Posts Tagged: coronavirus response
One New York Family’s Story of Surviving Coronavirus
JNS.org - For Sarit Haviv, 53, of Mill Basin in Brooklyn, New York, the toughest part of having COVID-19 was seeing her beloved husband of...
Safety Must Come First When Returning to Worship
JNS.org - I find it somewhat amusing that President Donald Trump thinks he can click his fingers and open our houses of worship. Does he...
What Coronavirus Means for the Middle East
According to official statistics, the scourge of coronavirus has spared much of the Middle East in terms of mortality (though not prevalence). Israel has seen...
I Hate the Coronavirus
I know that loads of people are speaking about the blessings of the coronavirus. They get to catch up on family time, institute regular family...
The Israeli Security Establishment Helped Beat Coronavirus — and Is Ready for Future Challenges
As Israel gradually lifts the restrictions it imposed to protect public health amid the coronavirus pandemic, concerns remain over the threat of a second wave...
What the Coronavirus Reveals About China
The coronavirus is not the first pandemic to be exported from China to the rest of the world. China’s leadership, which is known for the...
College Student Works Tirelessly to Help Others During Coronavirus
JNS.org - Most weeks, Kaila Zimmerman-Moscovitch is busy juggling a full load of college classes and two part-time jobs. It’s a schedule that doesn’t allow...
Suddenly, Our Jewish Temples Are Shaking
JNS.org - For centuries, Jewish life revolved around a glorious piece of real estate -- the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Jewish holidays, holy rituals, sacrifices,...
Prayer in the Time of Coronavirus
The great advantage of having to pray alone during this period of lockdown is that one can actually take the time to pay attention to...
COVID-19: Let’s Prove Hobbes Wrong
Earlier this week, I stumbled across an absolutely remarkable article in The Guardian: “The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were...
Turkey Won’t Recover Quickly From the Coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic has deepened fundamental imbalances in the Turkish economy, making a post-crisis freefall quite likely. However, as far as Turkey’s difficult foreign policy...
How the IDF Mobilized Against COVID-19
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) elite naval commando unit, Shayetet 13, has been making non-stop deliveries of oxygen cylinders to civilian care facilities...
Our Response to Coronavirus Must Be Selflessness Toward Others
One of the 17th century’s greatest intellectual celebrities was Sir Isaac Newton, a central figure of what we now refer to as the Scientific Revolution,...
Fighting COVID-19, Conspiracy Theories, and Antisemitism
It is a story that dates back centuries. A crisis occurs and conspiracy theories emerge to offer one-size-fits-all explanations. More often than not, Jews are...
