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WWW.HERITAGEFL.COM YEAR 44, NO. 32 APRIL 10, 2020 16 NISAN, 5780 ORLANDO, FLORIDA SINGLE COPY 75¢ Return to normal after Passover?

By Yaakov Lappin many, Singapore and Taiwan, adding that “we must learn (JNS)—Israel must take from them and adapt” their a series of immediate steps measures to Israeli condi- that would enable it to end its tions. nationwide closure and enter To achieve this, explained a new “corona routine” that Bennett, Israel must transi- would revive the economy and tion from closure to a “focused that could begin immediately and consistent effort to track after Passover, Interim De- the carriers and isolate them; fense Minister Naftali Bennett conduct pinpoint treatment of stated on Sunday. cluster points; closely protect In a new national response the elderly and vulnerable plan that he published, Ben- population; and increase the nett wrote that “the State of capacity of the health-care Israel saw the danger early and system to absorb thousands of took a series of correct deci- patients in critical condition.” sions that revolved around “If we act immediately, the ‘closing Israel.’ On one hand, State of Israel can exit the this bought us precious time, corona economic crisis imme- but on the other, it had a ter- diately after Passover, reopen rible economic effect. Millions its economy in a supervised of Israelis lost the source manner and return most of of their income in the past the workers to their jobs, month. They and their fami- while entering a reasonable lies face a double existential corona routine for the coming anxiety: being infected, and year until we overcome the being unable to pay bills and pandemic,” he argued. support their families. Many As of Friday, April 3, the businesses and companies are number of confirmed coro- closing every day.” navirus cases in Israel was ‘Thanks for all the cards,’ Instead of continuing with 7,030, with a death toll of 37, the national lockdown with- and 357 recovered. out a clear exit point, Bennett Elderly and vulnerable says Jewish Pavilion said that “there are a number to remain in isolation of critical actions that have For his plan, Bennett out- Nancy Ludin, CEO of the to brighten their day. She cards, drawings, letters from to the assisted-living facilities not yet been taken in Israel,” lined a strategy in which Israe- Jewish Pavilion, is deeply also shared the card sending children and adults from all around town. adding that failing to take lis would gradually return to concerned about the loneli- idea in the article “What’s over the community. If you would like to write a them now would deal a mortal work and studies, beginning ness the residents of assisted- in a card?” (March 27, 2020 “The cards are arriving card to brighten a senior citizen’s blow to the economic future with younger people, before living facilities are feeling Heritage issue) and encour- daily at the Jewish Pavilion— day, send it to the Jewish Pavil- of millions of Israeli citizens, releasing older members of during this time of quarantine aged Heritage readers to do cards from all over the United ion, 421 Montgomery Rd # 131, employees and business own- society (not including the because of COVID-19. She the same. States!” Ludin said. Altamonte Springs, FL 32714. ers in the private sector. high-risk group). suggested to the program The results have been As cards and letters come For more information, He pointed to the success The elderly and vulnerable directors that they write short incredible as the Jewish Pavil- in, the program directors contact the Pavilion at 407- of countries in stopping the would remain in isolation notes to the senior citizens ion has been inundated with make sure they are distributed 678-9363. pandemic without destroying during this period and have the income of their citizens, JFS Orlando needs our help such as South Korea, Ger- Normal on page 15A to be able to help those in need Israel ranks first By Christine DeSouza cies in the community. “The What is desperately needed worldwide in safety essence of being Jewish is is cold, hard cash. “What JFS Orlando does helping anyone in need—Jew “Cash is king!” is how Flynn By United with Israel He added that he had done is the essence of being Jew- or non-Jew.” stated it. “First of all, it is safer. his own hair and makeup ish,” said Dick Weiner of the Through this pandemic, And second, it will go much The Deep Knowledge group before the broadcast, quip- agency he strongly supports the JFS Orlando staff has further than food donations. put Israel in first place among ping that was why he looked and firmly believes is one of been working long hours to For example, one dollar will countries around the world like he did. the most important agen- meet the needs of this com- buy six dollars worth of food when it comes to promoting Test results showed that munity—no matter who is in from the food bank,” he ex- safety amid the coronavirus Netanyahu, 70, is not infected need. What was on average 18 plained. That translates to pandemic, Prime Minister with the virus. to 20 families in need of food $100 would purchase $600 Benjamin Netanyahu’s media Israel has been a world has become 68 to 70 families worth of food from the food adviser announced Tuesday. leader in taking steps to pro- daily coming to JFS Orlando’s bank. The Deep Knowledge Group tect its citizens since the start Pearlman Pantry. Buying food from Second is “an investment fund fo- of the pandemic. It is very clear the agency Harvest Food Bank is also cused on AI and DeepTech, Hundreds of Israelis have needs the Jewish commu- much easier and faster. The which values knowledge above returned home from abroad nity’s help—but not in the food is prepackaged in a profit,” its website says. as the coronavirus pandemic form of food donations. The specific way and government Netanyahu announced se- continued to threaten popula- agency is closed to the public approved. One person can be Executive Director vere new restrictions Monday tions across the globe. and is not accepting food in and out quickly. Phil Flynn night in an effort to curtail the In fact, aliyah (immi- donations at this time be- Flynn said on average, spread of the virus. To date, gration to Israel) contin- cause, as Executive Director food was ordered every three articles about the Challenge, 17 Israelis have succumbed ued during the past several Phil Flynn puts it “we have a weeks, but right now, food is with the addition of the to the disease. weeks with 961 immigrants protective bubble around us.” ordered every four days. matching funds from The During the announce- arriving in Israel since the They can’t accept food be- Also, to meet the growing Weiner Family and The Winter ment, Prime Minister Ne- beginning of the month, cause simply put, COVID-19 need, JFS Orlando just bought Park Wealth Group. For every tanyahu mentioned that he despite the global corona- sticks to surfaces. The vol- two 54” commercial freezers $1 donated, they will match was addressing Israelis from virus crisis and the closure unteer staff (which is already to be able to stock more food. $0.50. As Flynn stated, “cash isolation, as he had been in of borders and skies in many overwhelmed) would have “This was made possible by is king!” and with the match- contact with another person countries. to spend hours constantly the Jewish Capital Alliance,” ing funds, gift donations confirmed to be infected with desanitizing product and Flynn said. will go a lot further. To give, COVID-19—his aide, Rivka shelves as they classify and There are several ways to please mail your donation Paluch. The only other person stock the Pearlman Pantry, help: to JFS Orlando, The George in the room was the camera- only to immediately package The Restock Challenge man, who was six meters away, supplies for those in need. Heritage has been running JFS on page 15A he said. PAGE 2A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, APRIL 10, 2020 RecycleJ—let’s do our part to keep recycling working! By Anna Finer the Silver award, our troop bottles and jars, and aseptic outside the grocery store. First Person collected hundreds of books and gable-top containers Consider a composter for and created a library for the (milk and juice cartons). All vegetable waste—Orange For the past several Engelwood Neighborhood this gets sorted by machines County provides free com- months, I have been working Center. at a regional recycling center. posters, and composted soil on “RecycleJ,” a new recycling The highest award in Girl Think about all of the paper is great for the garden. Check program for The Roth Family Scouts is the Gold Award, and and plastic that we have been your county website on where Jewish Community Center of this requires a solo project, throwing in the trash at the hazardous waste can be Greater Orlando. I was pre- which teaches us to plan JCC that could be recycled. dropped off. Hazardous waste pared to introduce RecycleJ to and implement a sustainable The biggest recycling chal- products include paint, bat- the preschool students at the program that fills a need in lenge right now is that many teries, fluorescent lightbulbs, Richard S. Adler Early Child- the community. I am very people are recycling the cooking oil, cleaning fluids, hood Learning Center during excited to start this recycling wrong things, which is called pool chemicals, and anything their Shabbat assembly on program at the JCC for my contaminated recycling. with a label with warnings Friday morning, March 13. Gold award. Recycling is an Contamination results in like “pesticide” or “poison.” But suddenly, COVID-19 important habit, and it is entire bins being rejected and Do not contaminate recycling uprooted our lives, and by important for children to taken to the landfill instead bins with any of this! late Thursday afternoon, learn why and how to partici- of being recycled. The average For quick answers, the the Shabbat assembly was pate. The recycling program contamination rate is about City of Orlando’s “What Goes canceled, and then the class- also models several of the 25 percent, meaning about 1 Where” web page is helpful— rooms were restricted, and core elements of the JCC’s in 4 items placed in recycling just type in the item and get then all local schools were “Sheva” framework for early bins are not actually recycla- answers on what to do with closed, including the JCC childhood Jewish education: ble. If we want our recycling it. Aluminum foil? Garbage. preschool. children as constructivist program to work, we need to Mattress? Schedule a pickup. The national Girl Scout learners, families as engaged pay closer attention to what Wrapping paper? Recycle. motto is “Be prepared,” and partners, and environments we are putting in the bins. But what about glitter wrap- that sometimes means we as inspiration for inquiry. Recycling instructions ping paper? Garbage! https:// have to move to Plan B. Please Recycling education will help are not consistent and can www.orlando.gov/Trash-Re- Anna Finer read and share this with your inspire children to under- differ between counties and cycling/What-Goes-Where. children, and by the time the stand their environment and cities. (For example, some To plan and implement recycling bins for each of the RecycleJ as soon as the doors JCC reopens, we will be ready the impact that they can make areas limit the types of plastic RecycleJ, I researched recy- preschool classrooms, and open again. We will sing the to trash COVID-19 and recycle individually and as a group. that can be included in the cling restrictions and costs, large bins for other areas in “Recycle, Recycle, Recycle like pros. In Maitland, Fla., where the bins.) As recycling becomes met with JCC staff, and the JCC. Signs with pictures Now!” song that our wonder- I attended preschool at Roth JCC is located, “single trickier, people become con- communicated with the City are ready to go up to guide ful music teacher of 36 years, The Roth Family JCC and stream” recycling is now in fused and sometimes lazy— of Maitland. I funded the the children, and a recycling Ms. Cotter, actually recycled joined Girl Scout Troop 857 place, meaning that separate “wishcycling” or throwing project by holding a garage activity for the teachers. from several years ago and in kindergarten. We are now bins are no longer required for in what they want to be sale at my house, babysitting, I am very thankful for taught the children, and we juniors in high school. In Girl plastic and paper. The City of recyclable rather than what and even selling a few of my the opportunity that The will learn together in person. Scouts, we learn various skills Maitland will recycle every- is permitted. dad’s many record albums. (If Roth Family JCC CEO Keith In the meantime, let’s start and earn awards for master- thing in one bin—all clean The biggest contamination anyone wants to buy one of Dvorchik and The Richard S. practicing proper recycling ing those skills. Our troop and dry paper products, card- problems are plastic bags, his international folk dancing Adler Early Childhood Direc- at home, and please let me earned the Bronze and Silver board, magazines, junk mail, food waste, and hazardous albums, such as The Music of tor Melissa Youngblood gave know if you have any ideas to awards through projects aluminum cans and foil, steel/ waste. Plastic bags can be Macedonia, we have a few left!) me to make this happen. I improve the project. Thanks we completed together. For tin cans, all plastics, glass recycled separately in bins With this money, I purchased look forward to rescheduling for your support! Free lunch for healthcare workers In addition to this food The Jewish Pavilion is also ice cream socials, musicales, truck event, which will collecting homemade face grief support and more. occur weekly until money masks for seniors and bring- Their Orlando Senior Help runs out, the Jewish Pavil- ing them to facilities. The Desk provides free informa- ion is asking community sewing pattern is on Jewish tion and referral for seniors members to write letters Pavilion’s Facebook page. and their family members. and card to seniors. These The Jewish Pavilion will The Jewish Pavilion is cards can be sent to the ensure that cards and letters also collecting homemade Jewish Pavilion office, lo- are promptly distributed to face masks for seniors and cated at 421 Montgomery elder care communities. bringing them to