Viva Sarah Press
Staying optimistic in the Israeli Covid-19 balagan
Israel has lost control of Covid-19 infections, according to news reports. And while the government is threatening to shut down the...
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Viva Sarah Press
May 10, 20201 min read
The people we meet (memories from my travels)
Flipping through old photo albums, I came across dozens of photographs of nature and landmarks from past journeys and the memories I...
Viva Sarah Press
May 7, 20201 min read
Zoom talks on the impact of Covid-19-inspired innovation
Covid-19 has been a catalyst to amazing innovation everywhere. After all, necessity and challenges are often the main ingredients of...
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 21, 20202 min read
So many stories to tell about Israeli innovation in the time of Covid-19
Why is Israeli innovation so prominent during the novel coronavirus epidemic? On the one hand, the tech sector here, as elsewhere, has...
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 15, 20201 min read
An art class with my 12-year old daughter
Art is therapeutic. During this Coronavirus isolation, my daughter spends hours drawing or painting. For today’s Coronavirus creativity,...
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 14, 20201 min read
Flushing COVID-19 down the toilet
People are flushing all sorts of things down the toilet. And it is clogging up the world's sewage systems. Since the toilet paper drought...
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 7, 20202 min read
The afikoman is in Toronto. We hope to find it from Tel Aviv
Finding the afikoman is one of the most talked about parts of the seder. At least in my family. Where will Zayde hide it. Who will find...
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 6, 20201 min read
Scavenger hunts at home
Before Covid-19, my kids attended scouts twice a week. Now, during social distancing and home isolation, they have semi-regular meetings...
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 3, 20201 min read
Mourning from a distance in the time of Coronavirus
Today, April 3, I had plans to be in Canada. For the Passover school vacation, which was supposed to begin two days ago. To celebrate the...
Viva Sarah Press
Mar 29, 20201 min read
Coronavirus creativity: Country cubes
The 10-year old decided to make flags of countries battling Coronavirus with a Rubik's cube. He also wanted to know if I could trademark the
Viva Sarah Press
Mar 27, 20201 min read
Cheese, please: Lifeline to businesses caught in Coronavirus lockdown
Coronavirus lockdown strand businesses with surplus stock. Social media. Israelis. Help.
Viva Sarah Press
Mar 25, 20201 min read
Sharing my work space with 3 colleagues under the age of 12
The coronavirus changed my work from home schedule to include three kids as my new WFH colleagues. Water-cooler talk is usually about...
Viva Sarah Press
Mar 24, 20201 min read
Here’s what I learned when I taught a Zoom class
When the Education Ministry can’t decide if distance-learning is good for elementary school pupils or not, the parents step in to keep...
Viva Sarah Press
Mar 21, 20201 min read
Keeping up with Coronavirus jokes and memes
Coronavirus jokes and memes are taking over the Internet. Many are internationally hilarious. The joke translates. But in Israel, there's...
Viva Sarah Press
Mar 20, 20201 min read
Outlawed Playgrounds
Police tape at the playground. Slides, swings, seesaw, monkey bars. All cordoned off. You know the situation is serious when local...
Viva Sarah Press
Mar 17, 20201 min read
Remember this photo: It tells a story we won't soon forget
The Western Wall has been photographed millions of times. This site is holy and spiritual for billions of people. You’ve seen photos of...
Viva Sarah Press
Mar 14, 20203 min read
The media and Covid-19
Journalists have a huge role to play in the coronavirus health crisis: to report the facts and to keep the public knowledgeable.
Viva Sarah Press
Mar 13, 20201 min read
Good morning digital classroom!
This morning, less than 24 hours after Israel announced the shuttering of schools as part of the country’s measures to curb the spread of...
Viva Sarah Press
Mar 11, 20201 min read
In Israel, coronavirus is breeding humor
There is nothing funny about the coronavirus health crisis. Well, strictly speaking that is. If you put aside the seriousness of the...
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