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Josh Mandel (Photo/JTA-Chris Maddaloni-CQ Roll Call/Getty Images)

Is Josh Mandel obscuring his Jewishness to win over conservative voters?

by Max Littman and Forward October 5, 2021

A man with dark hair and a scarred face stands smiling

Music

Berkeley tech innovator for the blind wins MacArthur Fellowship

by Alix Wall and Forward October 4, 2021October 4, 2021

Jon Stewart, of "Daily Show" fame, is back with a new series on Apple TV+.

Jon Stewart’s new show is not very funny — and that’s OK

by PJ Grisar and Forward October 1, 2021

A selection of He'Brew beers

Organic Epicure

After 25 years, iconic S.F.-founded He’Brew beer shuts off the tap

by Alix Wall and Forward September 29, 2021October 7, 2021

"Exodus 2: Mosheh Cradles Moshah" by Yael Kanarek

I reversed the genders of every person in the Torah — and it finally feels complete

by Yael Kanarek and Forward September 28, 2021September 28, 2021

(Photo/Forward-Montinique Monroe-Getty)

Spending time with unhoused people challenged everything I knew about Sukkot

by Hannah Lebovits and Forward September 24, 2021September 24, 2021

The tomb of the biblical prophet Nahum in Alqosh, Iraq. (Photo/Forward-Courtesy ARCH International)

World

Close to crumbling, the tomb of an ancient prophet is saved in Kurdish Iraq

by David Ian Klein and Forward September 22, 2021

Cantor David Frommer, formerly of Congregation Sherith Israel, on reserve duty in 2015. (Photo/File)

I served in Afghanistan as an Army chaplain. Jewish wisdom can help us process what comes after withdrawal.

by Cantor David Frommer and Forward September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

Gov. Gavin Newsom encourages a crowd to vote against the recall effort targeting him, August 2021. (Photo/Forward-Justin Sullivan-Getty Images)

Recall or not, Gavin Newsom needs to atone—and so do his critics

by Rob Eshman and Forward September 14, 2021September 14, 2021

A swastika was found painted on Temple Sinai’s carved wooden door in Oakland, Oct. 18, 2020. (Photo/Courtesy Temple Sinai)

Our hate crime reporting system is broken

by Laura E. Adkins and Forward September 8, 2021September 9, 2021