Posts Tagged: coronavirus Jews
China, Iran and the Spread of Coronavirus
From Biblical times through the Nazi Holocaust, to the present suffering in northeast Nigeria, to our local emergency room, man’s reaction to innocents’ suffering has...
The Plague and a God of Absolute Freedom
Our current predicament, faced with a pandemic whose sudden appearance and terrible toll confuses and terrifies us, has occasioned much comment from the religiously-minded. In these...
When the Lubavitcher Rebbe Self-Quarantined for Seder
One of the issues that has been coming up again and again in the past week during phone calls I have been having with my...
A Walk in the Park Amid Coronavirus
This past Shabbat, I went for a walk around Central Park. It was a beautiful day. The air was cool and fresh. The sun was...
As We Celebrate Passover, We Must Learn From the Coronavirus
“Epidemic” and “pandemic” are scientific terms designed to describe a threat that requires immediate extreme responses to forestall a life form from infiltrating and annihilating...
Coronavirus, God, and Science
From the outset, the modern nation-state has depended on science and human rationality as the means to a stable and secure future. As the French...
Hope Is Nice, but After Coronavirus, Demonization of Israel Is Unlikely to Change
JNS.org - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin recently tried to provide some optimism amid the gloom and doom of the corona epidemic. Noting the cooperation between...
Israel, the Palestinians, Coronavirus and Peace
JNS.org - In less than two months, the coronavirus pandemic has extended to all corners of the earth, posing a series of unique challenges to...
The Coronavirus Takes a Titan
Last Saturday night, we turned on our phones after Shabbat and were absolutely horrified to discover that Willie Stern, my sister-in-law’s father and a communal...
On Coronavirus and Trade, Israel Is America’s Friend in Deed
The Israeli drug giant Teva has announced that it will be sending drugs to US hospitals -- though the drugs are still unproven to treat...
Corona’s Effect on Jewish Philanthropy Could Force Hard Choices
JNS.org - The coronavirus pandemic is not the first deadly contagion to ravage the globe, but it is clearly the first that modern nations have...
A Surprising Message From Israel’s Ambassador: We Need the United Nations on Coronavirus
JNS.org - As the world adjusts to life during a global pandemic, with nations implementing lockdown measures and citizens trying to cope with life in...
Palestinian Media Outlet Explains a Way to Blame Coronavirus on Israeli Jews
Palestine Today has a remarkable article: The director of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque Omar Al-Kiswani said that the Endowment Council’s decision to temporarily suspend the prayers...
Turkey and Coronavirus: Conspiracy Theories and Religious Fantasy
Turkey’s fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) is generally accepted to be rational, well-timed, not too badly planned, and fairly effective. At a time when the German case...
