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My kids’ Jewish school closed. But here’s why my family’s coronavirus quarantine hasn’t been so bad.

I’m so grateful my children are engaged in online learning while we wait out the virus, a mother writes.

By Ann Lapin March 6, 2020 1:32 pm

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My family is among the 80,000 Israelis living in quarantine. This is our story.

Our flight back from Italy landed an hour after quarantine regulations went into effect in Israel.

March 6, 2020 12:08 pm

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I’m a rabbi with the coronavirus whose congregation is quarantined. It’s bringing out the best in us.

As a Sabbath of seclusion beckons for many, the rabbi of the Young Israel of New Rochelle says some positive elements can be found in looking at our predicament.

March 6, 2020 11:49 am

Men wearing a haredi Jews suit with an ant's abdomen and legs at the annual procession of the carnival in Aalst, Belgium on Feb. 23, 2020. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

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I enjoyed the Belgian carnival that featured anti-Semitic floats. Then I searched for homes in Israel.

By Cnaan Liphshiz February 25, 2020 5:32 pm

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As a queer Jew, learning Anne Frank was bisexual is a game-changer

By Yonah Bex Gerber June 12, 2019 5:32 pm

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How going to synagogue regularly turned me into a dumpster diver

By Cnaan Liphshiz January 8, 2019 4:20 pm

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This Daily Ritual Brought Me Closer to My Special Needs Child

By Keren Zelwer December 26, 2018 12:55 pm

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The fast train from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv isn’t fast and doesn’t go to Tel Aviv. I took it so you don’t have to.

By Ben Sales October 25, 2018 3:45 pm

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I don’t believe in God — but this is why I’m having an Orthodox wedding

By Cnaan Liphshiz September 12, 2018 2:13 pm

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Weddings are lovely, but it’s the marriage that matters

By Cindy Sher July 13, 2018 3:24 pm

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My kids’ Jewish school closed. But here’s why my family’s coronavirus quarantine hasn’t been so bad.

My family is among the 80,000 Israelis living in quarantine. This is our story.

I’m a rabbi with the coronavirus whose congregation is quarantined. It’s bringing out the best in us.

I enjoyed the Belgian carnival that featured anti-Semitic floats. Then I searched for homes in Israel.

As a queer Jew, learning Anne Frank was bisexual is a game-changer

How going to synagogue regularly turned me into a dumpster diver

This Daily Ritual Brought Me Closer to My Special Needs Child

The fast train from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv isn’t fast and doesn’t go to Tel Aviv. I took it so you don’t have to.

I don’t believe in God — but this is why I’m having an Orthodox wedding

Weddings are lovely, but it’s the marriage that matters

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