facilities. Road, Suite 11, Altamonte The Jewish Pavilion is The sewing pattern is on the Springs, FL 32714. a nonprofit that provides JP Facebook page.” The Jewish Pavilion will seniors of all faiths will For more information, ensure that cards and letters loving companionship. The contact Nancy Ludin at Nan- are promptly distributed to charity also offers Jewish [email protected] elder-care communities. holiday Sabbath programs, or call 407-678-9363. Coming Up at The Roth Family JCC via the Internet The Roth Family JCC is an- • 11a.m. Storytime content (and they will be add- nouncing even more ways to • 12 p.m. Virtual Fieldtrip ing content from our Federa- stay connected and CEO Keith • 1 p.m. Storytime tion soon). Dvorchik is helping the Jew- • 3 p.m. Craft-along Food Cart from the ish community stick together • 3:30 p.m. Craft-along Heart Toasted’s food truck. via his e-mail newsletters, • 4 p.m. Storytime As I discussed in a recent which Heritage also posts for Keeping fit at home update, we are preparing At the Jewish Pavilion we day, April 1st. The Jewish on April 7th at Brookdale Dr. those who aren’t members of If you’re into fitness, you to launch Food Cart from love our seniors, and we so ap- Pavilion will continue to offer Phillips; and April 21st - Wind- the JCC. no doubt are missing your the Heart, a program that preciate all that the staff who lunch semi-weekly to health- sor at Celebration. As we come to the end of regular visits to the gym. We enables us to purchase gro- work in elder-communities care workers. The following Healthcare workers and March, COVID-19 remains have two exciting new options ceries for people who can’t are doing to keep their resi- schedule has been established other staff members will foremost in our minds. With for you: afford them. This program dents safe and happy. Thanks thus far: Wednesdays on April be greeted by a food truck the passage of the Paycheck • Join Monique Eyal for her is fully driven by donations to a generous donor, the 8 - Cascade Heights in Long- from Toasted, a Winter Park Protection Act on March 27, Monique By the Lake fitness from the community, so Jewish Pavilion brought free wood; April 15th -Savannah restaurant. The company there is a lot to learn and share programs twice a day. please help out if you can by lunches to the entire staff at Court in Maitland; and April provides delicious, specialty with our agencies, organiza- • Bethanne Weiss will be giving today! Brookdale Lake Orienta in Al- 22nd - Encore at Avalon Park. sandwiches featuring grilled tions and synagogues. And as leading a Virtual Walk on I encourage you to keep tamonte Springs on Wednes- Also scheduled are Tuesdays cheese. Staffers will also the Federation continues to Tuesday and Thursday at 9 an eye on the Federation’s receive macaroni and cheese work on a remote basis for the a.m.—join her to “move your home page for even more and salad, a beverage and a community, there are many assets.” worthwhile virtual activities cookie; all paid for by the exciting things to share for • Thanks to a relationship in the days and weeks ahead. Jewish Pavilion. Special the week ahead. with The Roth Family JCC, Even though we are forced to thanks to the Pargh Foun- For families Life Fitness has enabled its physically isolate ourselves dation for initiating and Custom Printing Invitations & Announcements Each day, our partnership Digital Coach platform at no from others, we don’t have Digital & Offset Printing Brochures & Booklets funding this initiative. with PJ Library brings family cost, providing a workout of to isolate ourselves from our Direct Mail Services Forms & Letterheads “The senior communities engagement programming the day to help you stay active. community. Enjoy the many Envelopes Business Cards are not allowing visitors at into your home. You can visit Work out your brain, too things your Jewish Federation 407-767-7110 this time,” said Nancy Lu- PJ Library’s website to see all • If you are interested in and Jewish community are din, CEO. Therefore, we are the activities they provide. All learning a little more about providing for you. 205 North Street • Longwood, FL 32750 trying to reach our elders activities are recorded, so you Judaism and Jewish life, Stay safe! www.elegantprinting.net and their staff members in Bring in this ad and receive 18% Discount can access them on your own MyJewishLearning.com has Keith Dvorchik, other ways.” schedule. daily livestreams and online Executive Director HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, APRIL 10, 2020 PAGE 3A UJA-Federation of New York offers additional $11 million in grants/loans to those affect by COVID-19

NEW YORK CITY—UJA- wave of emergency funding for combination of interest-free source of income for food, Hebrew Free Burial Asso- additional funding comes Federation of New York an- essential food programs and loans and grants) allocated rent, and tuition—and they ciation: $250,000 to Hebrew after UJA pledged more than nounced an additional $11 to help provide our network of among 22 Jewish community are at risk of dropping out of Free Burial Association to en- $23 million in immediate million in assistance to help human service agencies with centers that are part of the UJA school completely. sure dignified Jewish burials. aid last week: (1) to support those most affected by Cov- cash flow to operate. Today’s network. JCCs are struggling to Low-Income Single Par- HFBA is dedicated to ensuring New Yorkers facing food in- id-19 including single parents, second wave of funding will maintain empty facilities, pay ents: $300,000 to six JCCs that every Jew regardless of security, (2) to UJA partner low-income college students, help sustain our vital Jew- obligations, and keep essential that are longtime participants financial means or religious organizations providing and families struggling to pro- ish community centers that staff with limited cash reserves. in the UJA Single Parent Ini- affiliation can receive a digni- essential health and human vide dignified Jewish burials. provide physical, emotional, CUNY Hillel Students: tiative. The crisis is having fied, traditional funeral and services to New Yorkers, and In addition, a combination and spiritual benefits to $250,000 in emergency cash an outsized effect on single burial. Tragically, the agency (3) to join the $75 million of loans and grants will be thousands of New Yorkers, support for low-income CUNY parents who require emer- expects a 20-30 percent in- NYC Covid-19 Response & distributed to 22 regional and who—without immedi- Hillel students. CUNY stu- gency cash to cover their basic crease in burials in the next Impact Fund with other Jewish Community Centers ate assistance—are at risk of dents are often the first in expenses for food, medical few months. leading philanthropic or- that provide human services running out of resources in their families to attend col- care, and rent. This announcement of ganizations. and Jewish engagement op- just a few months,” said Eric lege, and most hold jobs to pay portunities to New Yorkers. S. Goldstein, UJA CEO. for their education. 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This is the lockdown after Passover,” test result, Netanyahu said unabashed lawlessness.” he said. that “this evening I am “Therefore,” he concluded, As of Tuesday, morning, speaking to you from the “I have ordered the security March 31, there were 4,831 Prime Minister’s Residence in forces to prepare to step up en- confirmed coronavirus cases Jerusalem. Even though my forcement in neighborhoods in Israel. Eighty-three pa- medical tests have still not and communities in which tients are in serious condition concluded, I have decided to there are such violations and and 66 of them are in need enter into voluntary quaran- in which there are events that of respiratory support. Sev- tine in order to set a personal endanger the lives of all of us. Presents enteen people have died, and example. The cameraman is We will prevent extremist ele- 163 have made a full recovery. six meters away.” ments from harming public SAVVY SENIORS ISSUE Still, Barabash noted that He added: “I am continuing health, and we will prosecute infection rates could spike to work from home.” whoever attacks police, health again unless certain sectors “I must say that most of and military forces, who are May 15, 2020 of Israeli society, and par- you are adhering to Health trying to carry out their mis- ticularly the ultra-Orthodox Ministry directives, [and] I sion on behalf of all of us,” sector, understand the impor- thank you for that. But we concluded Netanyahu. Central Florida's Fastest Growing tance of observing the Health have still not reached the This article first appeared Ministry’s directives. desired point. There are indi- in Israel Hayom. Segment of the Jewish Community Rabbi who recovered contributes to treatment experiment A new supplement for the new millennium, Savvy Seniors will provide By Ben Harris the New York Blood Center not to stand idly by the blood to donate blood plasma. In of our neighbor. My Midrash informative and thought provoking articles of interest to our growing (JTA)—Among the mys- the race to develop effective [interpretation] is that no, senior population. teries of the coronavirus is treatments for the disease, instead lie down in a donor Seniors need and use a variety of products and services. Make sure that some patients suffer researchers are investigating bed and give plasma.” your business is included on our reader's shopping list. and ultimately die from the whether antibodies from the Whether antibodies are ef- disease while others experi- blood of people who have suc- fective in treating coronavirus ence the symptoms as akin cessfully fought off the disease patients remains to be seen. to a mild cold. may provide treatment for Nevins’ plasma will be used as Rabbi Daniel Nevins is in people who have more serious part of a trial at Mount Sinai the latter category. The dean symptoms. Hospital in New York, which of the rabbinical school at the Earlier this week, the Food was among the first hospitals Jewish Theological Seminary, and Drug Administration in the country to figure out Nevins was laid up for a few allowed doctors to treat criti- how to detect antibodies in days earlier this month with cally ill coronavirus patients the blood of people who had a fever and some aches, and with plasma on an experimen- recovered from coronavirus, then recovered. tal basis. Plasma has been the New York Times reported. Nevins was tested for the shown effective in treating “It’s kind of difficult scien- Advertising Deadline: coronavirus on March 12 and other infectious diseases, like tifically to know how valuable a week later got back a posi- polio, measles and influenza. it is in any disease until you May 6, 2020 tive result. A week after that, “I felt fortunate that my try,” said David Reich, the he was tested again. Friday mild case of this illness might president and chief operating morning, he got the result: turn into a blessing for people officer of Mount Sinai, told the FOR MORE INFORMATION, All clear. who are seriously ill,” Nevins Times. “It’s not exactly a shot Within hours, Nevins was told the Jewish Telegraphic in the dark, but it’s not tried hooked up to a machine at Agency. “The Torah teaches us and true.” CALL: 407-834-8787 PAGE 4A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, APRIL 10, 2020 Psychological and spiritual implications of the COVID-19 crisis

By Eli Somer distancing for the poor, who need to share to protect children from contagion, it renders Sadly, for some haredi communities in New small spaces with large families. The imposed young victims of physical and sexual child York and Israel, this was a late reaction and a (JNS)—Israelis have been accustomed to na- intimacy of the lockdown can increase inter- abuse easy prey, leaving them at the mercy rude awakening to a frightening reality. One tional emergencies and tend to accommodate personal friction and tension. Relationships of their predators. of every three tested citizens of Bnai Brak and well to stressful changes in their daily routines. that were characterized by conflict prior to the For the more fortunate among us, the other religious communities in Israel is now However, in contrast to past crises, the cur- pandemic outbreak may deteriorate further mental pollution created by our daily rat race positive for COVID-19, and haredi patients rent predicament is exceptional. People across because of increased tensions. is lifting. Without distracting tasks, many comprise 50 percent to 60 percent of the ICU the world are experiencing an identical threat Indeed, as corona lockdowns grow, so does of us can now experience our most intimate beds in Israel’s major hospitals. Tragically, and creating a sense of shared global destiny. the surge of phone calls made to domestic- relationships more lucidly. An opportunity has many discovered that pious life and Torah This sustained worldwide threat generates violence hotlines. Self-isolation traps many emerged that allows us to appreciate and savor learning were not sufficient in protection from unprecedented situations that are of interest women and children in abusive and coercive an unmitigated encounter with our loved ones contagion. The magnitude of the calamity to psychologists. situations. Cooped up with their perpetrators, and to do so without guilt. It is also an occasion developed for some into a crisis of faith as well. The prolonged involuntary home confine- they now have less opportunity to access vital to reflect on our relationships with our elders. This unprecedented pandemic also provides ment offers opportunities to many, stress welfare services. Their forced isolation and dependence on us us all with several wake-up calls and oppor- and risks to some, and a relief to others. For Curfews prevent social workers from reach- uncover their role in our lives and their value tunities. Albert Einstein once said, “In the example, the government decree to stay home ing out to victims of family violence and to us. It gives us all—old and young—a mag- midst of every crisis, lies great opportunity.” does not bode well for the vulnerable among discourage referral to overcrowded emergency nanimous chance to sweep out past grudges, Case in point: We are learning that many of us. After all, self-confinement is not an option shelters, abandoning the vulnerable