In my morning newsletter > Two years, one hope: Deal nears on war’s anniversary Plus > Mamdani’s Jewish outreach • Texas school district bans Holocaust novel • New Jersey rabbi assaulted • And watch comedian Alex Edelman’s Yom Kippur sermon. Start your week here > mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

When the Chabad rabbi comes to your house with his own power tools to cut down bamboo for the upcoming Sukkot holiday. #WestVirginia 🌿🪚✡️

In my daily newsletter: A new Yom Kippur liturgy • Why U.S. social media influencers are campaigning for Israel Plus: Apple sued over antisemitism • Charlie Kirk’s message to Netanyahu • University will vote on Yom Kippur over whether to boycott Israel • And much more. mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

My daily newsletter: Trump reveals peace plan, as support for Israel drops among U.S. voters Plus: Elon Musk says ADL ‘hates Christians’ • John Oliver slams Netanyahu • Palestinian American launches bid for Georgia governor • & the Hitler sitcom that aired only 1 episode mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

In my daily newsletter: Kushner returns as Trump, Netanyahu eye Gaza breakthrough Plus: Northwestern bars students for not watching antisemitism video • New York mayoral race gets shaken up • Friends creator gifts shul $25 million • And much more. Start your week here > mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

In my daily newsletter: A High Holiday helpline for rabbis is flooded with millennial calls Plus: Bernie Sanders becomes first senator to accuse Israel of genocide • Jews, Christians pray for Charlie Kirk at holy Muslim site • And a new interview with Woody Allen. mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

In my daily newsletter: As Democrats shift on Israel, Josh Shapiro stands firm Plus: Jerry leaves Ben & Jerry’s over Gaza • Most Jewish college students hide religious identity, new study finds • Robert Redford’s surprisingly Jewish legacy • & the Tinder Swindler arrested mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

In my daily newsletter: ‘Gaza is burning,’ as Israel begins attack • Why two Beverly Hills rabbis are fighting Plus: Andrew Cuomo's Israel pivot • Christians divided over Charlie Kirk martyrdom • Hollywood’s self-sabotage over Gaza • & Robert Redford's most Jewish roles. mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

Christian debate over whether Charlie Kirk was a martyr raises questions for Jews about how comfortably language of religious martyrdom is being fused into American politics — and what that means for pluralism, dissent and the separation of church and state. My latest: forward.com/news/769333/...

I'm proud of @forward.com's coverage of the Charlie Kirk assassination and will thread a few of the follow-ups we have published so far on the national news story. From @benyamincohen.bsky.social on perceptions of Kirk as a "martyr" and that debate's Jewish implications: forward.com/news/769333/...

In my morning newsletter > Charlie Kirk’s movement ‘was a ministry’ • NY governor endorses Mamdani Plus > UC Berkeley gives Trump administration names in antisemitism probe • Rubio in Israel • And reciting a Jewish prayer won this actor an Emmy. Start your week here > mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

Will my dog be in heaven? Grieving pet owners are finding more religious and spiritual support. Americans are reexamining the relationship between humans and the natural world. It’s changing their religious and spiritual beliefs and practices. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

In my daily newsletter > Faith and fury: Charlie Kirk’s legacy Plus > Trump reinstates Harvard funding • Seinfeld compares Palestinian protesters to the KKK • Town blocks Rosh Hashanah event in public park • A Yiddish tribute to 9/11 • and much more. Start your day here: mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

In my daily newsletter: Hostage released • Fallout from Israel strike on Qatar • Mamdani vs. NYC's elite In today’s edition: Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, Elizabeth Tsurkov, Zohran Mamdani, Emma Stone, and Jewish student activists form “L’chaim Intifada.” Start here: mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

In my morning newsletter > Can a kaffiyeh policy help Jews pray together? • Gaza City evacuates • ‘Fiddler on the Moon’ Plus > Jeffrey Epstein, Pope Leo, the death of a Jewish rock legend, and much more. Start your day here > mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

