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Several Jewish organizations in South Florida have stepped up to the plate providing free food to people who are struggling financially due to the new coronavirus pandemic. In South Palm Beach County, a food project in Boca Raton donated truckloads of kosher for Passover meals and groceries to local people in need. The combined effort […]
Colel Chabad has been committed to helping needy families and the elderly in Israel since its inception in 1788. But this year—with its 23 soup kitchens across Israel shuttered and dozens of public Seders canceled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic—staff and volunteers are in a race against time to provide tens of thousands […]
At a time when comedy clubs are closed and there’s not a lot to laugh about, stand-up comic Stephen Kramer Glickman has released a hilarious album called “Voices in My Head,” recorded last August at the Ice House in Pasadena. Full of spot-on impressions (including the last four presidents plus Sen. Bernie Sanders), Jewish jokes […]
Holy Week, leading up to Easter Sunday for Christians, begins with Palm Sunday this Sunday. And sundown next Wednesday, April 8, is the start of Passover for those of the Jewish faith. How can you observe these holy days in a coronavirus world? Church attendance is out. Churches have suspended all community activities because of […]
osher food pantries have spent months preparing for Passover, a pricey holiday during which many Jewish New Yorkers need some extra help putting food on the table. But with coronavirus taking a toll on family finances, those pantries are seeing a rapid increase in demand for their services. The Forward wrote about the challenges food […]
A Jewish day school in Los Angeles donated 2,000 N95 face masks to a local medical center and to local police. The de Toledo High School in the West Hills neighborhood said in a statement that while doing a thorough cleaning of the campus, it found boxes of the masks purchased for the school community […]
As the coronavirus continues to spread, synagogues, Jewish centers and other organizations that serve as gathering places for the community around the world have closed. But even while communities cannot come together physically, some are still organizing projects to provide support to those who are suffering or at perilous risk amid the pandemic. From phone […]
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(JERUSALEM, ISRAEL) In light of the coronavirus pandemic, Israel is currently in the midst of an indefinite lock-down. Only stores that sell food and pharmaceuticals are open. But what about those who can’t afford food? For them, the government has issued food stamps. There’s just one problem: The government doesn’t have the infrastructure to distribute […]
As the holiday of Passover rapidly approaches, rabbis and Jewish community members across the globe are navigating the process of procuring holiday essentials, especially matzah, concerned both about its availability and how to safely distribute the matzahs to the millions who are homebound as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Most matzah bakeries have […]