Tag: Coronavirus
Not panicking in line at the Supersol
I moved to Israel in 2004, and since then, there have been events and moments that have reaffirmed the reasons why I did.
One of those moments is right now.
Yes, now, during these challenging and...
United Synagogues in UK close under advisement of country’s chief rabbi
The United Synagogue, the largest network of Orthodox communities in the United Kingdom, is closing all of its affiliated synagogues due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis announced that “our Torah obligation to protect...
Middle East airlines lose $7 billion as flights become limited, some airports close
Seven Middle Eastern countries have stopped all commercial flights because of the spreading coronavirus (COVID-19).
The International Air Transport Association announced on Thursday that regional airlines have already lost more than $7 billion in revenue,...
Amid coronavirus outbreak, Israeli student designs artistic protective face masks
With the demand for protective masks drastically increasing amid the coronavirus pandemic, an Israeli art student has designed something along those lines that makes life a bit more colorful right now.
As part of her...
Israel tightens nationwide policy to remain at home
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a stricter policy to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) on Thursday of people staying at home, saying that police would enforce restrictions.
“Under these orders, you, Israel’s citizens, are required...
IDF Home Front Command opens hotels for patients recovering from COVID-19
Following a directive by Defense Minister Naftali Bennett, the Israel Defense Forces’ Home Front Command opened its first coronavirus recovery center for mild patients at the Dan Panorama Hotel in Tel Aviv on Tuesday.
Bennett...
Fearing ‘end of world is near,’ Israeli returns stolen 2,000-year-old City of David artifact
An Israeli citizen who fears the world is ending amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic recently returned to Jerusalem’s City of David National Park a 2,000-year-old catapult stone he stole 15 years ago.
“The time has...
The pandemic is a time for prayer as well as action
There have been a lot of low points in the discussion about the coronavirus pandemic in the last few weeks. The Trump administration has supplied some of them as the president spoke about the...
Gantz foments Knesset crisis as Netanyahu leads coronavirus response
In the midst of a bitter political crisis and without the support of a functioning Knesset, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been leading an aggressive response to coronavirus to limit the spread of...
Israeli researchers announce new, faster testing method for COVID-19
Researchers at Israel’s Technion–Israel Institute of Technology and Rambam Health Care Campus have successfully tested a new method, called “pooling,” that they claim will dramatically increase the country’s ability to test for COVID-19. Because...