
Like everyone else in the country, at Israel Today we are now working from home. Our nice offices in the center of Jerusalem are shuttered and our staff and writers work comfortably at home – well most do. Those of us with small children, not so much.
The requirement to home isolate has presented our editorial staff with a challenge given that communications and cooperation are vital to the daily work at Israel Today. News needs to be researched, articles written, edited and sometimes translated, and then beefed up with graphics before being published on our different media channels. That’s a lot to talk about with a lot of staff.
Usually, we just do this the Israeli way – we shout across from office to office. “Michael, have you translated Ryan’s analysis of the elections?” Dov calls out. “I am on lunch break!” is often my answer. Nowadays Dov can no longer yell at me, although he sometimes uses a lot of capital letters and exclamation marks on Skype. Skype is a technology we use to talk to each other, and it works just fine. The large selection of emojis helps us communicate our “FEELINGS!” efficiently.
Yesterday we had first online meeting with all department heads of the company in attendance. Marketing, human resources, IT and editorial staff came together to discuss the situation and draw up a plan for the challenges of this new Corona-era. For this meeting we used Zoom, which makes it possible to hold an online conference with many participants at the same time, and it’s free.
The advantage of such a conference on the computer is that it does not have to be as monotonous as traditional meetings where you have to be present physically. Online you can upload pictures while sitting comfortably in your own office chair. The best thing is that you can read online without the boss noticing it! I found the meeting very informative. For example, did you know that Brazil is the world’s largest coffee producer and that the human tongue has around 10,000 taste buds?
Apart from that, it was decided at the meeting that at Israel Today we want to provide our readers with more content because we are all spending a lot more time at home and want to read and learn more about Israel and the Jewish people. To this end, we are continuing our offer to make all content free, including Members Only articles on our website until Sunday. We are also experimenting with new ways of engaging, educating and entertaining our readers.
Humor is the typical Jewish way to deal with difficult situations, so I hope you don’t mind these light-hearted musings. If we have to spend so much time at home, we can at least do it in a good mood!
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Reaping the Fruit of the Coronavirus

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Israel Declares End to Corona Crisis

The Politics of Our Pandemic Problems

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United Response to Corona Virus Attack on Jewish Communities

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Israel Health Ministry Hints at “State of Emergency”

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The Command to Rest

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Why is Israel Still Giving COVID Boosters if the WHO Said to Stop?

Israel in the Queue

That’s It? Coronavirus is Done in Israel?

Israeli Researchers: Everyone Should Touch a Furry Robot

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Are the Prophecies About Coronavirus True?

Will 2022 Be a Normal Year?

Tel Aviv “Vaccine Bar” Offers a Shot for a Shot

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Lockdown? What Was That Again?

Response to Messianic Claims That the Corona Vaccine is a Plot of Satan

The Second Lockdown

My Experience With the Corona Vaccine

In Photos: COVID Can’t Dampen Purim Spirit

Pfizer CEO Wins 2022 “Jewish Nobel” Prize

Relaxed Green Passport Rules Scrapped After Israelis Cheat the System

BBC Admits That Israel Not Obliged to Vaccinate Palestinians

Israel Looks to Take the Lead in COVID Vaccination

Fear for America

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Trump Was Right, Corona Panic Overblown, Says Israeli Expert

Did Corona Restrictions, Vaccines Weaken Our Immune Systems? Israel Investigates

Israel Has “No Control” of Corona Pandemic? Or Has It “Lost Control”?

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Of Rain, Lockdowns and Redemption

Rabbi Likens Israeli Media to Nazi Newspaper

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Israel Starts Vaccinating Children; Bennett’s Son Goes First

Israel’s Top Rabbi Threatens Those Who Violate Corona Guidelines

As COVID ‘Super Variant’ Enters Israel, Officials Warn of ‘Emergency Situation’

Bennett Slammed for “Shaming” Israelis Who Refuse COVID Vaccine

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ANALYSIS: Israel vs the Arabs. Who’s Handling Corona Better?

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As Israel Eases Lockdown, Fears of Another Infection Spike

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Israel Urges Pfizer to Approve COVID Vaccines for Young Children

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Coronavirus: Israel Develops Quick Test

Why is Israel Now Struggling Again with the Spread of Covid?

Out and About in Tel Aviv: A City Under Lockdown?

First Pfizer Vaccines Arrive in Israel

Asia’s Impact on Israel’s Coronavirus Battle

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A Two-Class Society?

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How Israel Enforces Coronavirus Restrictions

Israel and the Palestinians in the Fight Against Coronavirus

A Never-Ending Shabbat

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A Bible Message for Times of Crisis

Vaccinating Israeli Children to Help Beat the Corona-virus?

