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Around one-third (36%) of American Jews say they have turned to prayer to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new Pew Research Center report.However, the percentage of Jews relying on prayer is more than twice as less than the 74% of Christians who did so.When broken down by sect: 78% of Protestants, 84% of Evangelicals, 65% of Mainline; 88% of Historically Black and 66% of Catholics have used prayer to cope.
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admin | August 8, 2020
A new translation of a 350-year old memoir is showing an English-speaking audience how Europes Jews dealt with a deadly 17th century plague, including by social distancing. The memoirs of Glikl Hamel, a successful Jewish merchant, record how the plague took hold in Hamburg and Hanover shortly before the High Holy Days, with young children forced to quarantine from their parents
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admin | August 8, 2020
The city's municipality building was lit up with an image of the Lebanese flag on Wednesday evening as a show of support for Beirut, which was heavily damaged by Tuesday's blast. "Humanity comes before any conflict, and our hearts are with the Lebanese people following this terrible disaster," Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai said in a statement. It has become a tradition in Tel Aviv to use the large frontage of the building to demonstrate solidarity with a city or a country that has suffered misfortune, whether man-made or otherwise
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admin | August 8, 2020
Passengers wearing masks push trolleys at Ben-Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, May 14, 2020. Photo: Reuters / Ronen Zvulun. JNS.org Israels coronavirus cabinet decided on Wednesday night that the country will partially reopen its skies on Aug.
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admin | August 8, 2020
In Israels 72-year history, it has had 22 IDF chiefs of staff, including the current one, Lt.-Gen.
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