Posts Tagged: coronavirus
Netanyahu, Gantz Send Passover Greetings to Jews Worldwide, Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his top political rival, Blue and White leader Benny Gantz, issued Passover greetings on Wednesday. In a video message, Netanyahu...
Morocco’s Tiny Jewish Community Hit Hard by Coronavirus, With 11 Dead
Morocco’s tiny Jewish community has taken a major hit from the coronavirus pandemic, with 11 members from the community of less than 2,000 people dying...
Israel’s President Rivlin in Passover Message: ‘These Days We All Pray for the Good Days That Will Come’
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin issued his traditional Passover message on Wednesday, saying he knew that while celebrating the holiday would be difficult this year because...
Israelis Mark Passover, a Celebration of Freedom, in Virtual Isolation
The Jewish Passover holiday typically draws crowds of Israelis outside to burn heaps of leavened bread, commemorating the Biblical exodus from slavery in Egypt. But on Wednesday...
The Real Pains of the Tech Sector Are Yet to Come, Says Israeli Senior Shibolet Partner
CTech - The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis caught the Israeli tech sector entirely off guard. The industry that was riding high had to suddenly hit the brakes...
‘Hardest Day’: New York’s Cuomo Sees Virus Slowing Despite Record Death Toll
Even as medical teams struggled to save an onslaught of gravely-ill coronavirus patients and deaths hit new highs, the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations seemed to be leveling...
British Pharmaceutical Site Smears Israel on Gaza COVID-19 Infections
The London-based Pharmafile.com describes itself as “a leading portal for the pharmaceutical industry, providing industry professionals with pharma news, pharma events, and pharma service company...
Finding Joy in Pesach, Despite Coronavirus
This is a difficult time to celebrate Pesach. The holiday when we tell the joyous story of liberation at inter-generational gatherings has arrived at a...
Amid Global Pandemic, Israel and PA Find Ways to Cooperate
JNS.org - At the time of this writing, Israel has suffered more than 8,600 confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and counted 56 deaths --...
Feeding Kosher Health Care Workers on the Front Lines
JNS.org - A new project that launched last week focuses on providing kosher meals to Jewish health care workers on the front lines fighting the...
A Return to Farming: The Refuge for the Corona Unemployed
The coronavirus crisis has led to a slow-down in many areas of the Israeli economy. The main impact has been on the labor market, with...
Israeli Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Druze Faith Leaders Come Together for Joint Prayer Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
A multi-faith prayer was conducted at the Bahai Gardens in the northern Israeli city of Haifa on earlier this week amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. “Upon...
Israeli Medtech Startup Kahun Harnesses AI to Provide Doctors With Real-Time Covid-19 Data
CTech - Though coronavirus (Covid-19) has only been in our lives for a few months, according to online medical library PubMed more than 2,500 research...
Passover Message ‘Resonates With Us as Never Before’ During Coronavirus Crisis, Biden Says
Former Vice President Joe Biden -- the front-runner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination -- and his wife Jill sent Passover greetings to US Jews...
