Nathan Jeffay surveys how the Jewish state and its citizens coped with the virus over 5781, and Amy Spiro fills us in on Israel's achievements at the Paralympics in Tokyo

Israeli athletes head home ahead of closing ceremony to arrive before Rosh Hashanah; 'It's great to see all of our hard work lead us to success,' says gold medalist Mark Malyar

Jewish state now has nine medals in 2020 Games, including six golds, after latest achievements by Ami Dadaon and Iyad Shalabi

Ian Seidenfeld defeats defending champion 3-0; 'I couldn’t have dreamt for anything better' he says following victory

Jewish state's medal haul now at 7; Ami Dadaon shatters his own world record, takes top prize; Mark Malyar wins his third medal, coming third in 100m backstroke

Israel's Paralympic Games medal count stands at 5, surpassing its Rio haul with several medal opportunities still on the horizon

President Herzog hails 'superwoman'; gold medalist swimmer Mark Malyar shatters another world record, advances to finals in 400-meter freestyle round

Dadaon finishes second in the men's 150-meter individual medley, netting Israel its third medal in the games

21-year-old is second gold medalist in Tokyo pool in 2 days, after no Israeli swimmer had achieved such a feat since 2004

Pascale Bercovitch, competing next week at the Tokyo Paralympics, says she is 'a better athlete at 54 than at 20'