Smart Cookies
By Debra Rich Gettleman In 2008, three modern orthodox women, Laurie Wexler, Sara Portman Milner, and Dina Leener, all guided by a sweet tooth and a passion to repair the world, came up with an idea of using pastry arts and baking to help young adults with learning...
WHAT HAPPENED TO ELLEN GREENBERG?
by Tara Dublin No Closure The grieving parents of Ellen Greenberg, the beloved Philadelphia teacher who was slain twelve years ago, have never stopped fighting to clear their daughter’s name after her brutal stabbing death in 2011 was ruled a suicide. Josh and Sandee...
Lilach Mazor revels in her newest strain of menopause fighting marijuana.
by Tara Dublin POTREPRENUER When Jewish Life Now last spoke with “potrepreneur” Lilach Mazor Power in 2020, the legalization of marijuana in her state of Arizona was on the docket and had not yet been passed. At the time, the aptly named Power, now 44, had already...
Baking Love to Israel
by Debra Rich Gettleman We all ache from the photos and videos we are seeing in the press, on tv, and in social media. Israel is under attack in the worst way. October 7th, 2023, saw the most Jews massacred in a single day since the Holocaust. Jews being slaughtered,...
Hey Harvard, Don’t hide behind some lofty Ivory Tower!
By Debra Rich Gettleman “We, the undersigned student organizations, hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence.” This statement was signed by over 30 Harvard student groups this past week. Well, it’s about time someone took action against...
Jewish dog creates cultural phenomenon
By Debra Rich Gettleman Shayna Maydele opens up about Jewish life, love, and standing up to hate. “Wait, you don’t want to talk to me?” Heidi Silverstone asks at the onset of our interview. “Well, it’s not that.” I gently explain. “I appreciate your translating. But I...
StopAntisemitism Isn’t Giving Up. Neither Should You.
By Masada Siegel Liora Rez, Executive Director of StopAntisemitism would love to be put out of work but the reality is StopAntisemitism is busier than ever. Rez created the organization in 2018 as a response to the ever-increasing number of antisemitic incidents....
COMFORT ON A PLATE:
How Pacific NW Chef Sonya Sanford Braids the Jewish Diaspora Into Every Dish by Tara Dublin “They tried to kill us, we survived, let’s eat!” That may be the underlying theme of all Jewish holidays, which is perhaps why every traditional holiday meal is focused on the...
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