March 22 – Temple B’nai Tikvah hosts “Waste Not, A Jewish Environmental Ethic”
(AJNews) – Because the pandemic preoccupies us, it’s a challenge to prioritize other problems we simultaneously juggle. Autumn of 2020, members of Temple B’nai Tikvah,…
Science
Canadian scientist, Talmud Torah alum, UCLA professor addresses pandemic concerns
By Irwin Block (The Senior Times – Montreal) – The “enemy” ravaging the world and taking its heaviest toll among seniors is a tiny organism…
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…
‘It will be very difficult to not be able to give hugs,’ astronaut Jessica Meir says as she prepares return to a changed Earth
By Marcy Oster (JTA) — Jewish astronaut Jessica Meir told reporters ahead of her return to Earth that watching the coronavirus crisis unfold from space…
Why Israel will hold a second national election in 2019
by Ben Sales (JTA) — Israel held a national election seven weeks ago. It will hold another one in September. If that sounds weird to…