Mispocha: Dos iz di eyntsike zakh far mir
By MARILYN SHAPIRO Yiddish may be one of the world’s more obscure languages, but it has given us words, which are
Tisha B’Av this year is July17/18: Are you ready?
By SAM GLASER I am writing this on a long, lazy Tisha B’Av afternoon. The sky is brilliant blue and a
My journey with Alzheimer’s disease
By STEFFI SILON I am sharing my story with readers of The Jewish World in hopes of raising awareness and education
An evolving response to the ‘new normal”…
By MARILYN SHAPIRO Since my husband Larry and I have had our second COVID 19 shots, our pre-pandemic life and its
In memory of Ido Avigail—was his blood less red than Palestinian children?
By SARAH N. STERN (JNS) – He was only 5 years old. He could light up the room with his radiant
I couldn’t go back to school. So I started a farm to connect with my Jewish values.
By REMI WELBEL This article first appeared on Alma. After being sent home from school, a life of relative COVID-ignorant bliss, I
I was excited for Israel to get back to normal. Then the rockets began to hit.
By URIEL HEILMAN JERUSALEM (JTA) – On Sunday evening at sunset, I stood on a balcony in Jerusalem overlooking the Old
Pushing away the weeds on memory lane with hacks, humor and husband
By MARILYN SHAPIRO Now that I am in my 70s, I am thrilled that I have acquired so much knowledge. My
My son was at the Mount Meron disaster
By Rabbi ROBYN FRISCH This article first appeared on Kveller. On Thursday evening, as I was just about to close my computer, I
Israeli Memorial Day and post-traumatic growth
By SHERRI MANDELL (JNS) – For some of us, this is a whole year we don’t want to remember. A year