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How to Take Care of Yourself During the Pandemic

We’ve collected these resources in response to questions we’ve received from our members. Please check back regularly as we continue to add more, and please feel free to send additional resources to us for posting.

• Government Resources about COVID-19
• Resources for Emotional and Spiritual Self Care
     • Exercise
     • Emotional Health for Kids
• Financial Resources
• Educational Resources
• Resources for Kids
• Entertainment Ideas
     • Event Listings
     • Go to the Theater
       • Go to a Museum
     • Watch a Movie
     • Listen to a Podcast
     • Sing or Listen to Music
• Other Great Lists and Resources
• Ways to Help

 

Government Resources about COVID-19
 

• CDC Guidance 

• Newton Resource Page
     • Mental Health Resources
     • Food assistance

• Brookline Resource Page
     • Emotional Health Resources

• ​​​​​​​Boston Resource Page

• ​​​​​​​Cambridge Resource Page

• ​​​​​​​Somerville Health Department

  US Department of the Treasury Assistance for Small Businesses

Resources for Emotional and Spiritual Self Care

 

     General Resources

     • Newton Health Department Mental Health Resources

     • Brookline Health Department Emotional Health Resources

     • Meditation Resources

     • On Being Podcast - A Listening Care Package for Uncertain Times

     • The Science of Wellbeing: online course from Yale University

     Exercise

     • Advice on Exercising During the Pandemic

     • Find a Hiking Trail with AllTrails

     • P.E. with Coach Joe

     Religious Resources  

     • Kol Haneshamah, the Reconstructionist siddur

     • CDT's All-Ages Erev Shabbat siddur

     • Siddur Chaveirim Kol Yisraeil for Friday Evening

     • Siddur Hallel v'Zimrah for Shabbat Morning

Financial Resources

• the City of Newton has information of various financial resources

• CJP Warmline, for those needing financial and other assistance

• Yad Chesed, for Jewish individuals and families needing financial assistance 

• Masshire page, for those seeking work

• United Way COVID-19 Fund

• FamilyWize discounts on prescription drugs

• US Department of the Treasury Assistance for Small Businesses

• Keches Cares, a nonprofit associated with the Keches law group, has opened up funding for those who need any kind of help right now, including assistance filing for unemployment benefits, financial aid, getting groceries or sourcing protective equipment.  Learn More & Apply for Assistance

Educational Resources

 

     Learn a Language

     • Learn the Yiddish Alphabet

     • Learn a Language Through Duolingo (most libraries will give you free access)

     • Take a Variety of College Courses Online

     • Take a University Art Class

     • Intro to Coding through Making Art

     • Explore the Surface of Mars

     • Tour Farms and Learn about Food Production

     • Visit Ellis Island

Resources for Kids

 

      Emotional Health

     • Supporting Children's Wellbeing

     • 5 Ways to Help Children Cope with Coronavirus Anxiety

     Education

     • Math Games –  Games for 3–6 year olds that families can play together

     • Science Activities for Families

     • EDC’s Zoom In! – 18 free U.S. history units that build students’ literacy skills

     • Scholastic's Learn at Home

     • PBS Kids: Design Squad Global

     • National Geographic Kids

       Jennifer Stanchfield's blog - for educators now working online

     Listen to Stories

     • Storyline Online

     Read a Book

     • PJ Library has Jewish picture books, including some books online

     • PJ our Way has books for older kids

     For Teens

     • Join Temple Israel's Virtual Tent

     • Infectious Diseases – Four free lessons to help teens and young adults understand infectious diseases and make informed decisions

​​​​​​​Entertainment Ideas

 

     Event Listings

      • Jewish Boston's Event Listings

      • Jewish Arts Collaborative JArtsBoston.org

     Go to the Theater

      • Broadway.com live stream of Rosie O'Donnell Show

     • 15 Broadway Plays and Musicals You Can Watch On Stage From Home

      • National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene

     • ​​​​​​​Stream the Met Opera nightly for free

      Go to a Museum

     •  Guggenheim Museum, New York

      • National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

      • Musée d'Orsay, Paris

      • National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul

      • Pergamon Museum, Berlin

      • Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

      • Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

      • J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

      • Uffizi Gallery, Italy

      • Museu de Arte, São Paulo

      • The Louvre, Paris

     • The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

     Watch a Movie

      • DC Environmental Film Festival online

      • ​​​​​​​Free 30-Day Trial of Chai Flicks

      • ​​​​​​​Join the New Israel Fund & Other Israel Film Festival Film Club

     Listen to a Podcast

      • ​​​​​​​Dolly Parton's America produced by WNYC

 

     Sing or Listen to Music

      • ​​​​​​​Singalong with the Social Isolation Song Series

      • ​​​​​​​Fred Hersch Facebook Live Concerts

      • Listen to free concerts

 

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