Tag: COVID-19
Rabbis: Unvaccinated worshippers may not pray in synagogue
Rabbis in Israel are launching a campaign against COVID-19 vaccine refusal, including a recent rabbinical ruling that unvaccinated individuals may not enter synagogues, participate in a minyan or be called to the Torah.
Chief Rabbi of Ramat...
Israel approves new restrictions to curb rise in COVID-19 infection
In an effort to curb the fourth wave of the pandemic in the country, Israel’s coronavirus Cabinet has approved a series of new restrictions, the Prime Minister’s Office announced on Wednesday.
According to the PMO, the...
CDC raises COVID warning for Israel travel to highest level
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised its COVID-19 travel alert for Israel to its highest level on Monday.
“Avoid travel to Israel, West Bank and Gaza. If you must travel , make sure...
Will an Israeli vaccine be the solution to new variants?
Several COVID-19 vaccines under development in Israel hold out promise for their ability to protect against variants of the virus that are challenging existing vaccines.
Back in May 2020, research groups across the world were...
‘Not vaccinated:’ How refusal is spreading the virus of anti-Semitism
A sad sight has returned to the streets of New York—and doubtless, to other cities around the country in which a growing majority of residents have vaccinated themselves from COVID-19. People are wearing masks...
In face of Delta variant, Israel reverts to stringent COVID-19 restrictions
Israel’s ministerial committee approved new restrictions on fighting the spread of COVID-19, announced the Prime Minister’s Office on Wednesday.
They are set to be instituted on Aug. 8 as a result of the uptick in...
American immigrants who leave Israel don’t deserve disdain
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of his parents’ aliyah from the United States, Haaretz political correspondent Chaim Levinson paid homage to his mother and father, who “left behind family, jobs that would have earned them much...
Israel becomes first country to start third vaccine shot to those over 60
Israel is going to start offering a third shot of the Pfizer BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to people over the age of 60, Health Ministry Director-General Professor Nachman Ash announced on Thursday.
Ash said that the...
70th Miss Universe contest set for resort city of Eilat
The 70th Miss Universe pageant is slated to be held in December in the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat, announced the Miss Universe Organization.
The three-hour televised event will again be hosted by Steve...
Several existing drugs may be effective against COVID-19
New research carried out at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem suggests that several existing drugs should be studied as potential treatments for COVID-19.
Professor Isaiah Arkin of HU’s Department of Biological Chemistry and his team...