Local Voice Be of service during Covid and get a ‘helper’s high’ Social distancing is as bizarre a term as it is a phenomenon, and, unfortunately, it has barreled into our lives with a depressing velocity. Since the… By Zoe Stricker May 21, 2021
World India’s Jews try to stay safe from Covid, offer relief to others Nissim Pingle, the head of Mumbai’s Jewish community center, hasn’t left his home since March. That’s when Covid-19 began to overtake India. A second wave… By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA May 10, 2021
Editorial Getting vaccinated isn’t about you — it’s about all of us Are you vaccinated? If so, you are in the majority. More than half of all Californians 16 and older are now fully or partially vaccinated, according to… By J. Editorial Board Apr 29, 2021
Health Jewish leaders fire questions at Covid expert as they plan reopenings In 2020, there were two big questions: What are my chances of contracting Covid? If I get infected, what are my chances of getting sick, or dying? “Today… By Sue Fishkoff Apr 22, 2021
First Person Jewish life, Covid-19 and the rebuilding power of women When I accepted the position of CEO at Jewish LearningWorks, I never could have foreseen that my first year would coincide with the first year of a global… By Dana Sheanin Apr 20, 2021
Bay Area How these women turned a cheeky joke into ‘Pandemic Panties’ Lynne Kipnis and Nancy Jones wanted women to start the day with a smile on their cheeks. That’s why they launched Pandemic Panties, a weeklong set of… By Janet Silver Ghent Apr 19, 2021
Culture CJM welcomes back in-person guests It’s been over a year since Vic and Linda Milhoan were in a museum. This week, they were some of the first visitors to step foot in the Contemporary… By Sarah Brown, Forward Apr 19, 2021
Israel Starting Sunday, Israelis won’t be required to wear masks outdoors Israel has reached a milestone in its return to normalcy: Starting Sunday, Israelis will no longer be required to wear masks outside. The announcement… By Ben Sales, JTA Apr 16, 2021
Religion Bay Area synagogues start to head back inside “It was a High Holidays atmosphere,” said Rabbi Mark Bloom, describing the first indoor event at his synagogue in more than a year. “The joy of just being… By David A.M. Wilensky Apr 14, 2021