Holidays with a difference, a historic Arab agreement, how to help school kids cope.

Holidays with a difference, a historic Arab agreement, how to help school kids cope, and much, much more.

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Volume 999, Wednesday, September 16, 2020Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browserIsrael21cWEEKLY EDITIONPomegranates on sale at Machane Yehuda market in Jerusalem for the Jewish New Year. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90#FallFestivity10 signs that it’s holiday season in IsraelBy Naama BarakImage via Shutterstock.comICYMI: 14 fun facts about the holiday season in IsraelBy Jessica HalfinPhoto via shutterstock.comICYMI: 11 sweet songs for your Rosh Hashana celebrationBy Rebecca Stadlen AmirFrom left, Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed participate in the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords at the White House, September 15, 2020. Photo by Avi Ohayon/Government Press Office#PeaceTrainIsrael, UAE, Bahrain sign historic Abraham AccordsBy Abigail Klein LeichmanThe Israeli and Bahraini flags. Image via Shutterstock.comBahrain and Israel agree to normalize diplomatic relationsBy Abigail Klein LeichmanIsraeli model May Tager against the Dubai skyline in a campaign for Fix underwear. Photo by Omri Rosengart
In first, Israeli lingerie brand shoots campaign in UAEBy Naama Barak#RefugeesInCrisisIsraeli NGO mourns destruction of refugee camp they helped buildFor 5 years IsraAID has been helping Syrian, Iraqi and Afghani refugees in Lesbos. This week the camp burned down.By Abigail Klein LeichmanThe Moria refugee camp in Lesbos, Greece, prior to the September 2020 fires. Photo courtesy of IsraAID#InhibitionDisruptionChocolate, booze, porn: How men and women cope with CovidSurvey shows surprisingly ungendered differences in the vices adults are consuming during Covid-19.By Brian BlumPhoto by Shutterstock#TestFreeWho needs tests? This AI diagnoses Covid from your sex, age and addressEDAS method detects pathogens using algorithms, and no testing equipment.By Abigail Klein LeichmanIsraelis shopping at Machane Yehuda market in Jerusalem on August 20, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90#ParentingPointers10 tips to help kids cope with this weird school yearBy Abigail Klein LeichmanReturning to school this year is not an easy experience for children. Photo by ShutterstockThis picture of a leopard seal preying on a penguin was named Best of Show in 2012 by the American Photographic Artists Awards. Photo © Amos Nachoum#OceanGiantsThe photographer who swims with sharks and polar bearsBy Abigail Klein LeichmanPhoto by Shutterstock#SmartScreeningVital-sign scanning offers a way to travel, dine out againBy Brian Blum