One recent wet and miserable Wednesday, five sibling grandchildren tramped into my no-bigger-than-a-breadbox apartment for Grandma Day. Because they live in South Africa, this...
Best of February Happenings
Speakers and Galas highlight month
By Ilene Schneider
February appears to be a month to honor some special people who have made an...
Just because Nancy Spielberg grew up immersed in film-making doesn’t mean she planned to have a film career—she didn’t. Even producing the successful 2014...
Dear Customer Service Representative with the Oxymoronic Job Title:
Before we finally connected, after my holding through 28 minutes of music and a recorded message,...
Orchard Street Productions brings the critically acclaimed one-man play, Wiesenthal (Nazi Hunter) to the Isadore and Penny Meyers Theatre Merage at the Jewish Community...
Zooming as Usual
Jewish organizations wrap up year
By Ilene Schneider
The last month of 2020 will continue with an assortment of remote programs for the Jewish...
If Mattathias were alive today, how would you define him? American-Jew, Greek-Assimilated Jew? Every year at Hanukkah, we celebrate the miracle of light. What...
A pervasive paranoia has swept through our health-conscious nation—alas, the fear of frying. If you want to enjoy Hanukkah, however, get over it! Although the...
Not all miracles in Jewish history get holidays unto themselves. What was so special about Hanukkah that it became something to celebrate every year?
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