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‘We are in a time of biblical proportions’: What survivors of past shul attacks want Central Synagogue to know brnw.ch/21x5045

Man charged in Central Synagogue attack linked to posts about Israel, Judaism, and Mamdani. New reporting from @saidmehr_simone... brnw.ch/21x4Yc9

At Trump’s Christian revival on the National Mall, one rabbi made a Jewish case for America forward.com/news/825637/rabb…

An arsonist torched a Mississippi synagogue. It feels hauntingly familiar: The fire at Beth Israel echoes a long history of synagogue attacks, including the 1958 bombing of The Temple in Atlanta, where @jeffsalkin served as rabbi. Read his essay > forward.com/opinion/796231/b…

Richard Iott, a former Ohio congressional candidate with a history of dressing up as Nazis, donated a total of $900 in ten monthly installments since last year to the Winsome PAC, which supports Virginia lieutenant governor Winsome Earle-Sears. forward.com/fast-forward/726…

NEW: President Donald Trump signed Wednesday evening a modified version of his first term’s controversial Muslim travel ban executive order following the recent firebombing attack in Boulder, Colorado, which injured a dozen Jewish marchers. brnw.ch/21wTars

Paintball players typically take to online forums to discuss game tactics and compare gear. But this week, the niche subreddit r/paintball was overtaken by discourse about a different subject: moral outrage over Nazi hate symbols. forward.com/news/sports/7200…

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Here's the surprising Yiddish history of the ‘tush push,’ the Philadelphia Eagles’ unstoppable play 🏈 #SuperBowl forward.com/news/sports/6950…

‘Palisades or Palestine’: Dave Chappelle tackles Middle East politics in ‘Saturday Night Live’ monologue forward.com/fast-forward/690…

The first phase of the Israel and Hamas ceasefire-for-hostages deal was expected to start Sunday. But its tenuous nature was already evident Thursday, when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a “last-minute crisis” with Hamas was holding up approval. forward.com/fast-forward/689…

BREAKING: Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire and hostage-release deal, bringing 15 months of war to a 42 day pause and a diplomatic win claimed by both President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump. forward.com/fast-forward/688…

“It’s like losing your home,” said Jack Singer, president of the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, which was destroyed in the wildfire currently impacting Los Angeles. “We are definitely going to rebuild. We will have a PJTC again.” forward.com/news/687088/pali…

Photographer Robert A. Cumins captured President Jimmy Carter during trips to Israel, signing the Camp David Accords and at Shabbat dinner. See the photos > forward.com/news/537904/jimm…

Stuart Eizenstat: I worked for Jimmy Carter at the White House. He should be remembered as a champion of the Jewish people forward.com/opinion/537200/j…

Jared Kushner, President-elect Donald Trump’s son-in-law and former Middle East adviser, announced on Monday a $1 million donation to the Chabad center in the United Arab Emirates following the horrific murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, a local Chabad emissary. forward.com/fast-forward/677…

The United Arab Emirates arrested three Uzbek nationals on Sunday in connection with the murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, a Chabad emissary to Abu Dhabi, who had been missing since Thursday. forward.com/fast-forward/677…

Del Cielo Media, which specializes in conservative dark money campaigns, helped purchase $2 million of ads targeting Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer over a controversial piece of legislation. forward.com/forward-newslett…

Online, an antisemitic term for low-quality food has gone mainstream in the wake of RFK Jr.'s war on Big Food. forward.com/culture/676096/g…