries, images and stories about their dire situations abound: bags hastily packed, families sundered, pets and cherished possessions
The mitzvah of erasing Amalek, to my mind, is an aspect of Judaism that can only be salvaged by turning its gaze inward, to remember
So, does Kosher for Passover food have to suck? Well, Pennie Ungar-Sargon’s radical claim is that it not only does not have to suck—but it
The Trump years were, in an ironic way, a boon for social and racial justice organizations. The brazen manifestation of crass and dangerous racism served
Sefaria, the platform founded in 2011 offering free access to Jewish texts, commentaries, and translations, made two additions to its library in January and February.
Nathaniel Berman is the Rahel Varnhagen Professor in Brown University’s Department of Religious Studies. He is the author of Divine and Demonic in the Poetic
Max Buchdahl (he/him/his) lives in Washington Heights, is a rabbinical student, and tweets at @max_buchdahl. He writes a weekly parsha newsletter based on the Meshech
Content warning: Sexual harassment by a clergy member The Forward has published an important article, “How a Rabbi Suspended for Sexual Misconduct Can Stay in
guest post by Aziza Hasan and Andrea Hodos The hostage-taking at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, TX occurred almost three weeks ago. Many Jews continue
