Rabbinic directives for social distancing and curtailing prayer gatherings and other religious social meetings are not new. Indeed, dealing with contagious disease has been a Jewish preoccupation since ancient times.
American Jewish Committee (AJC) welcomed newly elected Labour Party head Keir Starrmer’s public apology to the British Jewish community for the failure to address rising antisemitism within the party’s ranks and in the United Kingdom.
Now more than ever, we need global cooperation to counter the continued threat of the pandemic. But the response to this crisis helps us distinguish between the pariah states of this world and countries that seek peaceful coexistence.