Health and Safety

Rabbi Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Lockdown

I have a certain nostalgia for the lockdowns we experienced. At first, I admit, it was indeed frightening and oh so constraining. But slowly, as we moved our center of balance inwards, we discovered a whole new world that had been all but forgotten.

The great wonder of the body and the soul

We know that the coronavirus is a disease, and that it's not good for us. But our body cells do not know that the omicron is their enemy/How can it be?

Frustration

There is no question that the most prevalent and constant feeling during our lifetime is that of frustration. However, there is also a very bright silver lining that is to be found within this dark cloud of frustration.

Why Does G-d Test Me With Such Difficult Challenges?

Rav Uriel Tuito of Beit El delivers an important answer to a series of similar but different questions on a critically crucial topic.

After Corona

I certainly feel it is safe to say that for most of Israel and its citizens, the year of Corona has passed. However, we are all aware that the year of Corona has left indelible scars on the population of our country.

Refund for Bar Mitzva Cancelled Due to Covid – part I

based on ruling 80099 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

based on ruling 80099 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

The Depths of Winter

We really cannot complain about this past winter, for it was a winter of abundant rain, nevertheless, winter is winter, and the short days and long nights can be depressing, especially since this winter brought with it two severe lockdowns occasioned by the continuing ravages of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Workplace Requirement for Vaccination

A business owner demands that his employees be vaccinated against Corona due to the type of work done and makes them sign a waiver of claims for damages stemming from the vaccine. Can an employer make such a demand and transfer risk to a reluctant employee?