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Synagogues and agencies commit to inclusivity this month and beyond

Local synagogues and agencies prepare for Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month and an inclusive future ahead.

by Michelle CohenJanuary 28, 2019

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News from around the world

Israeli moon lander launches successfully from Cape CanaveralRemains of hundreds of bodies discovered at former Jewish ghetto of Brest, BelarusKippah-wearing supporter of France’s yellow vest movement shared anti-Semitic postsPhilip Roth’s New York apartment is being sold for $3.2 millionTrump’s anti-Semitism envoy assures American Jewish leaders that president is committed to protecting JewsProsecutors broke law in brokering sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s plea deal, Florida judge rulesThere’s a new ‘new anti-Semitism’ in Western Europe, and it feels eerily familiarPalestinian and Israeli leaders launch West Bank economic initiativeWill Israel be the fourth country to land on the moon?Chuck Schumer was among Democratic lawmakers on arrested Coast Guard officer’s hit list

Local News

I didn’t 'get' dogs until I got dogs

When my husband and I started dating a decade ago, I pretended to like dogs and he pretended to like sushi.

by POLLY LEVINSONJanuary 28, 2019

Arts

Romancing the stove

There is nothing more impressive or romantic than making a great meal at home.

by Laura FrankelJanuary 29, 2019

Arts

Arts & Minds: A piano prodigy, 'North by Northwest' and the American slave trade

Inna Faliks performs her autobiography; the CSO plays a classic Bernard Herrmann score; and the Illinois Holocaust Museum opens an exhibit on American slavery.

by Hedy WeissJanuary 29, 2019

Arts

Hope and humor: Life with ALS

Jenni Berebitsky shares the strength she has found through living with ALS in a new documentary.

by Jenna CohenJanuary 4, 2019

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