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Rivka Taub Rivera, a physical education teacher at a New York City public school, began her maternity leave early to avoid having to comply with a vaccine mandate that went into effect for city teachers on Oct. 4, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Rivera)
Posted inU.S.

These Jewish NYC schoolteachers want a religious exemption from the city’s vaccine mandate

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA October 4, 2021
Ty Alper is the president of the Berkeley school board.
Posted inEducation

Virus and vitriol: Berkeley’s Jewish school board president reflects on Covid

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 28, 2021September 30, 2021
Hundreds march through Chinatown en route to the State House during a Stop Asian Hate Boston rally, March 13, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Erin Clark-The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

FBI reports drop in number of antisemitic crimes in 2020 amid rise in total hate crimes

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA September 1, 2021
Lisa Geduldig and her mom, Arline, in Boynton Beach, Florida. (Photo/Wanda Altidor)
Posted inComedy

S.F. comedian’s side hustle: helping people get vaccines in Florida

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten August 27, 2021August 27, 2021
Placing stones on a headstone at a Jewish cemetery honors the deceased. (Photo/JTA-Getty Images)
Posted inReligion

An unveiling without a headstone? A shortage challenges grieving families

by Stewart Ain and Forward August 26, 2021
A synagogue-goer packs up his tallit, or prayer shawl, after services in Vienna, Austria, in July 2021. (Photo/JTA-Adam Berry-Getty Images)
Posted inReligion

Is it safe to attend Rosh Hashanah services? Should kids? Your Covid-19 High Holiday questions, answered.

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA August 23, 2021
Students at Kehillah Jewish High School in Palo Alto during the 2020-21 school year. (Photo/Deena Riddle)
Posted inEducation

Kehillah students must be vaxed. Other local Jewish schools are still weighing their options.

by Gabriel Greschler August 18, 2021August 23, 2021
A syringe and a bottle reading "Covid-19 Vaccine" next to the Pfizer company logo in Jerusalem on December 10, 2020.
(Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
Posted inBay Area

Q&A: Fighting the war against vaccine misinformation and fear

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky August 17, 2021August 17, 2021
Benjamin Netanyahu visits a vaccination center in Jerusalem, Jan. 6, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Marc Israel Sellem-Pool-Flash90)
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Why is Bibi in San Francisco looking so sad?

by J. Staff August 16, 2021August 16, 2021
Vitali Voskoboinik stands with his daughter, Yulia Nedzvetski, in the garden of his home at Terrace Senior Housing in Pacifica. (Photo/Lea Loeb)
Posted inBay Area

This Holocaust refugee was on death’s doorstep. But with the help of his daughter, he beat Covid-19 against all odds.

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb August 16, 2021August 16, 2021

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