Posts Tagged: coronavirus response
South Korea’s Brilliant Approach to Coronavirus: Testing and Competence
The population of South Korea in 2020 is about 51 million. As of March 31, 2020, according to the South Korean Ministry of Health, 162...
Stop Spreading Lies About Coronavirus, Bio-Weapons, and More
Several conspiracy theories about coronavirus have emerged in China. A Chinese government spokesman said on March 12, 2020, without citing any evidence, that “it might...
Passover 2020 Will Be the Calm in a Sea of Chaos
Despite these trying times, we have wonderful opportunities. Some of us wonder whether there will a better tomorrow, while others are denying the enormous impact and...
Jews Are Survivors: Coronavirus Will Be No Different
Reading the Israeli news recently, I came across an article that asked if Jewish life could continue during the coronavirus pandemic. I think anyone who knows...
Shouldering Israel With Palestinian Coronavirus Woes
“It’s up to Israel,” a Foreign Policy opinion headline blares, “to stop a coronavirus catastrophe among Palestinians.” The March 30, 2020, commentary -- by Zaha Hassan and Hallaamal...
A Modern-Day Plague
JNS.org - In a little more than a week, we will seclude ourselves during the holiday of Pesach. The fortunate ones among us will share...
A Pandemic Passover Without Family? Not Necessarily
JNS.org - Every year on Passover, Jews ask the same question that is at the heart of the recitation of the Haggadah during the seder:...
Haredi Statistics Show That Social Distancing Works
JNS.org - The carrying-on about the dangerous spread of COVID-19 within the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community in Israel is understandable. While the rest of us are...
A Jewish Tale of Surviving Coronavirus
Eli Schwebel, 40, a well-known Jewish singer from Brooklyn, worked hard to lose more than 150 pounds and was able to do 10k runs in...
Corona, Crises and Conspiracies
It is as predictable as day follows night. A crisis erupts -- pandemic, financial, security -- and the conspiracy theorists come out of the woodwork....
Quarantining the Body While Liberating the Soul
These are the times that try parents’ souls. How do we keep our spirits up and be a blessing rather than a burden, and uplift rather...
Amid Coronavirus, the Danger — and Promise — of the Internet
The identification and isolation of individuals infected and quarantined with coronavirus (COVID-19), as well as people with whom they have been in contact, is considered...
How We Respond to Coronavirus Will Define Us
First and foremost, it is my sincerest hope and prayer that you are all feeling well both physically and emotionally. At this moment, when we're being...
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...
