Tag: Coronavirus
Yehuda Meshi Zahav’s crucial COVID message to fellow haredim
The triple tragedy that struck the family of one of Israel’s most righteous Jews in the course of a single month is garnering nationwide attention and sympathy. That COVID-19 caused the deaths of Yehuda...
Israel surpasses 1 million fully vaccinated with both doses
Israel surpassed the one million mark in the number of people who have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. As of Monday morning, 1,106, 506 people had received the two doses, representing 12.45...
Israel approves week-long shutdown of Ben-Gurion Airport
The Israeli government on Monday approved a Cabinet decision to close Israel’s skies to all arrivals for a week, with the aim of keeping out dangerous mutations of the COVID-19 virus and safeguarding the country’s...
Netanyahu, Katz unveil comprehensive economic stimulus plan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Israel Katz on Sunday unveiled a new stimulus plan seeking to combat the adverse economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
The government has already implemented several bailout...
COVID-19 Vaccine Information for Patients
Last updated Jan. 22, 2021. We have begun vaccinating UC San Diego Health patients ages 65 and over. We will contact you via MyUCSDChart or telephone when we are ready to schedule your vaccination. Please see details...
Ideas to celebrate bar/bat mitzvahs during continued COVID restrictions
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to keep Jewish services and life-cycle events smaller in size, many Jewish families are grappling with letting go of long-held expectations about the bar or bat mitzvah celebration they...
Israel’s COVID-19 R-number drops below one, indicating infections may be slowing
Israel’s COVID-19 transmission rate—also known as the reproduction or R-number—has fallen below one for the first time since October, Israeli media reported on Thursday.
The reports cited Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate as saying that the...
Israeli virus experts: ‘We may need vaccine updates every year or two’
In the coming years, pharmaceutical corporations will likely need to launch updated versions of their coronavirus vaccines every year or two years, though this task should not present any special challenges for them, leading...
Israel extends lockdown until Jan. 31 amid rising COVID-19 infection
The Israeli Cabinet voted on Tuesday to extend the country’s current coronavirus lockdown for an additional 10 days, until Jan. 31, and impose tighter restrictions on travelers entering the country, the Prime Minister’s Office...
OU, Rabbinical Council join call for day of prayer amid ongoing pandemic
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage throughout the world and within Jewish communities—and especially in light of the new virus variants discovered in the United Kingdom and South Africa—public-health guidance dictates continued mask-wearing...