April 2021
Flying Under the Radar: The women warriors of Israel’s elite combat intelligence unit
By Yoav Limor and Hila Timor Ashur, Israel Hayom via JNS.org Some four years ago, in typical secrecy, the Israel ...
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April 2021
Flying Under the Radar: The women warriors of Israel’s elite combat intelligence unit
By Yoav Limor and Hila Timor Ashur, Israel Hayom via JNS.org Some four years ago, in typical secrecy, the Israel Defense Forces’ infamous ...
April 2021
Sami Steigmann Crashes Clubhouse
By Heather Robinson, JNS.org On a blustery day in late January, Holocaust survivor Sami Steigmann, 81, made his debut on Clubhouse — the ...
April 2021
Shawarma Chicken, Israeli Salad and Tahini Dressing
By Debbie Kornberg As the weather heats up, this Israeli-style lunch or dinner is a great option to have on your patio – ...
April 2021
Congregation Adat Yeshurun to Mark ‘Milestone’ Rabbinic Installation
Congregation Adat Yeshurun of La Jolla is preparing for the historic installation of Rabbi and Rebbetzin Daniel and Brooke Reich from April 30 ...
April 2021
Israel Revs Up to Reopen For Tourism
By Deborah Fineblum, JNS.org Bring us your tired, your down-clad and pandemic-weary souls yearning to breathe … a lungful of Israeli air. With ...
April 2021
New Online Learning Platform Aims to Bridge the Gap Between US Jews and Israel
By Michele Chabin via JTA When the first wave of coronavirus infections reached the American South, Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker of Congregation Beth Israel ...
April 2021
New Book Provides Useful Pet Advice
By Mimi Pollack The pandemic has changed many people’s daily routines. More folks have been spending time at home and because of this, ...
April 2021
Haredi Duo Takes Israeli Comedy World by Storm
By Tzivia Blum, Israel Hayom via JNS.org Efi Skakovsky and Meni Wakshtock, two haredi comedians, have managed to shatter stereotypes by proving to ...
April 2021
Remembrance
By Rabbi-Cantor Cheri Weiss If someone asks you about Jewish holidays, your response probably involves Passover, the High Holy Days and Chanukah. You ...
April 2021
My Comic Relief: Oh, For Shiva’s Sake!
By Salomon Maya About two weeks ago, as I walked out of my office, I received a FaceTime video call request from both ...
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COVID-19 and the Jewish elderly
Nursing-home administrators keep up the battle against the coronavirus, as they work to improve their in-house responses and close care ...
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April 2021
Jewishmom.com: My Life as a Jew(ishMOM) by Choice
JEWISHMOM, 042 By Kylie Ora Lobell My daughter is the only blonde-haired, fair-skinned child in her daycare at the local Sephardic synagogue. She ...
April 2021
Mazel & Mishagoss: The Doctor is In! But I’m Out… of My Mind with Worry!
By Stephanie D. Lewis When I first heard the phrase “No Worries!” I knew whoever thought it up was definitely not Jewish. Because ...
April 2021
Making Room for the Broken Heart
By Shayna Kaufmann Last Spring, when my dad was in seemingly full health for an 89-year-old, I wrote an article for L’chaim Magazine ...
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PASSOVER 2021 – DIVERSITY AND DISCOVERY
By Deborah Vietor For Passover this year, L’CHAIM is proud to introduce several interesting and creative people making a difference in the Jewish ...
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Mushroom Pizza Bites
Over the years, dietitian nutritionist, educator, published author, mom and health enthusiast Ilana Muhlstein M.S., R.D.N. has become a sought-after weight loss expert. ...
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1000 Words: Collector of Jewish Souls
By Deborah Fineblum, JNS.org A 12-branch copper candelabra kindled on holidays by Jews in 18th-century Italy. Sheets of prayers handwritten in Hebrew by ...
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Pesach Basics
By Jackson Richman, JNS.org The Jewish holiday of Passover — the celebration of Jewish freedom — is traditionally spent with family and friends. ...
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Ten fabulous fortresses in Israel
By Naama Barak, Israel21C via JNS When you think of Israel, castles aren’t the first thing that comes to mind, which is a ...
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Hershey Felder: Brightening Our Times
By Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh Hershey Felder continues to brighten our mageyfe (pandemic) times with his never-ending creativity. As a Yiddishist from Poland, I ...
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Dating in A Pandemic
By Heather Robinson, JNS.org The book of Psalms says, “The life of man is like a breath exhaling; his days are like a ...
