Abigail Klein Leichman
• Published October 20, 2021
(ISRAEL21c) - A mild pins-and-needles sensation encircled my forearm as the Healables sleeve was activated from Moshe Lebowitz’s smartphone. The intensity can be dialed up or down with the flick of a finger.
I was in the Jerusalem office of Healables,...
By GABRIELLE BIRKNER, My Jewish learning
• Published October 19, 2021
Judaism places a high value on passing stories from generation to generation. Here’s how to get the most out of your conversations with your parents and grandparents.
TEL AVIV — Eosiniphilic esophagitis, a chronic immune disease caused mainly by food allergies, is a serious condition affecting about one in 2,000 children. Yet it’s very difficult to diagnose.
That’s because it traditionally requires a highly...
Abigail Klein Leichman
• Published October 12, 2021
(Israel21c) - The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 loses considerable effectiveness six months after the second dose, according to new Israeli research published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The study echoes findings published by...
Abigail Klein Leichman
• Published October 10, 2021
(Israel21c) - If you tend to choose foods and beverages made with artificial sweeteners rather than sugar, you may want to reconsider.
While we know that added sugar is not good for our bodies, now we also know that six FDA-approved artificial sweeteners...
(JTA) — Who are the rabbis writing religious exemption letters for Jews (and others) who oppose COVID-19 vaccine mandates?
One answer came this week when a New York City teacher said she’d gotten a letter from a rabbi who was penalized by Chabad...
It goes without fail.
If we're in a movie theater in July, my wife is cold, and I'm too hot. If we're at a Cardinals game in July, in the shade, I'm sweltering, she's got a light sweater on. I know you know what I'm talking about.
So, why do so...
Jewish Federation of St. Louis is accepting applications for mini-grants for pilot projects focused on building resilience and community connection among Jewish young adults during the pandemic and beyond.
“Mental health issues among young adults...
(JTA) — A nonprofit supporting Christian missionary hospitals in Africa announced it received an $18 million donation last month, its biggest gift ever — and that the money is coming from an observant Jewish couple.
Rabbi Erica Gerson and her...
(JTA) — The Centers for Disease Control has published a study conducted by the medical committee of the Camp Ramah network, highlighting the Jewish camps’ highly successful safety measures for avoiding the spread of COVID-19 this past summer.
Between...
(Israel21c) - White blood cells called Eosinophils can be “summoned” in order to fight cancer by both destroying the cancer cells directly as well as recruiting the immune system’s cancer-fighting T-cells, according to a new study published in...
Naomi Adler’s connection with Hadassah began two decades before she was even born, when noted cantor Hugo Chaim Adler and his wife, Selma, stepped off the ship in New York—a ship that had taken them from their home in Germany via London.
Arriving...
