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BOSTON — Dr. Mark Poznansky of Massachusetts General Hospital invoked a principle from the Talmud during a recent virtual discussion about the COVID-19 pandemic. Asked what has guided him the most during the year or...

HEBREW NAME: Nechama Sifra HOMETOWN:  Newburyport CURRENT SCHOOL:  Newburyport High, ‘21 FAVORITE JEWISH FOOD:  Nammy’s matzo ball soup FAVORITE JEWISH PERSON:  Menash (My Israeli tour guide) FAVORITE JEWISH HOLIDAY:Rosh Hashanah How is school going this...

MARBLEHEAD – A couple of Marblehead High seniors, Lucy New and Sofia Vatnik, say they are not shy about talking in front of others or talking about their Jewish life. So the pair have started...

PEABODY – The city’s oldest shul, Congregation Sons of Israel, wished a long life to its 12 oldest members who are 90 and over by holding its first Nonagenarian Celebration last month. On Feb. 5,...

SALEM – A group known by the Anti-Defamation League for its anti-Semitism, white supremacy and racism has twice targeted the same Church Street vegan bakery’s window with hate stickers covering its Pride Flag decals. The...

SOMERVILLE – In the late 1980s, Linda Gritz and Michael Katz were eagerly expecting the birth of their first child. They were young transplants from New York City who settled here while pursuing their careers...

WALTHAM – Alex Goldstein doesn’t know when he will stop posting tributes to those who have died from COVID-19. With a reported 481,000 Americans dead from complications of the disease as of last week and...

Hebrew name: Penina Rivka Job: Integrative nutrition health coach and lifestyle entrepreneur, www.ifwetrust.com Hometown: Peabody Currently living in: Wenham Alma maters: Peabody Veterans Memorial High ‘09, University of New Hampshire ‘13, Institute for Integrative Nutrition...

LYNN – For Edith Maly, the “Angel Among Us” lives on the second floor of her building at 300 Lynn Shore Drive. Maly, who turns 79 on March 8, is a retired physician who underwent...

BOSTON – Hillel Council of New England (HCNE) announced that Executive Director Samuel Mendales, of 36 years, will retire this spring. Miriam Berkowitz Blue, the council’s assistant director, has been promoted to executive director and...