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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

‘King of Weed’: Meet the Jewish mogul who’s smokin’ the competition

Michael Steinmetz is the co-founder and CEO of Flow Kana, the top-selling cannabis flower brand in California.

March 6, 2020 12:42 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

Oregon Jewish teen leads effort to ease tensions between police and young blacks

By Sara Ivry March 6, 2020 11:11 am

These Jewish teens are mentoring girls in science and powering tiny houses for the homeless

By Eric Berger March 5, 2020 12:29 pm

Participants of the March of the Living event exiting a gate in the former Nazi camp Auschwitz in Poland, May 2, 2019. (Courtesy of the International March of the Living)

March of the Living fate’s unclear as Poland gets first coronavirus case

By Cnaan Liphshiz March 5, 2020 11:13 am

In Texas, a conservative Jewish teen helps unite Democrats and Republicans

By Alix Wall March 4, 2020 3:52 pm

Mendl Weinstock and his sister Riva posing for a picture with Shocky the llama in Cleveland, Ohio on March 1, 2020. (Courtesy of Mendl Weinstock)

This brother vowed he would bring a llama to his sister’s wedding. And he did — wearing a tuxedo and kippah.

By Cnaan Liphshiz March 4, 2020 2:27 pm

A small chapel close to Pordoi pass in the Canazei area at sunrise with the Setsas mountains in the distance. (Frank Bienewald/Getty Images)

Passover in the time of coronavirus: Cancellations mount at kosher resorts

By Ben Harris March 3, 2020 5:54 pm

We asked, you answered: JTA readers’ stories of their own political evolution

By JTA Staff March 3, 2020 11:58 am

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

‘King of Weed’: Meet the Jewish mogul who’s smokin’ the competition

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

Oregon Jewish teen leads effort to ease tensions between police and young blacks

These Jewish teens are mentoring girls in science and powering tiny houses for the homeless

March of the Living fate’s unclear as Poland gets first coronavirus case

In Texas, a conservative Jewish teen helps unite Democrats and Republicans

This brother vowed he would bring a llama to his sister’s wedding. And he did — wearing a tuxedo and kippah.

Passover in the time of coronavirus: Cancellations mount at kosher resorts

We asked, you answered: JTA readers’ stories of their own political evolution

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