Coronavirus
Raves at remote desert oases and hidden in mansions — COVID couldn’t stop Israel’s underground party scene
From nature parties to raves in Tel Aviv mansions, not everyone respected Israel’s lockdown orders — and the partying was political.
What will #hotvaxxedsummer look like? Israel beat us there
Israel has been vaxxed and partying for months. So we asked — do your social skills come back?
Palestinian Authority cancels deal for 1 million COVID vaccine doses from Israel
The P.A. made the move because many of the doses were set to expire in the coming weeks.
Israeli man starts matchmaking service for non-vaccinated Jewish singles
‘There are many singles who are only interested in someone that is not getting the shot,’ the matchmaker said.
Brooklyn man seeks to mark each Jew who died of COVID-19
Tzali Reicher wants the living to learn from his growing list of over 1,800 names.
When their season was cancelled by COVID, these college athletes found faith off the field
Rabbi Yaakov Fleshel of Emory University launched the Jewish Athlete Fellowship to such success, one athlete is considering becoming a rabbi.
Can Sacha Baron Cohen be Borat and still tell the truth?
Two new Borat specials, “Debunking Borat” and “American Lockdown” reveal Sacha Baron Cohen’s conundrum as a comedian and activist.
Is ‘hot-desking’ our future? Ask a Manager weighs in on the future of work
Alison Green has guided readers through remote work with her advice site, “Ask a Manager.” Now that we’re going back, we knew who to talk to.
A reply to Van Morrison’s totally sane song about media control
Let he who doesn’t command Big Fedora cast the first stone at those who “own the media.”
Why Borough Park has NYC’s lowest vaccination rates
Borough Park, the Orthodox enclave in Brooklyn that was an early hotspot for COVID-19 cases and deaths last year, now has the lowest portion of fully vaccinated people of any New York City neighborhood, according to newly released public-health data.