Parshas Bo – Tactile Sense
You just stubbed your toe. The word “OUCH” doesn’t really do justice. Naturally, you bite your lip, admittedly a tad too hard, so now your lip and your toe hurts. Great job! According to the health website, TheHealthy.com, your feet – and specifically your toes – are your body’s windows to the world. Dr. Michael Trepel, […]
Moderna CEO Says Fourth Vaccine Dose Could Be Needed In Fall
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel on Thursday said people may need a fourth shot of the coronavirus vaccine in Fall 2022, CNBC and other news outlets reported. Bancel, while speaking at a health care event organized by Goldman Sachs, said that the booster efficacy will wane over time, similar to the first two shots of the COVID-19 vaccine. […]
Watch: Rabbi Labish Becker on Parshas Bo 5782 – Time Machines (Video)
US Hiring Cools In December As Economy Adds Just 199,000 New Jobs
Economists expected employers to hire 400,000 new workers last month U.S. job growth faltered in December just as the rapid spread of the new omicron coronavirus variant cast a fresh threat over the economy and its recovery from the pandemic. The Labor Department said in its monthly payroll report released Friday that payrolls in December rose by 199,000, sharply […]
Baltimore's City Hall Leadership Impressed With Jewish Community's COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic (Photos)
Baltimore, MD – Jan. 7, 2022 – Last evening the Ner Tamid Covid Vaccination clinic, under the fearless leadership of the site’s director Dena Pollack, was honored to have Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott and Deputy Mayor Faith Leach pay them a visit. The professional and efficient implementation of the vaccination process was not lost […]
NCSY Continues To Connect With Teens All Around Baltimore
Baltimore, MD – Jan. 7, 2022 – Two years ago, Atlantic Seaboard’s Yaakov Shwekey was a night of tremendous joy, fun, and a wonderful community event! We could never have imagined at the time that it would be this long until NCSY’s next community event, where we could once again see our amazing supporters together […]
Shearith Israel Congregation: Pride In Our Past And Anticipating Our Future
Baltimore, MD – Jan. 4, 2022 – You know Shearith Israel Congregation as a makom Torah and tefilah, where adults and children alike focus on meaningful tefilah, engaging Torah study, and enhancing their spiritual identities. What you may not realize, however, is just how much this amazing community relies on generous donors like you. […]
What Parents and Teachers Have Been Waiting For – A Critical Hashkafic Resource for Speaking with our Kids
Darcheinu Booklet Offers Critical Guidance for Teachers/Parents in Wake of Recent Events Click on the above graphic for the entire 16-page document With adults and children alike reeling from the impact of recent happenings, the creators of the first ever social and emotional learning (SEL) curriculum for the Orthodox Jewish community have released a resource […]
Senators Urge SEC to Investigate Unilever Over Ben & Jerry’s Israel Boycott
Three Republican senators have urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate whether Unilever and its subsidiary, ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s, deceived shareholders and violated SEC rules after the latter decided to stop selling products in territories it considers to be illegally occupied by Israel. Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, John […]
Israel's Hospital Chief: 'January Is Going To Be One Of The Hardest Months In History'
The director of a Jerusalem hospital warned Friday that this month will be one of the most difficult not only since the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic began but in Israel’s history, predicting emergency rooms will be overflowing with patients. Prof. Omer Merin, director of the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in the capital, told Yediot Aharonot said hospitals are gearing […]
