{"product_id":"2580","title":"World in Lockdown","description":"    \u003cdiv\u003e     \u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eTrue Stories of Triumph in the Midst of Turbulence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e     \u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAs told to  Chaya Sara Ben Shachar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe rabbis agreed that the time had come for our family to leave China. \"It is a clear case of sakanas nefashos.\"\u003cbr\u003e \t    \u003cbr\u003e \t    \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e    \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eI called a travel agent on Friday morning. By Motza'ei Shabbos we were heading to the airport. Suddenly, I slapped my head. \"Sara'le,\" I said. \"With all of the rush and craziness I completely forgot to make Havdalah.\"\u003cbr\u003e \t    \u003cbr\u003e \t    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e    \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\"It's okay, Dovi. There's a Starbucks in the airport and Havdalah can also be made on coffee.\"\u003cbr\u003e \t    \u003cbr\u003e \t    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e    \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eI smiled.\u003cbr\u003e \t    \u003cbr\u003e \t    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e    \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eFourteen members of my kehillah were milling about next to the shop entrance. \"I’m making Havdalah out loud for you all,\" I said. \"Let's stand together.\" I opened my siddur, and lifted the cup of steaming coffee. \"Hinei Kel yeshuasi.... Behold, Hashem is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid.\"\u003cbr\u003e \t    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe words seemed to take on new meaning against the backdrop of a virus that was claiming lives and changing the world at an alarming pace. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t    \u003cbr\u003e \t         \t\u003cdiv\u003eThe coronavirus has changed the face of reality for billions around the globe. Within the Jewish community, simchos have been celebrated with less than a minyan in attendance, people’s livelihoods and lives have been altered in unfathomable ways, and levayahs have become far too frequent. \u003cbr\u003e \t\t    \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\t\t    \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e     \t\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eWorld in Lockdown\u003c\/span\u003e explores the profound effects of a virus that has forced the world to examine and redefine its norms and priorities. In this book, twenty-four people share their stories of triumph and personal strength in the face of adversity. Written in a candid, engaging, and dramatic style, this book will leave readers identifying with the interviewees, laughing and crying with them, and reveling in their successes. Indeed, it is a book that will also leave readers celebrating their own successes in the face of one of recent history’s most trying times.\u003cbr\u003e \t\t    \u003cbr\u003e \t\t    \u003c\/div\u003e     \t\u003cdiv\u003eChaya Sara Ben Shachar is the author of over ten popular \u003c\/div\u003e     \t\u003cdiv\u003eYA novels and two non-fiction books. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \t    \u003cbr\u003e \t    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e     ","brand":"Tfutza Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48078767128876,"sku":"LA179DT","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/7191\/3516\/products\/world-in-lockdown-maayan-judaica.gif?v=1751457637","url":"https:\/\/maayanjudaica.com\/products\/2580","provider":"Maayan Judaica","version":"1.0","type":"link"}