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Charlie Kirk speaking at an event

Netanyahu and U.S. Jewish leaders mourn Charlie Kirk

by Louis Keene and Ron Kampeas September 10, 2025September 10, 2025

Rabbi Tadhg Cleary

In a first, Orthodox rabbinical school ordains an out gay rabbi

by Louis Keene August 13, 2025August 13, 2025

Israeli soldiers operate in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Nov. 28, 2024. (Oren Cohen/Flash90)

What the re-occupation of Gaza would mean for Israelis and Palestinians

by Louis Keene May 6, 2025May 6, 2025

Widener Library at Harvard University (Wikimedia)

In new lawsuit, Harvard’s Jewish president hits back at Trump

by Louis Keene April 22, 2025April 22, 2025

Screenshot of Elon Musk making a gesture that has been widely interpreted as a Nazi salute.

Following Musk’s lead, ‘my heart goes out to you’ takes off as far-right catchphrase

by Louis Keene and Jake Wasserman January 28, 2025January 28, 2025

Kehillat Israel in the Pacific Palisades on Wednesday afternoon, as firefighters battled blazes on either side. (Louis Keene/Forward)

Northern California

Their Pacific Palisades synagogue is standing, but all three rabbis lost their homes

by Louis Keene January 10, 2025January 10, 2025

a colonnaded building with a large parking lot is engulfed in flame

At least one synagogue destroyed as unprecedented wildfires rip through Los Angeles

by Louis Keene January 8, 2025January 10, 2025

A man in a black suit and black hat seen from behind as he walks down the sidewalk

How a Jewish neighborhood in liberal Los Angeles became a stronghold for Trump

by Louis Keene December 10, 2024

a hand holds up a sign that says "Trump" in Hebrew and English

For some Orthodox Jews, joy and a little schadenfreude as their candidate reclaims the White House

by Louis Keene November 7, 2024November 7, 2024

a black man and a white man in suits sit opposite each other talking

Was a viral Ta-Nehisi Coates interview a hit piece or fair play? A journalism ethics expert weighs in.

by Louis Keene October 8, 2024October 8, 2024