Now is the perfect time for the global Jewish community to retool itself – The Jewish News of Northern California
admin | April 17, 2020
The coronavirus has created global havoc, uncertainty and dread.
Torah and TikTok: Not your dad’s bar mitzvah – Jewish News of Greater Phoenix
admin | April 15, 2020
While their parents may have relied on tape recorders and CDs for their own bnei mitzvah preparations, students today learning to chant Torah can turn to YouTube. There are lots of cantors who have produced high-quality recordings on YouTube, said Ben Rotenberg, education director at Germantown Jewish Centre in Pennsylvania.
Ignaz Semmelweis, the doctor who discovered the disease-fighting power of hand-washing in 1847 – The Conversation US
admin | April 15, 2020
One of the front-line defenses individuals have against the spread of the coronavirus can feel decidedly low-tech: hand-washing. In fact, it was 19th-century Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis who, after observational studies, first advanced the idea of hand hygiene in medical settings.
In My Opinion: New manifestations of old stuff – The Register-Guard
admin | April 11, 2020
A colleague recently posed a very powerful question: How is your yetzer hara manifesting in new and different ways during this moment (of pandemic)? Of course, that question requires some unpacking.
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 11 April – World Economic Forum
admin | April 11, 2020
A new strain of Coronavirus, COVID 19, is spreading around the world, causing deaths and major disruption to the global economy.
As Everyone Stays Home, Waters Overflow In Israel – The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com
admin | April 11, 2020
Photo Credit: Jewish Press We are living in challenging times. This is the first time in my entire married life that my wife and I will be having our Seder just by ourselves. In fact, it is the first time that my Seder will not be comprised of at least ten people including children, grandchildren and guests.
Wiles Blames Jews for Trump Failing to Shut Down Abortion Clinics and Pornography – Patheos
admin | April 11, 2020
The viciously anti-Semitic Rick Wiles, who routinely gets press credentials from the White House to cover Trump events, says that he should shut down all the abortion clinics and turn them into coronavirus treatment facilities and ban pornography as well. Whats keep him from doing so? Jews, of course
Dreaded uptick worldwide of spiritual leaders who have died from COVID-19 – Salt Lake Tribune
admin | April 11, 2020
The Louisiana pastor who preached courage from his deathbed. The nun who always insisted that her order get down to brass tacks, and help people
Thoughts and thank-yous from The Jewish Highway – Canadian Jewish News
admin | April 8, 2020
How do you put into perspective the demise of The Canadian Jewish News given the illness and death that are wreaking havoc throughout the world? It is folly to create scales of suffering but the loss of a newspaper goes beyond the impact on its dedicated staff.
Learning Initiative Keeps YU Community Inspired and Connected – Yu News
admin | April 8, 2020
Yeshiva Universitys Office of Alumni Affairs introduced a Community Learning Initiative, an array of online learning opportunities for the YU community. Below is a summary of the first series of virtual webinars presented by our talented teachers that ran from March 23-31, 2020. Judaic Studies Faculty, Stern College for Women; Assistant Director of AdmissionsGrowth, Goals and Grit: Religious and Psychological Strategies for Flourishing During Challenging Times (March 23) Within the context of coping with the challenges of the coronavirus, Rabbi Schiffman explored Dr
