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North Shore travelers embark on a mission to discover Spain and Portugal’s Jewish past

JCC travelers at the Lisbon memorial to the Jewish massacre of 1506. by Shelley A. Sackett MARBLEHEAD – On Sept. 7, most of the 32 North Shore residents leaving on a 13-day trip to Spain and Portugal the next day were doing a last-minute check on their weather apps and adjusting their suitcases accordingly. Billy Flaxer had other priorities. He had only one item on his “must pack” list – the…

Book your ticket to hear eight top authors at the Marblehead JCC’s speaker series

The 28th Annual Jewish Book Month Speaker Series will be held at the Jewish Community Center of the North Shore. by Shelley A. Sackett MARBLEHEAD – Once again, culture vultures on the North Shore are in luck. From Oct. 12 until Nov. 29, the 28th Annual Jewish Community Center of the North Shore Jewish Book Month Speaker Series in Marblehead will treat locals to in-person conversations with…

CSH, JCCNS partner with theater company to present unique Women’s Seder

Tiffany Moalem (l) and Kimberly Green (r) will perform stories at the Women’s Seder. By Shelley A. Sackett Why is this year’s Passover different from other years? Because this year, the Jewish Community Center of the North Shore and Congregation Shirat Hayam have teamed up to partner with The Braid (formerly the Jewish Women’s Theatre) to put on a hybrid Women’s Seder that will interweave…

Beloved Boston Radio host Jordan Rich kicks off JBM Speaker Series

By Shelley A. Sackett Jordan Rich Although the venues may have shifted over the decades from news to music-drive-time-FM-host to podcaster and talk show host, Jordan Rich’s impressive career weathered a half century in the mercurial field of Boston radio. In his new memoir, “On Air: My 50 Year Love Affair with Radio,” the longtime host of WBZ AM 1030 Radio’s ‘The Jordan Rich Show’ chronicles…

being born a seer had always inconveniences ━from seeing people’s fates when it wasn’t really needed ( nor wanted ) to the enormous migraine no humane medicine nor known magical technique seemed to be able to fix. it must be the price to pay for harboring such a wicked and self-righteous blood, he must have concurred once more ━glancing at the other with a wince as he could see an array of flowers spiral around silvery locks, squinting for a moment. “ tell me you’ve got a remedy for headaches in that magical alchemy boo of yours ━my head’s killing me more than a dad pun. ”