5 things to know about Israel’s attention-grabbing COVID-19 vaccination spree
(JTA) — Israel is making headlines for its response to COVID-19 — again. Early on in the pandemic, Israel was lauded for its tough lockdown…
January 2021
‘I don’t recognize our country today’: Jewish lawmakers under siege in Congress give their accounts
by Ron Kampeas (JTA) — It’s been a day unlike any in modern American history: An armed mob broke through police into the U.S. Capitol…
10 heartwarming Jewish stories from 2020, a year to otherwise forget
by Gabe Friedman (JTA) — There’s no sugarcoating it: 2020 was a difficult, trying, tragic year. But just because COVID-19 dominated the headlines and our…