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It is no coincidence that Judy Rosenberg is sponsoring the JCCNS’ Jewish Book Month virtual speaker presentation of author Kirsten Fermaglich (“A Rosenberg by Any Other Name: A History of Jewish Name Changing in America”)...

In a better, more just world, Joel Levine would still be alive today. He would be spending nights making plans with his wife, Ellen, to make Aliyah to Israel. He would be relaxing after a...

When Brookline resident Joseph Greenberg went to visit his daughter and her family in Israel last January, he had no idea his two-month stay would become permanent because of the coronavirus pandemic. “In the beginning,...

SWAMPSCOTT – Those who attended Liora Ragozin’s bat mitzvah on Sept. 5 at Congregation Shirat Hayam, both in person and virtually, will probably remember it for her eloquent d’var Torah speech on the struggle between...

On a recent chilly morning, Jamie Greenstein dropped off her 3-year-old son, Aharon, at the integrated preschool at the Swampscott Middle School on Forest Avenue. Aharon, who turns 4 next month, attends school there from...

BOSTON — Before she got married last fall, Naomi Hachen immersed in a mikvah, embracing the ancient religious practice of ritual bathing in her contemporary Jewish life. A few years ago, the just-turned 29-year-old Somerville...

Batya Arad, the mother of captured Israeli flier Ron Arad, speaks at the opening of the World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem on Dec. 23, 1997. Photo by Avi Ohayon, Israeli Government...

Sukkot begins Friday night, and despite the pandemic, Phil Blue of Lynnfield plans to host guests during the holiday to enjoy spiced cider and a sweet potato lentil curry stew his wife only prepares for...

Job: Video editor Hebrew name: Sarah Gabriella Hometown: Swampscott Currently living in: Gowanus, Brooklyn, N.Y. Alma maters: Swampscott High School ’09, Ithaca College ’13 Favorite food: Kimchi Favorite music: I’m really into one K-pop girl...

MARBLEHEAD – In years past, the Hamelburgs’ table at Rosh Hashanah would stretch from the front living room, past the kitchen, into the back family room. The table setup was so long and so tight...