Posts Tagged: coronavirus
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...
Nasal Spray to Stop Spread of Covid-19? Israeli Pharma Company Puts Its Product to the Test
CTech - Images of synagogues crowded with worshippers during last month’s Jewish High Holidays had health professionals and public officials warning of the catastrophic results...
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...
Residents Clash With Hasidic Worshipers in Melbourne, Australia
Residents of Melbourne clashed with a group of Hasidic Jews over the weekend, with one yelling, “You are a member of this society!” The Daily Mail...
Trump Seeks to Put COVID-19 Behind Him, Get Back to Election Campaign
Donald Trump is no longer a transmission risk for COVID-19, his doctor said late on Saturday, as the US president seeks to put his bout...
Lebanon Closes Bars, Nightclubs to Curb Coronavirus
Lebanon said on Sunday it will close bars and nightclubs to help contain the COVID-19 outbreak which has killed more than 450 people in a...
Israel’s Netanyahu Talks Coronavirus Policy With Australia’s Morrison
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, spoke by phone on Thursday to discuss the coronavirus pandemic. According to a statement from...
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...
Israel’s Netanyahu and India’s Modi Discuss Coronavirus Fight by Phone
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, spoke on Monday by phone about the coronavirus pandemic and their countries’ bilateral relationship. Netanyahu's...
Thousands of Israelis Protest Against Netanyahu Despite Lockdown
Thousands of Israelis protested across the country on Saturday, flouting a new law meant to curb anti-government demonstrations during a coronavirus lockdown. The street protests, just...
Schools Shutdown: There Are Many Benefits to Remote Learning, Edtech Expert Reassures Anxious Parents
CTech - One of the memes making the rounds on Facebook in the days before Israel went into its second lockdown last week lamented the...
Brazil to Join COVAX Vaccine Facility, as Chile, Israel, UAE Also Sign Up
Brazil, which has the world's second-highest coronavirus death toll, has decided to join the global COVID-19 vaccine partnership known as COVAX and will earmark 2.5...
