In an attempt to avoid the spread of the coronavirus, the Israeli government is enforcing strict restrictions on the nation surrounding Passover.
In an attempt to avoid the spread of the coronavirus, the Israeli government is enforcing strict restrictions on the nation surrounding Passover.
In addition to the escalating numbers of victims and patients and its devastation of our economy, the pandemic is disrupting our daily lives in unprecedented ways. Adrienne Heinz, a clinical research psychologist at the Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD, notes: “Our routine is the scaffolding of life. It’s how we organize information and our time. And without it, we can feel really lost.”
As a result, she says, “I’m ... really worried about families. I’m worried about increases in alcohol use. I’m worried about domestic violence. I’m worried about child abuse, because parents are under-resourced.”
While the world is essentially lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak, Israel is offering a creative way for people of faith around the world to still "visit" the Western Wall for Passover and Easter. They are offering a virtual reality tour.
Israel's chief rabbi in Israel is encouraging the people of Israel to fast and to pray together in an effort to bring an end to the coronavirus pandemic.
Messianic leaders in Israel are calling for an hour of prayer on Thursday from 1 pm EST to 2 pm EST.
Israel's President announced that Benny Gantz will be tasked with the responsibility of forming a unity government in Israel following the nation's third prime ministerial election.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, released a statement noting that all people traveling into Israel will have to be quarantined upon arrival to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
While the results are only about 92 percent reported, it appears that incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won re-election.
For an unprecedented third time in a year, Israelis will head out to the voting booths to attempt to elect a Prime Minister. The country had voted two other times in the last year, but candidates were unable to form a coalition government.
Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad reached a ceasefire agreement after two days of fighting, allowing businesses and schools to slowly return to normal operating hours.
