Pompeo: West Bank Annexation ‘an Israeli Decision’
Read ›: Pompeo: West Bank Annexation ‘an Israeli Decision’By: Lahav Harkov – The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com The secretary of state added: “We will work closely with them to share with them our views on this in a private setting.” Israel will decide whether and when to annex parts of the West Bank, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a briefing on…
Thousands join virtual March of the Living Memorial Project
Read ›: Thousands join virtual March of the Living Memorial ProjectBy: Alan Rosenbaum – The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com During the past day, public figures, Jewish leaders and ambassadors sent their messages in remembrance of those who perished during the Holocaust. Thousands of people from around the world, including children, teens and adults, have in the past day, uploaded virtual memorial messages to a special memorial…
Sea of Galilee About to Fill Up for 1st Time Since 1992; Dam Opening Possible
Read ›: Sea of Galilee About to Fill Up for 1st Time Since 1992; Dam Opening PossibleBy: TOI Staff – Times of Israel; timesofisrael.com Israel’s main source of freshwater swells to just 21 centimeters under upper red line; experts expect lake to be full by early May, but Water Authority casts doubt Israel’s largest freshwater lake, the Sea of Galilee, rose by six centimeters (2.3 inches) over the rainy weekend, and…
Israeli COVID-19 Treatment Shows 100% Survival Rate – Preliminary Data
Read ›: Israeli COVID-19 Treatment Shows 100% Survival Rate – Preliminary DataBy: Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman – The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com Not only have all the patients survived, according to Pluristem, but four of them showed improvement in respiratory parameters. Six critically ill coronavirus patients in Israel who are considered high-risk for mortality have been treated with Pluristem’s placenta-based cell-therapy product and survived, according to preliminary data provided by the…
Jewish Congregations In Dallas Celebrate Ancient Holiday Of Passover Online
Read ›: Jewish Congregations In Dallas Celebrate Ancient Holiday Of Passover OnlineBy: Bill Zeeble – KERA News; keranews.org Passover, one of the most important holidays on the Jewish calendar, it begins Wednesday night. This year, though, things are different, because of COVID-19. Lasting a week, Passover celebrates the ancient Israelites’ escape from Egypt. Generations of family often gather around the large, symbolic Seder meal, sometimes with…
Passing Over Coronavirus this Passover
Read ›: Passing Over Coronavirus this PassoverBy: JPost Editorial – Jerusalem Post; jpost.com This pandemic will pass over us, it will end. We do not know how, but we know that we have been tested before and we have come through. Passover is a unique holiday, with its message of liberation from slavery and the requirement that the Haggadah be recited to…
