Dear Miriam | What’s the Etiquette for a Zoom Shiva?
I have to go to a Zoom shiva this week. I know these have been happening for nearly a year, but this will be my first one. What usually happens at these? Is there any etiquette I should know about?
Former Pa. Budget Secretary Michael Masch Dies
Michael Masch, financial and operations manager for Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and several colleges and universities, died Feb. 7 in Washington, D.C. He was 70.
Masch served...
Connie Smukler: A Real-life Hero for the Soviet Jews
When Israeli politician and human rights activist Natan Sharansky published “Never Alone: Prison, Politics, and My People,” a memoir chronicling his years of political imprisonment in Soviet Russia and life after his release, it quickly drew global acclaim.
Dear Miriam | Purim Opt-out a Possibility?
Dear Miriam,
I don't think I can stomach the forced happiness of Purim this year, the groggers over Zoom, the pandemic-themed spiels. Can I opt out?
Super Sunday Features New Ways to Connect with the Community
Each year, the Jewish Federation’s Super Sunday brings together hundreds of community members to connect and raise critical dollars to support the community’s most pressing needs.