In my morning newsletter: Deadly attack in Jerusalem, as Trump gives Hamas ‘last warning’ Plus: Mamdani says NYC will divest from Israel Bonds • New sports bar named after Hitler’s HQ • and celebrating the 100th birthday of a very complicated Jewish comedian. mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

In my daily newsletter: 20 years later, Jewish New Orleans is bigger than before Katrina Plus: Trump blames nation’s protests on George Soros • Minneapolis church shooter’s guns had antisemitic messages on them • 50% of U.S. believe Israel is committing genocide • & more mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

In my morning newsletter > System crash: Gaza protesters take over Microsoft Plus > The White House’s plan for governing Gaza • A Nazi-looted painting in a real estate photo • and ‘Do you know this moon was promised to us 3,000 years ago?’ Start your day here > mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

In my newsletter: Trump predicts end of Gaza war • When denim meets dogwhistles • Rabbi romcom in ‘Mom’s Car’ Plus: Australia accuses Iran of antisemitic arson attacks • Knitting community tangled in Israel debate • and University of Michigan hosts Mahmoud Khalil event. mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

In the Philly suburbs, famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright built a sanctuary shaped like Sinai. Now, against all odds, it’s home to one of America’s fastest-growing synagogues. My latest > forward.com/news/764188/...

Sloped like Sinai and wrapped in 1,500 glass panels, Beth Sholom in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania — designed by Frank Lloyd Wright — is still turning heads and filling pews, adding 125 new families in the last five years.

In my daily newsletter: Frank Lloyd Wright built only one synagogue. It’s now a growing congregation. Plus: Israeli strike kills four journalists, U.S. Ambassador to France accuses country of failing to protect Jews, a debate about Netflix's very Jewish new cartoon & more mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

In my daily newsletter: Conservative curriculum spreads in public schools, pushing pro-Israel propaganda Plus: Israel bombards Gaza City • Judge blocks Texas 10 Commandments law • Meet Schumer’s Jewish successor • & why the Yankees’ new shortstop took a Holocaust course. mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

In my daily newsletter: Invade vs. negotiate: Gaza war at critical crossroads Plus: Uber driver kicks out Israeli passengers • ICE invoking Bible in immigration raids • Lox & Loaded gun club launches amid rising antisemitism • And much much more... mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

In my daily newsletter: ADL vs. Mamdani • Hamas agrees to ceasefire • LA shul’s legal battle Plus: George Washington University suspends anti-Zionist group • How Arkansas can legally build neighborhood that excludes Jews • And one of our reporters has intriguing side gig. mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

In my daily newsletter: Jewish Ukraine anxiously watches as Zelenskyy meets with Trump Plus: No. 2 House Democrat calls Israel’s war a “genocide" • Netflix’s ‘unapologetically Jewish’ new series • And the secret Jewish history of the world’s worst lamp. mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

In my daily newsletter: The missing government plan to fight antisemitism • MAGA goes to Israel Plus: Netanyahu seeking ‘Israeli Elon Musk’ • 3,000 hours of Kanye West footage chronicles breakdown • Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut is Holocaust film • and much more. mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

In my daily newsletter: Jewish Americans split over Gaza Plus: Inside UCLA's deal with Trump • Popular podcast is Christian nationalist and antisemitic • Effort to rescue mezuzahs lost during Holocaust • And the Jewish artist who may have inspired Taylor Swift’s new album mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

If you're following @benyamincohen.bsky.social's series of stories about small Jewish communities for @forward.com, the latest highlights a key feature that make such communities special: the sense that a shul is a family, not just a synagogue. forward.com/news/761956/...

In small towns across America, many synagogues are shrinking or closing. But a 131-year-old Appalachian congregation is staging something rare: an opening act — hiring a young rabbi, married with two little kids, ready to plant deep roots in the hills of West Virginia. forward.com/news/761956/...