to their bridge old rifts and mend broken ties. us can work effectively from home, thus slash- for the homeless and does not provide social fate. While self-isolation is an important step The coronavirus pandemic has also pro- ing our carbon footprint. This largest-scale vided halachic and spiritual challenges. climate “experiment” ever shows that through The instruction to avoid gatherings posed a significant global human behavior change, we dramatic dilemma for observant Jews and ye- can lower drastically air-pollution levels and Everywhere shivah students who gather daily for prayer global nitrogen-dioxide emissions. The slow- and study. Long after the Israeli Ministry of down imposed by the current crisis provides Religious freedom and the Health prohibited gatherings, many synagogue us with an opportunity to become mindful of and yeshivah activities continued as normal, what we value most in life, to re-examine our believing that Torah learning saves from death. values and priorities, and give higher priority coronavirus pandemic Some anti-Zionist haredi rabbis were initially to that which is most precious. furious at the decrees, believing they were What is the opportunity presented to us as part of premeditated secular conspiracies to a people? In the shadow of a mortal pandemic, We are being tested in a way we have never By Mel Pearlman eradicate Torah learning and prayer. It seems a life-saving dialogue takes place between the been tested before to see if our nation and our that the ultra-Orthodox community has now institutions of the secular State of Israel and society conceived in liberty and freedom can No group in America is more sensitive about accepted the gravity of the COVID-19 threat. the ultra-Orthodox community. In this crisis endure. We are mobilizing the best, the bright- religious freedom than the Jewish community. The importance of human life (pikuach nefesh) also lies the chance for better integration of est and the most courageous among us to come Although we have many differences of opinion is now cited as an important obligation that the two communities. My hope is that the up with the vaccine and other medicines that concerning public policy issues I think it is fair justifies the temporary disbanding of syna- will defeat this extremely contagious virus. to say we speak with one voice when it comes gogue and yeshivah activities. Implications on page 15A to defending religious freedom. Government’s In the interim, we are using known effec- non-interference in how, when or with whom tive strategies to mitigate the spread of this a person prays or otherwise expresses his reli- disease so as not to overwhelm our public gious beliefs and convictions is a cornerstone health facilities and to mitigate the illness of American pluralism. and death among our people. Haredi statistics show that The 1st Amendment to the U.S. Constitu- Among these strategies are the use of masks tion is clear and unambiguous; the very first or alternate coverings, quarantine and social words of the 1st Amendment are, “Congress distancing, which can only be effective if all social distancing works shall make no law respecting an establishment our citizens participate and comply with these of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise practices. This is a public health emergency By Ruthie Blum ness of practically impossible quarantines, thereof.” These words precede even the free and failure of any citizen to comply with these particularly in small apartments with multiple speech, free press and freedom to assemble practices detrimentally effects and demotes, (JNS)—The carry-on about the dangerous children and single bathrooms. rights, which Congress may also not abridge as opposed to promoting, the general welfare spread of COVID-19 within the haredi (ultra- Social media, too, is rife with cynical or impede. of the American people. Orthodox) community in Israel is understand- comments about the futile and oppressive But no freedom gifted to humanity by Di- When the general welfare of the American able. While the rest of us are cooped up at lockdown, with some skeptics going as far as vine Providence is granted to us unfettered, people is seriously endangered as in the cur- home, with increasingly severe limitations to consider it arbitrary at best and a plot by unqualified or unconditional. With each rent situation, all our freedoms are put in on our freedom of movement, certain ultra- politicians to exert power at worst. freedom comes the responsibility to exercise jeopardy. The state and federal governments Orthodox towns and neighborhoods have been The anti-haredi sentiment has reached fever that freedom in concordance with the rights have a constitutional duty to enforce the cur- conducting business as usual. pitch (no pun intended). If the kind of vitriol of other fellow citizens. Among those other rent strategies of using masks, quarantine, and Indeed, the contrast between Jerusalem’s spewed at the ultra-Orthodox community as a rights, as articulated in our Declaration of social distancing without exception. Failure Mea Shearim neighborhood and the city of Bnei whole had been uttered by non-Jews, it would Independence is the “right to Life, Liberty to do so is dereliction of duty. Brak near Tel Aviv with the shuttered shops have been considered anti-Semitic—and and the pursuit [but not necessarily the at- In the current environment, those who, and empty playgrounds of cities from Metula rightly so. tainment] of Happiness. under the guise of freedom of religion, gather to Eilat naturally causes rage on the part of The anger in Israel stems from two emo- To secure these collective rights of Life, in a large assembly and in close proximity to a populace forced to comply with regulations tional impulses: blame and resentment. The Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness, the pray at their respective houses of worship aimed at flattening the curve of the corona- current statistics show that more than half Declaration continues, “That to secure these are endangering the general welfare of the virus. Video footage from a funeral in Bnei of all coronavirus patients and casualties rights, Governments are instituted among American people. They are not exercising their Brak this past Saturday night—attended by are from haredi communities. We alternate Men, deriving their just powers from the freedom of religion in a responsible way, and masses of members of an extreme haredi sect between fearing that they are endangering consent of the governed... ” are devaluing the lives of Americans. By not all huddled together, yet not arrested by police our health, and fuming at the idea that the The government that “We the People” socially distancing themselves in worship, they foraignoring the two-meter-apart rule— government in general and ultra-Orthodox instituted and ordained in our Constitution are ironically distancing themselves from the elicited furious reactions from secular and Health Minister Yaakov Litzman in particular gave that government, and through the 14th Divine Presence. religious Israelis alike. are treating them with unjustifiable lenience. Amendment our State governments, express If you wish to comment or respond you For the past month, health officials have The truth is more complicated. Unlike the authority, “to promote the general Welfare” can reach me at melpearlman322@gmail. bemoaned the situation in the nation’s hos- rest of us, who spend all day in front of cell- of the American people in every generation. com. Please do so in a rational, thoughtful, pitals and warned that the exponential rise phone and TV screens, many haredim are off To paraphrase Abraham Lincoln, now we are respectful and civil manner. in infection, due to the incredibly contagious the information grid. So getting the message engaged in a great public health war, where Mel Pearlman holds B.S. & M.S. degrees in nature of the virus, would result in disaster. to them about COVID-19 has been more chal- the invisible enemy is striking our citizens physics as well as a J.D. degree and initially More specifically, it would lead to a situation lenging. without regard to their race, religion, level of came to Florida in 1966 to work on the Gemini in which the number of patients requiring This is slowly changing, with more rabbis faith or politics; and causing suffering, death, and Apollo space programs. He has practiced ventilation outweighed the equipment. At issuing decrees to their congregants to obey sorrow and disruption of everyday life. law in Central Florida since 1972. He has served such a point, doctors would face dilemmas the health directives. Even Litzman is now Our defensive soldiers on the front lines as president of the Jewish Federation of Greater about which people to put on respirators. pushing to isolate Bnei Brak completely from are taking disproportionate casualties as they Orlando; was a charter board member, first vice It is imperative—the authorities tell us its surroundings. administer to the sick and dying in a desperate president and pro-bono legal counsel of the ad nauseam—for everyone to comply. No Whether the campaign to educate the hare- attempt to control and defeat this insidious Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education exceptions. di community to practice social distancing will enemy which is destroying our economy and Center of Central Florida, as well as holding Finally, after daily persuasion and the work is questionable, as many live in cramped our way of life. many other community leadership positions. threat of fines for violators, we began to get quarters with 10 or more children. Parents the message. Whether or not we thought that of two children are climbing the walls these THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE VIEWS OF HERITAGE MANAGEMENT. destroying the Israeli (and global) economy days. Imagine what it must be like for those was a cure far worse than the disease—with who have a dozen rug rats to keep occupied, ✡ ✡ ✡ CENTRAL FLORIDA’S INDEPENDENT JEWISH VOICE ✡ ✡ ✡ a sudden soaring unemployment rate and a not to mention fed, in the confines of small ISSN 0199-0721 Winner of 48 Press Awards Editor/Publisher virtual demolition of small businesses—we flats. All day, every day. Jeffrey Gaeser began to follow the directives. Turning against the haredim may be a

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Arguments abound about the effective- Obama, and the ‘Arab Spring.’” HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, APRIL 10, 2020 PAGE 5A We need Shabbat now more than ever By Caroline Rothstein b-mitzvahs, we didn’t attend But I’ve never made it a myself from feeling beholden FaceTime, and even emcee- watching so many of us do this synagogue on Friday nights part of my personal practice to the noise. I have this hope ing a 300-person-plus virtual ritual collectively from the Two Fridays ago, on a final or Saturday mornings. My at home or even hosted a that practicing Shabbat can Zoom campfire for my sleep- privacy of our homes—some- grocery store run before of- mother regrets this, telling Shabbat meal. There is a long- help. away camp. It was the busiest thing without this pandemic ficially locking myself alone me now, “The sense of con- standing tradition whereby Even alone in my apart- Saturday I’ve had in months. we might not have otherwise inside my Brooklyn studio nection and continuity with the rabbis teach us that Shab- ment, I am overwhelmed by And I barely moved. And while done. apartment, I purchased a box our faith and Judaic heritage bat is both a day of rest and space. What I am craving it was soul-giving—that’s I’ve lit candles at home once of 72 “Standard Shabbos Can- deserved more of a ritual in also a taste of “the world to is: time. all I’ve ever wanted Shabbat or twice before. Tea lights dles” for the first time in my our home, albeit our Judaism come.” That’s how I’ve always In his book “The Sabbath,” to be—it was still centered handed out to me on the street life. I had recently reclaimed was cherished and honored in thought of the ritual and Abraham Joshua Heschel around technology. I don’t corner by Chabad. But this the candlestick holders I got many other ways.” practice itself—a future, an writes, “The meaning of the totally know what Shabbat is was different. New. My own for my bat mitzvah from a Now, as an adult, while adulthood, a commandment Sabbath is to celebrate time going to look like for me now, candlesticks. My own home. family storage unit outside Judaism remains a centering to come. I’ll start doing Shab- rather than space ... It is a day but I do know that I want to My own me. Chicago, so as I stood in line at and important part of my life, bat when I’m married. When on which we are called upon center it around stillness, Last week’s Torah portion, the grocery store looking into I’ve still never properly kept I have kids. to share in what is eternal in even more so. Which means Vayakhel, highlighted the my basket—essentials for this Shabbat in my own home. Well, I’m 36 and single and time, to turn from the results I’m probably going to have to commandment to observe pandemic programming—I I’ve had stages where I’ve spending this pandemic alone, of creation to the mystery of make changes in my life. Shabbat, including the de- felt grateful I’d somehow de- been social-media free from so if not now, when? creation.” Last Friday night, I par- mand to do it—or risk death. cided that Shabbat needed to sundown to sundown. And I unequivocally need to be That’s what I want to gain ticipated in Lab/Shul’s first During his sermon, Rabbi be part of what will help me months where I posted d’var more tech-free. I’ve been feel- during this indefinite amount virtual Sabbath Queen by Amichai Lau-Lavie said the live through these unprec- Torahs on Facebook each ing this for years. Of course of time we are being asked to reading a poem of mine. As gist of this teaching was say- edented and dark times. Friday afternoon. I’ve gone now, amid social distancing stay at home, to stay inside. the service began, over 130 of ing that “If you don’t stop to I grew up in a Reform Jewish to Shabbat services on and off and the reality of COVID-19, I want to recalibrate the es- us gathered from around the activate the essence of Shab- household. We didn’t practice throughout my 20s and 30s, my phone is my lifeline for sence of my being so that world were invited