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The Forward @forward.com · 5d

"When we don’t see that truth in regard to civilians in Gaza, we don’t just dehumanize them; we betray the reciprocal principle of divine compassion."

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The Forward @forward.com · 5d

"On Yom Kippur…I hope that reading Jonah’s story will remind us that we are not the only ones asking to be saved — nor are we the only ones worthy of being saved. Palestinians are worthy of safety, security and peace,” he continues. "They, too, deserve not just God’s compassion, but also our own."

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The Forward @forward.com · 5d

"This year, the biblical text, traditionally read as the haftorah during afternoon services, must challenge us to feel true compassion for Palestinians — and wonder why so many of us have, during the past two years of war, been averse to doing so,” Fruchter writes.

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The Forward @forward.com · 5d

"Why do we read the Book of Jonah on Yom Kippur?” asks Forward contributing columnist Sruli Fruchter. "Commentators — predictably — differ. But I believe one crucial reason is because of the book’s warning against dehumanizing others in the course of seeking our own redemption."

A crucial Yom Kippur reading holds a scathing lesson on Gaza

On Yom Kippur, we read the Book of Jonah. It's a lesson, amid the Israel-Hamas war, on the need for Jews to have compassion for Palestinians.

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The Forward @forward.com · 6d

The virtual event will feature Forward senior political reporter @jacobkornbluh.bsky.social, enterprise reporter @arnorosenfeld.bsky.social, and opinion editor @talyazax.bsky.social, moderated by interim editor-in-chief @juliemmoos.bsky.social.

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The Forward @forward.com · 6d

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NYC's Next Mayor and America's Jewish Future

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The Forward @forward.com · 8d

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Hundreds of Northwestern students can’t register for class because they won’t watch an antisemitism training video. Here’s what’s in it.

Hundreds of Northwestern students who refused to watch the antisemitism training video were barred from registering for classes.

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The Forward @forward.com · 8d

The training video includes these images it describes as modern examples of antisemitism.

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The Forward @forward.com · 8d

The video says quotes from ‘anti-Israel activists’ and David Duke of the KKK are ‘the same.’

Orange quotes are from activists and purple are from David Duke.

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The Forward @forward.com · 8d

Early on, the narrator states that “the Jewish people are from the land of Israel,” describing it as historically larger than the modern state of Israel and extending into present-day Jordan, Syria, Egypt, and Lebanon.

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The Forward @forward.com · 8d

At least 300 students at Northwestern University were barred from registering for classes this month after refusing to watch a video about antisemitism that protesters say ignores Palestinian perspectives and “ostracizes anti-Zionist Jews.”

But what exactly is in the video? 🧵

Hundreds of Northwestern students can’t register for class because they won’t watch an antisemitism training video. Here’s what’s in it.

Hundreds of Northwestern students who refused to watch the antisemitism training video were barred from registering for classes.

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The Forward @forward.com · 9d

"It turns out that managing this quandary is not as simple as I'd imagined," writes @forward.com's @bethharpaz.bsky.social. "But there’s good news: You do have options for joint burial in a Jewish cemetery. It just depends on where you go and who you ask."

Can an interfaith couple be buried together in a Jewish cemetery?

An interfaith couple wants to be buried together in a Jewish cemetery. What are their options?

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The Forward @forward.com · 9d

"...It breaks my heart that she is not allowed to be buried with me and my family. What if it’s important to me to be buried in a Jewish cemetery? Where can we be buried together?"

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The Forward @forward.com · 9d

One of our readers recently wrote to our Bintel Brief advice column on interfaith burial.

"My wife is not Jewish, and even though we’re both in our late 20s, I’m already thinking about the problem of Jewish burial. My wife is not officially converting, but we plan to raise our kids Jewish...."

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The Forward @forward.com · 9d

Jared Kushner, alongside Steve Witkoff, Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, met with Netanyahu twice in the past week — including on Sunday at the prime minister’s hotel in New York, according to Israeli and American officials.

Jared Kushner returns to Middle East diplomacy, as Trump seeks breakthrough Gaza ceasefire deal

Trump has brought Jared Kushner back into Middle East diplomacy as he presses Israel to accept a U.S.-backed Gaza ceasefire plan.

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The Forward @forward.com · 12d

"What these foolish Israeli right-wingers miss — and have for decades missed — is that the West Bank is a poisoned chalice for Israel,” @dan-perry.bsky.social adds. "Giving up most of that territory is not a favor to Arabs, but essential for Israel’s survival."

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The Forward @forward.com · 12d

"Meanwhile, Israel’s reckless govt is weighing its response to the past week’s decisions by the UK, France, Portugal, Canada & Australia to recognize a Palestinian state. The discourse is focusing on annexing (possibly large) parts of the West Bank, which would be the heartland of any such state."

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The Forward @forward.com · 12d

"Like a broken clock that is right twice a day, President Donald Trump appears to have figured out that Israel may move to annex parts of the West Bank, and that this would be a very bad idea,” writes @forward.com columnist @dan-perry.bsky.social.

Trump is finally absolutely right about something in the Middle East

Amid new recognitions of a Palestinian state at the UN, President Donald Trump said that he would "not allow Israel to annex the West Bank."

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