Tag: COVID-19
American Jews seek real estate in Israel post-COVID-19
While the world waits to see how the coronavirus pandemic will affect real estate trends worldwide, Israel’s real estate is seeing a boom in interest—from investors purchasing properties as long-term investments, to families expediting...
Can Pro-Israel Democrats hold off an AOC clone?
Up until now, the Democratic Majority for Israel has had a pretty good year. The ability of former Vice President Joe Biden to defeat Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and a number of other candidates...
Small businesses in Jerusalem remain uncertain about their future
As the coronavirus outbreak wreaks havoc on economies worldwide, small businesses and the self-employed have been some of the most adversely affected by the economic ramifications.
Small-business owners from a diverse range of fields in...
Israeli health minister: Country nearing 200 new COVID-19 cases a day
The rise in coronavirus cases in Israel is becoming dramatic and cause for concern, Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said on Tuesday.
“At this rate, we are heading toward 200 new cases per day. Just...
Israel’s coronavirus infection rate holds steady at 100 a day
Israel’s coronavirus death toll stood at 298 on Monday, with 17,915 confirmed cases of infection in total since the start of the pandemic, though serological testing indicates that the true figure may be much higher.
According to...
Drive-through corona testing in Congo, courtesy of Israel
It’s not quite as enjoyable as ordering a burger from the car, but Israelis who need to be tested for coronavirus can head to the nearest drive-through testing facility set up by Israel’s Magen...
Resumption of Israeli train service derails, again, over virus fears
Israeli trains will not resume operations on Monday as previously planned, due to the new wave of coronavirus infections.
The Cabinet is going to meet on Monday to decide on a new date for the...
On Corona’s Wings
(This short story is a revamped Corona version of the story “On Eagle’s Wings” which I wrote 2 decades ago, and which appears in my book of short stories “Days of Mashiach” available at...
After New York
City dwellers tend to share a unique conceit that their city and lifestyle will last forever. The slightest knowledge of history should put that to rest. But the sheer speed of the collapse of...
As pandemic uncertainties continue, summer gets a dose of virtual camp
With summer programs not operating as usual this year, Jewish leaders got some tips from Trybal Gatherings’ Day Camp Boot Camp to learn how to “camplify” online programming with proven techniques and virtual-engagement strategies.
More than 150 participants from...