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An Israeli health care worker prepares a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at a health clinic in Jerusalem, Jan. 14, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Ahmad Gharabli-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Israeli panel recommends 4th Covid vaccine for all adults over 18

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA January 26, 2022
A police vehicle sits outside of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, Jan. 16, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Andy Jacobsohn-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

I hope the Texas hostage crisis won’t curb in-person synagogue gatherings

Raphael Magarik by Raphael Magarik January 18, 2022
Janet Silver Ghent and Allen Podell disembark at Montevideo for a city tour and tango performance.
Posted inAct Two

When CDC said ‘Don’t cruise,’ our sails were already up

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent January 13, 2022February 4, 2022
Susan Aronovsky visits with her 94-year-old father, Albert Stark, at the S.F. Campus for Jewish Living on March 29, the first time they had seen each other in over a year. (Photo/Camille Cohen)
Posted inUncategorized, Bay Area

New California public health rules make it harder to visit relatives in nursing homes

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman January 13, 2022
Travelers at Ben Gurion Airport, Dec. 22, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Flash90)
Posted inU.S.

Israel to allow US visitors back in for the first time since November

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA January 6, 2022
A healthcare worker prepares a vaccine at a facility operated by the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in Rabin Square, Dec. 31, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Miriam Aster-Flash90)
Posted inUncategorized

4th Covid shot increases antibodies fivefold, data from Israel shows

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA January 5, 2022January 5, 2022
Beth Jacob Congregation in Oakland held its first indoor service in a year, March 14, 2021.
Posted inBay Area

Facing omicron spike, Bay Area synagogues weigh their options

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Emma Goss and Maya Mirsky December 30, 2021January 5, 2022
Max Wolff, the author's great uncle, died of the Spanish Flu at age 21.
Posted inOpinion

A tale of two Maxes and two pandemics — the Spanish Flu and Covid

Nadine Joseph by Nadine Joseph December 27, 2021December 27, 2021
Ben Gurion International Airport, Nov. 28, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Avshalom Sassoni-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Israel may bar travel to United States as NY consulate staff walloped by latest Covid wave

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA December 20, 2021December 20, 2021
Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz. (Photo/Wikimedia-Dvortygirl CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inMixed & Matched

With mikvahs closed, complete your conversion in wild waters

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler December 15, 2021December 15, 2021

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