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Back to the market

It’s a chance to breathe in fresh air, to encounter all kinds of people, and for life to slow down for a moment

by Cindy Sher April 28, 2022

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There's a word for that

There's a word for that

The word is defined as taking joy in someone else's successes

by Cindy Sher May 23, 2022

A new play about Marc Chagall, plus a master musician on stage

A new play about Marc Chagall, plus a master musician on stage

Marc Chagall, the Russian-Jewish artist born in 1887 in the city of Vitebsk (in what is now Belarus), lived to the ripe old age of 97.

by HEDY WEISS May 24, 2022

Searching for the light

Searching for the light

Finding a place to be Jewish and gay

by Adam Greitzer May 24, 2022

Nailed it!

Nailed it!

Local teen turns Jewish ideas into Cosmo-worthy nail art

by Michelle Cohen May 24, 2022

The Jewish love potion

The Jewish love potion

Eat some garlic--and pucker up

by Laura Frankel May 24, 2022

Pandemic dating fast-tracks love connections

Pandemic dating fast-tracks love connections

Finding the silver lining--love--during COVID

by Julie Mangurten Weinberg May 24, 2022

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