Boston
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.”
Second employee sues Jewish nonprofit over alleged toxic work environment
A former employee at Combined Jewish Philanthropies in Boston filed a suit for employment discrimination in Massachusetts Superior Court Friday, the second such case this week.
CJP employee sues for discrimination in Boston
An employee at Boston’s Combined Jewish Philanthropies filed suit in Massachusetts Superior Court Wednesday, alleging that the nonprofit Jewish federation discriminated against him for his religion and sex, and retaliated against him for taking parental leave.
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 Chicago and Boston, Jewish chaplains are on the COVID-19 surge front lines
As he walks the hallways of a large suburban Chicago hospital amidst an increasing number of COVID-19 patients, Rabbi Ariel Marinelli is scared.
In Boston, the pandemic helps open High Holidays to the unaffiliated
How to celebrate the High Holidays in Boston
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.
Boston-area Chabad center vandalized with Russian graffiti
The incident in Brookline was captured in surveillance video.
Hundreds Protest Amazon’s Ties To ICE With ‘Never Again Action’ In Boston
“IBM profited from the Holocaust and we are here to say: Never Again,” said organizer Sarah O’Connor.
Israeli Woman Chases Down Man Who Flashed And Tried To Grab Her
A veteran of the Israeli military and a personal trainer, she held the man and asked passers-by to call 911, but no one was willing to get involved.