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Mikhail Gorbachev at Edinburgh Airport at the end of a week-long trip to the U.K., Dec. 21, 1984. (Photo/JTA-Bryn Colton-Getty Images)

Remembering Mikhail Gorbachev’s mixed legacy on the Jews

by Benjamin Ivry and Forward August 31, 2022

The white nationalist group Patriot Front attends the March For Life on Jan. 8, 2022 in Chicago. Libs of TikTok has directed them to target a Pride event in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. (Photo/Forward illustration by Jake Wasserman; image by Kamil Krzaczynski-Getty Images)

Libs of Tiktok is fueling a pogrom against trans youth

by Elad Nehorai and Forward August 30, 2022

Steve Carell as Alan Strauss, Domhnall Gleeson as Sam Fortner in FX's "The Patient." (Photo/Suzanne Tenner-FX)

TV

‘The Patient’ is one of the most Jewish shows on TV — should it have been more so?

by PJ Grisar and Forward August 30, 2022

During the service, Krieger wears a tallit, gold booty shorts and a couple strings of pearls — and nothing else. “It’s really hot there,” he said. (Photo/Courtesy Krieger)

Burning Man is back. Get ready for a 1,000-person Shabbat bash in the desert.

by Louis Keene and Forward August 29, 2022August 29, 2022

(Photo/Forward-Rob Eshman)

Can a Jew cook Palestinian food without getting all political?

by Rob Eshman and Forward August 26, 2022

Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner speaking at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in DC, June 19, 2017 (Photo/ JTA-Getty Images-Chip Somodevilla)

Jared Kushner’s memoir is all about forgiveness — but he’s not asking for ours

by PJ Grisar and Forward August 25, 2022August 25, 2022

Cantor Malachi Kanfer. (Photo/Forward-Ellen Dubin Photography)

Sanctifying the stutter: How I embraced my speech disorder as a cantor

by Malachi Kanfer and Forward August 24, 2022August 24, 2022

Abbi Jacobson (right) in "A League of Their Own" on Amazon.

In ‘A League of Their Own,’ queer representation is a home run. But Jewish representation leaves much to be desired

by Nora Berman and Forward August 19, 2022

Jeremy Allen White as Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto in "The Bear." (Photo/Matt Dinerstein-FX)

Yes, kosher fans of ‘The Bear,’ you can make a beef braciole

by Rob Eshman and Forward August 18, 2022August 18, 2022

News

A philosopher went viral for tweeting about ‘polite dinners’ with Nazis. Here’s what he really thinks.

by Sarah Nachimson and Forward August 17, 2022