to light our bat, you will die ... If we don’t Shabbat in any consistent and I’ve spent many Shabbat connection (text messages, my life—the way I navigate own Shabbat candles. I kept remember how to stop, we will kind of way. There was a small meals at friends’ homes. I’ve social media, FaceTime, calls) through space and experience myself in view of my laptop be almost dead.” stretch after I had already left most honored Shabbat rituals and my computer is my time—feels as awesome as the computer camera. I stood near That’s how I had personally home where my mom spear- at Jewish conferences at which livelihood (writing articles, mystery of creation. candles three and four from started to feel even before headed lighting the candles I was a presenter, or summer facilitating virtual workshops, This isn’t going to be easy my 72-candle box (I used the this pandemic: If I continued many Friday nights. Other camps and synagogues where performing virtual shows). I for me. I spent last Saturday first two the prior Shabbat), than my siblings’ and my I had a weekend gig. was already trying to unravel nonstop on the phone, on and was so profoundly moved Shabbat on page 15A Indifferent to human suffering? By Stephen M. Flatow ton at a public event. Dweik of satisfaction concerning will convince the sides of the in a conference call with repre- who in 2014 was the senior shouted, “The 49 people died Palestinian Arab violence need to renew negotiations.” sentatives of the Conference of U.S. envoy to the Israeli- (JNS)—A Palestinian ac- because of the rhetoric you put against Israelis. The officials were not named. Presidents of Major American Palestinian negotiations. tivist’s harsh response to the out there!” She was blaming It’s important to recall On Jan. 14, 1999, The Je- Jewish Organizations on July It is one of the great trag- first Israeli fatality from the Chelsea for the massacre of these episodes because they rusalem Post reported that 31, 2000. He said: “Either edies of our era that some coronavirus has sparked some Muslims at a New Zealand offer us an instructive les- “a senior U.S. administration there will be an agreement people become so wrapped controversy. It’s a tempest in mosque because Ms. Clinton son regarding the dangerous official” had said there may between the Israelis and the up in their political positions a teapot, but it also contains had criticized the anti-Se- power of hate and dehuman- be “riots in the territories” Palestinians, or there will or agendas that they become an important lesson or two. mitic statements made by a ization. if Israel did not make more be a conflict... If there is no indifferent to human suf- The activist, Ms. Leen Muslim U.S. congresswoman, On June 22, 1997, The concessions, and “it may be agreement, we may be sadder fering. It is an even greater Dweik, was president of the Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Mich.). Jerusalem Post reported that unreasonable to expect that and bloodier, but then maybe tragedy when that indiffer- Students for Justice in Pal- While Dweik obviously is “a senior U.S. official” called Palestinians at the grassroots they’ll be prepared to make ence evolves into something estine chapter at New York an out-of-control extremist, recent Arab violence against level will remain quiet.” Once a deal.” much worse—people feeling University in 2018-19. In she is voicing sentiments Jews in Hebron “a plausible again, the official was not Sadly, such attitudes did satisfaction at others’ suffer- response to the news that that, tragically, are shared by safety valve” that “lets the named. not disappear after the end ing, if it somehow advances a 88-year-old Holocaust survi- certain other advocates of the Palestinians vent their an- But on May 21, 2000, one of the Clinton administration. political aim. vor Arye Even died from the Palestinian cause. ger.” The official’s name was such official went public. Clin- On May 2, 2014, Yediot Achro- No matter where one hap- virus in Israel, Dweik tweeted I’m not only talking about not revealed. Martin Indyk, a ton’s national security adviser, not’s Ynet web site reported pens to be on the political or a contemptuous message the other Twitter cheerlead- strident critic of Israel, was Sandy Berger, declared in a that a “senior U.S. official” (of religious spectrum, no matter referencing the painting of ers who responded to the the U.S. ambassador in Israel speech at Tel Aviv University the Obama administration) what lofty goal one claims to her fingernails. Her sneering death of Arye Even with at the time. on May 21, 2000, that Pales- said: “The Palestinians are be pursuing, such cruelty can comment was so ugly that extreme callousness or even On Aug. 26, 1997, the Israeli tinian Arab violence against tired of the status quo. They never be acceptable. even the president of NYU celebration. No, I’m referring news agency Arutz 7 reported Israelis was not only a curse, will get their state in the end— Stephen M. Flatow, an at- publicly condemned her. to those senior officials in that advisers to President Bill but also “a blessing,” because whether through violence or torney in New Jersey, is the If Dweik’s name sounds the Clinton and Obama ad- Clinton recommended to him “the tragedy that awaits in the by turning to international father of Alisa Flatow, who familiar, it may be because of ministrations who were so “that he allow what [they event of inaction also consti- organizations.” was murdered in an Iranian- a bizarre incident in March devoted to the Palestinian called] the ‘explosive’ situa- tutes the greatest incentive Three days later, the Israeli sponsored Palestinian terror- 2019, in which she con- cause that they expressed— tion between Israel and the for immediate action” in the newspaper Haaretz reported ist attack in 1995. He is the fronted and screamed at some off the record, some on Palestinians to deteriorate to Israeli-Arab negotiations. that the Israeli government author of “A Father’s Story: then-pregnant Chelsea Clin- the record—a cruel sense a violent clash [because] this Berger made the same point believed that the official who My Fight for Justice Against made the remark was former Iranian Terrorism,” now An open letter to The Richard S. Adler ambassador Martin Indyk, available on Kindle. Early Childhood Center Dear teachers and Staff was doing when he heard you. It was not an easy deci- Your dedication and love for of the ECLC: President Kennedy was shot. sion to close the JCC. In fact, our children sometimes goes For those who don’t know I can remember so vividly for those in charge it might unmentioned. I can assure me, my name is Jeff Green- where and what I was doing have been one of the harder you that has not been the wald. I am the vice president on September 11th, 2001, decisions they have had to case lately. I think I speak for of the Roth Family JCC when the towers fell. They make. But what happened all of the parents in saying Board, a parent of a 4-year- are all moments, good or bad, after that announcement Thank You—Thank you for old in Room 3 (and 2 other that have defined genera- was truly amazing. Despite being so selfless in uncertain boys that have since gradu- tions. So I told him he was the circumstances, emails times and making sure that ated), and the husband of right. He would remember and texts began to go out. our little ones are OK. one of your co-workers (my this forever. More impor- The focus was not yourselves. The JCC will open back up beautiful Michelle). I was tantly, however, he needs to The focus was our children. soon. The lobby will be filled with my 9-year-old today and also remember to be grateful. The focus was on how you again. People will be back in he said to me that “he will He should remember some- could continue to make this the gym and ordering coffee never forget his third-grade thing every day to be grate- a better situation for them. from Dick & Dottie’s Place. year.” When I asked him ful for during this crisis. Facetime and Zoom meetings The children will be wander- why, he said it was because That is what he should also were set up. More and more ing down the hallways to their the “Rona” as he calls it has remember. The fact that we content has gone up on the classrooms dragging nap “made it different than any are blessed with a wonderful YouTube site. My Micah was mats and lunchboxes. This is other year so far.” I sat for a home to be quarantined in so excited to show his teacher but a brief pause in that for bit and thought about that. together, as a family. That he his new bed on Facetime and now. But what is not paused I didn’t want to tell him he can spend time outside in the she was just as happy to see is your love and care for our was right but how could I not. sunshine. That he has food it. Pictures continued to be children and I personally can- He will remember this for the in the fridge and Internet so sent and notes of encourage- not think anything to be more rest of his life. I remember he can Facetime his friends. ment or simply just “check- grateful for. my grandfather telling me He then added several others ing in” have been arriving Please stay safe, be well, that he could never forget to the list and I truly think daily. To say that the JCC is and know that you continue when he learned that WW2 he understood. a community center is really to make our lives a little better was over. My father told me So I wanted to take a mo- not the truth. The JCC is a every day. how he can still, to this day, ment to tell you something family. The JCC is a home. With warmest regards, remember exactly what he that I am thankful for. All of And it is all because of you. Jeff Greenwald PAGE 6A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, APRIL 10, 2020 What’s A COMPREHENSIVE Day 13: No laughing matter COMMUNITY LIGHT Happening CALENDAR SHABBAT By Carin M. Smilk briefcase thrown about 20 was a joke, well, he could CANDLES AT For inclusion in the What’s Happening Calendar, copy must be sent on sepa- feet away. handle it. If he didn’t come rate sheet and clearly marked for Calendar. Submit copy via: e-mail (news@ APRIL 10 (JNS)—April 1 is no laugh- The car had rammed and it wasn’t a joke, well, the orlandoheritage.com); mail (P.O. Box 300742, Fern Park, FL 32730-0742); 7:31 p.m. ing matter. Because back in into my left knee, and I was “not yet” would be “never.” fax (407-831-0507); or drop it by the office (207 O’Brien Rd., Ste. 101, Fern APRIL 17 1992, the joke was on me. in shock, right there on The call to my folks came Park) Deadline is Wednesday noon, 10 days prior to publication. 7:35 p.m. I was graduate student in Broadway, headed for the later. Funny, they believed New York City, almost done East Village. me right away. with my dual-degree mas- I vaguely remember being So there you have it. Ever MORNING AND EVENING MINYANS (Please note, because of the coronavirus, ter’s program in journalism loaded into an ambulance since, on April 1, I try to stay all minyans have been canceled.) and Near Eastern Studies. and taken to St. Vincent’s indoors as much as possible. Chabad of South Orlando—Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. and 10 minutes before sunset; Saturday, In fact, in my briefcase at Hospital, clutching my brief- The first few years, I actu- 9:30 a.m.; Sunday, 8:15 a.m., 407-354-3660. the time was a recommen- case, which the very kind ally took the day off. The Congregation Ahavas Yisrael—Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday, 9 dation letter for a job I was police officer at the scene fact that I am home today a.m., 407-644-2500. applying to—my first real (he said it was his 10th or makes complete sense in the Congregation Chabad Lubavitch of Greater Daytona—Monday, 8 a.m.; Thursday, 8 a.m., 904- writing job—at the Homer 11th “pedestrian hit” of the scheme of things. 672-9300. News in Alaska (which just day) handed me after my Eleven years later, well- Congregation Ohev Shalom—Sunday, 9 a.m., 407-298-4650. yesterday reported the first rambling plea to grab it off ensconced as managing GOBOR Community Minyan at Jewish Academy of Orlando—Monday—Friday, 7:45 a.m.—8:30 case of coronavirus in the the street. editor of the Jewish Expo- a.m. city of Kenai. I note this It was a good recommen- nent in Philadelphia, I got Temple Israel—Sunday, 9 a.m., 407-647-3055. because that’s what got me dation. And on hard-copy an early-morning call from started writing these daily paper. my boss, the editor in chief, FRIDAY, APRIL 10 pieces in the first place.) The worst came later, that a colleague had been in Ahavas Yisrael—Kabbalat, 30 minutes before sundown I was also in the midst of an all bruised and bandaged a terrible car accident driving internship at The New York up—I had torn ligaments, back from New York and was SATURDAY, APRIL 11 Times, in the old building on so I needed crutches, not a in the hospital. He recovered, Torah Portion—Pesach Shabbat: Exodus 33:12-34:26; Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:1-14 the 10th floor (op-eds and cast—when I had to make thank goodness, though it letters to the editor). That calls to my roommates, as took months, just as it took SUNDAY, APRIL12 very recommendation was well as my not-yet-husband, me in ’92 to literally get back The Roth Family JCC is temporarily closed. Because of COVID-19 quarantine, Orange County from one of the journalists that I’d been hit by a car, on my feet. is in lockdown with only essential businesses open, and residents of Seminole County are under there. needed to leave the hospital, So there you have it. Car voluntary Stay-At-Home quarantine with only essential businesses open. It was about 8 p.m., and and could someone please accidents, corona... I had just finished dinner get me because I wasn’t al- I have a much better time FRIDAY, APRIL17 with a friend and was walk- lowed to go home alone. on July 4. Ahavas Yisrael—Kabbalat, 30 minutes before sundown. ing back to my dorm. I was Remember, this was April Carin M. Smilk is the crossing Eighth Street and Fool’s Day. managing editor of JNS. Broadway when I heard the One of my roommates had This Reporter’s Notebook sports car even before I saw the good sense to come, and will appear starting on it. The next thing I knew, the not-yet-husband did, March 16 until the end of I was lying on my back in too. He figured it was a no- the month (or when schools the middle of the street, my brainer: If he arrived and it reopen).

