Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and its affect on Jewish communities around the world.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and its affect on Jewish communities around the world.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and its affect on Jewish communities around the world.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and its affect on Jewish communities around the world.
With 1.4 million infections and 85,000 deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus across the United States, it’s sometimes hard to find a success story. But here’s one: The non-profit Los Angeles Jewish Home, the largest single source provider of senior healthcare in Los Angeles, with housing for about 1,250 people and services for another 3,500,…
Lift weights using the wackiest objects you can find in your home. Stage a puppet show for a friend’s kid. Take a snapshot of yourself enjoying a bubble bath (but just the toes, please). These are just a few of the challenges you might face as a participant in Expedition Nai, an online competition that…
Every Friday night at dusk, Jews welcome the Shabbat to the words of Lecha Dodi. Lecha Dodi is one of the most beloved pieces in Jewish liturgy, and a barometer of sorts for our communal mood: When Hanukkah approaches, it’s paired with chipper holiday melodies; on the Shabbat before Tisha B’av, it’s accompanied by the…
Like many diseases, COVID-19 impacts men and women differently. It causes significantly fewer fatalities in women than men, a distinction that is visible across countries and cultures. Even when women have higher rates of diagnosis, men still have higher rates of death. Scientists are working to identify why this is, investigating men’s rates of smoking…
They were married for 64 years. Then they died of coronavirus, within hours of each other. When Gerald and Arline Polinsky, 89 and 86 respectively, died on the night of April 13, it was the conclusion to a quiet but enduring love story. They met in 1951, when Boston-born Arline Furman traveled to St. Louis…
Every morning, as I begin my day, I scan my phone for the list. I’m not looking at my shopping list or my to-do list. I’m checking the updated list of summer camps that have decided to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Not me. I’m the director of Oregon NCSY. And as of this…
Like many grandmothers, I’ve been trying to find a way to connect with my grandkids in this pandemic. I penned a poem for my granddaughter Livia who lives in Hollywood, Florida — the other side of the globe from me in Israel; we now visit on Facetime. My daughter, Miriam, a self-taught painter, took it…
From its start in 1906, A Bintel Brief was a pillar of the Forward, helping generations of Jewish immigrants learn how to be American. Now our columnists are helping people navigate the complexities of being Jewish in 2020. Send questions to dearabbys@forward.com. Stuck in the stages of grief Dear Abbys, My father passed away last…
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