Jewish and Israeli Holidays
From a school assignment to a family Holocaust saga to advice on coping with real life, take time to read this holiday.
Holiday celebrations may be limited to families of the same household, due to “worrying” increase in rate of coronavirus reproduction, says Health Ministry Director General Hezi Levy.
With Israel’s COVID-19 infection rate at 1.4 percent, Health Ministry Director General Hezi Levy says that the increase in morbidity could lead to new coronavirus restrictions.
Whether the festivities at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue will be indoors or outdoors remains to be seen.
A multidisciplinary program of instrumental performances and behind-the-scenes interviews will be coupled with powerful messages of hope.
With people advised not to travel by the nation’s health authorities and COVID-19 cases on the rise, a more solitary affair is in the works. But don’t give up on the holiday fare!
They included a personal message from each sender to offer recipients comfort as the world reels from a pandemic and a divisive U.S. election.
“You could attend a challah bake in Singapore, sit in on a Shabbat cooking class in Panama, enjoy Kabbalat Shabbat at the Western Wall in Jerusalem and end off with Havdalah in Colombia.”
He was there at the invitation of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Nahyan and the president of the local Jewish community, Solly Wolf.
Whether synagogues or “whether talking about black churches or Roman Catholic Churches, the community must agree to the rules,” insisted New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Despite data indicating a decline in Israel’s coronavirus morbidity, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says at least 10 more days are needed before the situation can be reassessed.
An emphasis has again been placed on New York, where large crowds typically celebrate the holiday, and where, along with other parts of the country, cases of infection are on the rise.