Israel Begins Human Trials for Corona Vaccine

Corona: Israel Mulls Slow Return to Normalcy

Israel Celebrates Vaccine Victory Over Corona

The Orthodox Scapegoat

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Passover: Time to Move On

Washington Threatens to Bar Israeli Planes From Landing in America

VIDEO: Israeli Army Takes on a New Mission

Seeing God’s Gifts in Times of Difficulty

Israelis Protest Against COVID Vaccine, So-Called “Green Passport”

Third Temple is Only Cure for Coronavirus, Says Israeli Rabbi

Déjà vu

How Israel Beats Corona

Israel Sends its Love to Italy

Absurd: Netanyahu Exposed to Corona by His Health Minister

Israel Trading Medical Data for COVID Vaccine Doses

The Coronavirus From a Messianic Perspective

Messiah Will Come by Passover, Says Israel Health Minister

Israeli Army: Corona Crisis to Last Another 18 Months

Herd Immunity is Talk of the Day in Israel

Israeli Military Makes Corona Cure Breakthrough

The Significance of Yom Kippur During a Pandemic

Fighting Corona Exposes Israel’s Attitude Toward Judaism

Coronavirus Driving More US Jews Home to Israel

Israel Welcomes a New Corona Variant – Delta Plus

Lesser Known Victims of COVID: Why Israel Must Preserve Heritage

Israeli Doctors Want to Add COVID-19 Vaccine to Regular Children’s Vaccine Regimen

What New Horizons Will Israel’s Third Lockdown Open?

Facebook Blocks Netanyahu Chatbot

Report: Israeli Public Servants Can Be Fired for Refusing Vaccine

Watch: Jewish Settlers Sing Psalm 54, Seek God’s Salvation

Return of the Masks

Bennett Claims 2 Children Died in UK From Omicron Variant

Anti-Vaxxer Teacher Forcibly Removed From Israeli Kindergarten

WHO Official: Israel a ‘Trailblazer’ by Giving Early COVID Booster Shots

Report: Israel Came Very Close to Feared Vaccine “Dictatorship”

What the Bible Says to Us in Times of Corona

Israel’s Multi-Front Battle: Fighting Coronavirus and Spies at Home

“Prophets of Doom” Push New Corona Restrictions for Israel

Israel Debates Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines

What Do You Do When Your Brother is in Distress?

Will the New Year Be Virus-Free?

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Israeli Doctor: Pfizer Vaccine Didn’t Stop 4th Corona Wave

Israeli Professor Answers Your Questions About COVID Vaccine

Health Officials: End Flight Bans, Let Israelis Catch COVID

Israel Begins Administering 4th Corona Vaccine Shot

Liars! Arab Activist Defends Israel Against False Vaccine Claims

Israel’s Corona Record and God

Palestinians Set Sights on Jerusalem Amid Corona Crisis

Manna, Vaccines and Everything In-Between

Of Vaccines, the Temple Mount and Palestinian Intransigence

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Fully Vaccinated Woman is Israel’s First Omicron Death

Coronavirus Vs. the Virus of Islamic Jihad

Social Distancing – It’s a Jewish Thing

What Will the Middle East Look Like After Corona?

New 5 Shekel Coin Honors Corona Heroes

The Spiritual Dimension of the Corona Pandemic

Why is Israel so Worried About Omicron?

Israel Won’t Reach Herd Immunity, COVID Isn’t Going Away

Israeli Breakthrough in Coronavirus Vaccine Imminent

Israel’s “Corona Guardians” Take to the Streets

Israel’s “Haredi Ninja” Dies of COVID-19

Tragedy

Israel Struggles to Bring Home Kids Stranded by Coronavirus

Corona Fear: Netanyahu Refuses to Shake Hands at Jewish Holy Site

“Back to Life” Thanks to God and Pfizer

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Israeli Expert: Coronavirus Isn’t Dangerous to Children!

WHO “Disgusted” by COVID Vaccine Policies of Israel, Other Wealthy Nations

When Sirens Are a False Alarm

Israel’s Booster Shot Policy Threatens Return to School

Why is Israel the Safest Place on Earth?

Empty Shops, Broken Hearts

Israel Lifts Covid Mask Mandate

Challenges of Collective Action in Fighting COVID-19

Omicron, What Now?

ANALYSIS: Israel Beats the Odds, is Safest Corona Country

Free Breathing and Creeping Optimism

Corona Visas for Evangelical Volunteers Leave Catholics Frustrated

Corona Conspiracy, or Media Hype?

Government Tells Israelis to Stop Flying Abroad

O Jerusalem, Will You Rise Again?

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Creativity in the Midst of Corona

Israeli Song of Healing Goes Viral

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Israelis Protest Against “Medical Dictatorship”

Muslim Extremists Exploiting Corona Crisis in Israel

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The Broadcast That Ruffled Israel’s Orthodox Jews

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Four Sisters Fight Corona

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ANALYSIS: Will Coronavirus Solve Israel’s Political Crisis?

