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I’m a Syrian Refugee: Ask Me Anything

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Loving a Parent With a Disability

Dorit Rabinyan (Photo: Ziv Koren/Polaris)

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Loving Israel From Afar

By Judy Bolton-Fasman

Hebrew SeniorLife staff, residents, and supporters at the Boston Pride Parade 2017

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Why We Marched in the Boston Pride Parade

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The so-called 'People's Court' of Nazi Germany, set up outside of normal constitutional frameworks, 1944 (Public domain)

6/26/2017 Top Pick

Boston Event Commends Nazi-Era Citizens’ Acts of Virtue

Tied to a U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum exhibit on how courts aided Nazi Germany, legal experts discuss the role of tribunals in protecting minorities.

By The Times of Israel

Diana Levine (Courtesy)

6/26/2017

Loving a Parent With a Disability

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

Kubaneh (Yemeni pull-apart rolls). Credit Gentl and Hyers for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Rebecca Bartoshesky.

6/23/2017 Top Pick

Before Croissants, There Was Kubaneh, a Jewish Yemeni Delight

Sweet and supple, this bread is shot through with fat to create a melting, airy bread.

By The New York Times Magazine

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6/23/2017 Top Pick

I’m a Syrian Refugee: Ask Me Anything

By Dan SeligsonFor israel360

ELI CENTER FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE

6/22/2017 Top Pick

Making Friends and—Maybe—Major Life Decisions on Honeymoon Israel

By The Boston Globe

Hebrew SeniorLife staff, residents, and supporters at the Boston Pride Parade 2017

6/22/2017 Top Pick

Why We Marched in the Boston Pride Parade

Hebrew SeniorLife residents and staff share their experiences from the 2017 Boston Pride Parade.

By Teri Febo RobinsonFor Hebrew SeniorLife

"Wet Hot American Summer"

6/21/2017 Top Pick

The Best Jewish Camp Movies to Watch This Summer

The entertainment industry has embraced the natural drama of the Jewish summer camping world, where kids set things on fire and cry to Joni Mitchell.

By The Forward

(Source: Inbal Baum/Delicious Israel)

6/21/2017 Top Pick

Israel’s Relationship With Other Nations Makes Its Food So Good

Foods like hummus and sabich can’t be pinned down to one place—they draw influences from the Middle East and North Africa.

By Mic

Dorit Rabinyan (Photo: Ziv Koren/Polaris)

6/20/2017

Loving Israel From Afar

Author Dorit Rabinyan’s newest novel stirred up controversy in Israel by depicting a love affair between an Israeli woman and a Palestinian man.

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

Geoffrey Rush stars as Albert Einstein in National Geographic’s “Genius” (National Geographic/Dusan Martincek)

6/19/2017

“Genius” Transforms Einstein Into Multi-Dimensional Character

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

Camp Grossman (Courtesy JCC Greater Boston)

6/19/2017

10 Things to Know About Sending Your Kid to Summer Camp

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

Robert Kraft, in black shirt, with Hall of Famers Marshall Faulk, right, and, in rear, from left, Ron Yary, Roger Staubach and Dave Casper in Ramat Hasharon, Israel, June 15, 2017. (Hillel Kuttler)

6/19/2017 Top Pick

Football Hall of Famers Touch Down in Israel

By Jewish Telegraphic Agency

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6/16/2017

How to Make Time for Your Marriage Amid the Craziness

Parents on the front lines share their tips.

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

Interfaith Couple

6/15/2017 Top Pick

How Audacious Will Our Hospitality to Interfaith Families Be?

Missing from the toolkit is discussion or guidance about the difficult issues that I believe must be addressed for interfaith families to engage in Jewish life and community.

By Ed CaseFor InterfaithFamily/Boston

Early Zionists adopted Palestinian dishes such as falafel (Credit: Photostock Israel/Getty Images)

6/15/2017 Top Pick

Why Isn’t There More ‘Jewish Food’ in Israel?

By BBC Travel

Rabbi Mychal Copeland, left, and her wife

6/14/2017 Top Pick

Proud to Be LGBTQI and Interfaith

In recognition of Pride month, Rabbi Mychal explores the question: “What is particular about the cross-section of identities when LGBTQI people are in interfaith, interracial or intercultural relationships?”

By Rabbi Mychal CopelandFor InterfaithFamily/Boston

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