MSH Alumnae Say Goodbye to Class of 2014 Valedictorian
Alumni and faculty of Midreshet Shalhevet, formerly located in North Woodmere, were shaken late last month upon learning of the death of 2014 valedictorian Yocheved Gourarie.
Yocheved, 24, of Crown...
Community Mourns Rabbi Kelemer of West Hempstead
Rabbi Yehuda Kelemer, Mara D’atra of the Young Israel of West Hempstead, is niftar. Rabbi Kelemer, HaRav Yehuda Ben Rivka Leah, has led the shul since 1983.
The levaya took place...
Shalva Undertakes Massive Inoculation Campaign
As global immunization efforts step up, Israel continues leading the international vaccine race with over 150,000 daily inoculations and over 1,000,000 citizens vaccinated against COVID-19 to date. The current...
Amudim’s ‘Unite To Heal’ Triggers Global Influx of Calls for Help
By Sandy Eller
While most organizations would find themselves taking a well-deserved break after an intense campaign that successfully surpassed their fundraising goals, life has been busier than ever at...
Daf Yomi: Yolk Tales
An interesting Pesach product that will take on added relevance this year is egg matzah. Is egg matzah kosher l’Pesach? Can egg matzah be used to fulfill the biblical...
Building Resilience in Children
By Tzivy Reiter, LCSW
Resilience. It’s a word we’ve been hearing a lot during COVID-19.
How can we build resilience during this crisis? There are no easy answers for how to...
7 Jewish Foods That Are Surprisingly Healthy
BY SHANNON SARNA for The Nosher via JTA
Jewish food (particularly Ashkenazi) really gets a bad rap as being overwhelmingly fat laden, obesity-inducing dishes lacking fresh fruit and vegetables. But Jewish food is...
Volunteers Needed for JCCRP Digital Food Pantry
The JCCRP’s food pantry has joined the group of food pantries who’ve changed their system to completely digital. The new digital system that focuses on client choice and dignity...
British Doctors Refute Conspiracy Theories on COVID-19
Jewish doctors warned against conspiracy theories claiming the COVID-19 vaccine causes infertility or contains products derived from pork.
Jewish News reported on Friday that the open letter, signed by more than 70 British-Jewish...
NY Attorney General Recuses Herself From Vaccine-Fraud Investigation
BY SHIRA HANAU
(JTA) — New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, won’t participate in the investigation into ParCare, the network of health clinics under scrutiny for potential fraud related to the...
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It’s been a week now since the tragic and untimely passing of our dear friend Yudi Dukes, Schneur Zalman Yehuda ben Aharon Leib, a’h....
In Protest Of Hafganot
According to Israeli newspaper Haaretz, “The streets of ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods have been ablaze across Israel this week. In Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, Beit Shemesh, Ashdod,...
Widows In Crawford’s Getting Coffee
By Malkie Hirsch
Lately, I’ve been receiving requests from people I don’t know asking to meet up for coffee or a lunch date. They arrive...