COVID reproduction rate inches up, posing threat to further opening economy
Death toll since start of COVID pandemic in Israel hits 5,738, with 241 patients on ventilators. Health Ministry Director-General Professor ...
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IDF COVID task force urges gov't to reconsider further reopenings
In latest report, Military Intelligence expresses concern over rising reproduction rate, relatively high number of serious coronavirus cases, and research that ...
Police set up roadblocks as Israel enters Purim curfew
Hoping to avoid a repeat of the spike in infections Israel saw following the Purim holiday last year, PM Netanyahu ...
'Happiness Vehicle' allows Purim celebrations to continue during COVID
'I did not remember at all that it was the Purim holiday. When I heard music and saw the vehicle, ...
Cabinet approves Purim curfew to head off COVID outbreak
The rules: No intercity public transportation, intracity buses will be cut back and limited to 50% occupancy, public to stay ...
'Purim might set us back weeks,' corona chief warns
Health Ministry officials are concerned that celebrations on Purim might cripple its efforts to curb the coronavirus outbreak and leave ...
Israel's National Library gifted rare 15th-century Scroll of Esther
Dating from pre-expulsion Spain and Portugal, the Megillah is "an incredibly rare testament to the rich culture of the Jews ...
Corona variant originating from Uganda discovered in Israel
With around half of population still susceptible to COVID-19, government weighs curfew over Purim holiday. New campaign aims to ensure ...
Iranian group threatens to turn Tomb of Esther and Mordechai into a Palestinian mission
Purim heroes' tomb Hamadan city will be turned into a Palestinian diplomatic mission if even a single section of the ...
Scroll down: Coronavirus crisis may require some creativity in celebrating Purim
Rabbis from Tzohar and Ohr Torah Stone insist that no one must break coronavirus quarantine to hear the traditional reading ...