Jewish colleges and universities and departments of Jewish studies may be guided by the core values of traditional religious texts, but their specific tools for survival in the post-COVID-19 era …
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By Henry Abramson
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5/20/20
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“Even in these complicated times, the connection with the patients is important — perhaps more now than ever,” says Professor Alon Hershko, director of Hadassah Ein Kerem Internal …
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Renee Young for Hadassah
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5/20/20
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Women’s mikvahs are safe — and fear of COVID-19 should not block their use.
Five-hundred viewers heard this message during a webinar on Monday night hosted by Mikvah USA and My Gift of …
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By Ed Weintrob
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5/20/20
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TEL AVIV — Designer Yoav Gati was walking around his south Tel Aviv block in March when he saw a discarded latex glove on the street. A few meters later he spotted another one, and then …
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By Karen Chernick, JTA
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5/20/20
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As the rate of new COVID-19 cases very gradually declines in Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, this city’s residents can see the light.
Storefront retailers are preparing …
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By Ilana Belfer, JTA
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5/20/20
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When Rabbi Moshe Hauer last week told Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top health adviser, that synagogues wouldn’t let congregants sit within 8 feet of each other once services resume, he was previewing a set of formal guidelines that the organization he helps lead, the Orthodox Union, would release just a day later. …
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By Marcy Oster, JTA
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5/13/20
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While countries around the world struggle to get on top of the COVID-19 crisis, Israel’s achievement so far has been remarkable. Its mortality rate from the virus has been vastly smaller, …
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By Melanie Phillips
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5/13/20
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Friends and associates of the Parker Jewish Institute in New Hyde Park continue to express thanks for the dedication displayed during the coronavirus crisis by members of the Parker team.
A boy …
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5/13/20
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On Rosh Chodesh I'yar, we disseminated a letter addressing the numerous calls and requests that had been presented to all our community Rabbanim regarding the possibility of issuing clear guidelines, …
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5/11/20
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Rabbi Zalman Wolowik of Chabad of the Five Towns distributed an email on Friday suggesting that “outdoor minyanim under specific circumstances” … could be safely conducted” in the …
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From Rabbi Zalman Wolowik
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5/10/20
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