For @forward.com, I wrote about Joe Kent and why just going shh isn’t working forward.com/opinion/8140...

"Not only is the Antisemitism Industrial Complex failing to focus on the most dangerous forms of antisemitism, many of its efforts are making matters worse." —Rabbi @jaymichaelson.bsky.social in the @forward.com forward.com/opinion/8123...

Antisemitism is exploding on the right but the Jewish establishment is focused on the left

Obsessed with Israel, the anti-antisemitism industry is failing to confront the threat of right-wing nationalism — and, in some cases, making it worse

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The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, 115 years ago tomorrow, galvanized a century's worth of workplace safety laws that are now getting shredded.

We're forgetting the lessons of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

States have been gradually rolling back the protections that activists like Pauline Newman and Clara Lemlich bravely fought for

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Come work with me at @forward.com! We're looking for a managing editor to work with our phenomenal team.

Just pubbed @forward.com – an exclusive interview with AJ Edelman, the Israeli Olympic bobsled captain, who pulled no punches defending the ill-fated switch that got his team disqualified. Read here: forward.com/news/sports/...

A new safety policy at an Arizona cemetery requires families to leave before a casket is lowered into the ground. Jewish clergy say the policy interferes with a core religious ritual, and one local rabbi is preparing a lawsuit.

An Arizona cemetery now requires mourners to leave before burial. A rabbi plans to sue.

Jewish families say a Scottsdale cemetery’s new policy requiring loved ones to leave before a casket is lowered disrupts a core burial ritual

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Unlike some people whose names are Bret, I don’t think the answer is to give up on the fight against antisemitism and only invest in Jews, but instead to think more about how antisemitism interacts with the rest of society. For @forward.com forward.com/opinion/8072...

We're losing the fight against antisemitism. Here's how to turn the tide

The old ways aren't working. That doesn't mean that hope is lost

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In the aftermath of Oct. 7, many rush to paint the pro-Palestinian movement in the U.S. as supporters of Hamas terrorism — often relying on tenuous claims about slogans and political platforms that didn't hold up to scrutiny. 🧵

Just pubbed @forward.com: I spoke with Nithya Raman about her run for mayor of Los Angeles, her engagement with the Jewish community in her district and how voters should read her breaking with DSA on Israel. Gift link! forward.com/news/806134/...

She's a democratic socialist who affirmed Israel's right to exist. Can she be LA's next mayor?

Nithya Raman thinks she can win over the city's Jewish voters. Step one: Convince them she’s not Zohran Mamdani.

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“The Muppets’ philosophy of meeting the outrageous with the outrageous, the unhinged with the unhinged, and the grouchy with the grouchy has its lessons for us humans, too,” writes Talya Zax.

The Muppets are my rabbi, and they should be yours

A one-off "Muppet Show" special, guest-starring Sabrina Carpenter, contains deep spiritual lessons. A full reboot should follow.

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“I want you to open [the Torah] and read it and come up with a question and come up with an answer,” explained one rabbi concerned with using AI as a shortcut to religious enlightenment. “It’s not just end result. It’s the process.”

These rabbis are making an Orthodox case against AI. Will anyone listen?

The leadership of the Orthodox Jewish community is addressing the challenges of AI use and its perceived spiritual risks.

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Our intrepid political reporter @jacobkornbluh.bsky.social, profiled this weekend by @nytimes.com.

This Hasidic Reporter Has a Few Questions for Mayor Mamdani

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@alykatzz.bsky.social's first essay as @forward.com EIC: "It’s with excitement and awe — of all that the Forward is, was and will be — that I arrive as your new editor-in-chief, at a moment like so many before when the Jewish world (and the world, period) urgently needs unflinching journalism."

As editor-in-chief, I'm finding my way Forward (and back)

As a longtime muckracker turning my lens to Jewish affairs at a time of political tumult, I’m mindful of the legacy set by Abraham Cahan.

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“Oliver! may be the most Jewish musical ever written that refuses to admit as much, and watching Simon Lipkin’s sly, buoyant portrayal of Fagin on London’s West End recently, I felt a jolt of something I hadn’t expected: Home.”

Could this be the most Jewish musical that never admits its own Jewishness?

A new West End production of 'Oliver!' featuring Simon Lipkin as Fagin brings back the sounds and rhythms of a Friday night dinner table.

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Rabbi Levi Azimov, who leads Chabad of South Brunswick in New Jersey, said the suspect, who has not yet been identified by police, attended a Purim service at Chabad in March of last year. He visited there twice more, seeking spiritual guidance, Azimov told @forward.com.

Chabad attack suspect had previously sought ‘spiritual guidance’ from rabbi

The Chabad headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway was attacked by a 36-year-old who had previously visited Chabad in New Jersey.

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For @forward.com, I wrote about Anne Frank, ICE, and what we risk in making - and in refusing to ever make - comparisons forward.com/opinion/8009...

What we talk about when we talk about Anne Frank hiding from ICE

Is it ok to invoke Anne Frank in discussing kids hiding from ICE? Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum disagree.

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“Anybody who’s in this area will tell you that if he belonged to a Klan branch and did all that, then you got it, right? But if he played baseball? Went to St. Joe’s? I mean for all intents and purposes that’s an all-American boy.”

