Posts Tagged: coronavirus response
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...
Israeli Travel Restrictions and Coronavirus
JNS.org - Dozens of the 1,100 Israeli backpackers airlifted from Peru a few days ago threw a hissy fit upon landing at Ben-Gurion International Airport....
