Posts Tagged: coronavirus response
The IDF in the Shadow of the Pandemic
Despite the absence of a new defense budget amid the ongoing health, economic, and political crises plaguing the country, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is...
On People, Not Zip Codes
I’ve returned from bringing home my children’s books and supplies yet again. Classrooms outfitted with plexiglass cubicles, stickers directing where to walk, and where not...
Celebrating the Coronavirus Heroes
For too many, 2020 has been a horrible year filled with pain, disease, and heartbreak. The coronavirus has killed more than a million people the...
Finding Joy in Difficult Times
Joy in tough times is an oxymoron. Jews celebrated Passover in the Warsaw ghetto, while being murdered. It is also true that Simchat Torah was...
Young Doctors Help Fight Israel’s War on COVID-19
JNS.org - As Israel battles the coronavirus pandemic, its health-care system has emerged as its first and foremost line of defense, thrusting medical teams to...
On COVID-19, True Leadership Is the Ability to Listen
Sitting outside in the square-shaped courtyard, we awaited his arrival. The patio was enclosed on three sides, and only a twisting, lurching angle would allow...
IDF Expands Its Role in the Battle Against Coronavirus
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is significantly broadening its involvement in the national effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus in Israel....
Everyone Must Wear a Mask and Social Distance
I am a proud traditional Jew. My children attend Jewish day schools, and we attend Orthodox synagogues. Inside and outside the Jewish community, mask wearing...
COVID-19 in Israel: Days of Awe — and Loopholes
JNS.org - Ahead of Israel’s nationwide lockdown that was to go into effect on Friday at 2pm -- a mere four hours before the beginning...
The Moral Failure of Israel’s Approach to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Democracy as a method of government was designed to ensure individual freedom by decentralizing governmental power, with power descending from the top of a pyramid...
A Message From the Front Lines: Israel Must Lock Down for Coronavirus
JNS.org - The question of whether hospitals are at full capacity is a matter of definition. I don’t like using terms such as “collapse” or...
Viral Apathy in Israel
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a joint press conference on Monday evening with Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein, and...
Why All Jews Should Care About New York’s Subway System
As Paul Simon of Simon and Garfunkel once sang, “The words of the prophets are written on subway walls.” Soon after opening in 1904, New York...
Jewish Institutions Jump Hurdles to Meet Social Needs During Corona, Economic Crisis
JNS.org - In the first few weeks of the global pandemic, the Jewish Family Service (JFS) and Children’s Center Service of Passaic-Clifton, a regional JFS...
