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On The Jewish Star's cover this week, 13 rabbis from the Five Towns and Far Rockaway each say a few words meant to encourage members of their shuls and the entire community to get vaccinated now. While each rabbi speaks individually, they are really speaking with one voice.
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9/2/21
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St. John’s Episcopal Hospital last week provided 500 children with backpacks containing back-to-school supplies including hand sanitizers, face masks, pencils, notebooks, crayons, and other …
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8/27/21
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In Israel, it’s an unwritten rule to stuff your baby with the country’s favorite snack — peanut-flavored Bamba — as soon as is humanly possible in a bid to prevent them …
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By Naama Barak, Israel21c
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8/27/21
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A contingent of college students from the Five Towns is making an impact on scientific research in Israel this summer.
In fact, approximately one fourth of the 26 undergraduates from the United …
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8/5/21
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We Israelis thought we had Covid-19 beat. We thought we had herd immunity thanks to the world’s most successful vaccination campaign.
On April 18, Israel canceled facemasks …
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By Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel 21c
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7/29/21
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By simply taking four swabs of cells from the inside of your mouth, it’s possible to save someone else’s life, because for every 400 swabs there’s a bone marrow …
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By Jeffrey Bessen
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7/16/21
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Unfortunately, almost every woman on the planet is familiar with the uncomfortable sensation that sometimes accompanies walking alone. It doesn’t matter if it’s in broad daylight or in …
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By Naama Barak, Israeli21c
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6/18/21
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St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway has announced the opening of its new, state-of-the-art behavioral health wing in its Emergency Department.
The behavioral health wing is …
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6/10/21
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A “Night of Heros” at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital celebrated the hard work and resilience of the hospital’s dedicated Team Members during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The …
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6/10/21
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On the first day of June, nearly all pandemic-related restrictions came to an end in Israel due to rapidly falling rates of Covid-19 infection.
While masks are still required in indoor …
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By Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c
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6/3/21
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