Joanne Levy wrote a new Canadian young-adult novel set in a Jewish funeral home
Grief may not seem like an obvious topic for someone who writes for tweens. And yet, grief sparked the latest story from Joanne Levy. Sorry For Your Loss, published in October by Orca Books, is set in a family-owned-and-operated funeral home not unlike the United Hebrew Memorial Chapel—which Levy’s father Dan manages in Hamilton, Ont. […]
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.
Managing Passover and shivahs through COVID-19
With social distancing becoming a reality in our everyday lives and Passover being around the corner, I have no idea if I should host the seder as usual this year. I’m afraid for my parents to be with so many people in close quarters. I’m afraid to have my in-laws, who have just come back from Florida. I’m afraid of this whole thing. If I don’t host, what will everyone do for Pesach?
