Covid Diversions: It’s starting to look a lot like Chanukah
Compiled by Michele Doctoroff (AJNews) – For the past eight months, Michele Doctoroff has been sharing collections of Jewish content COVID diversions that she calls…
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Made in Israel Sonovia facemasks are now available in Canada
By Brad Chenkis (AJNews) – My father Boris Chenkis is in the fashion industry. He is always fascinated by retail news in other countries. While…
We need to step up our charitable giving during the pandemic — it’s the Jewish thing to do
by Yvette Alt Miller (This article originally appeared in Kveller.) – It’s been decades since I ordered food at a McDonald’s. I’ve kept kosher since I…
Alberta offers funds to faith-based & cultural organizations for COVID-19 recovery
(Calgary) – The Alberta government has announced a $1 million investment to help faith-based and cultural organizations recover costs associated with COVID-19 so they can…
COVID-19 hit my Orthodox Israeli town early and hard. Coming together helped us stop the spread.
by Carol Ungar KIRYAT YEARIM, ISRAEL (JTA) — Lately, the media has been flooded with stories of Orthodox Jews who are derelict in following pandemic protocols….