The Black Lives Matter movement is very much in the news all over the world. Racism is a terrible thing, and if a policeman kills someone in the line of duty it needs to be investigated. But is that what is really happening in the US? I’d like to look at few aspects of the … More America – Gone Crazy?
I’m Jewish. Last Saturday I went to the Synagogue or the first time since the Corona crisis began. It wasn’t the usual routine. We prayed outdoors. Chairs were placed at a distance from one another. The number of congregants was officially limited to 50. We actually had fewer than that. Despite all the limitations, it … More Corona – Officially Quarantined
Just when we were getting over the COVID-19 crisis it returns. we began to think the virus was leaving the scene. The government took steps to return to normal. Businesses were allowed to open. The kids went back to school. After all, we’d had no new diagnosed cases for 4 straight days. Then it started. … More Corona – Round Two
In Israel schools are open again. A lot of restrictions are being relaxed. It was something to be expected after about 4 straight days without a single new case of COVID-19. Then, yesterday, the penny dropped. There were 17 NEW cases confirmed. Among them, a teacher, a worker in a home for the elderly, a … More Corona – Getting Back to —-What?
Things are changing in Israel. We’re beginning to get out of the crisis mode brought about by the COVID-19 epidemic. The crisis put over a million people, almost half of the actual working population, out of work. Many were just placed on vacation without pay. It was hoped the pandemic would end quickly and they … More Corona – Getting Back To (A New) Normal
I was planning on writing this installment about the COVID-19 crisis last Thursday. I never got to do it. Thursday afternoon we noticed that there seemed to be a backup from our sewage line into the main bathroom. The bathmat that covered the safety drain line was very wet. My wife put it on the … More Corona – Home Emergency
Israel is beginning to slowly remove the restrictions that have kept our infections, and death toll, down to a very low level. Many businesses are now allowed to open. but with a restricted number of customers at any given time. Movement limits have been eased, but with the requirement to have a face mask and … More Corona – First Steps to Ease Restrictions
It seems there is almost no news on TV that isn’t connected to the pandemic. And most of it is pretty much the same. We remain at home/ Our village council has arranged lots of creative programs for the residents. We have had 6 confirmed cases, but folowing the rules had kept it from spreading … More Corona – Still Out There
One of our neighbors, someone we hardly see, has been diagnosed positive for COVID-19. They live at the end of our street on the North side. We live in the middle on the South side. I believe they are the 5th case in our village of about 600 families. One thing they all have in … More Corona Virus – on the Home Front
Another week has passed and we are still in isolation. It appears the virus will keep us in this state throughout the coming holiday season. For me, this includes the entire week of Passover. For my Christian friends it includes Easter. And for our Muslim neighbors it will soon encompass the holy month of Ramadan. … More Corona, a virus for the holidays
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