Coronavirus Community Resources

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CJP Coronavirus Emergency Fund: Donate Now

By Combined Jewish Philanthropies

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CJP Coronavirus Emergency Fund: List of Grants

By Combined Jewish Philanthropies

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Plus Kids

When the Group Chat Is a Lifeline

By Felice Friedman

Plus Kids

Contemplating a Strange, New, Vaccinated Outlook

By Kara Baskin

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Send Free Quarantine E-Cards

By JewishBoston

Get Support

4/6/2020 Top Pick

The CJP Warmline

By Combined Jewish Philanthropies

8/4/2020 Top Pick

Struggling to Pay for Summer Child Care?

Struggling to pay for child care expenses so you can work (or look for work)? Summer child care subsidies from CJP may help.

By Combined Jewish Philanthropies

5/25/2020 Top Pick

CJP Announces Emergency Day School Scholarship Program

CJP has created an emergency scholarship fund to help keep children in the day schools they know and love.

By Combined Jewish Philanthropies

Ways to Help

4/6/2020 Top Pick

CJP Coronavirus Emergency Fund: Donate Now

By Combined Jewish Philanthropies

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8/17/2020 Top Pick

These Days, Everybody Needs a Buddy

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

Community Impact

4/6/2020 Top Pick

CJP Coronavirus Emergency Fund: List of Grants

By Combined Jewish Philanthropies

3/23/2021 Top Pick

What Makes This Passover Different? Brandeis Is Celebrating.

With the COVID-19 pandemic ongoing, Brandeis is keeping students on campus—and hosting Passover celebrations for the first time in its 73-year history.

By Jewish Telegraphic Agency

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3/23/2021 Top Pick

How Can We Help the Marginalized Amid COVID-19?

Why CJP joined with six Boston-based nonprofits to confront inequities in vaccine distribution.

By Sarah AbramsonFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies

Religion & Spirituality

4/8/2021 Top Pick

Newton’s Jewish Community Celebrates With Resilience, Hope

Newton’s Jewish community observed its second COVID-19 era Passover with a renewed sense of hope.

By The Boston Globe

4/6/2021 Top Pick

Pandemic Prayers: COVID Is Reshaping Organized Religion

Could Zoom herald change in faith observance as big as the printing press?

By CommonWealth Magazine

4/5/2021 Top Pick

As Pandemic Fears Subside, Congregations Reflect on Hope

Signs of the coronavirus lingered over weekend rituals.

By The Boston Globe

3/30/2021 Top Pick

Local Rabbis Reflect on Passover a Year Into the Pandemic

Passover is a time of reflection and hope, and with the pandemic’s end finally in sight, its teachings are taking on new meaning for the Jewish community.

By The Boston Globe

Health & Well-Being

3/23/2021 Top Pick

Outdoor Walks: A Bright Side of the Pandemic

Everybody’s doing it, young and old alike.

By Ruth Kaplan

2/22/2021 Top Pick

A Primary Care Physician Applies the Lessons of Judaism to COVID-19 Care

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

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2/9/2021 Top Pick

Exploring Gender During a Pandemic

Examining my gender identity has been equal parts scary and euphoric. It’s never too late to question what we know about ourselves.

By Corinne EngberFor JewishBoston

Parenting & Families

4/14/2021 Top Pick

The Brilliance and Simplicity of Community Education

Torah can be compelling enough to engage a group of people of all ages, children and adults together, at the same time, in any weather.

By Ziva Hassenfeld

4/6/2021 Top Pick

Contemplating a Strange, New, Vaccinated Outlook

I should be downright giddy at the prospect of getting a shot, but I’m not immune to anxiety.

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

4/6/2021 Top Pick

When the Group Chat Is a Lifeline

By Felice Friedman

Virtual Events

Judaeophobia & Palestinophilia in Late Imperial Russia

Today, 12:00 pm

Photo by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii Collection (Library of Congress)

Free

Schusterman Center for Israel Studies

Thursday, April 15 12:00pm - 1:00pm

See event description for location

Requires registration Free

Top Pick

Live From Israel: A Yom Ha’Atzmaut Musical Celebration

Today, 1:00 pm

Free

Temple Israel of Boston

Thursday, April 15 1:00pm - 2:00pm

See event description for location

Requires registration Free

Meditation and Mindfulness

Up Next: Today, 2:30 pm

Free

New England Yachad

Thursday, April 15 2:30pm - 3:15pm

See event description for location

Requires registration Free

Parkinson’s Care Partner Support Groups (Waltham)

Up Next: Today, 3:00 pm

Brain from wooden puzzles. Mental Health and problems with memory.

Jewish Family & Children’s Service

Thursday, April 15 3:00pm - 4:30pm

See event description for location

Requires registration

Coronavirus Community Resources

Find up-to-date resources on how the Jewish community is responding to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, how you can stay connected through online events, and recommendations for navigating uncertainty.