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When the Jews were enslaved in Egypt, they were described as being מִקֹּצֶר רוּחַ, as suffering of “shortness of breath” (Shemoth 6:9). Rashi adds: “whoever is troubled (mayzar), his spirit (ruach) and his breathing are short (kazra), and he cannot breathe a long breath.” Today we are troubled. Our breath is short. George Floyd was […]
When the ominous specter of the coronavirus came into view earlier this year, three highly respected doctors at Sheba Medical Center in Israel banded together for the sake of a common cause — to treat virus-stricken patients within a unique, groundbreaking environment and to use the hospital’s advanced scientific facilities to discover ways to attack, […]
The group’s global development director reflects on its work.