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HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, APRIL 10, 2020 PAGE 7A Join the Jewish Pavilion mask challenge masks for a nursing home. emergency responders and This inspired Jill to think healthcare workers who have about the Jewish Pavilion the greatest exposure. How- and the community it serves. ever, the transmission of the With the help of Joanne Fink virus is possible two or more from Zenspirations, Gold- days before an individual smith created a Facebook becomes symptomatic. So, page and group to support wearing the masks may the seniors served by the protect the seniors against Jewish Pavilion. healthcare workers and oth- She spoke with Nancy er residents who may carry Ludin at the Jewish Pavilion the disease. Adler explained who contacted the facilities that the main transmission served to see if masks were for COVID-19 is respira- desired. Within a minute, tory droplets. 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To contact book group noted above. an activities director at a Social distancing (at least By Wendy Ring Levine senior facility who begged six feet), hand hygiene and and Nancy Ludin for 12 masks for her staff. disinfectant are still the most The group needs sewers! effective methods to reduce MEDICAL ALERT Jill Goldsmith is a home You do not need to be a spread of infection.” seamstress who learned to seamstress to do this. You To learn more about sew as a girl and continues can help by cutting out pat- this effort, go to the Face- Have you suffered to sew items that bring her terns for the people you know book group, Jewish Pa- joy and comfort. She has that do sew. Goldsmith has vilion Mask Challenge, a small home-based busi- learned that just one yard of https://www.facebook.com/ ness making one-of-a-kind fabric will yield about 12—14 groups/579109062683073. handbags. When the virus masks. 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Deanne Schott, put out a ly an insufficient supply, so 421 Montgomery Road suite request for sewers to make the priority for now remains 131 Altamonte Springs, FL PAGE 8A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, APRIL 10, 2020 Jews in the Land of Disney Spotlight on Rabbi Sholom Dubov, chief rabbi Chabad, Orlando By Ed Borowsky “There were about 100 of us living in a dorm. There The prevalent thinking in where students from all over 1972 was that the seventh the world. However, the Ye- Chabad Rebbe, Menachem shiva students all had similar Mendel Schneerson, on his backgrounds. We looked the 70th birthday, was going to same, behaved the same, reveal his retirement plans. and all had similar goals, Rather, he laid down a chal- similar values. The world lenge. He was offering his didn’t separate us,” Dubov birthday wish to the com- observed. munity to establish, by his Afterwards, he was sent by 71st birthday, 71 new Chabad the Rebbe, with nine other institutions throughout the Yeshiva boys to New Haven, world. Connecticut, to continue Rabbi Sholom B. Dubov, his rabbinic education while Chabad chief rabbi of the serving as a student rabbi at Greater Orlando area was the Chabad House at Yale Uni- with him at that public gath- versity in New Haven. “We all ering. Within a few hours, 71 learned to forge meaningful rabbis were to go forth and deep relationships, friend- establish Chabad centers in ships which have endured their newly assigned com- to this day,” Dubov recalled. munities all over the world. In 1982, Dubov returned Dubov was only 15 years to Brooklyn to finish his old at that time. He was in- rabbinic studies and he was spired by the Rebbe and he ordained the summer of marveled at how quickly the 1982. “My greatest yearning rabbis fulfilled his birthday and wish, was to be part of wish. this illustrious chosen team “Each year on or near my of the Rebbe. I was working A Dubov family portrait: (top row, l-r)—Dovid, Mendy, Tzviky, Sruly, Chaya’la, Chana, Shmuli Sasonkin, Braina, Yanky father’s birthday, we went toward someday having my Majesky, Chanshy and Tzaly. (Bottom Row, l-r)—Chaya, Shterna, Devorah Leah, Slavi, Levik, Rabbi Dubov, Batsheva as a family to the Rebbe’s own Chabad.” and Simcha. private office at Chabad Dubov met his future wife, Headquarters at 770 Eastern Devorah Leah Konikov, in expected to find a way to Parkway in Brooklyn. My 1984. “We were match-made, stand on their own. “At that mother, father, 12 brothers which is different from the time my Yeshiva classmates and sisters went for guidance way courting is done in the were given their assignments and to receive a blessing. The secular world. There are as well. They were sent to Rebbe would interact with us rules. No physical contact, areas like Nebraska, Canada, in a loving and caring way,” just conversations. I went Massachusetts, Florida and Dubov shared. on eight dates, each lasting Hawaii to name a few. I’m For his 13th birthday, two to six hours before we happy to report that every the family went for a per- decided that we were for one of us has succeeded, no sonal audience to receive the each other. It’s like a CEO one has failed. No one went Rebbe’s blessing. “During search. I don’t like to use home to Brooklyn. They the audience I remember he this metaphor, but the hard all have thriving Chabad asked if I memorized a Cha- questions are asked and an- centers around the world sidic discourse, known as a swered. If you’re compatible, and we have never lost our Maamer, in honor of my bar you both make a decision connection to one another, mitzvah. I answered in the to move forward. ‘Love’ is a to this day.” affirmative. He asked me to term that is thrown around The Dubovs’ first apart- recite the first section, which a lot, however, ‘love’ needs ment was on Aristotle Av- I did, and then he smiled to be earned and time and enue, near the UCF campus. broadly, blessing us all in commitment strengthen He held intermittent services his inimitable way,” Dubov the bonds of any genuine at the UCF campus as well fondly recalled. relationship. We’ve been as in their small townhouse In 1929, Rabbi Yosef married for 35 years now on Aristotle Avenue. Dubov with nine beautiful children. served as the Jewish students Schneerson, the sixth Reb- Rabbi Dubov talking to his grandchildren (l-r) Shterna, Menny, Braina, Chaya (in the Statistically it’s proven to chaplain for several years. In be of Chabad, sent Rabbi back), as daughter Chanshy looks on. Dubov’s grandfather, Rabbi work. There is a single-digit 1986, with the Rebbe’s bless- Yitzchak Dubov, and his fam- percent divorce rate in the ing, the young couple moved ily to Manchester, England Chabad community vs. a 40 to Maitland, where they have newly married, and he and imagined. He’s brought joy, here and all over the world is where he served the Jewish to 60 percent divorce rate in lived for the past 34 years. his wife, Fraidy, are coming richness and a fullness into simply a miracle,” Dubov said. community until his passing the secular world.” In 1987 they rented a to Orlando in June 2020. They all our lives.” Recently, a new Vaad in 1977. On Dubov’s 25th birthday, storefront on Highway 436 expect them to help expand In addition, all of Devorah (council) has been appointed Rabbi Dubov’s father, Ye- he and his wife were desig- in Casselberry, where they the Chabad of Orlando. Rabbi Leah’s six brothers and sister to help Korf oversee Chabad hudah Dubov, was born in nated to go to Central Florida worshipped for seven years, Dovid, 22, is currently the serve as Chabad emissaries. activities in the state of Riga, Latvia in 1926. Dubov’s as an emissary of the Rebbe. until they built their center programs director at the Three of her siblings were ap- Florida. Dubov, along with father came to New York to At that time Rabbi Abraham in 1994 in Maitland that center in Maitland. Tzaly is pointed by Rabbi Dubov and seven other rabbis, have been complete his rabbinic stud- Korf was the head of Chabad stands today. 19 and he lives at home with work as emissaries in Central named to the board. ies at the Central Lubavitch in Florida. Korf lived in Mi- “We have nine children.” his parents. Florida. Her sister, Chani, and “Our hope and our vision, Yeshiva in Brooklyn. There ami, ran the Chabad centers Dubov said with pride. “Our “And then there’s my her husband, Rabbi Pinchas is to complete the mission the he met his wife, Chava, who in that area as well as being eldest son is 34, Rabbi Levik. youngest son, Simcha, who Ezagui, serve in Volusia Rebbe started in 1950. The was born to an illustrious, responsible for the entire He directs the Chabad of is truly a blessing,” Rabbi County. Her brother Rabbi Rebbe wanted three things: observant Jewish family in state. Dubov’s appoint- Downtown Orlando. He’s Dubov said. “Simcha is now Zvi Konikov and his wife, • All Jewish people should 1930 in Philadelphia, Penn- ment as the Chabad emis- married to my daughter-in- 15 years old. Six weeks before Shulamit, serve in Brevard be united and unified as sylvania. sary to the Central Florida law, Slavi, and they have two he was born we were told that County. Another brother, one, without distinction of In 1933, 3-year-old Chava area was facilitated by the children, or should I say my he had Downs Syndrome. We Rabbi Yosef Konikov, and his observance. and her family moved to Rebbe’s chief-of-staff, Rabbi wife and I have two beautiful didn’t have much time to wife, Chany, serve in South • Judaism, along with Brooklyn. Yehudah and Cha- Mordechai Hodakov, who grandchildren.” prepare emotionally. We had Orlando. its teachings and practice, va were married on Jan. 25, personally knew Dubov’s Their second son, Sruly, little experience with this sort In Central Florida today, should be acceptable and 1950. They resided in Brook- grandparents. The Dubovs 30, is an entrepreneur who of thing.” there are seven thriving available to each and every lyn where Rabbi Yehudah were flown to Orlando in resides in Los Angeles, Cali- “Simcha was born with Chabad centers: Maitland, Jewish person across the Dubov served as a Shochet in October 1984 to meet with fornia. First-born daughter, a heart defect which would South Orlando, North Or- globe. various live-chicken markets several families and Jewish Chanshy, is 32 and her hus- require open-heart surgery. lando, Downtown Orlando, • All Jews, along with all in New York City. When they leaders within the commu- band, Rabbi Yanky Majesky, His heart was the size of Rollins College, University of humanity, should usher in closed, he worked for Empire nity. “It was immediately directs the Chabad of North a walnut and he needed of Central Florida and Al- the era of the final redemp- Poultry until his retirement. evident that the city didn’t Orlando. “We have six more to wait until his heart got tamonte Springs. Over the tion with peace throughout He passed away at the age of have a large Jewish popula- wonderful grandchildren stronger and bigger. When he years they have continued the world especially in the 90 in 2017. Chava still lives tion and they were spread from them.” was five months old he had to fulfill the Rebbe’s vision, land of Israel. in their family homestead in out in a sprawling geographic Chaya is 27. Her husband, open-heart surgery with an having touched and served The Rebbe’s emissary Crown Heights, Brooklyn. area. There wasn’t a Kosher Rabbi Shmuli Sasonkin, excellent prognosis of recov- a multitude of Jews from all Rabbi Dubov and his family Dubov attended elemen- bakery, supermarket nor serves the students near Rol- ery and survival. Obviously, walks of life. are continuing to fulfill his tary school in Brooklyn mikvah,” Dubov said. lins College in Winter Park. Simcha is with us today, and “To think, when I came wishes. They are the embodi- where boys and girls were During Chanukah in De- “They have given us four he’s integrated beautifully here in 1984, I had no busi- ment of the Chabad Mission. separated. After four years cember 1984 Dubov and De- beautiful grandchildren.” into our family. He brings ness plan, no idea of how to Today his seven Chabad Cen- of high school he pursued vorah Leah officially settled Rabbi Mendy, 25, works at such joy and happiness with budget, no clue how to run ters in Orlando have touched the rabbinate and attended in Orlando, with a $12,000 the Chabad in Maitland and him wherever he goes that a nonprofit organization. tens of thousands of lives and the Rabbinical College of grant given to them by the is also a sports enhancement we feel he truly is a blessing I didn’t even know how to will continue to do so until America in Morristown, New Rebbe. They had $1,000 a coach for teens and young given to us from God. He’s fund raise nor how to market their mission is fulfilled one Jersey. month to live on, and were athletes. Rabbi Tzviky, 23, is changed us in ways we never ourselves. What has occurred Jew at a time. 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A few weeks into the first significant efforts to flatten the curve of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, and it feels like we are waiting for the full force of the wave. As the water recedes, a society is reshaped by physical distancing, as schools close and millions lose their jobs, we can see with startling clarity what may have been previously obscured. A healthcare system designed for profit, not care. Historic levels of wealth inequality, economic insecurity, per- sonal debt, and homelessness. Corruption and profiteering at the highest levels of our democratic institutions. These chronic dangers were all present before the pan- demic—millions of families have been living with their con- sequences for years. With incredible urgency, the pandemic has revealed their interconnectedness, as well as our collective HEALTHY EYES WEAR SUNGLASSES ability to solve them. In the face of the coming wave we can see with new clar- Every day that you’re outside, you’re exposed to dangerous, but invisible, ultraviolet (UV) ity that our fates are intertwined. Even our current physical sunlight. Left unprotected, prolonged exposure to UV radiation can seriously damage the eye, isolation is an act of social solidarity. We can see that none leading to cataracts, skin cancer around the eyelid and other eye disorders. Protecting your eyes of us are safe until all of us are safe. None of us are free until is important to maintaining eye health now and in the future. all of us are free. Shield your eyes (and your family’s eyes) from harmful UV rays. In our Jewish tradition, water is often fundamental to new Wear sunglasses with maximum UV protection. beginnings: the flood before a reborn world; a baby Moses For more information, visit www.thevisioncouncil.org/consumers/sunglasses. floats down the Nile to his safety and ultimately the liberation A public service message from The Vision Council. of an entire people; a sea splits, opening the way toward the promised land; new Jews are welcomed into klal Yisrael, our PAGE 10A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, APRIL 10, 2020 JAO students celebrate first-ever remote Passover Seder 1960’s style Students dressed in groovy 1960s gear with tie dye and more; even the faculty and staff participated. From the Beatles to Si- mon and Garfunkle and Neil Diamond, the students sang Passover-themed songs set to 1960s melodies to tell the story. Each class participated during various parts of the seder. For example, the kin- dergarteners performed the traditional four questions while the first graders acted out the 10 plagues. Before saying the kiddush over wine, the students sang “Sweet Kosher Wine” to the tune of Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline.” As they washed their hands, the students sang a parody of the Beatles’ Head of School Alan Rusonik dressed up as one of The Beatles. “I Want to Hold Your Hand” called “I Want to Wash My at home. By using the 1960s circumstances. Thanks to our Orlando is accredited by the Hands.” songs we were able to tell the amazing faculty who