Madison Hahamy
In a pandemic, and in the middle of nowhere, I found a new tradition.
Finding My Judaism in the Middle of Nowhere
Tag: pandemic
A Little Backyard Writing School
Arielle Silver-Willner
It’s Friday afternoon and I am in my backyard, setting out plastic cushions six feet apart, disinfecting pencils, and copying my lesson plan onto a dry erase board with multi-colored… Read more »
I Had Planned a Midlife Hair Makeover— Then Covid Showed Up
Rebecca Yousefzadeh Sassouni
Dear Reader, In the midst of a terrible season, allow me some self-indulgence. During the winter of 2020 before the world derailed with Covid-19, I was 49 years old, facing… Read more »
“We’re All Nervous About What’s Coming”—A Michigan Nurse on the Covid Crisis
Arielle Silver-Willner
You have a level of compassion, being a nurse, and suddenly it’s more difficult.
Making Flatbread to Nourish the Body and Spirit
Susan Barocas
We are now also in a time of social and political upheaval and change. This makes the qualities of bread’s emotional sustenance even more important.
A Nanny Reflects on the Pandemic and the U.S. Labor System
Arielle Silver-Willner
I work part-time as a nanny, and like many of the jobs that comprise the so-called “gig economy” and the domestic workforce, the Coronavirus pandemic has brought my work to a screeching halt.
Desperately Seeking Yeast
Michelle Brafman
On day nine of Governor Hogan’s quarantine, I embarked upon a journey to find yeast. My daughter, uprooted from her college life, had decided that she wanted to make challah… Read more »
Even in Isolation, Don’t Forget to Say Goodnight
Alexis Tomarken
A therapist weighs in on how to cope with containment.
Notes from a Pandemic: On Chains of Isolation, and Transmission
Liba Vaynberg
All we can do is communicate—it is always what we could have done, and it will always be the one thing we can do.