Over the past month, virtual programming and video conferencing have replaced in-person classroom learning and public events. Frustrations with lack of equipment and technical difficulties wer…
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Doctors, nurses and hospital staff are being heralded in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic for doing their work at enormous personal risk. As the next generation of medical professionals grapples with a sudden shift away from hands-on learning, they are getting a virtual crash course in …
Mary Passell, the director of Temple Chai’s early childhood center, is one of 15 participants in Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion’s executive Master of Arts program in Jewish education. The program is designed to broaden students’ thinking and encourage them to take risks in…
Video calling has become a near-universal part of life in the past few weeks, allowing colleagues to attend meetings, students to attend class and congregants to attend book clubs and prayer sessions. For one local group, it’s also offering support to Jewish alcoholics, addicts and their lov…
For parents looking to open their homes to children in the foster care system, it can be surprisingly daunting to navigate the complex system of foster and adoption.
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Mary Passell, the director of Temple Chai’s early childhood center, is one of 15 participants in Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion’s executive Master of Arts program in Jewish education. The program is designed to broaden students’ thinking and encourage them to take risks in…
For parents looking to open their homes to children in the foster care system, it can be surprisingly daunting to navigate the complex system of foster and adoption.
Video calling has become a near-universal part of life in the past few weeks, allowing colleagues to attend meetings, students to attend class and congregants to attend book clubs and prayer sessions. For one local group, it’s also offering support to Jewish alcoholics, addicts and their lov…
Doctors, nurses and hospital staff are being heralded in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic for doing their work at enormous personal risk. As the next generation of medical professionals grapples with a sudden shift away from hands-on learning, they are getting a virtual crash course in …
Lifestyle
Between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, two nations lay claim to the same green valleys, the same cities and the same deserts. If there was a solution to this dispute, said the prevailing wisdom of many decades, it was two states, for two peoples.
Psychologist Larry F. Waldman has worked with couples and families for nearly half a century. He’s written several books and dozens of articles about a variety of relationship issues, and he also teaches.
Amazon released David Weil and Jordan Peele’s series “Hunters” on Feb. 21 to mixed reviews, not to mention controversy about stereotypes and invented scenes set in Auschwitz.
This month, just in time for everyone staying inside, HBO debuted a new six-part miniseries sure to resonate both with older Jewish readers, as well as those occupied and preoccupied with the current state of U.S. politics.
Religious Life
The Passover seder is famously known for the four questions that introduce the telling of the narrative of Yetzi’at Mitzrayim, the Exodus from Egypt. This year, astute children might be asking the following four questions:
Opinion
It’s hard to believe that just four weeks ago, as we celebrated Purim, our schools were working through a particularly rough flu season and synagogues were running full programs and services. We knew a little about the novel coronavirus, but not much. And we certainly didn’t know what to expect.
While there are encouraging signs of international cooperation in dealing with strategies to…
My friend was the first to spot the rainbow. Smaller than an index card, a wicket of wobbly …
US & World News
Some 1,000 medical personnel at the Rambam Healthcare Campus in Haifa are on the front lines of the war against the coronavirus, and they now have a new tool at their disposal: A management and control system developed by Israel’s Elbit Systems defense company. EX-TEAMS is derived from military command and control technology, and is now helping the hospital manage it battle the pandemic.
In Israel, the days leading up to Passover are usually the most bustling time of the year in local supermarkets, with shoppers stocking up on kosher-for-Passover products ahead of the week-lon…
Spain’s ambassador to the United States and the president of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Spain discussed the challenges of, and response to, the coronavirus outbreak in that countr…
Leaders of six major Orthodox organizations released a joint statement on Monday asking Jews to limit preparations for Passover to only essentials as a further measure against the health threa…
Special Section: Home & Design
I love decorating from the heart, and my mind often turns to using candles throughout the ye…
Special Section: Business
No Jewish prayer is more central to our liturgy than the Shema, the quintessential statement…
Special Section: Camp & School Guide
Summer camp normally conjures images of songs by the fire, swimming and games, bunkmates and…
Special Section: Passover
At Passover, we recall the 10 plagues, recite the four questio…
With much of the Western world reaching for a sandwich at lunc…
Debbie Greenberg’s son, Aaron Mazer, was diagnosed with celiac…