How an ‘all-American boy’ became a Mississippi synagogue arson suspect

There was little warning that Stephen Spencer Pittman, who police arrested for arson, was poised to strike Jackson’s lone synagogue.

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For @forward.com, I wrote about Soros (surprise) and Orbán, Trump, antisemitism, xenophobia, Hungary, and us forward.com/opinion/7986...

There's a vicious antisemitic precedent for Trump's demonization of Renée Nicole Good

Trying to link Renée Good, who was killed by an ICE agent, to George Soros serves Trump's conspiratorial anti-immigrant rhetoric.

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My latest for @forward.com is a bit of a change of pace, looking back at the history of A Bintel Brief, one of the oldest advice columns in the US, which is celebrating its 120th birthday today, and how the advice it dispensed to Eastern European Jewish immigrants in 1906 still resonates today.

How 'a bundle of letters' became a cornerstone of life advice for American Jews

Started by legendary editor Ab Cahan, The Forward's advice column, A Bintel Brief, celebrates its 120 anniversary.

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Thx to @forward.com PJ Grisar for citing @universityofkansas.bsky.social Jewish Studies chair Samantha Cooper, whose expertise is involvement of NY Jews in opera. forward.com/forward-news...

Emma Goldman, superstar? The Jewish anarchist has a surprising role to play in American musical theater

While she was a radical and critic of capitalism, Emma Goldman was in fact a devotee of the opera. Maybe that's why she fits into musicals.

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Three days ago he reposted an animated video of a woman seeing a Jewish caricature holding moneybags and exclaiming, “A Jew in our backyard!” It was unclear whether he posted the video before or after the arson attack, which occurred Jan. 10 at around 3 a.m. local time.

Synagogue arson suspect posted antisemitic cartoon on day of the attack

Stephen Spencer Pittman has been charged with the arson attack on Jackson, Mississippi synagogue Beth Israel.

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As smoke filled the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center one year ago, Cantor Ruth Berman Harris searched for her husband through the darkness, calling out to make sure the Torahs were being carried out. By night’s end, the building was destroyed, but all 13 Torahs were safe. 🧵

For those of you who've seen Marty Supreme, how did audiences react during the honey scene? @forward.com editorial fellow Olivia Heynie explores the disconnect between Josh Safdie's intent and how many viewers have responded to it.

So, what’s the deal with the honey scene in ‘Marty Supreme?’

A harrowing story of survival in Auschwitz has been misinterpreted by some viewers, sparking online discourse.

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For my last piece of 2025, I wrote about reading Arnošt Lustig and hoping against hope for @forward.com forward.com/opinion/7938...

The Holocaust survivor writer who can help us through this ominous era

Arnošt Lustig, a Czech Jewish writer, survived the Holocaust and incorporated its horrors in his writing — but came out hopeful all the same.

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There's nothing like archival ads from early 20th-century editions of Forverts to bring out the Yiddishe research nerd in all of us. But now we want to know what this musical pin looked like!

Dan Carkner@alte.klezmor.im · 8mo ago

from @forward.com, June 1908--found while looking for info about other Musical stuff. what's a musical pin? 🤔

As Commissioner Chadwick was wrapping up the commission meeting, he wished the group a Merry Christmas, and Commissioner Waldrop whispered, “We haven’t said ‘Happy Hanukkah.'” “No, we don’t say that,” Chadwick replied, as Waldrop’s mouth fell agape.

This politician refused to say ‘Happy Hanukkah,’ then blamed ‘political correctness’ for the backlash

Chris Chadwick, chairman of the Carteret County Board of Commissioners, said he will defend his right to say "Merry Christmas."

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"Despite his clear love of the Jewish Shabbat, he cannot help but reject it because it’s not Christian. And this is key to his argument: At its roots, Kirk’s praise of Shabbat is more concerned with convincing his readers to embrace Christianity than it is with learning from Judaism."

In making a Christian case for Shabbat, Charlie Kirk stripped off its Judaism

'Stop, in the Name of God,' Charlie Kirk's final book, is careful to make sure that Shabbat doesn't sound too Jewish.

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“I understand that the gentiles who are lighting their own menorahs as a show of solidarity mean well but that’s not for y’all to be doing. Judaism is a closed practice,” one user posted. “Get the circumcision first, then we’ll talk.”

Christians are displaying menorahs in their windows post-Bondi Beach attack. Why some Jews object

Non-Jews are placing menorahs in their windows as a show of support for their Jewish neighbors. But is it solidarity or appropriation?

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I wrote a thing for @forward.com about reconnecting with family that I had presumed did not exist because of the Holocaust, and how a Bondi Beach veteran's pub became a place of reunion for us.

Australia welcomed my family’s Holocaust survivors — and Bondi Beach soon became a symbol of renewal for me

The Australian Jewish population nearly tripled in size from 1938 to 1961, with Holocaust survivors like my family moving there.

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Please welcome @forward.com's incoming editor-in-chief, @alykatzz.bsky.social!

Alyssa Katz Named Next Editor-in-Chief of the Forward

Alyssa Katz has been named Editor-in-Chief of the Forward, the nation’s most influential and widely-read Jewish publication. The appointment was announced today by Forward Publisher & CEO Rachel Fishm...

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