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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 364

Miriam Groner

A screenshot from Joshua Wander's appearance on the National Geographic series 'Doomsday Preppers.' (Screenshot)
June 7, 2020, 5:52 pm
Pandemics, riots & no kosher food: The doomsday scenarios of an Orthodox prepper
US-born Israeli Joshua Wander sees the coronavirus crisis and America’s violent unrest pushing disaster preparedness to the mainstream — and he has some advice for Diaspora Jews
By Miriam Groner
Rabbi Shalom Greenberg distributed thousands of masks and aid kits to Jews and non-Jews in Shanghai's Hongkou district. (Courtesy Chabad Shanghai)
March 9, 2020, 2:11 pm
In coronavirus-stricken China, Jews adopt new, hi-tech ways to worship
Jewish leaders adapt to serve a small, tight-knit community — under lockdown at home or dispersed around the globe — with virtual activities and modified programming
By Miriam Groner
Sara Erenthal in Bushwick. (Miriam Groner/via New York Jewish Week)
From the WebMarch 13, 2019, 5:41 am
A Brooklyn artist transforms trash into art in process of healing, empowerment
Sara Erenthal creates art from furniture left on the streets of NYC, upcycling TVs, bookcases, & tables left for trash on the curb. NY’s Jewish Week sees her in action
By Miriam Groner
Co-directors of The Tectonic Leadership Center, Jewish fashionista Brenda Naomi Rosenberg and Muslim scientist Samia Moustapha Bahsoun are now soul sisters. (courtesy)
April 9, 2015, 12:10 am
Jewish-Muslim best friends make peace by stressing fault lines
No, we can’t all just get along, say the co-directors of the Tectonic Leadership Center. But we can still talk
By Miriam Groner
Illustrative photo of a mikveh, a Jewish ritual bath (Mayyim Hayyim / JTA)
January 16, 2015, 4:57 pm
NYC Reform rabbi reclaims — and reimagines — the ritual bath
Rabbi Barry Freundel scandal propels a wider discussion on mikveh practices in every Jewish denomination
By Miriam Groner
David Tuchman (left) and Jacob Hartz at a live taping of OMGWTFBible. (courtesy)
October 15, 2014, 3:40 pm
Live from NY, it’s OMGWTFBible — a funny twist on the Torah
Formerly Orthodox comedian David Tuchman and an eclectic mix of guests translate the Bible in an irreverent podcast
By Miriam Groner
Ukrainian children enjoy fun and games at Camp Yeka, far from the conflict on the eastern border with Russia. (courtesy)
September 11, 2014, 8:00 pm
Diaspora teens run Ukrainian summer camp during war
Pretending their families are safe at home, for a brief month Jewish kids in Ukraine get to behave like children
By Miriam Groner
At NY's Chabad program Lamplighters, Montesori tools are an integral part of the classroom but modified for a strictly Orthodox Jewish environment. (courtesy)
September 8, 2014, 9:24 pm
Breaking mold, NY Chabad school blends Moses with Montessori
Using modified model of popular teaching method, Lamplighters Yeshivah in Crown Heights is greeted warily in traditional community it hopes to change
By Miriam Groner
Ezras Nashim volunteers. (Courtesy)
June 23, 2014, 4:09 pm
All-female Orthodox EMT service set to launch in Brooklyn
The neighborhood that boasts New York’s highest birth rate is host to a revolutionary volunteer Jewish medical corps
By Miriam Groner
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