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...
Read moreHEBREW 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...
Read morePEABODY – 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...
Read moreLOWELL – 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...
Read moreSALEM – 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...
Read moreCAMBRIDGE – 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...
Read moreNEWTON – 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...
Read moreSALEM – 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...
Read moreMARBLEHEAD – 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...
Read moreRabbi 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...
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