Israel Israel to allow vaccinated tour groups starting in May Israel will be reopening its gates to fully vaccinated tour groups on May 23. The Jewish state hopes to allow individual vaccinated tourists by early… By Ben Sales, JTA Apr 14, 2021
Bay Area Senior homes reopen for visits after lonely year Just over a year ago, Susan Cohen Grossman moved her 99-year-old mother, Abby, into the Reutlinger Community in Danville. It was a big day in more ways… By Gabriel Greschler Apr 13, 2021
Music Jewish musicians roll out a year’s worth of spiritual ‘healing songs’ It was only about a week into lockdown last spring when Elana Brody took out her keyboard piano for a jam session. It was late at night, so it made sense… By Shira Hanau, JTA Apr 12, 2021
U.S. SCOTUS lifts California restrictions on at-home religious gatherings The Supreme Court extended a string of decisions overturning pandemic restrictions on religious gatherings, ruling Friday night that California’s… By Shira Hanau, JTA Apr 12, 2021
Torah In a crisis, we can only control how we choose to respond The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Shemini Leviticus 9:1–11:47 The stage is set, the… By Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon Apr 9, 2021
Act Two Pandemic Shabbats offer lessons to carry forward It’s Friday evening. The fragrance of cooked turkey breast with rosemary and roasted garlic potatoes fills the house. The dining room table is festively… By Janet Silver Ghent Apr 8, 2021
Israel Pfizer reportedly halts vaccine shipment to Israel after it fails to pay Pfizer halted a shipment of 700,000 Covid vaccine doses to Israel, alleging that the country has not paid for a previous shipment of 2.5 million doses.… By Gabe Friedman, JTA Apr 8, 2021
World Pandemic antisemitism: Assaults down, vandalism up A 19 percent decrease in the number of antisemitic assaults recorded worldwide in 2020 from the previous year was attributed to lockdowns connected to the… By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA Apr 7, 2021
The Sit-Down AFT head Randi Weingarten has a vision to get kids back to school As president of the American Federation of Teachers since 2008, Randi Weingarten has become the public face of the messy politics of figuring out how to… By Laura E. Adkins, JTA Apr 5, 2021