More Turn of the Century Medical History
There is more to the story behind “History’s Lesson: Jewish Anarchist Doctors Cared for Philadelphia’s Immigrants” (Jan. 7).
Shedding Light in a Dark Place
I was feeling a strange kind of helplessness and despair over not being able to do more for those suffering from the virus.
Passover in a Changing COVID World
About two weeks before Passover 2020, my adult daughter arrived at my doorstep holding an Instant Pot and all the food from her New York City apartment.
A Bat Mitvah Marks a Beginning … and an End
“You have a bubbe who is very ill, and I want her to see all of her five grandchildren become a bar or bat mitzvah. ... So how about Sunday?”
Cantor Interprets Exodus Story
By Cantor Rita Glassman
Parshat Bo
Perhaps you’ve already heard this story. Still, I imagine you’ll agree that a really good story never loses its ability...
Creating a World in an Instant
By Rabbi Raysh Weiss
After a brief, opening recap of the Israelite tribes that had descended to Egypt, the biblical book of Exodus, in its...
Witnessing History Unfold on the Steps of the US Capitol
By Lou Balcher
Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 6, the infusion waiting room hall of Fox Chase Cancer Center was filled, and the wait was hours long...
Making the Most of Senior Year
By Maddie Gamburg
Senior year has been anything but ordinary. Until now, I dreamed of the day that I would pull into the senior lot...
RBG Inspiration for Student’s Poem
By Rebecca Simpson
Homes go quiet across the nation.
A sudden death brings devastation.
A woman brings sharp ideas into the hemispheres.
And though RBG has left this...
On a ‘Fiddler’ Film Remake
By Steven Chervin
In a recent article ("Fans React to News of 'Fiddler' Remake," by Sophie Panzer, June 19, 2020), several commentators expressed opposition to...