Tag: #coronavirus
Local military COVID effort
Chris LeppekMay 07, 2020
the end of June, Rabbi Joseph Friedman will step down from the pulpit of DAT Minyan, the East Side modern Orthodox synagogue he has served as spiritual leader for the...
Kotel re-opens with major restrictions
JTAMay 07, 2020
JERUSALEM — The Western Wall Plaza reopened to worshippers on Tuesday morning, May 5. The reopening came after the Israeli government relaxed some of its coronavirus...
The same time, but not the same boat
Tehilla R. GoldbergMay 07, 2020
As I spend more and more time out in the park, I’m struck by how many families pass me by. Whereas in the past, to be sure, the park was […]
When a saver of lives needs to be saved
JNSMay 07, 2020
By Josh Hasten United Hatzalah of Israel, the country’s largest independent volunteer emergency medical response organization, put on an online telethon on May 3 to...
In the midst of a pandemic, what is the meaning of life?
Chris LeppekApr 30, 2020
is the meaning of life? In times of stress and peril, it seems, such existential questions grow urgent and pressing, which is why the Intermountain Jewish News put a...
In Israel, Ramadan could be an opportunity for cooperation
JTAApr 30, 2020
By Shira Rubin TEL AVIV — On Friday, April 24, the first day of Ramadan, the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem was virtually empty. A handful of masked worshippers kneeling...
Corona angels
Tehilla R. GoldbergApr 30, 2020
It’s amazing to witness all the corona angels this pandemic has brought to us. One curious kindness I can’t help but notice is all the inspirational art that has...
When the call for talleisim when out, people answered
Shira Hanau, JTAApr 30, 2020
NEW YORK — Andrew Parver’s phone hasn’t stopped ringing since Sunday. That’s when Parver, the director of operations at the Hebrew Free Burial Association in New...
Beware emergency declarations
Shana GoldbergApr 30, 2020
I understand why we are living in a State of Emergency and under multiple executive orders, but I am wary. With increased power comes the increased possibility for...
Time for a conversation on lockdown
IJN Editorial StaffApr 30, 2020
An alternative: herd immunity. Should we try it? At least, we should discuss it. As various communities around the country begin to open up very slowly, it is clear...
