Idea comes to doctoral student Yaniv Shlosberg while swimming at the beach. "It is a wonder where scientific ideas come from," he says.

In partnership with US Homeland Security Department, Jewish Federations of North America launches “LiveSecure” program to keep Jews safe from threat of antisemitic, terrorist attack. Synagogues will install secure doors, surveillance cameras, and employ security guards as part of the program. 

At least a fifth of the infections are confirmed in France. Coronavirus death toll in Eastern Europe tops 1 million. Morbidity on the rise in Israel as 4,916 test positive for the virus. In the US, Omicron fuels thousands of hospitalizations among children.