Published: 6 September 2021
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Salman Zarka, who will travel to Uman to oversee the Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage, says next booster shot may be adjusted for variants; new restrictions for the High Holy Days
Virus czar calls to begin readying for eventual 4th vaccine dose (Times of Israel)
Salman Zarka says Covid is here to stay for and that next booster shot may be adjusted for variants: ‘This is our life from now on, in waves’
Israel’s Covid czar to travel to Ukraine to oversee Uman pilgrimage (Haaretz)
Tens of thousands of Jews who gather for the Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage will have to get tested before flying to and from Ukraine, as well as quarantine for seven to 14 days upon returning to Israel
Health minister optimistic as daily Covid infections fall below 10,000 (Times of Israel)
Serious cases slightly rise on Saturday to 677, but are still on the decline since peak in current wave of 753
Israel imposes new Covid restrictions for the High Holidays (Haaretz)
In light of continuing COVID wave, restrictions on private gatherings will be limited to 50 people indoors and 100 people outdoors
Photos: Orthodox Jewish pilgrims pray near the lake during Rosh Hashanah in Uman, 2016 (EPA/Oleg Petrasyuk)