pulled Florida Council of Indepen- Students were given a story in a fun and exciting off yet another amazing seder. dent Schools. checklist of items to have on way that related to students Next year at JAO!” To learn more about Jewish hand such as matzah, cha- of all ages.” Rusonik added, Jewish Academy of Or- Academy of Orlando, please Flower child and kindergarten teacher Andrea Gould really roset, and maror. That way, “Last year’s Disney seder and lando serves central Florida visit: jewishacademyorlando. got into the 1960’s-themed remote seder. they were able participate in the year before’s Harry Potter students of all faiths from org or follow the school on the seder. seder were resounding suc- transitional kindergarten Facebook facebook.com/ Jewish Academy of Or- told the story of Passover in a “The seder requirement/ cesses, as they also told the through fifth grade. The JewishAcademyOrlando/ lando held is first-ever remote traditional way with the four commandment is to tell the Passover story in an extremely school delivers a whole-child To learn more about Re- model Passover seder with a questions, traditional meal (at story of Passover,” said Head appealing way We had to top education fostering academic mote Learning at Jewish Acad- 1960s-theme for its students, home), and songs. The 1960s- of School Alan Rusonik. “Our it with a theme that truly excellence and character emy of Orlando, please visit: parents and guests using themed costumes, and songs goal was to do so in a way excited our students and was education rooted in Jewish https://www.jewishacademy- Google Meet. The students added to the excitement that engaged every student engaging under these unique values. Jewish Academy of orlandoorg/remotelearning. These chocolate crepes are perfect for Passover has a fine texture and a nutty flavor that tastes absolutely 5. Whisk the batter to combine again and add a splash of delicious with the one thing that helps me through the eight milk if it appears too thick. days of Passover: chocolate. Look for teff flour, such as that 6. Pour 1/4 cup of batter into the preheated crepe pan and made by Bob’s Red Mill, at gr2ry stores with a wide selection immediately swirl the batter around the pan for an even of gluten-free products or online. coating. (Be careful just to thinly coat the bottom of the pan I have used teff flour to make Passover-friendly chocolate or the crepes will not cook through and be too thick. The cake and brownies, but one of my favorite teff flour recipes are first crepe often comes out wonky, so don’t be discouraged.) these crepes. Breakfast during Passover can be challenging, 7. Cook the crepe for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes until the top ap- especially if, like me, you love a sweet start to the day. No pears dry. Remove pan from heat and using a thin, flexible pancakes! No waffles! But these teff flour crepes go a long spatula, carefully loosen the edges of the crepe. way toward satisfying my sweet breakfast cravings. 8. Flip crepe onto wax or parchment paper. You can fill these chocolate-flavored crepes with anything 9. Return pan to heat and repeat with remaining batter, you like, from Nutella to jam to whipped cream. I like to spread stacking finished crepes on top of one another with paper in the still-warm crepe with butter and then add a sprinkle of between and cover with a towel. sugar for a simple, not-too-sweet-but-still-super-satisfying 10. Serve warm with your preferred filling, folding filled breakfast or snack. crepes into quarters. Serves 4-6. Emily Paster Ingredients: By Emily Paster 1 cup teff flour 1 1/2 cups milk This recipe originally appeared on The Nosher. 2 eggs When it comes to Passover cooking and baking, my favorite 1/4 cup sugar flour is not the dreaded matzah cake meal, which can make 2 tablespoons cocoa powder baked goods dense and heavy. It’s teff flour. An ancient grain 2 tablespoons melted butter native to eastern Africa, teff is most familiar to Americans as 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (can be omitted if not kosher for the basis for injera, the spongy, fermented flatbread served Passover) at Ethiopian restaurants. But most of us know very little Pinch salt about teff beyond that. Directions: Teff is a tiny seed native to East Africa that functions much 1. Combine all of the ingredients in a blender and blend like a whole grain in cooking. It is incredibly nutritious, with until smooth. Transfer batter to a jar or plastic container calcium, protein, vitamin C, fiber, iron, and no gluten. Teff with a lid and cover. is not hametz, or one of the five grains prohibited during 2. Allow batter to rest in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours Passover, but some do consider it to be kitniyot. If avoiding and up to overnight. kitniyot is not part of your Passover observance, then the 3. To make the crepes, preheat a 10-inch nonstick crepe eight-day festival is the perfect time to familiarize yourself pan over medium-high heat. (If you don’t own a crepe pan, with this ancient food. use a nonstick skillet.) Whole grain teff can be made into a hearty porridge, but 4. Cut 11 squares of wax or parchment paper to hold the it is the flour ground from the seed that I love. Teff flour finished crepes. Passover Hush Puppy Potato Knishes By Naomi Nachman* potato starch, mayonnaise, garlic powder, salt, and pepper, mixing well to combine. Set aside. Main ingredients Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking 6 large Idaho potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks sheet with parchment paper. Scoop up mounds of the potato 4 eggs, divided mixture and place them on the prepared baking sheet. Press 3 tablespoons potato starch a hot dog slice into the center of each potato mound until it’s 3 tablespoons Gefen Mayonnaise completely covered. 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder Whisk the remaining egg to make an egg wash. Brush 1 tablespoon salt each potato mound with the egg wash. Bake for ap- Stay positive (not COVID-19 pinch of white pepper proximately 40 minutes, until the potato mound starts 2 hot dogs, cut into 1/2-inch slices to brown. positive though) Start Cooking Variation: For a “doughless potato knish,” omit the hot dog, All of creation seems oblivious to the virus running Prepararation resulting in parve knishes. rampant through all the countries of the world. Here Add potatoes and water to cover to a medium pot. Bring to *Recipe credit: Reproduced from Perfect for Pesach by is a “thumbs up” from a strawberry, encouraging us a boil; cook until fork tender. Drain well. Naomi Nachman, with permission from the copyright holders to stay positive! Mash the potatoes well in a large bowl. Add three eggs, ArtScroll/Mesorah Publications, LTD. 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tinue the fun tradition she them. Lean into the musical Kraemer said. “We’ve been has started with her Jewish aspect of the meal. here before, we’re here now friends and colleagues. “Even if you’re not a good and we could do an important At its peak, the group singer, sing to yourself, or to job, a really reasonable job, of brought together more than your neighbors, or to your celebrating this and engaging 30 guests for the seder. family or friends over the its rituals whatever our limita- “I’ll probably do the same phone or video call,” he said. tions might be.” thing I do every day of the But including the seder Bergman is still deciding week, which is wake up, plate, with its many symbolic what her Passover will look eat breakfast, sign into my elements, is essential for Jona- like. Like most, she has been computer, work online and than Katz, a Reconstruction- following the coronavirus make dinner at the end of ist 28-year-old urban plan- news, perhaps a little too it,” Feller said. “I’ve already ning graduate student and closely. (“Most people have planned it out: I’m going to researcher at the University broken at some point, or are make some matzah ball soup of Maryland. He’s keeping the going to break … I haven’t … maybe make some of my number of participants in his yet but I will,” she said.) She own charoset, with matzah, Zoom call low, only including isn’t sure whether she should maybe get a jar of gefilte his mother, his cousin and his travel to her parents’ house fish, maybe get one of those partner, so that everyone can in the northern part of the rotisserie chickens, and just hear each other clearly. city—until recent years her do that. Maybe if I feel super “We’re experimenting with parents would host 30 fam- nostalgic, I’ll go on a Jewish seder plate ideas—might be ily members or more for the kids learning website and I’ll people have different parts, holiday meal—but she is sure print out a paper seder plate.” or one person has a set-up that her mother will continue Recognizing that many plate,” he said. to play a key role in organizing people face the same predica- David Kraemer, a professor her seder. ment, an entire cottage indus- and librarian at the Jewish Shopping for kosher for try has emerged over the past Theological Seminary in New Passover food, difficult in To- few weeks. Jewish institutions York, points out that the Zoom ronto in a normal year, is now across the denominational context—he’s started to deal even a tougher undertaking, Randi Bergman says her Toronto apartment is not an ideal setting for a seder. spectrum are pumping out with it as a teacher—doesn’t so Bergman’s mom is order- online guides, webinars and capture the warmth of a room ing catered kosher food. The By Gabe Friedman “Just the thought of me Angeles, is paring her celebra- other resources to help make full of people. He said the company will wrap the food having a miniature seder tray tion this year. She’s part of a solo seder-making feel more circumstances this year will into individual servings for (JTA)—Randi Bergman really depresses me,” she said. networking group for execu- doable. likely make Jews appreciate Bergman and her two siblings isn’t sure of her Passover Yet that’s exactly what tive assistants in the enter- Rabbi Louis Polisson co- the normal tradition, which in case the family members plans yet, but there’s a good Bergman is likely to do when tainment industry, and three authored one of those re- for many involves coming decide to eat at their own chance she’ll be spending the Passover begins on the night years ago she helped form a sources, an eight-page guide together with family, that homes and communicate with holiday alone. of April 8. The Passover Jewish subset. The members titled “A Different Pesach: much more. each other over a Zoom call. Bergman, a 34-year-old seder is one of the most have celebrated Jewish holi- Ideas for the Solo Seder” that But he also pointed out “I was just assuming that freelance fashion writer, observed Jewish rites, but days together in the form of advocates for keeping things that Jews have had to deal if my mom drops off the food, lives alone in what she the coronavirus pandemic big dinners that usually end simple. Polisson, who leads with much more precarious she’s going to drop off a Hag- calls a junior one-bedroom is testing that commitment, with a game of Cards Against Congregation Or Atid in Way- situations in the past—from gadah for me,” Bergman said. apartment in downtown especially for younger and Humanity or some other form land, Massachusetts, said he the Middle Ages, which saw And while Feller, too, is still Toronto. The setup—desk, less religiously observant of secular fun. realizes how difficult leading the ravage of plagues on a refining her plan, there’s one bed, couch, TV, kitchenette Jews like Bergman. Raised in a “Reform slash a seder on one’s own will be. much more frequent basis, to personal tradition that she’ll but no dining table—fits her Unable to head home or get nonreligious” home in Flor- In order to preserve the the time before the Spanish make sure to sustain—one usual busy lifestyle, which together with friends for the ida, Feller said holidays were spirit of the seder—the ritual Inquisition, when Jews were that falls squarely within doesn’t involve a ton of cook- holiday, they will have to go more about coming together is built on questioning, sto- forced to hide their faith by social distancing guidelines. ing and eating meals on her it alone—or forgo the central as a family than religious rytelling and reflecting on arduously cooking bread (so As she does every Passover, couch or at her desk. celebration of the first major observance. She’ll keep to the the resilience of the Jewish as not to raise suspicion) a she will make time to watch But it’s not ideal for con- Jewish holiday of the corona- spirit of the holiday on her people—he said feel free to specific way to render it kosher “The Prince of Egypt,” the ducting a Passover seder, the virus era. own, and probably phone her incorporate other forms of for Passover. animated DreamWorks film festive meal that is rich with Alyssa Feller, a 29-year- parents at some point during spiritual practice, like medi- “If Jewish tradition weren’t about the exodus from Egypt. symbolic rituals and involves old aspiring comedy writer the meal, but she’s bummed tation or yoga. Think about vigorous and creative in times “I think I’m the only person much more than a normal and executive assistant at an out that social distancing what the seder foods mean a of challenge, we would’ve who likes that movie,” she plate of food. animation company in Los means she won’t get to con- little before and while eating disappeared a long time ago,” said, “so I watch it myself.” 6 Jewish coronavirus initiatives you can support from home

By Josefin Dolsten New Jersey, Maryland and cob also is collecting masks pantry closures. You can Wisconsin for the deliveries. locally. Those who want to donate here. (JTA)—As the corona- You can donate to the effort, get involved should email Masbia, a network of kosher virus continues to spread, titled Kosher19, here. [email protected]. soup kitchens in Brooklyn and synagogues, Jewish centers Areyvut, a New Jersey-based Donate to produce medi- Queens, is looking to raise and other organizations that organization that engages cal face shields $350,000 to provide food for serve as gathering places for Jewish youth, is delivering Kohelet Yeshiva High 1,000 people who are quar- the community around the kosher meals to Holy Name School, an Orthodox day antined amid the pandemic. world have closed. Medical Center in Teaneck, school in suburban Philadel- Each box contains enough But even while communi- a heavily Jewish township in phia, has turned its high-tech food to last 14 days. The or- ties cannot come together New Jersey that has been hit arts center into a factory for ganization has raised more physically, some are still or- hard by the virus. The organi- making face shields for local than $100,000. Donate here. ganizing projects to provide zation has raised $4,000. You doctors and nurses treating Provide phone counsel- support to those who are can donate here. coronavirus patients. The ing suffering or at perilous risk Skokie Valley Agudath Ja- shields are made of a transpar- Ruach: Emotional and amid the pandemic. cob, an Orthodox synagogue ent acrylic that covers medi- Spiritual Support is a group From phone counseling to in Skokie, Illinois, also has cal providers’ entire faces to of Jewish therapists, social sewing face masks to buying raised $4,000, to deliver protect against bacteria and workers, rabbis and chap- kosher food for Jewish doctors kosher food to local first re- viruses that can be present in lains who are providing free and nurses, there’s no short- sponders. Donate here. droplets when patients cough emotional support to com- age of ways to help. Sew face masks or sneeze. munity members during the Here’s a list of Jewish A number of Jewish or- The school has made 200 pandemic. Those looking to initiatives that you can sup- ganizations (including the shields but recently started be counseled fill out a form to port—without having to leave Jewish Pavilion here in Cen- implementing a new produc- be paired with a provider who your house. tral Florida) are asking com- tion method that will allow it will call them for a 30-minute Get kosher food to Jew- munity members with sewing to significantly ramp up pro- phone session. ish health care workers machines to help make face duction. Kohelet has raised The initiative, which is Journalist Bethany Mandel masks, which the CDC says money to sustain production organized by Jewish doc- is raising money to provide helps lower coronavirus trans- for five weeks and is raising toral student and spiritual kosher meals for observant mission rates. The Jewish additional funds here. care intern Taylor Winfield Journalist Bethany Mandel started an initiative that deliv- Jewish health care providers Association on Aging, a senior Send food to community Haboucha, is seeking addi- ers kosher meals to observant Jewish health care providers and their co-workers. She care facility in Pittsburgh, is members struggling tional volunteers to offer care. and their colleagues. has raised more than $16,000 asking for face-mask dona- with poverty Licensed therapists, social through more than 200 indi- tions for its at-risk residents. B’nai Brith Canada is workers and clergy, as well Check up on Holocaust Holocaust survivors and vidual donations, which have Masks should be made follow- raising emergency funds for as board-certified chaplains, survivors seniors. Though the seniors been used to order some 40 ing specific directions and can needy Jewish community can get more info and apply Chabad of Southwest Bro- all live in South Florida, vol- deliveries from restaurants be dropped off or mailed to members in the Greater To- to participate by emailing ward, Florida, is organizing unteers can sign up to make to hospitals. She is partnering the facility. ronto area, including seniors, RuachEmotionalandSpiritu- volunteers to make daily and calls from anywhere by sign- with restaurants in New York, Skokie Valley Agudath Ja- who are struggling amid food [email protected]. weekly calls to homebound ing up here. HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, APRIL 10, 2020 PAGE 13A Weekly roundup of world briefs