In my daily newsletter: How a small, stubborn Appalachian Jewish community is defying the odds Plus: Harvard and Trump administration nearing a deal worth $500 million • Global outcry over killing of journalists in Gaza • And much more news.. Start here: mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

Went with my three older brothers on vacation to Atlantic City. It’s like the setup to a heist movie: Three rabbis and a journalist walk into a casino… ✡️ 💰 🎲

In my daily newsletter: Anti-war protests grow as Netanyahu defends Gaza plan Plus: Trump seeks $1 billion from UCLA • Vandal sprays graffiti on Western Wall • Dr. Phil's death threats for combatting antisemitism • And weekend’s top movie filmed in Orthodox neighborhood. mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

On a reporting trip to the only synagogue built by Frank Lloyd Wright, the famous architect. It's still an active congregation — and growing. 🕍 📈

In my daily newsletter: Gay rabbi ordained in Orthodox first Plus: Antisemitic Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theories go mainstream • Arkansas says it’s legal to ban Jews from community • House speaker is in Israel • And two very modern Jewish takes on dating. Start here: mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

In my daily newsletter: The next Mamdani? • The toughest question about Israel Plus: Harvard agrees to pay for security at Hillel • Shooting victims remembered • New film set in a small town during the pandemic offers conspiracy theories that draw from antisemitic tropes. mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

In my daily newsletter: The push for Palestinian statehood Plus: UCLA settles antisemitism lawsuit • Mass shooting victim remembered as Jewish communal leader • Trump encourages religious expression in workplace • Catskills resort is backdrop for new TV series. mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

In my daily newsletter: Is Israel losing American Democrats? Plus: Harvard may pay $500 million to settle with Trump • U.S. rabbis, Jon Stewart, and American voters slam Gaza crisis • Why some Jews are upset over an American Eagle jeans ad • And much more... mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

Anyone interested in small Jewish communities should be reading @benyamincohen.bsky.social's series of stories for @forward.com, the latest of which is available today: forward.com/news/758341/...

It began as a church in 1851. Then it was a synagogue. Now it’s an Airbnb. I traveled to Ohio to meet the man who grew up Christian — and now sleeps in the sanctuary that sparked his Jewish life. forward.com/news/758341/...

In my daily newsletter: How a defunct synagogue – now an Airbnb – sparked a Christian boy’s conversion Israel pauses fighting to let in aid to Gaza • New episode of Fox reality show featured surprisingly authentic representation of Orthodox Judaism • and much more mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

Fox just delivered the most unexpectedly Jewish hour on TV forward.com/culture/7584...

In my daily newsletter: What Columbia’s deal with Trump means for other universities Plus: Hamas offers ‘workable’ ceasefire proposal • Canada’s antisemitism envoy resigns, citing burnout • Netflix’s hit ‘Fauda’ is back • And much, much more... mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

In my morning newsletter: The Jewish judge at the center of Harvard v. Trump Plus: Columbia revokes diplomas from some pro-Palestinian protesters • Largest Reconstructionist shul cuts ties with movement • And remembering Ozzy Osbourne’s awkward rabbinic encounter. mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

My latest > There’s a Jewish judge at the center of Trump’s Harvard showdown. Her grandfather escaped pogroms. forward.com/fast-forward...

In my daily newsletter: Is Gaza at its breaking point? Plus: Jewish judge skeptical of Trump’s logic for Harvard cuts • Facebook ads raise money for Israeli military • Jewish quarterback transferring after violating honor code • And the fine art of the Hasidic haircut. mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

'Guns & Moses,' the detective thriller releasing in select theaters tomorrow, is a crude adaptation of the antisemitic attack that inspired it. I think you should watch it anyway. forward.com/culture/7563...

In my daily newsletter: Harvard vs. Trump in court today Plus: Cuomo blames young Jews for his loss to Mamdani • Elon Musk to launch kid’s version of antisemitic chatbot • Trump official calls Netanyahu ‘a madman’ • And why the Amish don’t have allergies. mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

Puppy Bluma’s first family photo with all her new siblings. 🐶

In my daily newsletter: Does Elon Musk’s AI explain our antisemitic moment? Plus: Columbia may pay $200M to settle over antisemitism claims • Jeffrey Epstein laughed off claims he was a spy for Israel • And Billy Joel opens up about his family’s Holocaust history. mailchi.mp/forward/1292...