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Battling COVID: Weekly Update

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

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Illustrative: A grandmother passes chocolate to her grandson while keeping distance to reduce COVID-19 risk (kzenon via iStock by Getty Images)

Proposal is 'totally impractical', says epidemiologist

Until vaccine, make 55-plus live separately to save lives, Israeli research says

By Nathan Jeffay

Haifa University study argues that segregating society according to age can prevent COVID deaths, avoid lockdown and get the elderly safely socializing

Illustrative photo of a young girl at home during coronavirus lockdown. (iStock photo/ lakshmiprasad S)

US experts: Ongoing coronavirus health crisis taking toll on kids’ mental health

By Cathryn J. Prince

Vials of a potential coronavirus vaccine are seen on an assembly line in a photograph released by Israel's Institute for Biological Research on October 25, 2020. (Defense Ministry)

Israel’s COVID-19 vaccine being delayed by red tape, bio institute head laments

Shmuel Shapira of Defense Ministry’s Institute for Biological Research says shot will only be publicly available in summer, admits ‘very minor’ side effects detected in 1st trials

Pfizer, BioNTech ask Europe to approve coronavirus vaccine

By Agencies and ToI Staff

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine lab technician processing blood samples from study participants who volunteered to take part in testing the National Institutes of Health-funded Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Miami, September 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Taimy Alvarez, File)

Moderna seeks US, EU approval for vaccine as final results show 94% efficacy

By Agencies and ToI Staff

People wearing a face mask walk in the Jerusalem city center on November 29, 2020, as Israel steps out of its coronavirus lockdown and rolls back restrictions. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Israel sees 1,227 new virus cases in day, highest since mid-October

Total active infections also at highest point in more than a month; deputy health minister predicts number will rise further

People shop at the Ayalon Mall in Ramat Gan on November 29, 2020. (Flash90)

Ministers rein in mall crowding as active virus cases hit highest level in month

People shop at the Ayalon Mall in Ramat Gan after it reopened, November 27, 2020. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Israelis flood reopened malls as task force warns of clear rise in virus cases

A nurse prepares a shot in a study of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc. in Binghamton, New York, July 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Medical staff and over 65s first: Report lays out Israel’s vaccination plan

Five-stage proposal, which has yet to be confirmed, would reportedly see teachers, prisoners, pregnant women and babies receive shot before general population

Visitors wear protective face masks at the Jeff Koons exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, June 3, 2020; the museum will reopen December 1, 2020 after being closed since September 18, due to the coronavirus (Miriam Alster/Flash 90)

(Some) museums to reopen Tuesday in post-lockdown pilot

By Jessica Steinberg

Israeli students protest against remote learning at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, November 12, 2020 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

High schoolers return to classrooms, but principals say most studies stay online

Emily Kirschenbaum

Making Hanukkah about giving, not getting

I want my kids to be grateful they can take the privilege in their lives for granted, so this year here’s what we’re doing

Sara Tillinger Wolkenfeld

‘Tis the season to celebrate (coronavirus and all)

After nearly a year of coronavirus Jewish holidays, we wanted to share what we’ve learned about how to do festivities at a distance, as we start this winter holiday season

Celebrating Thanksgiving alone during a pandemic

Of course, we need to be thankful, but during the worst public crisis of our generation, I am giving myself permission to wallow in a little self-pity

Michael Feldstein

The empty pages of our guest book

It’s not Shabbat services I miss most these days; it’s the fact that we have not hosted any Shabbat guests for the past nine months

Thousands attend the wedding of the grandson of Satmar Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum in Brooklyn on November 8, 2020. (Screencapture/YouTubue)

Analysis

‘Who’s not going to go?’: NY Hasidic Jews continue to hold large weddings

Defiant leaders of insular communities resent outside orders and are going to great lengths to keep holding mass weddings despite COVID-19 restrictions

The US Supreme Court building in Washington, May 3, 2020. (AP Photo/ Patrick Semansky)

US Supreme Court rules against coronavirus limitations on New York synagogues

By Jessica Gresko

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio talks during a news conference outside the Mosaic Pre-K Center on the first day of school, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, in New York. The city public schools delayed reopening for two weeks.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

De Blasio fines Brooklyn Hasidic synagogue $15,000 for holding mass wedding

Screen capture from video of Israel's former coronavirus czar Ronni Gamzu during the Israel Democracy Institute's annual Center for National Security and Democracy conference, held online, November 24, 2020. (Israel Democracy Institue)

Virus crisis will be over by next year, says ex-COVID-19 czar, citing vaccines

Ronni Gamzu expects massive production in various countries will produce enough immunization units during first half of 2021

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein visit the Teva Pharmaceuticals logistics center in Shoham, where coronavirus vaccines would be stored in freezers and then distributed, November 26, 2020. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

Netanyahu says end of virus crisis in sight; tours vaccine freezer storage site

Israeli writer and artist Etgar Keret during an interview with AFP at his home in Tel Aviv on November 5, 2020. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP)

‘Suddenly, we see more’: Top writer Keret enjoys pandemic-fueled creative surge

By Delphine Matthieussent

Aharon Aharon, CEO of the Israel Innovation Authority (Courtesy)

Interview

Shoshanna Solomon

Israel innovation chief says work-from-home could challenge tech ecosystem

As he steps down from post, Aharon Aharon also reveals Innovation Authority is hoping to provide more funding to early stage startups as investors shy away from risk

Analysis

A visit to the mall after World War III

COVID-19 is shattering the global economy. How will this impact the future of retail and, in particular, brick and mortar stores?

Haredi Jews from the Hasidic sect of Shomrei Emunim attend the funeral of Rabbi Refael Aharon Roth, 72, who died from the coronavirus, in Bnei Brak, Israel, August 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Analysis

For some ultra-Orthodox Jews, virus forges path to a very different lifestyle

Non-profit Hillel, which helps haredim seeking different life, is usually contacted by around 350 youngsters annually, mostly aged 19-25, but requests doubled as pandemic took hold

More Headlines

An Israeli laboratory worker conducts serological tests for coronavirus at the Leumit Health Care Services laboratory in Or Yehuda, near Tel Aviv on June 29, 2020. (Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP)

New virus czar announces antibody testing program to grant ‘green passports’

Illustrative -- Ben Gurion Airport, November 6, 2020 (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Two-thirds of Israelis returning from abroad break quarantine — report

A Palestinian vendor sits in front of his shop near the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank City of Bethlehem, November 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

‘Bethlehem is dead’: Pandemic robs West Bank city of Christmas cheer

By AP

One of the plays being shown in Isra-Drama, a three-day showcase of Israeli theater, taking place online due to the coronavirus pandemic (Courtesy Isra-Drama)

Live stageIsra-Drama, annual meetup for theater folk, goes live

By Jessica Steinberg

El Al Airlines' Boeing 737s are pictured on the tarmac at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, March 10, 2020. (Jack Guez/ AFP/ File)

El Al posts ‘heavy loss’ in Q3, faces ‘existential risk,’ CEO warns

By Shoshanna Solomon

Ultra Orthodox Jews praying in the town of Bnei Brak on October 14, 2020 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

Poll: Most ultra-Orthodox not confident in Netanyahu’s handling of pandemic

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