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Sheldon Adelson, the multibillionaire casino mogul, conservative donor and philanthropist, died last week from “complications” of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma according to his wife, Miriam Adelson. A self-made billionaire, Forbes calculated his worth at nearly $35 billion...

MARBLEHEAD – More than a dozen teens from the North Shore and throughout the region – and some from as far away as Virginia – have formed a Teen Antisemitism Task Force to inspire and...

Three years ago, 500 ambitious cadets entered the very prestigious Israeli Air Force (IAF) pilot course. Late last month, only 39 graduated in a special ceremony on the Hatzerim Airbase in the Negev, near Be’er...

PEABODY – Not even a pandemic or a brisk, cold wind could deter Peabody from holding its annual menorah lighting at noon on Thursday, Dec. 10, in what was the first of a series of...

MARBLEHEAD – Grace Community Church, which is nestled among the town’s tightly packed downtown on Pleasant Street, has parking for four cars, not nearly enough for an outdoor Christmas Eve celebration for 100 of its...

MARBLEHEAD – The Jewish Community Center of the North Shore said on Wednesday, Dec. 9, that it had been notified of three separate lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 among various members or participants with potential exposure...

PEABODY – Chabad of Pea­body is commissioning a Torah scroll to celebrate its lucky chai 18th birthday year, what the rabbi and his wife have called the “Year of Love.” However, Torah scrolls don’t come...

MARBLEHEAD – Hanukkah may light up differently this year without the inability of temples to hold large in-person gatherings due to the pandemic. “One of the lessons of Hanukkah is that in times of darkness...

When Hanukkah begins, Jews in the U.S. military stationed across the nation and world will be able to celebrate the holiday while serving their country. The JWB Jewish Chaplains Council, based in New York, is...

MARBLEHEAD – Temple Emanu-El will be the site of free COVID-19 drive-thru testing for Marblehead residents only starting on Friday, according to a press release from Town Administrator Jason Silva and Public Health Director Andrew...