Worrying About COVID-19 Leads To Poorer Choices, Mental Decline
Constantly worrying about the coronavirus pandemic not only stresses you out, but can impair your cognitive abilities as well, a new study warns. Researchers from McGill University found that people dwelling on pandemic-related fears made poorer choices, miscalculated the risks of certain outcomes, and displayed slower mental processing speed. The McGill team worked with The […]
Twitter Reportedly Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene's Account For Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation
Twitter has reportedly suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s personal account for spreading COVID-19 misinformation. “We permanently suspended Marjorie Taylor Greene for repeated violations of our COVID-19 misinformation policy,” Twitter said in a statement, according to CNN reporter Donie O’Sullivan. “We’ve been clear that, per our strike system for this policy, we will permanently suspend accounts […]
Health Minister: 'Israel Facing 'Extreme' Fifth Wave, Will Have To Ration Tests'
Israeli leaders on Sunday debated the direction government policy should take regarding the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic, following warnings by Health Ministry officials that the country’s testing labs could soon be overwhelmed in the face of the spreading Omicron variant. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said during the cabinet meeting Sunday that the government will soon have to […]
New Anti-COVID Drug To Arrive In Israel Within Days
On Sunday, the Israeli Health Ministry authorized Lagevrio (Molnupiravir), an anti-viral medication, for the treatment of coronavirus. The drug is manufactured by the MSD pharmaceutical company which has already signed a deal with the Health Ministry with regard to supplying the drug to Israel; deliveries are expected to begin arriving in the next few days. […]
Sivan Rahav-Meir / The Daily Portion, Va'eira / What's The Difference Between The Righteous And The Wicked?
While we make positive resolutions all the time, we do not necessarily succeed in implementing them. We regret a certain behavior but fail to stop exhibiting it. Rabbi Avigdor Nebezahl articulates a profound principle in this regard, as starkly evidenced in Pharaoh’s behavior. The wicked Pharaoh repeatedly resolves to free the nation of Israel in […]
Travel During COVID-19: As Omicron Spreads, Israel May Soon Reopen Skies
As the new Omicron variant spreads within the country, Israel might soon lift at least some of the travel restrictions it put in place to slow it down, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and other government officials said Sunday. Bennett addressed the issue during the cabinet meeting at the request of Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov. “It is time […]
Israeli Ministers Reject 'Free Dishwasher Bill' For Charedim
The Ministerial Committee on Legislation voted Sunday morning to reject United Torah Judaism (UTJ) MK Meir Porush’s bill that would give every family with at least four kids a free dishwasher. Porush proposed the bill because of a new tax on disposable plates that took effect two months ago. The committee rejected a bill by […]
Global Antisemitism’s Top Ten
When the Simon Wiesenthal Center released its annual Global Anti-Semitism Top Ten on Dec. 28, the lineup was starkly different from its predecessors as the Center has shifted from citing individuals to naming their corporate bosses. “We made a pivot,” explained Rabbi Abraham Cooper, longtime associate dean of the Center, “to incorporate those who are […]
World’s Oldest Person Celebrates 119th Birthday
Kane Tanaka, the world’s oldest living person, turns 119 today. She was born on January 2nd 1903. She is the third verified person ever to reach an age of 119 or more. Recently a Turkish grandmother claimed to have reached the age of 119, despite eating butter and cheese as well as a boiled egg […]
US Announces $99 Million In Assistance To UNRWA
The United States announced that will be providing $99 million in funding to the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA), the world body’s agency that handles Palestinian refugees. According to the U.S. State Department’s Population, Refugees, and Migrations Bureau, the funds will “provide education, health care, and emergency relief to hundreds of thousands of Palestinian […]
