**9. Conclusion**

Never has humanity experienced such a feeling of collective fate so palpably and unambiguously. In order to offer a way to deal with this dilemma, I reflected upon ideas taken from the writings of R. Joseph B. Soloveitchik z"l (1903–1993), one of the most prominent thinkers and leaders of modern Orthodoxy in the twentieth century. "Existence in the awareness of fate" says Rabbi Soloveitchik, destabilizes humanity, as if his life is in the control of external forces, a mere object, subject to the forces of nature. The common experience of facing danger and suffering disrupts our faith in life, and evokes questions of meaning and existence. Humanity's battle against the corona virus has succeeded in crossing borders and surmounting walls. Enemies and allies both near and far, are threatened alike by the vicious storms of corona and its effects. Different societies and states—from East to West—find themselves in fear of an invisible enemy, the epidemic, which has already exposed everyone to the question of fate and suffering. Fear of the epidemic places the fate of humanity on everyone's shoulders, as nature demands that mankind join hands in the battle against corona in order to save ourselves and the entire world. In these times, the need for humanity to come together is stronger than ever. The awareness of the collective fate that has been forced upon us has the potential to mark a new kind of partnership for humanity as a whole.
