A rabbi moves Holocaust survivors to front of vaccination line
The COVID-19 vaccination clinic for Holocaust survivors in a local synagogue started out a bit ominously: A police cruiser was stationed outside and a bomb-sniffing German Shepherd was deployed inside, zealously looking for explosives.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, new head of CDC, got her start at Jewish summer camp
“She views the mitzvah of Tikkun Olam as a guiding light in her career,” says her husband.
From Twisted Sister to the pulpit, a deaf rabbi finds his place in ‘a society not set up for you’
“Heavy metal saved my life. It expressed my rage at being a kid with a disability who was different.”
A case of ‘museum-going while Black’ tests the Boston Museum of Fine Arts’ new director
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts director faces challenges over race
In Boston, a Jewish agency tackles “shocking” poverty and homelessness
Tom is an MIT graduate who was homeless, living in a a tent in the woods, when the Jewish Family Service of Metrowest (JFS), reached out to help.