Maimonides Brunch@Home to cover how Israel navigated pandemic

How did Israel go from their third lockdown to not requiring masks in public in less than five months? Israel is being celebrated as the world’s most vaccinated nation, with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reporting that over 50% of their civilians have gotten their shots. But how did they g…

Lehigh Valley set to ‘graduate’ from LIFE & LEGACY

By Stephanie Smartschan
JFLV Director of Community Development & Operations

The Lehigh Valley will be honored by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation on May 27 for completing four years in the LIFE & LEGACY program.

The ceremony will take place as part of Grinspoon’s 2021 Virtual Legacy Gathe…

LVHN hosts vaccine clinics at JCC

The Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley opened its doors to members of the community for a COVID-19 vaccination clinic on March 30. Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) hosted the clinic in the Kline Auditorium for JCC members who were eligible at the time.

“We thank LVHN for offe…

Israeli leader speaks on ‘Days of We’

By Stephanie Goodling
HAKOL Editor

Avraham Infeld has addressed the Lehigh Valley before, but on April 11, he did so over Zoom from Jerusalem. Infeld is president emeritus of Hillel International and the founder and director of a number of innovative educational institutions. He has investe…

Noted Jewish scholar to kick off ‘season of independence’

By Stephanie Smartschan
JFLV Director of Community Development & Operations

Avraham Infeld has invested a lifetime building Jewish identity and strengthening the State of Israel.

On Sunday, April 11, at 10 a.m., Infeld, one of the most unique and compelling leaders in the Jewish world tod…