Q & A with Ari Greenwald: Responding to a pandemic
Alex Rose speaks with Ari Greenwald, an emergency physician and the medical director of Hatzoloh Toronto, about the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Israel declares complete coronavirus lockdown on eve of Passover
Israelis will be under a complete lockdown beginning today through at least Friday to stem the spread of the coronavirus during the Passover holiday.
Press: A yahrzeit for my mother in these dark times
Special to The CJN, Viva Sarah Press writes about how she’s unable to attend her deceased mother’s unveiling ceremony in Canada because she’s currently situated in Tel Aviv.
Online classes up and running in Vancouver
As public and independent schools in British Columbia scramble to find a way to continue teaching in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Greater Vancouver’s five Jewish day schools are priding themselves on online classes that are already up, running and working out the kinks they experience along the way.
Rosenberg: Four questions for Passover in a pandemic
Why is this Passover different from all other Passovers? Dan Rosenberg explains, with a touch of Jewish humour.
Horowitz: Co-parenting during a pandemic
Today, a couple living apart but raising children jointly face new challenges as individual ideologies and philosophies are challenged, filling us with even more dread as we wonder, and worry about what is going on in the ‘other house.’
Married With Kids: Freedom in the age of the coronavirus
The latest ‘Married with Kids’ column by Lauren Kramer.
JF&CS aims to keep programs running amid spike in calls
Despite the virus-related spike, JF&CS’s goal is “to keep our programs up and running. We recognize that for many vulnerable people in the community, we are their only safety net during this time. We recognize that abandoning them now when they need us more than ever would be unthinkable.”
Atlantic community reaches out to those in need
Joel Jacobson looks at the various initiatives the Atlantic Jewish Council are implementing to help the Jewish community during the coronavirus pandemic.
‘The stock market cannot be a bank account’
Paul Lungen speaks with a portfolio manager and a senior financial planning adviser about the current state of the stock market.