Israelis could face ran- in three residents, or 34 masks to hospitals and first 20 mourners and circumci- do not have diplomatic rela- “Go home! Watch TV! dom coronavirus tests percent, of the mostly haredi responders in New York and sions to 10 people appropri- tions with Israel. That’s my advice to you,” at supermarkets Orthodox city of Bnei Brak in Nevada. ate social distancing. Last week, Prime Minister he said in the message to By Marcy Oster central Israel who have been The Jewish Insider website Netanyahu said this is the Benjamin Netanyahu an- Californians. “You know, JERUSALEM (JTA)—Is- tested for the coronavirus first reported the donation, year of the “lockdown seder,” nounced that the Mossad if you’ve seen my show, rael’s Health Ministry and are positive. citing an unnamed source and that Easter and Rama- would take over the pur- nothing good ever happens the Weizmann Institute of The high percentage of close to Adelson. dan in the country should chase of medical equipment going out of the house, you Science will conduct random positive tests reported Tues- The masks were made be observed the same way. from other countries. know that. It’s just trouble sample coronavirus tests in day by the Health Ministry in China and paid for by At the start of his address, The Mossad also brought out there. It’s not a good supermarkets to determine compares to 6 percent in Adelson. Netanyahu said that the in 700 overalls for Magen place to be.” where the virus is spreading. Tel Aviv and 10 percent in Some 250,000 of the camera was at least 6 feet David Adom ambulance per- Israel’s defense estab- The tests had been sched- Jerusalem. masks will go to the Trump away and that “I did my own sonnel. Magen David Adom lishment is manufac- uled to start Monday in There are 505 confirmed administration’s program to makeup and hair, which is is handling the initial diag- turing ventilators branches of three major cases of coronavirus among assist health workers. why it looks like this.” nosing and transporting of By Marcy Oster supermarket chains, but residents of Bnei Brak com- Adelson is a supporter of Netanyahu and outgoing suspected COVID-19 cases. JERUSALEM (JTA)—Is- were delayed after the loca- pared to 568 in Jerusalem, President Donald Trump Finance Minister Moshe Gov. Andrew Cuomo rael’s defense establishment tions of the tests leaked to which has a population five and a mega-donor to the Kahlon also announced a renames hate crime has stopped making missiles the public. That raised fears times higher. Republican Party and can- $22 billion economic rescue legislation to honor and started manufacturing of people with COVID-10 Health Minister Yaakov didates. His wife, Miriam, package that allocates $2.8 Monsey stabbing victim ventilators. symptoms rushing to the Litzman, who is haredi is a medical doctor. billion to the health system, who died The assembly line build- supermarkets in order to get Orthodox, said that he Western Wall stones $8.4 billion to welfare and By Marcy Oster ing the Ventway Sparrow a test, potentially infecting proposed to Prime Minister sanitized after notes unemployment, $9 billion (JTA)—New York Gov. ventilator model was set up others, the Israeli business Benjamin Netanyahu and removed to help small and large busi- Andrew Cuomo said he is re- by the Israel Aerospace In- daily Globes reported. Interior Minister Arye Deri By Marcy Oster nesses, and $2.2 billion for naming proposed state hate dustries at an Israeli missile The ministry had co- to impose a total lockdown JERUSALEM (JTA)—The economic stimulus. crime legislation in honor of factory on Tuesday, Israel ordinated the visits with on Bnei Brak to stem the Western Wall stones were As of Monday evening the Monsey stabbing victim Hayom reported. supermarket managers but spread of COVID-19. cleaned and sanitized ahead there were 4,695 confirmed who died on Sunday. Thirty ventilators made now will not provide advance “The situation there is of Passover. cases of coronavirus in Israel “I am deeply saddened to in the missile factory have warning. horrible,” Litzman said, ac- Every year, the prayer and 16 deaths. learn of the passing of Josef already been delivered to the The random samples will cording to Ynet. “Every day notes tucked between the 6 employees and 4 Neumann, who suffered Health Ministry, Defense be taken from shoppers and we stall, we put lives at risk.” stones in the wall are re- residents of Jewish- brutal stab wounds after an Minister Naftali Bennett an- cashiers, according to the He rejected accusations moved at Passover and operated assisted-living attacker invaded the home of nounced Tuesday evening. report. that the haredi, or ultra- before the High Holidays, facility in suburban Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg on This line of ventilators can While most businesses in Orthodox, community was and buried with other sacred Atlanta test positive for the final night of Hanukkah be used on both adults and Israel have been shuttered flouting government rules papers according to Jewish coronavirus three months ago,” Cuomo children, and is already in due to directives from the regarding coronavirus. law in the cemetery on the By Marcy Oster said in a statement Monday. use at hospitals and emer- Health Ministry, supermar- “You cannot accuse an Mount of Olives. (JTA)—Six employees and “This repugnant attack gency centers in Israel and kets remain open since they entire public of the actions This year, according to a four residents of a Jewish- shook us to our core, dem- abroad. are considered an essential of several rogue groups here statement from the Western operated assisted-living onstrating that we are not “The State of Israel must service. and there,” Litzman said. Wall Heritage Foundation, facility in suburban Atlanta immune to the hate-fueled develop independent capa- Jewish Canadians re- “Ninety-nine percent of the “the Western Wall stones, have tested positive for the violence that we shame- bilities in everything related turning home from US public listen to the state and visited and touched by thou- coronavirus. fully see elsewhere in the to dealing with the COV- cause spike in corona- the rabbis.” sands of people from Israel Jewish HomeLife, which country.” ID-19 virus pandemic,” Ben- virus rates In recent days, high-pro- and around the world all operates Berman Commons Neumann had remained nett said. “We cannot remain By David Lazarus file haredi rabbinic leaders year round, were sanitized in Dunwoody, Georgia, sent in a coma from the time dependent on procurement MONTREAL (JTA)—Jew- have called on their followers and cleaned in order to a letter on Sunday to resi- of the Dec. 28 attack to from other countries. We ish Canadians streaming to follow government re- protect those who come to dents of the facility and their his death. He was 72. Four must develop independent, from Florida to outrun the strictions, including against the Western Wall even now.” families, the Atlanta Jewish others were injured in the advanced capabilities.” coronavirus and beat the praying in a synagogue with The cleaning took place Times reported. attack. National Gallery of Art pre-Passover rush unwit- a minyan. Tuesday morning. The notes Two days earlier, four Following the attack, will return Nazi-looted tingly helped stoke one of Emergency fund were removed with gloves residents in the memory unit Cuomo proposed legislation Picasso drawing to the highest virus-positive launched to help Israeli and disposable wooden tools. tested positive for COVID-19. that equates hate crimes heirs of German-Jewish rates in Quebec province. nonprofits amid coro- The statement noted that Some 43 employees were with domestic terrorism. banker Cote St. Luc, a Montreal navirus since Rosh Hashanah, over tested on Friday as a pre- The legislation will be called By Marcy Oster suburb with the densest By Marcy Oster 8,000 prayer notes sent from caution, according to the the Josef Neumann Hate (JTA)—The National Gal- and most elderly Jewish JERUSALEM (JTA)—An around the world via the facility, including those who Crimes Domestic Terror- lery of Art in Washington, population in Quebec, re- emergency fund has been Western Wall Internet site work in the memory unit. ism Act. D.C., will return a drawing ported some of earliest cases launched to help Israeli have been placed between The employees found to Cuomo called on the state by Pablo Picasso to the heirs and has declared a state of nonprofit organizations the stones. have the virus were asymp- legislature to pass the act in of a German-Jewish banker emergency. slammed by the coronavirus Rabbi Shmuel Rabinow- tomatic, according to the the budget due this week. who sold the work at a loss According to news re- crisis stay afloat. itz, the rabbi of the West- letter. Employees are asked “We owe it to Mr. Neu- because he feared the Nazis ports, too many of the The Emergency Fund for ern Wall and holy sites, screening questions and mann, his family and the would confiscate his estate. snowbirds were bent on Nonprofits is a joint project supervised the cleaning and have their temperatures entire family of New York Paul von Mendelssohn- restocking their pantries of the Jewish Agency for Is- prayed there for the recovery taken before entering the to get it done now,” the Bartholdy, a descendant of and refrigerators instead of rael and the nonprofit lender of all those who have become facility, and visitors were governor said. composer Felix Mendels- directly self-quarantining Ogen, formerly known as the ill with the coronavirus, ac- barred early in the pan- Larry David wants ‘the sohn, sold the pastel work, for 14 days in their homes Israel Free Loan Associa- cording to the statement. demic. idiots out there’ to stay titled “Head of a Woman,” in as mandated by provincial tion. The project will provide Netanyahu limits gath- On Friday, residents of the home and watch TV 1934, along with at least 15 authorities. The infection consulting services and erings in Israel to 2 Berman Commons assisted- By Marcy Oster other significant artworks. rate is so high, a virus test low-interest loans with no people living wing were directed to (JTA)—Comedian Larry He died in 1935. center opened Sunday in the requirement for guarantors. By Marcy Oster remain in their apartments David called on “the idiots In 1938, Mendelssohn- parking lot of a Cote St. Luc The initiative aims to JERUSALEM (JTA)— and communal dining was out there” to stay home Bartholdy’s family bank, shopping mall. operate throughout the Gatherings of Israelis are stopped. Meals have been and watch TV in an effort Bank Mendelssohn & Co., One-third of the city’s coronavirus crisis, offering limited to two people except delivered to the residents’ to curb the spread of the founded in 1795, was seized population is over 65. loans of up to about $110,000 nuclear family members apartments. coronavirus. by the Nazis and transferred On Sunday in Boisbriand, for a period of up to 60 living in the same home, Is- Israel’s spy agency David’s 90-second rant to non-Jewish ownership. a Hasidic enclave of 4,000 months, with a six-month raeli Prime Minister Benja- acquires ventilators, is a new public service an- “Head of a Woman” was just north of Montreal, grace period and without min Netanyahu announced coronavirus test kits nouncement for the state sold to art dealer Justin community leaders begged guarantors. Monday evening from his and 10 million surgical of California was released Thannhauser in 1934. The authorities to help them The money for the fund in- home, where he is in self- masks from unnamed Tuesday by the office of Gov. National Gallery of Art ac- enforce a 14-day quarantine. cludes about $1 million each quarantine. countries Gavin Newsom on social quired the work through a According to reports, some from philanthropic sources Netanyahu and his advis- By Marcy Oster media. donation in 2001, according members traveled to New of the Jewish Agency and ers entered self-quarantine JERUSALEM (JTA)—Isra- “You’re going out—I don’t to The New York Times. York for the Purim holiday donors to Ogen. Ogen has after his Knesset adviser, el’s spy agency, the Mossad, know what you’re doing. The museum said it de- and helped spread the virus allocated about $10 million Rebecca Paluch, tested posi- has acquired ventilators You’re socializing too close, cided to settle with Men- at a 40 percent infection rate in capital for the loans. tive for the coronavirus on and other medical equip- it’s not good,” the “Curb delssohn-Bartholdy’s heirs in their own community There are about 16,000 Sunday. The next evening, ment, along with 10 million Your Enthusiasm” creator “to avoid the heavy toll of upon return. nonprofit organizations Netanyahu and his family surgical masks, in the fight and star said. litigation,” not because it As is the case everywhere, in Israel with hundreds of tested negative, though the to halt the coronavirus, all “You’re hurting old people agreed that the heirs’ claims Canada’s Jews are struggling thousands of employees. prime minister will remain from unnamed countries. like me—well, not me. I were valid, according to the with the virus. All schools, They account for 16 per- in quarantine per Health The agency brought in 27 have nothing to do with report. synagogues and institutions cent of Israel’s labor force, Ministry regulations. ventilators and 20,000 test you. I’ll never see you. But, Heirs of Mendelssohn- are physically closed as Jew- according to the Jewish Netanyahu announced kits, as well as N95 masks, you know, other—let’s say, Bartholdy, including his ish federations figure out Agency. in a nationally televised which include air filters, other old people who might great-nephew, the German ways to deal “virtually” and Sheldon