Social distancing
COVID-19: When your pandemic outdoor minyan folds up - opinion
While obviously ecstatic that COVID has been tamed, I’m saddened that this minyan – a positive outgrowth of the plague – is being shut down.
The end of COVID and the decline of Zoom - opinion
Israel will probably never be ahead of head lice, Israeli research shows - exclusive
US synagogues face tough COVID questions (again) as Omicron surges
BGU researchers develop model to optimize COVID battle strategy
BGU researchers found that prioritizing vaccination for the elderly while issuing social distancing measures for adults was generally most effective.
COVID-19: Political alignments of face masks, social distancing - opinion
COVID-19 didn’t make us anxious. We did, and we masked our troubles with polarizing politics
What will it take for me to go back to synagogue? - opinion
Are we just lazy or fearful of becoming sick? Or have we become dependent on the safety and security of keeping close to home?
Cruise ship docks in Haifa for the first time since start of pandemic
The arrival of the Royal Caribbean ship makes it the first arrival of a cruise ship in Israel since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus: Oregon mulls permanent face mask, social distancing rules
Oregon is considered to have some of the strictest COVID-19 regulations in the US.
Students in AZ, teachers in CA: Jewish high school plans post-COVID future
Starting this fall, students in Arizona will connect with their Southern California teachers and classmates through video, and will gather at a site to be determined.
There is no one-size-fits-all for social distancing in schools - study
Schools can relax physical distancing requirements without negatively impacting the safety of students or staff, so long as they adhere to masking mandates.
Israelis work longer hours than OECD average, but work more from home
During Israel's first and second closures, women bore the brunt of the economic impact, but more women than men worked from home.
Coronavirus leads Israel's tech workers away from the city
Residents of Israel's expensive and congested central region are finding that the rise of working from home makes the advantages of city life less appealing.
While COVID-19 surges, Israel has zero cases of influenza, RSV
Flu season in Israel usually starts in November.
Amid COVID-19, new art exhibit 'Zooms in' on young lives
The exhibition name has a double meaning, hinting at the deeper gaze into the lives of the youth that the exhibition depicts, while also referencing the Zoom video conferences.
