Coronavirus Opinion & Commentary
Finding Meaning While Celebrating Thanksgiving Alone
By Rabbi Jeremy Markiz While my wife and I were sitting outside during Sukkot, the Jewish harvest festival in the fall, we spent some time reflecting on the fact that we celebrated the major Jewish holidays during the pandemic. On the one hand, we missed our friends...
7 Reasons Why Face Masks are Awesome!
The other day, I was walking my dog, Ivy, home from the park when I tripped and fell flat on my face on the concrete sidewalk. It happened so fast, and it was really frightening. Fortunately, my injuries were minor. That was due, in large part, to the polyester face...
A Prayer for the Start of this Pandemic School Year
This article originally appeared in Kveller. Scrolling through all of the open Safari windows on my phone is like a virtual tour through the months of this pandemic. It starts in the early spring with online gardening tips, funny memes about the shift to virtual...
Nostalgia in the Time of Coronavirus
Summer heat blisters the land, and we hear the heartfelt chorus of seasoned adults, shvitzing prodigiously whenever they venture outside, asking, “How did we ever survive before air conditioning?” Here’s how. We listened to Chuck Thompson on the radio cry, “Ain’t the...
What Our Kids Need Right Now
The further we get into the COVID-19 crisis, parents seem to be taking on more and more roles. We have been teachers, short-order cooks, playmates/friends and therapists to our children. More recently, we are also shifting to camp director/counselor, nature trail...
Pandemic Reinforces the Challenges of being a Mom
We all have been tested with a lot of things lately. As 2020 reaches the halfway point (yes, it’s only HALF over!), I’ve found myself pausing to reflect on a number of things. Even as we have been focusing on all things COVID-19, social distancing and quarantining,...
Learning from the Quarantine
As things are starting to open and we have more flexibility back in our lives, we also have more opportunity for conflict and confusion. We have come to a point in time that several months back might have been impossible to imagine. Just a few short weeks ago, kids’...
What’s New Under the Sun
It seems like several years ago now. But back at the start of this pandemic, I spoke with a good friend who seemed a bit clueless about what we were potentially in for. He seemed to confuse my concern about the coronavirus with hysteria brought on by watching too many...
Not in the Same Boat
Just because your opinion is not popular does not mean it is wrong. The last few weeks have brought up a lot of things that none of us thought we would have to deal with. Many of us are working from home, supporting our kids through distance learning (or attempting...Upcoming Events
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