Posts Tagged: coronavirus response
For the High Holidays, Double Down on Your Giving
JNS.org - With Jewish communal life turned upside down during these pandemic times, and the High Holidays fast approaching, the anxiety of uncertainty is reaching...
Aliyah During COVID-19
To see Israel today is to witness prophecies come true: the Jews are back in the mix, on their land, and at the helm of...
As We Search for a COVID Vaccine, Remembering Past National Unity and the Legacy of Jonas Salk
JNS.org - Each year in the 1940s and ’50s, more than 15,000 Americans were paralyzed by polio and thousands died. The disease reached its peak...
The Negative Repercussions of the IDF’s Flight From South Lebanon in May 2000
The IDF’s departure from Lebanon after 18 bloody years was the fulfillment of a campaign promise by then-Prime Minister Ehud Barak. Whatever the virtues of...
Israel’s Last Chance to Defeat the Outbreak Without Lockdowns
JNS.org - About two weeks ago, I accepted the responsibility of heading the effort to reduce coronavirus morbidity in Israel. Many had warned me beforehand...
Despite Challenges, 100-Plus Israeli Tech Companies Work to Fight Coronavirus
JNS.org - The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic is being experienced worldwide, and Israel is no exception. Many Israeli startup and tech companies are facing...
When Managing Chaos, a Little Humility Wouldn’t Hurt
We recently marked Tisha B'Av during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Talmudic sages who established the mourning practices for Tisha B’Av shaped the Jewish memory of the...
Look Who’s Calling Whom ‘UnXeptable’
JNS.org - Israeli expatriates living in California gathered on Friday near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Singing the...
Even During a Pandemic, It’s Always the Jews…
JNS.org - One of the most frightening twists of the global coronavirus pandemic is the worldwide uptick in antisemitism. This almost included a prime-time slot...
Netanyahu Responded to COVID Much Better Than Trump, but Still Faces Challenges
JNS.org - Only a few months ago, the coronavirus pandemic seemed to illustrate the vast differences in management skills between President Donald Trump and Israeli...
Wearing a Mask Is Required by Jewish Ethics and Values
According to the world’s most eminent epidemiologists, until an effective treatment for COVID-19 or reliable vaccines to prevent infection are available, we should all be...
To Ensure the Future of Jewish Education, Put Teachers in the Center
JNS.org - On July 5, the Israeli government passed a historic resolution on ensuring the future of the global Jewish community. The first area of...
Israelis and Palestinians Join Forces to Battle Coronavirus
JNS.org - The Middle East is often viewed in a negative context. Wars, clashes of cultures, corruption, poverty, and international interventions typically capture the headlines....
Taking Over a Pulpit Mid-Pandemic
JNS.org - Throughout my tenure as a student in Yeshiva University’s Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, also known as REITS, I would dream about the...
