Feb 26, 2021
Masks & Costumes: Purim 2021
Israelis today donned costumes for the Purim holiday, this year with the required addition of face masks amid coronavirus fears. Purim, which is marked between yesterday and this coming Sunday…
Feb 25, 2021
Israel shares vaccines internationally
[Editor's Note: The post has been updated to reflect the suspension of Israel's donation program abroad]. Israel is now donating surplus COVID-19 vaccines to friendly nations. After stating that his…
Feb 16, 2021
Israel reports 94% vaccine success
Israel’s largest healthcare provider is reporting a 94% decline in symptomatic coronavirus infections among 600,000 people who have been administered both doses of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine. The Clalit…
Oct 12, 2020
Israel considers lockdown exit strategy
Israel’s Coronavirus Cabinet is slated to meet tomorrow to discuss the exit strategy from the nationwide lockdown to curb the epidemic. At a meeting of top ministers and health officials…
Oct 09, 2020
Israel’s lockdown defied by ultra-Orthodox
The Chief Rabbis of the Israeli city of Bnei Brak have issued a joint statement permitting residents to observe the approaching Simchat Torah holiday within synagogues - in direct contravention…
Oct 02, 2020
Sukkot in Israel under lockdown
The festive holiday of Sukkot begins at sundown this evening, although celebration will be curtailed by the ongoing national lockdown against the raging coronavirus pandemic. The Knesset Committee on Constitution,…
Oct 01, 2020
Israel’s record-high COVID cases prompt more limits
The Israeli Health Ministry reported today that 8,919 people tested positive for the coronavirus after the administration of a record-breaking number of 68,128 tests. The infection level in the country…
Oct 17, 2019
Annual Sukkot Priestly Blessing held at Western Wall
Tens of thousands of Jewish worshippers gathered at the holiest site in Judaism, the Western Wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City, to attend the annual 'Priestly Blessing'…
Oct 08, 2019
Israel marks Yom Kippur – Day of Atonement
The majority of Israel's Jewish population began fasting this evening in observance of the of Yom Kippur Day of Atonement, which is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. As…
Sep 18, 2018
Israel marks Yom Kippur through fasting and prayer
Most of the country's Jewish population started fasting this evening as part of the holiest Jewish day of the year, Yom Kippur, Hebrew for the day of atonement. As part…