Adelson do- address from his home that Israel’s Channel 12 News be your relatives! Who the scholar Julius Schoeps, in other ways with the crisis. nates 2 million face “there won’t be gatherings reported. The Mossad is hell knows.” also reached settlements in Jewish nursing homes are al- masks to hospitals and of over two people who are expected to obtain another David said that people 2009 with the Guggenheim lowing only deathbed visits. first responders in New not from the same nuclear 180 respirators in the com- who are going out when they Museum and the Museum 1 in 3 residents of York and Nevada family.” This includes out- ing days after obtaining should be hunkering down of Modern Art in New York Israeli city Bnei Brak By Marcy Oster door prayer services in components for 400,000 test due to the deadly virus are over two other Picassos that tested for coronavirus (JTA)—Billionaire casino open areas and respecting kits last week. missing a “fantastic oppor- Mendelssohn-Bartholdy are positive magnate and philanthropist social distancing, which had The Israeli media have tunity, a once-in-a-lifetime sold to Thannhauser. Those By Marcy Oster Sheldon Adelson has do- previously been permitted. speculated the equipment opportunity” to stay at artworks remain in the mu- JERUSALEM (JTA)—One nated about 2 million face Funerals remain limited to came from countries that home. seum’s collections. PAGE 14A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, APRIL 10, 2020 Why are Jews vastly overrepresented in coronavirus deaths in the UK? By Cnaan Liphshiz The figures are raising Board of Deputies President kenazi. But other victims have as March 25, when the United ticularly bearing in mind our concerns that British Jews Marie van der Zyl told the Jew- included four members of the Kingdom introduced a na- age profile,” Boyd wrote. (JTA)—There are about are particularly at risk from ish Telegraphic Agency about Modern Orthodox Spanish tional lockdown (it came more “[I]t’s due both to cultural 250,000 Jews in the United the virus. They are also giving her organization’s monitoring and Portuguese community than a week after France had factors and our socioeco- Kingdom. They account for rise to multiple hypotheses to of Jewish fatalities. in London and two from the taken the same measure.) nomic status, both of which only 0.3 percent of its popu- explain this reality, though “While the figures are wor- Reform community, includ- London is home to a num- have commonly protected lation. none seem conclusive. rying, the current sample size ing a rabbi. ber of immigrant groups, us against ill-health,” he But the coronavirus has Here are the theories and is far too small to rule out Rabbi Alexander Goldberg, including more than 800,000 continued. killed 44 known Jewish vic- why they are difficult to prove variance and we cannot use the Jewish chaplain at the Poles and 600,000 Italians, Purim and community tims so far—about 2.5 percent at this point in the pandemic’s them to come to any definitive University of Surrey near who travel back to their coun- life of the total U.K. tally. spread. conclusions,” she said. London, agrees with Gluck tries of origin frequently on Boyd and several other That means British Jews are It’s early But Boyd added that he and he is not haredi. Goldberg low-cost flights. commentators have noted overrepresented by a factor of While Jews do seem to be “wouldn’t be surprised to see believes he contracted and “It doesn’t stand to reason the proximity of the Jewish eight in their country’s death overrepresented in the nation- elevated counts among Jews.” recovered from the virus, that Jews would be more holiday of Purim, which fell toll from COVID-19. al death tally, “the numbers of More on that below. although medical authorities exposed because of travel,” on March 9, to the outbreak The statistics are compiled, Jewish deaths being reported The haredi Orthodox did not want to test him when Gluck said. of the coronavirus in Europe. released and updated periodi- so far are, statistically, very Reports of failures to he reported symptoms. Age and city life At St. John’s Wood Syna- cally by the Board of Deputies small—too small to draw observe social distancing “Among Jews, this disease Jews are older than the gogue in London, with 1,300 of British Jews, an umbrella any firm conclusions,” wrote protocols at some haredi doesn’t seem to be confined general population and con- seats one of the city’s largest group representing British Jonathan Boyd, the executive Orthodox synagogues and to the haredi population. All centrated in London—the city Jewish places of worship, a Jewry. The stats are unique director of the Institute for institutions have raised sorts of Jews seem to have it,” that has seen the most coro- rabbi contracted the virus because they are the first Jewish Policy Research, or concerns about the spread of Goldberg said. navirus cases of any region in shortly after returning from centralized attempt anywhere JPR, a group that researches the virus among that specific The mobility factor the U.K., and is believed to be a Purim celebration in Mo- in the world at measuring the the demographics of European denomination. To Goldberg, a former several weeks ahead of the rest rocco. He spent many hours Jewish death rate and compar- Jewry, in a Jewish Chronicle “People are touching the community issues director of the country. interacting with dozens of ing it to a national total. op-ed published Monday. same surfaces, the same sid- at the Board of Deputies, “the “A London effect may par- congregants before he de- durim,” or prayer books, a one thing that the Jews who tially explain higher counts” veloped symptoms and self- health worker told The Jewish caught the coronavirus do among Jews, Boyd wrote, quarantined. Chronicle last week about the have in common is that they referencing the fact that 60% Festivals like Purim “bring heavily haredi London neigh- belong to a group with a high of all British Jews live in or even more people together borhood of Stamford Hill. “I level of mobility.” around the capital. “The city than usual,” helping the virus believe the community is sus- Haredi families from Brit- is an ideal place for a virus to spread, Boyd wrote. ceptible to the virus because ain travel frequently to visit spread, and like New York City More broadly, there may they are so close knit.” family in Israel, Belgium, New in the United States, it is at the be “something about the way Separately, 20 British Jew- York and beyond, as do Jewish vanguard of the epidemic in in which Jews organize their ish physicians, none of them businessmen regardless of this country.” lives that might inadvertently haredi, also singled out hare- their denomination. British Jews, Boyd added, cause the virus to spread be- dim in a pamphlet circulated Boyd concurs that mobility are old—“21% are aged 65 tween us,” he added. A quarter in Stamford Hill a couple may be playing a role. Among and above, compared to 16.4% of Jewish adults attend syna- of weeks ago urging them Jews of all denominations, of the population as a whole, gogue most weeks, whereas to heed social distancing “many work in the center of and given that the virus is the equivalent proportion for guidelines. town, travelling in daily by more virulent among the old church attendance among “You are fully responsible tube, and are very much in than the young, Jews may be British Christians is about 10 for deaths that occur as a the thick of things,” he wrote. disproportionately affected.” percent, Boyd noted. result of ignoring this advice,” “Collectively, we are wealth- But, he added, Jews are also “These are all perfect envi- the physicians wrote. ier and better educated than healthier than average—5% ronments for a virus to mul- HEALTHY EYES WEAR SUNGLASSES Their concern echoed simi- average, which also means have bad or very bad health tiply,” he wrote. “So physical lar warnings in other places that we are more likely to compared to a national aver- social interaction—typically Every day that you’re outside, you’re exposed to dangerous, but invisible, ultraviolet (UV) with large haredi minorities, travel abroad—another way age of 5.6%. the essential, even obligatory sunlight. Left unprotected, prolonged exposure to UV radiation can seriously damage the eye, leading to cataracts, skin cancer around the eyelid and other eye disorders. Protecting your eyes including Israel, the United in which we might have been That may sound like split- lubricant which underpins is important to maintaining eye health now and in the future. States and Belgium. more likely than others to ting hairs, but it’s “not an Jewish life—now poses a But Herschel Gluck, a have picked up the infection insignificant difference, par- mortal threat.” Shield your eyes (and your family’s eyes) from harmful UV rays. Wear sunglasses with maximum UV protection. haredi rabbi and head of early on.” London’s Shomrim Jewish But Gluck has his doubts. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 For more information, visit www.thevisioncouncil.org/consumers/sunglasses. A M I R S T A T A F A R A public service message from The Vision Council. security force, argued that “The tube had many com- 13 14 15 “the facts don’t support this muters, the trains were T A R O H A I R N A S A hypothesis.” packed,” he said of the London 16 17 18 The disease has claimed underground and national T H E T E M P L E M O U N T several haredi Jews, including railway, which operated at 19 20 21 Zeev Willy Stern and Uri Ash- full capacity until as recently I A N L A S S I E N E E 22 23 24 25 C L E F S T S A R S 26 27 28 L E K B E L 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 A C M E A R T E A S A S 39 40 41 T H E W E S T E R N W A L L 42 43 44 EASY ACCESS MEANS EASY LIVING. E E N T H E A R I T A O 45 46 47 A R T T E S L A S E B B 48 49 50 51 M O I S H A T L A S 52 53 54 55 56 K O T E L T U N N E L S 57 58 59 60 N E N E E R G O R I T E 61 62 63 B E E N A U L D S T E M 64 65 66 A S D O K E Y S E E R O

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PAGE 16A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, APRIL 10, 2020 30 Israeli medical innovations to fight coronavirus By Abigail Klein ples within 50 minutes. The assessment and primary care Leichman kit is compatible with equip- advice based on US Centers for ment used to do the current Disease Control guidelines. The coronavirus crisis PCR test for diagnosing CO- Symptomatic or high-risk is first and foremost about VID-19 in a matter of hours. users may be connected to people. Diagnostics.ai is working a physician for a free 14-day People stuck at home, toward complete automation chat-based consultation. people out of work. People of PCR testing for COVID-19 Geneyx is working with sick with the virus, people using artificial intelligence hospitals in Israel, China and caring for them. People can- (AI). Now being tested at Italy to determine whether celing dream weddings and King’s College Hospital NHS certain genetic mutations vacations, people deciding London and soon at CLIA labs may lessen or worsen indi- public-health policies. in the United States, the pcr. vidual COVID-19 infections. Technology is also about ai method would enable dou- The company intends to create people. bling the number of samples a database to help predict the Here in Israel, a power- tested per day without ad- severity of each patient’s case. house of innovative technol- ditional staffing needs. VocalZoom autonomous ogy, people are busy inventing The Defense Ministry’s Di- sensors for Industry 4.0 ap- and adapting technologies to rectorate for Defense Research plications may be repurposed ease the corona burden. and Development is working for noninvasive skin scans “Technology has a great with Vocalis Health to identify to detect possible COVID-19 Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90 role to play in solving and a unique vocal ‘fingerprint’ of symptoms in hospitals and A worker at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem handling coronavirus test samples. helping us get through this virus carriers based on voice mass transit hubs. crisis, from diagnosis, mitiga- samples from confirmed RADLogics has adapted its home and in hospitals. Tyto A robotic process automa- week. “We are raising money tion, patient tracking, con- coronavirus patients and a AI-powered medical-image Care exams of lungs, heart and tion (RPA) solution from Kry- and looking for a GMP (Good tamination prevention, and control group from the gen- analysis solution to automati- temperature fully replicate an on allows for automated Manufacturing Practices) protecting medical staff, to eral population. The remote cally and accurately detect and in-person checkup. reporting of COVID-19 testing facility to produce our vac- education and exercise for the technology also could help classify COVID-19 infection in Several hospitals are us- results to the Israeli Minis- cine,” he says. homebound,” says OurCrowd monitor recovery of COVID-19 chest CT images of patients ing software and hardware try of Health from Maccabi TransAlgae has opened an CEO Jon Medved. patients. believed to be infected. The from Mittwoch to enable Healthcare Services, one of Is- investment round to support As you read below about Researchers from Tech- solution has been deployed remote exams and diagnosis rael’s national HMOs. Manual development of an oral algae- Israeli medical technologies nion-Israel Institute of Tech- in China, Russia and Italy to of COVID-19 patients using uploading was causing huge based coronavirus vaccine in for the COVID-19 pandemic, nology and Rambam Health measure the percentage of technologies such as Tyto backlogs and human errors. pill form. remember that each one is Care Campus say they can affected lung volume. Care devices and digital The streamlined process is The patented PLX cell prod- about people—people striv- dramatically increase CO- Air Doctor, an app connect- stethoscopes. available free of charge to uct from Pluristem Therapeu- ing to protect themselves, VID-19 testing capacity by ing travelers with local doc- Datos Health introduced healthcare providers any- tics is being evaluated at the their loved ones and all hu- pooling multiple samples in tors, now offers a constantly a Coronavirus Telemedicine where. BIH Center for Regenerative mankind against this terrible a single test tube. updated list of COVID-19 Program for hospitals and Treatments, vaccines Therapy and the Berlin Cen- pandemic. MyEleanor, a voice bot testing sites and regional HMOs to provide online “We have no reliable clinical ter for Advanced Therapies Assessing and diagnos- and virtual care manager rules in 42 countries across symptom-checking and video data about any drug useful in as a potential treatment for ing COVID-19 from MyndYou, can call indi- five continents. consultations to COVID-19 reducing severity and mortal- respiratory and inflammatory The economic and logistic viduals or act as a hotline to as- Managing COVID-19 patients who don’t need hos- ity” in COVID-19 patients, says complications associated with limitations of current assess- sess risk, manage symptoms patients pitalization. Dr. Eyal Leshem, director of COVID-19. ment and testing methods and provide guidance. On each TytoCare’s unique modular The Wearable Vital Sign geographic medicine at Sheba Pepticom is seeking part- have motivated many Israelis call, AI-driven voice analytics device and telehealth platform Monitor from Biobeat is pro- Medical Center. “Perhaps in ners to validate and develop to find better solutions. can detect subtle changes in is allowing healthcare organi- viding continuous, noninva- several weeks or months we peptide drug candidates to BATM is scaling up pro- health and trigger proactive zations in the US, Europe and sive medical-grade monitor- will know what drugs may inhibit proteins in the novel duction of a rapid diagnostic interventions. 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