Lana Gersten
National News
- G.A.’s Savior Is the Russian Oligarch ‘Who Got Away’
- Yuri Foreman: Future Rabbi, Present World Champion
- Visa Issues Lead to a Shortage of Religious Staffers
Community News
- Hasidic Village’s Neighbors Have Slaughterhouse Blues
- Former Agriprocessors CEO Rubashkin Sent to Prison
- Sy Syms, Retail Magnate and Y.U. Benefactor, Dies at 83
International News
- Funding for Overseas Jews In Disarray as Agencies Duel
- Perfect Storm: Wide Gaps, Weak Leaders, Elusive Peace
- The Life, Death and Judaica of a Russian Oligarch
Israel News
- Ethiopian Jews Celebrate a Festival, Gain Israeli Attention for Their Traditions
- Were Israelis Banned From Komen’s Egyptian Cancer Meeting?
- Amid Growing Crisis, U.S. Asks Israel for Action To Boost Abbas
Arts & Culture
- Darwin and Gods — for Kids
- Pannonica
- Magen Tzedek: Model of the Jewish Future or Show Without an Audience?
- Mahmoud Darwish: If He Were Another
- Internet: The Hatred Super-Highway
- How, Why, Who Hates Us
Fast Forward
- Building Identity Through Art
- An Honest Marriage of Vermont and Judaism
- Where ‘Love’ First Appears
- Dirty Sayings Never Get Old
- Two-Way Giving
- Schmutz Sandwich Anyone?
The Shmooze
- A New Yad for the Bar-Mitzvah Set
- Vienna Event Misplaces the ‘Hatikvah’
- Costco Gets Into the Torah Business
- Sir Ian Knows What It’s Like
- Prestigious Award for Israeli Choreographer
- MacFarlane’s Not-So-Funny Jew Joke
Forward Forum
- An American Yom Tov
- Trying Terrorists
- The Wages of Liberal Guilt
- A Time for Counting
- Freezing Progess, Not Settlements
- Missing the Abu Mazen Opportunity
Editorial
Ruth Brin, 88, Whose Prayers and Poetry Grace Siddurim
By Lana Gersten
Ruth Brin, a Jewish scholar and author of 13 books, died September 30 of a heart attack. She was 88.Read More
New York’s First Flu Victim Was a ‘Wonderful Role Model’
By Lana Gersten
Making Jewish Beliefs Accessible To More
By Lana Gersten
At a time when many pulpit rabbis have fewer congregants to attend to, a Jewish institution is urging them to turn their attention to a larger flock — American society.Read More
LeBron James’s Jewish Connection
By Lana Gersten
Joseph Sherman, 65, Yiddish Scholar and Translator
By Lana Gersten
Joseph Sherman, a scholar and translator of Yiddish literature who is best known for Translating Isaac Bashevis Singer’s novel “Shadows on the Hudson,” died March 20. He was 65. The cause of death was complications from pancreatitis.Read More
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- More Controversy-Plagued Holocaust Records Transferred to Museum
- Playing the Shofar: An Ancient Sound Finds a New Voice
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- ‘Green’ Kippah Grows in Brooklyn
- Forgot the Prayer? Check Your iPod
- Scholar Probes the Way (and Not the Why) of Judaism
- In the Games: Week Two
- Milder Canavan Strain Opens New Possibilities
- Doctors Unveil Two Gaucher Studies
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- Jewish Olympians Swim Like Fish
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- High School Program Strives To Keep Teens Connected
- Chicago Preschool Offers Hebrew-Language Immersion — for Toddlers
- Paterson Steps Into Hamptons Eruv Fray
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