After Shaul Moshi died last week in Los Angeles at the age of 94, over 100 people gathered at his home for the traditional shiva minyan.
It was Wednesday night — before the …
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By Ben Harris, JTA
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3/25/20
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Some 38,000 people work at Jewish community centers across North America, staffing preschools, camps, gyms, classes, activities for seniors and more. Because of the coronavirus crisis, a lot of them …
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By Ben Sales, JTA
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3/25/20
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When Mikael Dolsten, head scientist at Pfizer, heard the news that the COVID-19 vaccine that he has been helping to develop for the better part of a year was over 90% effective, he and his colleagues …
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By Gabe Friedman, JTA
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11/19/20
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For anti-Israel NGOs (non-governmental organizations), the COVID-19 pandemic’s domination of the global news cycle poses a significant challenge — the world now has real problems to …
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By Becca Wertman
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3/25/20
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Has the world ever been this perfectly synchronized? Whether you wake up in an isolated hamlet in one part of the globe or a teeming city in another, whatever your language or your time zone, …
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By Ben Cohen
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3/25/20
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On The Jewish Star's cover this week, 13 rabbis from the Five Towns and Far Rockaway each say a few words meant to encourage members of their shuls and the entire community to get vaccinated now. While each rabbi speaks individually, they are really speaking with one voice.
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9/2/21
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Stuart Richner is president of Richner Communications Inc (RCI), parent company of The Jewish Star. Richner is publisher of Herald Community Newspapers …
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By Stuart Richner
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3/18/20
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The UJA-Federation of New York has pledged more than $23 million in immediate financial assistance to help New Yorkers affected by coronavirus.
The grants …
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3/25/20
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I’ve been preparing for the COVID-19 pandemic for the past year. No, I am not an alarmist, prophet or a hoarder. …
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By Sari Kahn
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3/29/20
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It’s been decades since I ordered food at a McDonald’s. I’ve kept kosher since I was 18 and, outside of Israel, at least, Mickey D’s is decidedly treif. Except the other …
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By Dr. Yvette Alt Miller
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11/25/20
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