Archive for March 2020
Lockdowns and Entry Bans Imposed Around the World to Fight Coronavirus
Airline employees wearing masks walk in the arrivals terminal at Ben-Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, March 10, 2020.
Amid Coronavirus Crisis, Biden and Sanders Go Head-To-Head in Democratic Debate
Democratic 2020 US presidential candidates Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden are seen at the tenth Democratic
‘We Follow Guidelines of Medicine and Science’: Synagogues in Manhattan Close for Shabbat Services as Coronavirus Spreads
A man in a face mask rides the subway in Manhattan, after further cases of coronavirus were confirmed in New
Iraq Condemns US Air Strikes on Iran-Backed Militia
A worker checks the damage at a civilian airport under construction which, according to Iraqi religious authorities, was hit by
Netanyahu Seeks to Reassure Israelis Amid Coronavirus Crisis: ‘No Reason to Storm Supermarkets’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Abir Sultan / Pool via Reuters / File. Following consultations with top government officials
Oxfam Stops Selling Antisemitic Books After Being Called Out by Israel’s UK Ambassador
A screenshot of the Oxfam webpage where antisemitic books were being sold. Photo: Screenshot. Oxfam — a confederation of 19
Bernard Madoff Wants to Make ‘Dying, Personal Plea’ for Freedom
Bernard Madoff exits the Manhattan federal court house in New York in this January 14, 2009 file photo. Photo: Reuters
Preparing for Coronavirus Lockdown, Kuwait Asks Muslims to Pray at Home
Nurses wait to admit expatriates to a makeshift coronavirus testing center at the Mishref Fair Grounds in Kuwait City, Kuwait,
Life Upended for Americans as US Scrambles to Contain Coronavirus Threat
A worker takes stock as consumers empty shelves of food at a Trader Joe’s grocery store, gathering supplies as coronavirus
United in Isolation
This week’s Parsha begins with the mitzvah of machatzis hashekel in which a half of a silver shekel was