A Source of Light for Special-Needs Students
The new Maor Academy, a Jewish school for children with special needs, is providing a long-awaited and much-needed resource for the community.
The new Maor Academy, a Jewish school for children with special needs, is providing a long-awaited and much-needed resource for the community.
We believe there are still infinite reasons to see this city with seemingly new eyes that convey appreciation and yes, wonder.
Professor Yossi Shain has written a long and ambitious book, and he clearly did not intend it to be a doorstop. It is scholarly, yet jazzy. It is demanding, but a joy to read.
“That is beautiful! To me that is love—when people are exchanging culture and taking a piece of this wonderful culture and saying a word that means ‘Celebration!’”
When Congress investigates our response to the pandemic, this ought to be the first question.
It began like any other Saturday morning for the synagogue, at least the type of Saturday morning to which the Jewish community has become accustomed in the age of COVID-19.
In a truly Jewish communal space, all of these voices would be given room to speak, space to breathe. But we know that is less and less the case.
She has 300,000 Instagram followers, Greatist named her one of the “100 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness” and WebMD ranked her as the no. 16 most impactful fitness entrepreneur.
The more “visible Jews” there are on campus, Brown students confided in me, the more confident other students felt in standing up for Israel.
Like his character in “Curb,” Gold, a 51-year old Orthodox Jew, leans in hard on his Jewishness in his career as a standup comedian.