In the Forward’s opinion section, you’ll find analysis and essays from diverse corners of the Jewish world.
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In the Forward’s opinion section, you’ll find analysis and essays from diverse corners of the Jewish world.
To pitch an opinion piece, email our Opinion Editor, Laura E. Adkins.
Is Israel 'democratic' first and 'Jewish' second? Or vice versa?
The impulse Americans may feel to distance themselves from Israel in its moment of truth is a big mistake
Israelis are overwhelmingly against the judicial overhaul, but how far will they go to stop it?
Israel needs us now more than ever
American Jews look at Bobby Kennedy’s son and see Donald Trump
The battle over the future of Israel — can it be both democratic and religious — goes on
Eitan and Amjad, lumberjacks in Jerusalem, often say their morning prayers before starting work — facing opposite directions
A culture with no country is well-suited for people being rejected by theirs, writes the social justice organizer at the Workers Circle
Isaac Herzog did not mention the massive protests roiling Israel until the very, very end of his 49-minute speech
The plaintiffs who successfully sued Harvard over affirmative action misrepresented the history of the institution's Jewish quotas
Battle over racially segregated Chicago public schools involved Jewish students as well
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Most Eastern European Jewish foods we know about are related to holidays or special occasions. But what kind of foods did Jews in the shtetl eat on a regular Wednesday?
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