Shira Hanau Shira Hanau is a reporter at JTA. She was previously a staff writer at the New York Jewish Week and has written for the Forward, Columbia Journalism Review and the Harvard Divinity Bulletin. Recent Stories Jan 5, 2022 4th Covid shot increases antibodies fivefold, data from Israel shows Jan 3, 2022 Israel begins administering 4th Covid vaccine dose Dec 30, 2021 Could an avian flu killing cranes in Israel spread to humans? Dec 29, 2021 Poway synagogue shooter gets second lifetime sentence Dec 27, 2021 Desmond Tutu, who identified with Jews but criticized Israel, dies at 90 Dec 22, 2021 Israel likely to go for 4th dose to fight spread of omicron Dec 20, 2021 Israel may bar travel to US as NY consulate staff walloped by Covid Dec 16, 2021 Israel rejects Ugandan Jew’s application for citizenship again Dec 13, 2021 Israeli leaders table plan for egalitarian prayer at Western Wall Dec 9, 2021 Israeli officials expected to attend Beijing Olympics, despite US boycott Dec 8, 2021 New York Times updates style guide to ‘antisemitism,’ losing hyphen Dec 6, 2021 Palestinian car ramming injures Israeli soldier one day after stabbing Dec 2, 2021 Israel’s health minister wants to make it easier to get an abortion Dec 2, 2021 An Israeli doctor tested positive for Omicron, but infected few contacts Nov 29, 2021 Poll: Less than half of Jewish Israelis support mandatory army draft Nov 23, 2021 Nearly 1 in 3 Israeli Jews will be haredi Orthodox by 2050 Nov 22, 2021 1 killed, 4 injured after Hamas assailant opens fire in Jerusalem Nov 18, 2021 Ruins of a Hellenistic fortress show ‘tangible evidence’ of Hanukkah Nov 15, 2021 Van Gogh stolen from Rothschild by Nazis sells for over $35 million Nov 11, 2021 Israel to speed up evacuations of Ethiopian Jews in midst of civil war Previous PageNext Page