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Anne Frank’s Diary as Selfie-Style Video

As large swaths of the world shelter-in-place during the Covid-19 pandemic, stewards of The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam are asking YouTube viewers to imagine if the diarist had been given a video-camera alongside her red-checkered diary. “Anne Frank Video Diary,” which premiered last week on YouTube, includes 15 episodes to be aired through early […]

A Shiva Without Hugs

Grieving from afar is an experience
both jarring and inspirational.

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How You Can Help During the Outbreak

Even while officials in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut saw signs this week that the coronavirus was easing its deadly grip on the region, hospitals and first responders remained overwhelmed. Beyond the medical and public health challenges, millions have been left vulnerable by closures, layoffs and stress. Nonprofits in the Jewish community are facing […]

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Anne Frank’s Diary as Selfie-Style Video

A Shiva Without Hugs

How You Can Help During the Outbreak

Seeing My Flock More Closely Than Ever

Hope and Humor Can See Us Through

I Hate the Distance, But I’m Better Because of It

Israel Declares Complete Coronavirus Lockdown On Eve Of Passover

BDS Founder: Israel-Invented Coronavirus Vaccine Would Be OK For Boycotters To Use

Cuomo upbraids Orthodox, new rules for seders, college hoops star dies

Covid-19 is an assault on all that Judaism teaches

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