Tag: #coronavirus
‘How will we get through this?’
Hillel GoldbergMar 26, 2020
Howwill we get through this? Wrong question. But I need my mother for the seder. Or: I lost my deposit for Pesach at the hotel. Or: I have nowhere to […]
Denver’s mikvehs remain open
Chris LeppekMar 26, 2020
the coronavirus’ virtually universal reach impacting just about everything — and closing everything from restaurants to synagogues to schools — it’s little...
Anguish of the times yields a trip to Washington state
Andrea JacobsMar 26, 2020
Editor’s note: As the situation around coronavirus is changing daily, it is important to check Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines before any travel...
If you are making a seder for the first time…
Special to the IJNMar 26, 2020
By Karen Schwartz, Chabad.org/News With people staying in place to celebrate Passover with immediate family only, in accordance with government guidelines for the...
Kaddish on Riverside Drive
Tehilla R. GoldbergMar 26, 2020
When this is all over, none of us will be the same. Nothing will ever be the same after corona. We are living through so many firsts and so many […]
Inexorable optimism
Shana GoldbergMar 26, 2020
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks describes himself as an inexorable optimist. In a podcast discussing the good and bad that emerges from a crisis like coronavirus, the former UK...
In light of coronavirus, Passover needs multiply
Josefin Dolsten, JTAMar 19, 2020
NEW YORK — The run-up to Passover is the busiest time of the year for Masbia, a nonprofit that operates three kosher soup kitchens in Brooklyn and Queens. The...
Coronavirus: What’s on — or replaced
Larry HankinMar 19, 2020
These days, “business as usual” is anything but. This, of course, includes the organized Jewish community’s efforts to work within the Centers for Disease Control...
Coronavirus: New cycle for lifecycle events
Andrea JacobsMar 19, 2020
Just a few weeks ago, Denver’s Jewish community planned for Bar-Bat Mitzvahs and weddings under an illusion of normality. Torah portions came together. Invitations had...
Coping with coronavirus
Chris LeppekMar 19, 2020
Let’s face it — the last couple of weeks have been rough. The coronavirus pandemic has triggered an avalanche of ominous and downright bad news covering an almost...
