Category : Jerusalem Post

On Day One, Biden takes sweeping action on COVID, climate, immigration

Signing several actions in front of reporters in the Oval Office, Biden said there was "no time to waste" in issuing the executive orders, memorandums and directives.

Parashat Bo: Being ‘on the job’

The Jewish nation left Egypt to fulfill its Divine purpose: to receive the Torah, establish in the Land of Israel a state that will operate on the basis of the laws and values of the Torah.

Jon Ossoff sworn into Senate holding historic book of Hebrew scripture

The Georgia victories made New York’s Chuck Schumer the first Jewish Senate majority leader as Harris would break any ties.

New COVID variants appear in Germany, California

Little is known about the variants as of yet, including whether or not they're more infectious or deadly.

Laughter during the COVID pandemic: It will make you feel better

Purgatory - A close call with COVID-19 teaches a valuable lesson

What if I had COVID? At 61, I was still young enough to get off easy, though, I couldn’t take that for granted, but what about Mrs. G.?

Saudi-American Relations could waiver over Biden's position on Khashoggi

Though early days could be rocky, Saudi analysts say strategic alliance between the two countries over the next four years won't be affected.

Israeli autonomous drones safeguard power grid in hurricane-prone Florida

Monitoring technology provides potentially lifesaving assistance

Pascale's Kitchen: Tu Bishvat is coming!

In honor of this holiday, on which it’s traditional to eat dried fruit, I decided to invite pastry chef Shlomi Svirski from Kfar Saba to join me for a session in my home.

'No plan, no Q, nothing': QAnon followers reel as Biden inaugurated

Other fringe groups, including neo-Nazis, said they intended to capitalize on the disarray by stepping up recruitment from among QAnon followers.

Gaza: Long-awaited oxygen production plant, UAE medical aid enter Strip

THE SHIPMENT, with the first-of-its-kind in Gaza oxygen production plant, will help to mitigate the Strip’s health crisis, reducing the burden placed on the fragile medical system by the pandemic.

In LA and Arizona, coronavirus death surge overwhelms the Jewish community

California has the second-worst average daily infection rate among states at 101 per 100,000 people. Only Arizona is higher with 117 per 100,000.

Tu Bishvat: Trees in Jerusalem & the Judean Hills

A census of Jerusalem trees undertaken seven years ago by the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel reported that some 4,900 trees in the city that are at least a half-century old.

Presidential Twitter accounts transferred to Biden administration

The new @POTUS account had 3.5 million followers, while the new @VP account had 6.5 million followers.

From Trump to Biden; from West Bank annexation to Israeli apartheid

The settlement movement is now almost precisely where it was four years ago and in some ways it is in an even worse position.