Synagogues Ponder Yellow Phase Changes
Philadelphia-area synagogues examine their options as the region moves into the yellow phase.
A Daf a Day, in Quarantine
South Philadelphia Shtiebel’s Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter and a coterie of students — numbering more than a basketball team, but fewer than a minyan —...
11-Year-Old Sews ‘Superhero’ Masks For Charity
At 11, Alana Ufberg already knows that not all superheroes wear capes.
Increasingly, she’s noticed, they wear masks.
By the time Gov. Tom Wolf called on...
What Does Prayer Feel Like Right Now?
Thousands of Conservative Jews from around the world gathered together for prayer, song and a little Torah learning on April 5.
It wasn’t in person,...
Torah and TikTok: Not Your Dad’s Bar Mitzvah
While their parents may have relied on tape recorders and CDs for their own b’nei mitzvah preparations, students today learning to chant Torah can...
Adventures in Lesser-Known Milestones: The Upsherin
If you’re keeping score on your Jewish milestone celebrations bingo card at home, there are a few squares you’ve probably filled a few times...
Jewish Death and Mourning Rituals in Philly Adjust to Epidemic
On March 18, Lisa Leff went to a shiva. She didn’t bring food, and she didn’t pin a kriyah ribbon to her clothing. She...
Jewish Ritual Life in Philly Adapts to Coronavirus
In crisis, one natural question is, “Where is God?”
When, as with the present global pandemic, public gatherings are off-limits, we’re ordered to stay at...
How Coronavirus has Impacted Jewish Ritual Practices
As the coronavirus spreads, communities are grappling with how best to approach daily living without a known vaccine.
And that includes Jewish communities.
Synagogues in all...
Locals Begin New Seven-Year Daf Yomi Cycle
Everywhere Dovid Flam looked in MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, he saw Jews
celebrating Torah learning.
More than 90,000 people came to the stadium Jan. 1...