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It included the traditional annual group photo, not snapped by a single lens but sewn together of images taken by 150 webcams.
Though some Netivot and Beit Shemesh neighborhoods will be locked down from Sunday to Friday morning, most Israeli businesses have been given the go-ahead to reopen their doors.
The company “contributed to the avoidance” of 5 billion single-use plastic bottles in 2019 and hopes to reach 6 billion in 2020.
According to Israel’s central bank, the price tag is due to some 408,000 Israeli households where at least one parent has to remain home to take care of children rather than going to work.
“The good news at the end of a dramatic week of twists and turns that would make Shakespeare blush is that your ‘Jewish News’ is back,” announced editor Richard Ferrer.
The challenges have affected every sector of Jewish communal life, including organizational closures, staff layoffs, canceled programs, a pivot to online education and an increase in financial-aid needs.
Following a reportedly rancorous overnight debate between ministers, Israel relaxes restrictions on economic activity and movement, with more relief possible after a two-week evaluation period.
Unit 81 is working with the Sheba Medical Center to turn non-invasive ventilators that are commonly available into advanced hospital-grade ventilators, as Israel’s Ministry of Health orders its first 1,000 machines.
The cryptocurrency quickly found its way onto online forums and social-media sites.
The relief will come from international-disaster assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Confirmed cases of virus stand at 12,591 with 174 people in serious condition • Inter-city travel allowed subject to limitations, some public transportation resumes.
The staff, which merged in February in an effort to keep British Jewish journalism financially afloat, will be laid off.
