Military culture is key to Israel’s handling of the coronavirus
by Yoel Har-Even TEL AVIV (JTA) — Military service is a rite of passage in Israel. Those who have served in the Israel Defense Forces…
Opinion
Rosh Hashanah by Zoom? Synagogues are already planning for a socially distanced High Holidays.
by Josefin Dolsten (JTA) — For rabbis, the end of Passover marks the beginning of a new season: planning for the Rosh Hashanah and Yom…
Asking the important questions
By Jay Solomon (March 2020) – For centuries, Jews everywhere have gathered with family and friends around the Seder table to recount the story of…
It could be easy to lose sense of time during the coronavirus pandemic. Jewish tradition has an antidote for that.
by Rabbi Benjamin Resnick (JTA) — Among the most enduring comforts of Jewish life are its endless patterns and repetitions — the seven-day rhythm of…
I’m not a doctor, but I am a rabbi. Here’s my spiritual prescription for the coronavirus.
by Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz PHOENIX (JTA) — I am not a medical professional, an epidemiologist or an expert on pandemics. I leave the serious information…