During a Pandemic Passover, Hope and Humor Can See Us Through
Jews have a long history of “laughter through tears.”
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Kosher plant closes, a Shabbat like no other, elderly Israelis evacuated
Empire Kosher closed its processing plant in Pennsylvania after two employees tested positive for the coronavirus. But chickens are expected to be available for next week’s Passover seders, Rabbi Menachem Genack, CEO of the Orthodox Union’s Kosher Division, which supervises the Empire facility, told Crain’s New York on Thursday. Kosher butchers on Long Island are facing a […]
UJA-Federation of New York Providing More Than $34 Million In Assistance Due To Pandemic
(JTA) — The UJA-Federation of New York has made available more than $34 million in grants and loans to assist vulnerable New Yorkers most affected by the coronavirus pandemic, including organizations providing food relief and social service agencies. As of Thursday morning, New York state had a total of nearly 84,000 cases and over 2,200 deaths, with […]