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Coronavirus

Latest Mosaic Content for Coronavirus

  1. Observation ·

    Brazil’s Bizarre Love of Comparing Things to the Holocaust

    By Igor Sabino

    Frequent and outrageous use of Holocaust imagery is now part-and-parcel of Brazilian political dialogue. How did this happen, and why?

    Brazil’s Bizarre Love of Comparing Things to the Holocaust
  2. Observation ·

    The Miracle of Jewish Pandemic Giving

    By Jack Wertheimer

    Long criticized in certain quarters for being, in essence, too Jewish, Jewish donors have risen admirably to the coronavirus occasion, proving their value once again.

    The Miracle of Jewish Pandemic Giving
  3. Observation ·

    What the Current Situation Requires

    By Jonathan Silver

    We’re living in a period of disintegration in which the cultural and political bedrock is shifting beneath us. How should a magazine like Mosaic meet this moment?

    What the Current Situation Requires
  4. Observation ·

    No Zoom Window into the Soul: Notes on Teaching in the Time of COVID

    By Yehuda Halper

    I lack the showmanship of America’s famous talk-radio hosts, but even Rush Limbaugh didn't try to teach Maimonides and al-Farabi on the radio.

    No Zoom Window into the Soul: Notes on Teaching in the Time of COVID
  5. Response ·

    The Opportunity of the Pandemic for Liberal Synagogues

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    The Opportunity of the Pandemic for Liberal Synagogues
  6. Response ·

    What Happened in Lakewood

    By Eli Steinberg

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    What Happened in Lakewood
  7. Response ·

    Lessons for Streaming Synagogues from the Evangelical Experience

    By Andrew T. Walker

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    Lessons for Streaming Synagogues from the Evangelical Experience
  8. Monthly Essay ·

    How Will Synagogues Survive?

    By Jack Wertheimer

    It's been a year since most American synagogues closed their doors. Will the practices they adopted to survive undermine their prospects when the pandemic ends?

    How Will Synagogues Survive?
  9. Observation ·

    How Has Israel Vaccinated So Many People So Quickly?

    By Tamara Berens

    The Jewish state is leading the world in vaccinations, a welcome fact that almost nobody properly understands.

    How Has Israel Vaccinated So Many People So Quickly?
  10. Observation ·

    Notes on Getting Married in Israel in a Pandemic

    By Tamara Berens

    Marriage in Israel has always been allowed during lockdown, even amid the very highest infection rates. So, as quarantine loomed, my then-fiancé and I went on with our plans.

    Notes on Getting Married in Israel in a Pandemic
  11. Observation ·

    American Orthodoxy’s Twilight of Authority

    By Shlomo Zuckier

    When the established rabbis go silent, others, including civic-minded philanthropists and charismatic outsiders with inflammatory social-media presences, fill the void.

    American Orthodoxy’s Twilight of Authority
  12. Observation ·

    American Judaism’s Old Dinosaurs Roar Again

    By Jack Wertheimer

    After being written off for years as slow and outmoded, Jewish federations and other large institutions are proving themselves indispensable in their response to COVID-19.

    American Judaism’s Old Dinosaurs Roar Again
  13. Observation ·

    Notes on Moving to Israel in a Pandemic

    By Tamara Berens

    The ancient Israelites, wandering in the wilderness, had more plentiful provisions than British Airways on this particular evening. How would I—we—get through this journey?

    Notes on Moving to Israel in a Pandemic
  14. Observation ·

    Will New York City’s Orthodox Jews Leave Too?

    By Tamara Berens

    After a summer of chaos, wealthy and secular New Yorkers are fleeing in droves. Brooklyn's Jews aren't thrilled, but for them leaving isn't so easy, or so desirable.

    Will New York City’s Orthodox Jews Leave Too?
  15. Monthly Essay ·

    Israel’s Deep State Is Undemocratic, Unaccountable, and Completely Indispensable

    By Haviv Rettig Gur

    How does Israel keep functioning despite constant political turmoil? Meet the opaque group of unelected bureaucrats that the country’s politicians rely on to save it from themselves.

    Israel’s Deep State Is Undemocratic, Unaccountable, and Completely Indispensable
  16. Response ·

    What Will Come of Jewish Education When Educators Have Ceded Their Authority?

    By Eric Cohen

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    What Will Come of Jewish Education When Educators Have Ceded Their Authority?
  17. Response ·

    New Technology Alone Won’t Save Jewish Education

    By David Fohrman

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    New Technology Alone Won’t Save Jewish Education
  18. Monthly Essay ·

    The Jewish Schools of the Future

    By Eric Cohen

    After the Great Disruption, a new renaissance can emerge, marrying Jewish classical education and novel technology, and confronting the cultural crisis with Jewish exceptionalism.

    The Jewish Schools of the Future
  19. Observation ·

    Why Do Israelis Have So Many Words for “Wear,” and Which One Applies to Wearing One’s Coronavirus Face Mask?

    By Philologos

    In English, one “wears” just about everything, from clothes to hats to perfume. In Hebrew, there's a different verb for each of these items and more.

    Why Do Israelis Have So Many Words for “Wear,” and Which One Applies to Wearing One’s Coronavirus Face Mask?
  20. Response ·

    Can the Zoom Seder Foster Faith?

    By Shalom Carmy

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    Can the Zoom Seder Foster Faith?
  21. Monthly Essay ·

    In Rejecting the Zoom Seder, What Did Orthodox Jews Affirm?

    By Chaim Saiman

    What the headline-making rabbinic showdown over online seders reveals about Jewish law and its limits.

    In Rejecting the Zoom Seder, What Did Orthodox Jews Affirm?
  22. Observation ·

    What “Bonaparte Visiting the Plague-Stricken in Jaffa” Teaches About Our Own Plague-Stricken Time

    By Martin Kramer

    A famous and sorely misunderstood painting of Napoleon touching plague victims in Palestine illuminates the current moment.

    What “Bonaparte Visiting the Plague-Stricken in Jaffa” Teaches About Our Own Plague-Stricken Time
  23. Observation ·

    What Aliyah Looks Like (for My Family at Least) in 2020

    By Sarah Rindner

    Even while we currently adhere to responsible social distancing, the sheer wonder of acculturating into life in the Jewish state is far from wearing-off.

    What Aliyah Looks Like (for My Family at Least) in 2020
  24. Observation ·

    Does Jewish Law Oblige Doctors to Risk Their Own Health to Heal the Sick?

    By Shlomo Brody

    Those with greater ability to help are called upon to bear greater risk.

    Does Jewish Law Oblige Doctors to Risk Their Own Health to Heal the Sick?