First Person

First Person Opinion

I thought the coronavirus would make my congregants feel far away. In fact, I’m seeing them more closely than ever.

A rabbi on the unexpected effects of videoconference services.

By Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny March 30, 2020 2:45 pm

First Person

My husband and I are self-isolating separately. Here’s why.

COVID-19 has stopped visits to her long-term care facility — but they’re making the best of the situation.

March 25, 2020 3:24 pm

from Kveller

First Person

The Netherlands is OK with citizens being exposed to the coronavirus. That’s both reassuring and terrifying to me.

JTA’s chief European correspondent reflects on life in Holland, where the government has opted against the imposition of full-scale social distancing.

March 24, 2020 2:45 pm

First Person Opinion

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

By Ann Lapin March 6, 2020 1:32 pm

First Person Opinion

My family is among the 80,000 Israelis living in quarantine. This is our story.

By Uriel Heilman March 6, 2020 12:08 pm

First Person Opinion

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

By Rabbi Reuven Fink March 6, 2020 11:49 am

Men wearing a haredi Jews suit with an ant's abdomen and legs at the annual procession of the carnival in Aalst, Belgium on Feb. 23, 2020. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

First Person

I enjoyed the Belgian carnival that featured anti-Semitic floats. Then I searched for homes in Israel.

By Cnaan Liphshiz February 25, 2020 5:32 pm

First Person

As a queer Jew, learning Anne Frank was bisexual is a game-changer

By Yonah Bex Gerber June 12, 2019 5:32 pm

from Alma

First Person Opinion

How going to synagogue regularly turned me into a dumpster diver

By Cnaan Liphshiz January 8, 2019 4:20 pm

First Person

This Daily Ritual Brought Me Closer to My Special Needs Child

By Keren Zelwer December 26, 2018 12:55 pm

from Kveller

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