Israel’s Vaccination Campaign and Loving the Stranger

Bar Mitzvah Amid Corona

Israel Closes Its Skies as More COVID Mutations Enter Jewish State

Passover Beats Plague

VIDEO: Saluting Israel’s Medical Teams as They Fight Coronavirus

Coronavirus Pandemic Requires Our Creativity

Corona Policies Doing More Damage Than Virus, Warn Experts

Fear of the Unknown

Corona Shmorona

Has Israel Reached Corona Herd Immunity?

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Tel Aviv Immunologist Criticizes Israel’s COVID Response

Omicron, Antigen, PCR – The New Normal

The History Behind Israel’s Vaccination Success Story

Are There Jewish Prophecies About Coronavirus?

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Balcony Prayers

UPDATE: Is Pfizer Vaccine to Blame for Israel’s High COVID Infection Rate?

Israeli Historian Explains Pandemics

Israel’s Agriculture is Vital in Times of Crisis

Palestinians: COVID is Allah’s Punishment for Ignoring Us

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The Masks Come Off

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ANALYSIS: Is This the End of the World (as We Know It)?

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Enough!

We Have Lost Proportionality

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Leading Israeli Rabbi Boots Student for Opposing COVID Vaccine

Israel Begins Administering COVID Booster Shots to Seniors, But Will It Work?

Prophecy — Who Needs It?

Is Israel Doing a Good Job Fighting Corona?

How Dare He Speak Against the Rabbi!

“Coronavirus will reach Israel”

Israeli Corona Greeting Goes Viral in Arab World

COVID-19 and the Possible Breakdown of National Life

Israel Helps Christian ‘Holy Fire’ Spread Around the World

Empty Buses and No Traffic Jams

Should Synagogues Open for Prayer Against Corona?

Here’s What You Need To Do After Corona

Israel ‘Not Worried’ About New Corona Outbreak as Purim, Passover Festivals Loom

“Unacceptable that 1 million Israelis are unvaccinated!”

Meet Israel’s Frontline Heroes

Vaccinated Israelis are In-Demand as Tourists

Israel Vaccinates Two-Millionth Citizen Against COVID

Child Vaccinations Top Israeli Headlines, Cause Reported Gov’t Rift

Corona Doubts Creep Back Into Israel

Small Business Owners Turn on Netanyahu Government

Freedom!

Can the Arab World Deal With Corona?

Israel Foreign Ministry Reaches Out to Arab Nations

This Time I Made the Wrong Choice

Coronavirus and the Arab Culture of Secrecy

Israelis Defy Corona Lockdown Regulations

ANALYSIS: Corona, Israel and the World – Apocalypse Now?

Report: Rabbi Ordered Israeli Health Minister to Step Down

Bring Back the Mask Mandate, Insists Israeli Expert

Palestinians Accuse Israel of “Health Apartheid”

Mike Lindell Criticizes Israel Over COVID Vaccination Drive

Jews are Being Blamed for the Coronavirus

Be Thou My Vision in This Present Darkness

Israeli Business Owners Seethe as Police Allow Mass Orthodox Funerals

Coronavirus is Rocking the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish World

If There are COVID Treatments and Cures, Why Worry About “Vaccines”?

Netanyahu: Today All of Israel Deeply Mourns

The Middle East After the Coronavirus Pandemic

Farmers Donate Tons of Vegetables for Passover

Underground Engagement

Is the Corona Crisis a Convenient Excuse for Bibi?

Happy, Green and Purple

ANALYSIS: Israel, Iran and the Corona Pandemic

Vacation Days, Family Celebrations and New Corona Regulations

Israelis Divided on Vaccinating Children

Corona’s Divisive Side Effects on Israeli Society

Lockdown, Israel-Style

Once a Role Model, Israel is Now a COVID Cautionary Tale

Vaccinated Israelis Catch Indian Variant of COVID-19

Israeli Hospital Won’t Wait on FDA, Will Start COVID-19 Vaccinations

The ‘Green Passport’ Could Poison Israeli Society

Israelis Skeptical, Might Refuse COVID Vaccine

Orthodox Disobedience and Its Effect on Israel

Israeli Economy Reopened Ahead of Fateful Election

Israeli Tech Protects Mexican Gyms From COVID

COVID: Divine Decree or Man-Made Disease?

In Israel Everything’s Either Scandal or Festival

Diminution and Abundance

Swords Into Plowshares: Israel Missile Factory Producing Ventilators

Living in Parallel Worlds

Vaccine Might Not Set Us Free: Growing Frustration in Israel

What Coronavirus Looks Like in the Gaza Strip

Fauci to Israel: You Did the Right Thing, US Also Needs Booster Shot

Gaza Factory Making Corona Masks for Israel

Coronavirus in the Eyes of Muslim Clerics

The New Normal of Israel Being a Light to the Nations

The Day After Corona

Israel Already Has the Way to Beat Corona

The Epidemic and the Stumbling Block

Bennett: Patience for the Unvaccinated Israelis Has Run Out

Welcome to Israel – Come Back Later

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