Posts Tagged: coronavirus
A Pandemic Passover Without Family? Not Necessarily
JNS.org - Every year on Passover, Jews ask the same question that is at the heart of the recitation of the Haggadah during the seder:...
Haredi Statistics Show That Social Distancing Works
JNS.org - The carrying-on about the dangerous spread of COVID-19 within the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community in Israel is understandable. While the rest of us are...
A Jewish Tale of Surviving Coronavirus
Eli Schwebel, 40, a well-known Jewish singer from Brooklyn, worked hard to lose more than 150 pounds and was able to do 10k runs in...
Corona, Crises and Conspiracies
It is as predictable as day follows night. A crisis erupts -- pandemic, financial, security -- and the conspiracy theorists come out of the woodwork....
Israel Still in Coronavirus ‘Danger Zone,’ Top Official Tells Government Ministers
Israel was still in the coronavirus "danger zone," the head of the country’s National Security Council told government ministers on Tuesday. "The goals of our policy...
Fight Against Coronavirus Tantamount to Global War, Head of IDF Medical Corps Says
The head of the IDF Medical Corps said on Tuesday that Israel was lucky to have two months to make crash preparations for combating the...
Coronavirus Surveillance Poses Long-Term Privacy Threat, UN Expert Warns
Surveillance measures rolled out across the world as governments try curb the spread of coronavirus could cause lasting damage to the right to privacy, a...
PA Mouthpiece Accuses Israel of Coronavirus ‘Holocaust’ Against Jailed Palestinians
The Palestinian Authority's official newspaper recently accused Israel of launching a coronavirus "holocaust" against Palestinian prisoners in its custody, even as UN officials praised Israeli...
Some Ultra-Orthodox Israelis Chafe at Coronavirus Restrictions
Israeli police have used a drone, helicopter and stun grenades in recent days to prevent people gathering in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Jerusalem in...
Workers in Hazmat Suits Collect Prayers From ‘God’s Mailbox’ in Jerusalem
Twice a year, cleaning teams using long sticks gouge out tens of thousands of written prayers that visitors traditionally cram into the crevices of Judaism's...
Israel’s Tech Dream Team Is Closing In on Coronavirus Breakthroughs
CTech - It is a horrifying scenario that has already become a reality in some hospitals worldwide: the number of serious or critical coronavirus (Covid-19)...
US Coronavirus Death Toll Rises Past 3,000 on Deadliest Day
The US death toll from the coronavirus pandemic climbed past 3,000 on Monday, the deadliest day yet in the country's mounting crisis, while New York...
Quarantining the Body While Liberating the Soul
These are the times that try parents’ souls. How do we keep our spirits up and be a blessing rather than a burden, and uplift rather...
Amid Coronavirus, the Danger — and Promise — of the Internet
The identification and isolation of individuals infected and quarantined with coronavirus (COVID-19), as well as people with whom they have been in contact, is considered...
