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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...

PEABODY – When Atlanta native Jon Ossoff was sworn in on Jan. 20 as a Democratic senator from Georgia, he did not forget his roots, which are intertwined with the Jewish community of the North...

LOWELL – School Committee member Robert Hoey Jr., who referred to a former Lowell Public Schools administrator as a “kike” on live cable access TV last week, announced his resignation on Friday in a video...

SALEM – On the first Yahrzeit for Robert Israel Lappin this month, the life and legacy of the Jewish philanthropist and businessman will be honored in a virtual hour-long celebration. Lappin, the former owner of...

CAMBRIDGE – When the NASA rover Perseverance touched down on Mars on Feb. 18, MIT researcher Michael Hecht was among the project members celebrating back on Earth. “It was quite a day,” Hecht recalled in...

NEWTON – Freshman U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss asked about the intersection of domestic terrorism and anti-Semitism during a hearing of a subcommittee of the House Committee on Financial Services on Feb. 26 held in the...

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...

MARBLEHEAD – The resignation letter of the former police officer who allegedly scratched a swastika into the paint of a fellow officer’s car in the summer of 2019 – an incident which only came to...

Rabbi Max Chaiken has been selected as the new spiritual leader of Temple Emanuel of Andover. Rabbi Chaiken will assume his new position on July 1 following the retirement of Rabbi Robert S. Goldstein who...