A seder in the time of COVID-19
Why is this Passover different than all other Passovers?
Hasidic community outside Montreal placed under quarantine
The Kiryas Tash Hasidic community, an enclave within the town of Boisbriand north of Montreal, was placed under quarantine on March 29 after a spike in confirmed cases of COVID-19 among its approximately 4,000 members.
Montreal ‘crisis’ fund established to meet pandemic needs
Montreal’s Federation CJA and the Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal have set up a “community crisis response fund” to raise money to support agencies and other organizations dealing with the effects of the pandemic, especially on those most at risk.
Netanyahu limits gatherings to two people
Gatherings of Israelis are limited to two people except nuclear family members living in the same home, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday evening from his home, where he is in self-quarantine.
Steinfeld: Teaching in the age of self-isolation
Zev Steinfeld, a teacher of Tanach and philosphy at TanenbaumCHAT, ponders how he’s going to educate his students online over the next few weeks of school closures.
La lutte contre le coronavirus au Centre médical Sheba de Ramat Gan
Dans une entrevue, le Dr Arnon Afek, directeur général du plus grand hôpital d’Israël, le Centre médical Chaim Sheba de Ramat-Gan, nous explique les stratégies d’intervention élaborées par son institution pour lutter contre la pandémie du coronavirus.
Melamed: This time there is no Amalek
As we need to find renewed strength to deal with these unprecedented crises – governmental, economic, health, societal – we can already learn one lesson from the coronavirus: Not all of our troubles can be blamed on Amalek.
Baumel Joseph: So many questions, so few honest answers
In the latest column by Norma Baumel Joseph, she addresses her feelings about the coronavirus pandemic.
Businesses ‘decimated’ by plunge in patronage
Several Jewish-owned businesses talk of sales down dramatically, employees laid off, no money coming in, bills still to be paid and a future outlook that is cloudy at best.
Ben-Dat: How to survive these strange times
As we navigate through the viral darkness, perhaps we can look to some words of clarity and inspiration written by Viktor Frankl, one of the last century’s most influential and thoughtful psychiatrists.
