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Becoming the soup fairy

Jodi Rudoren in Forward · 21 Mar

Jodi Rudoren's heartfelt narrative, "Becoming the Soup Fairy," explores the act of making and sharing soup as a gesture of community support and personal solace.

0 Jewish Law Education

Calling everything a crisis is bad for the Jews

Jodi Rudoren in Forward · 7 Mar

Jodi Rudoren critiques the pervasive use of the term "crisis" by organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League in their campus alerts, arguing it can desensitize and foster a perpetual state of fear among Jewish communities.

0 Culture Communities

She chronicled life's magic moments — the milestones and the mundane

Jodi Rudoren in Forward · 10 Jan

Sally Friedman, a Jewish journalist renowned for her wry and heartfelt columns on everyday life, passed away at the age of 86.

0 Communities Politics

When even your hometown can't handle the hate

Jodi Rudoren in Forward · 20 Dec 2024

The contentious dissolution of a volunteer police chaplain program in Montclair, New Jersey, highlights how deeply polarized sentiments surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can fracture local communities.

0 Communities Culture

How a cup of coffee keeps one man feeling close to the hostages in Gaza

Jodi Rudoren in Forward · 15 Nov 2024

Josh Katz, a resident of Montclair, New Jersey, has found a unique way to feel connected to the Gaza hostages through an everyday ritual: coffee.

0 Ethics Politics

Like our patriarch Abraham, American Jews face 10 post-election tests of our values

Rabbi Julie Roth in Forward · 15 Nov 2024

Rabbi Julie Roth draws parallels between the biblical trials faced by Abraham and contemporary challenges facing American Jews post-election.

0 Culture Politics

11 years after my Gaza Thanksgiving, grasping for gratitude, one letter at a time

Jodi Rudoren in Forward · 24 Nov 2023

Reflecting on her past Thanksgiving spent in Gaza during a cease-fire in 2012, Jodi Rudoren contrasts the past buoyant atmosphere with the current devastation amid ongoing Israeli-Gaza conflicts.

0 Communities Education

High school flunks Jewish Heritage Month, picking Meir Kahane as honoree

Forward · 11 May 2021

Montclair High School, located in a liberal area of New Jersey, sparked controversy when it mistakenly honored Meir Kahane for Jewish American Heritage Month.