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From a 1948 issue of The Ladies' Home Journal (WIKIMEDIA)
Posted inParenting

Our isolation has rekindled my motherly ways — and I like it

by Julie Levine April 3, 2020
A view outside the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan in New York City. (JTA/NOAM GALAI/GETTY)
Posted inU.S.

The pandemic, and how the Jewish community survives it

by Ron Kampeas April 3, 2020
What makes Shabbat HaGadol — the Great Shabbat — so great? It's all about the goat. (LIBRESHOT/MARTIN VOREL)
Posted inPassover

What makes the ‘Great Shabbat’ so great? How do we make it meaningful this year?

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen April 2, 2020April 2, 2020
Mel Brooks and son Max Brooks made a comedic PSA about social distancing and posted it on Max's Twitter. (SCREENSHOT/TWITTER)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Jewish stars make coronavirus videos at home … for better and for worse

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 1, 2020
Mica Talmor in front of the Piedmont Ave. location of her forthcoming venture, Pomella (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Pomella restaurant opens in Oakland in the middle of pandemic

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 31, 2020April 22, 2025
Drew Himmelstein's kids Harvey (left) and Nate occupied by author-artist Mo Willems. (DREW HIMMELSTEIN)
Posted inParenting

Staying at home with two young boys, live streamed drawing time is my savior

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein March 31, 2020March 31, 2020
Debbie Shahvar in the kitchen at Buttercup Diner. (FILE PHOTO)
Posted inJewish Life

‘A complete disaster’: Jewish food businesses crushed by coronavirus

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 31, 2020March 31, 2020
Latke Tent event at Saul's Deli in Berkeley, 2016 (Photo/File)
Posted inSmall Bites

Saul’s Deli sale falls through due to coronavirus, owners set up fund for employees

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 30, 2020March 31, 2020
“The Seventh Plague” by John Martin, 1823
Posted inColumns

Month of Nisan: First the plagues, then the redemption

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude March 30, 2020March 30, 2020
Screenshot of the Contemporary Jewish Museum's virtual tour of its exhibit “Levi Strauss: A History of American Style.”
Posted inArt & About

Art, concerts and museums during a pandemic: What is ‘local’?

Laura Pall by Laura Paull March 27, 2020March 30, 2020

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