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My kid’s Jewish summer camp is canceled. Now what?

It’s a hard loss, one hard to comprehend for my daughter and her friends. We’ll try to make some camp-like memories at home.

By Andrea Beck May 6, 2020 1:11 pm

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We’re tracking disruption in the Jewish world. Tell us about layoffs at your Jewish organization.

(JTA) – One Jewish community center laid off all but two of its 178 staff members. Hillel International, the umbrella group for college Hillel organizations around the world, reduced its staff by more than 20%. While some Jewish nonprofits across the country felt the effects of the coronavirus early on, others are just beginning to reckon […]

May 6, 2020 12:23 pm

For Mother’s Day in quarantine, I’m honoring my mom by revisiting Jewish mother-daughter memoirs

A mix of classics of the genre and newer releases help one writer feel in close proximity to her mother quarantined an ocean away.

May 5, 2020 11:51 am

Post-Pandemic Jewish Future Ideas

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My kid’s Jewish summer camp is canceled. Now what?

We’re tracking disruption in the Jewish world. Tell us about layoffs at your Jewish organization.

For Mother’s Day in quarantine, I’m honoring my mom by revisiting Jewish mother-daughter memoirs

We’re all Jewish homeschoolers now. That’s one shift that should stick around.

Young Jews are falling in love during the pandemic — without having met in person

Jay Leno to host United Hatzalah fundraiser

‘The Big Lebowski’ is a perfect watch for our crazy times. It’s also surprisingly Jewish.

No time for a breather: A nurse’s account of Israel’s first coronavirus death and life inside a COVID-19 ward

NY police knew an Orthodox rabbi’s Brooklyn funeral was happening – hundreds still showed up

Mayor de Blasio is no enemy of Orthodox Jews. But others are weaponizing the coronavirus to vilify our community.

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