Doctors offer cautious optimism about COVID vaccine
BOSTON – Two COVID-19 vaccine initiatives have announced 95 percent effectiveness, but two prominent Jewish physicians in Greater Boston are...
How a Jew became a Pilgrim reenactor at Plimoth Patuxet Museum
BOSTON – In a trip back in time, Boston’s Vilna Shul virtual Kabbalat Shabbat service watchers looked into their Zoom...
Doctors praise Baker’s new COVID-19 restrictions
PEABODY – Governor Charlie Baker’s new coronavirus-related restrictions in Massachusetts are drawing praise from medical professionals who are advising North...
Lappin Foundation, Peabody temple, hold Veterans Day ceremony
Sol Black of Marblehead could not believe how much his life would change after he joined the U.S. Marine Corps...
More Jewish day schools adjust to in-person learning in age of COVID
NEWTON – When Jewish independent schools started the new academic year, students had to quickly absorb new protocols in response...
Local Jews mull ACA’s fate with Barrett’s confirmation
With less than a week before the presidential election, the nation is also focused on an impending Supreme Court case...
Doctors brace for second COVID-19 wave
Jewish medical professionals in the Boston area and on the North Shore are urging continued vigilance to mitigate a possible...
For safety’s sake, most plan small gatherings for Sukkot
Sukkot begins Friday night, and despite the pandemic, Phil Blue of Lynnfield plans to host guests during the holiday to...
As holidays approach, rabbis have high expectations for online worship
Rabbi Richard Perlman never imagined that his broadcasting skills from a previous career in radio might someday come in handy...
Tashlich: New ways to cast off sins and stay safe
MARBLEHEAD — When Temple Emanu-El of Marblehead holds its annual Tashlich gathering at Preston Beach this year, it will start...
