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Forward Scallion fights, soft matzo and other Passover traditions live on around the world 31 Mar
Passover, celebrated by Jews globally, offers a tapestry of diverse customs shaped by unique cultural settings. Indian Jews mark doorposts with animal blood ...
31 Mar
Forward Jews in Iran and in the diaspora find respite in celebrating Nowruz amid war 27 Mar
Jews in Iran and the diaspora are finding solace in celebrating Nowruz, the Persian New Year, amidst ongoing conflicts. This secular, 3,000-year-old holiday,...
27 Mar
Forward Meet the TikToker trying to revive Judeo-Arabic, the nearly extinct language Jews once spoke across the Arab world 22 Mar
Dan Sheena, a TikTok creator and Arabic teacher, is on a mission to revive the nearly extinct language of Judeo-Arabic through social media and online classe...
22 Mar
Forward West Bloomfield Iraqi Christians rushed to aid Temple Israel on a terrifying day. An open invitation for Shabbat followed. 19 Mar
In a heartwarming display of interfaith solidarity, West Bloomfield's Iraqi Christian Chaldean community rapidly responded to an attempted attack on Temple I...
19 Mar
Forward This initiative is helping Israeli war survivors heal through art — and is making therapy cool 16 Mar
Tomer Peretz, an LA-based Israeli artist, founded the 8 Project to help Israeli war survivors heal through art. The program, based in Los Angeles, offers a t...
16 Mar
Forward ‘Auschwitz’ is a hit Iranian protest anthem, part of a music genre rebelling against official antisemitism 8 Mar
Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi's protest anthem "Auschwitz" has taken a defiant stand against the Iranian regime's violent suppression of protests by invoking ...
8 Mar
Forward Confronting a Khamenei vigil in NYC, Iranian protesters declare solidarity with Jews 7 Mar
In a stark showdown at New York City's Washington Square Park, a vigil commemorating the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei drew vigorous counter...
7 Mar
Forward For Iranian American Jews, Trump’s talk of regime change stirs hopes of return 2 Mar
The recent demise of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, a result of a U.S.-Israel operation, has sparked hope among Iranian American Jews who fled the regi...
2 Mar
Forward Reza Pahlavi, Iran’s exiled crown prince, has a plan for his people’s future — if they’ll have him 28 Feb
Amid escalating tensions and military action by the U.S. and Israel in Iran, Reza Pahlavi, the exiled former crown prince, emerges as a potential leader for ...
28 Feb
Forward As Iran’s Jews prepare for Purim, their government calls its story proof of a past genocide 27 Feb
In Iran, the Jewish community faces significant challenges as they prepare to celebrate Purim amidst an environment of intense antisemitic propaganda. The re...
27 Feb