WASHINGTON (JTA) — Jewish institutions and organizations that hope to keep paying their staffs through the coronavirus pandemic are again in limbo with the federal government having exhausted the $350 billion set aside for payroll relief.The Paycheck...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published April 14, 2020
Ask Jane Weinhaus what she wants now, after 20 days in the hospital suffering with COVID-19, including nine days on a ventilator, and her answer is simple: “I want to return to work as soon as I can.”Of course, her work as a preschool teacher at Temple...
BOSTON (JTA) – Thirty-two residents at two Jewish senior living facilities that are part of the same nonprofit network have died from COVID-19, and scores of other residents and staff have tested positive for the virus.Eleven residents of Chelsea Jewish...
“Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.” — Exodus 20:12The COVID-19 pandemic continues to convulse the world, our nation, all 50 states and major metropolitan areas, including...
By Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published April 14, 2020
One might think that Passover seders, the meals during which we eat matzah, the bread of affliction, and other special foods, might have been dry occasions this year because of people’s inability to gather in large numbers due to social distancing guidelines.And...
It’s being called a social recession. A near collapse in human contact that is particularly hard on people who are most vulnerable to isolation and loneliness, which includes many older adults. The necessary steps taken to contain the coronavirus have...
I did not grow up with seders.By the time I became a Jew by choice, I was in my fifties. I had been to a few seders, hosted by friends whose children and grandchildren turned them into raucous affairs. I also attended one seder that was conducted...
Editor’s note: This column by Dr. James Hinrichs was made possible thanks to the generosity of Dr. Jonathan Root, Dr. Norman Druck and Galia Movitz. Thank you for your kind responses to my article last month in the Jewish Light on COVID-19. The situation...
By Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published April 14, 2020
Three virtual gatherings in the St. Louis Jewish community have been interrupted by “Zoomboming” over the last month, according to the Anti-Defamation League.Like the rest of the country, synagogues and other religious groups have turned to Zoom,...
By Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published April 13, 2020
Carlotta McDaniel had been planning to buy rice and milk at a nearby Dollar Tree store during her lunch break on April 8. She works in Overland, at a job manufacturing furnaces.But while driving on Warson Road, she noticed an unusual sight during this...
Like many publications, the nonprofit St. Louis Jewish Light has seen a rapid decline in advertising since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, the Light will start publishing a print edition every other week through May. On alternate weeks,...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published April 8, 2020
I spent the last week talking to Jewish owners of small area businesses. Although the folks I interviewed work in a variety of industries, including food service, pet service, retail and party planning, each is understandably very concerned — and yes,...
