Get Out Your Crystal Ball!
Take the 5781 edition of the Rosh Hashanah Jewish pundit quiz.
Jewish and Pro-Israel Groups Welcome Israel-Bahrain Normalization Agreement
American Sephardi Federation executive director Jason Guberman noted that the Emirati and Bahraini normalization deals with Israel exemplify “a new era, but one rooted in history.”
Viral Apathy in Israel
Gone is the refrain: “We’re all in this together.” In its place is: “Why are only some sectors allowed the privilege of congregating in close quarters?”
New Approach Suggested by Rehovot Scientists to Overcome Enigmatic Coronavirus
The scientists infected cells in lab cultures with SARS-CoV-2 and then focused on the activity of ribosomes.
Who Should Jews Fear Most During an ‘Uprising’?
Feeding panic about militias and anti-Semitism amid urban unrest is gaslighting. The real threat to Jewish security and to all Americans is the breakdown of the rule of law.
Social Distancing in the Warsaw Ghetto
Confronted with death from all quarters and in all forms—if not typhus, starvation; if not starvation, being shot; if not being shot, deportation—Jews made a conscious decision to choose life.
The Jewish Value Missing in Joe Biden’s Speech
The former vice president’s DNC speech offered an uplifting, hopeful, almost utopian vision of America—but to achieve that vision, everything came from the government.
Study: Israeli Public Distrust Government on Controlling COVID-19 But Willing to Abide by Fair and Objective Guidelines
About 73% felt that the government response was ineffective and successful and the same percentage thought that the solutions provided by the government were not good.
Corona Deaths in America Down 40% on Weekends US-Israeli study Finds
A study conducted at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beersheba two decades ago found that deaths among Israeli Jews declined significantly during the days leading to Yom Kippur,
Israeli Scientists Warn that a Lack of Continuous Research into Infectious Disease Epidemics Endangers Pandemic Responses
“A crucial aspect of being prepared for future epidemics is sustained ongoing research of emerging infectious diseases even at ‘times of peace’ when such viruses do not pose an active threat,