Mourning amidst the 11th plague
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – There are countless people around the globe mourning loved ones in isolation due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. When my father…
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Visions for the post-pandemic Jewish world: Imagining a better future
by Laura E. Adkins NEW YORK (JTA) — After nearly two months of intense social distancing, we are all finding ourselves longing for things to…
It’s the perfect time to get into pickling
by Sophia Gottfried story originally appeared on The Nosher. You’ve tried coaxing a sourdough starter to life or braiding a challah, turned speckled bananas into…
From the JHSSA archives: Calgary Jews face an epidemic – 1918
The Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta presents this article from the archives of the JHSSA Journal “Discovery” dated June 2003. It was relevant in…
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By Lior Zaltzman (Kveller) – Unorthodox, the new Netflix limited series about a woman who leaves her Haredi life in Brooklyn for Berlin, has been entrancing audiences across the globe….