Sukkot in the shadow of corona: 7,643 new cases reported on Friday
Currently, there are 70,941 active cases of the virus in Israel, 849 who are in serious condition, among them 201 who are intubated. As… Read More ›
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Top rabbi who urged disregard for coronavirus rules has COVID
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, 92, insisted religious study institutions remain open in violation of health directives on grounds that ‘canceling Torah study is more dangerous than… Read More ›
As virus rebounds in New York, Haredi Jews decry stigmatization
Authorities say the most significant jumps involve ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods of Brooklyn and while many leaders in the community promote awareness of COVID-19 risks, others dismiss… Read More ›
Jewish Democratic group’s ad compares Trump era and 1930s Germany
JDCA says message that ‘hate must be stopped’ will target Jewish voters in swing states; American Jewish Committee calls clip ‘offensive’ The Jewish Democratic Council… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia says it busted terrorist cell trained by IRGC
Cell members “received military and field training, including on how to make explosives, inside Revolutionary Guards sites in Iran” for several weeks in late 2017,… Read More ›
Rabbis ponder coronavirus queries of ultra-Orthodox Jewish life
Months into the pandemic, religious leaders in Israel are finally addressing questions on how to maintain proper Jewish observance under the restrictions of the outbreak,… Read More ›
Israel’s modern Yom Kippur debacle
During the first wave of the virus, Israel bought thousands of ventilators because it thought that’s what was needed. Did it recruit or train staff… Read More ›
Israelis mark Yom Kippur under ‘painful’ virus lockdown
The holiest day in the Jewish calendar has been marred with political battles over openings of synagogues and limits on gatherings as Israel’s quietest day… Read More ›
Op-Ed: Who by plague? Far fewer, if we can rediscover a spirit of mutual responsibility
COVID doesn’t distinguish between Orthodox and secular, left and right, Jew and Arab. But it does have its limits. Whatever our leaders’ failures, we, the… Read More ›
The Mitzvah to Eat Today
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com THE MITZVAH The Shulchan Aruch (OC 604:1) rules that there is a Torah Mitzvah on Erev Yom Kippur to… Read More ›
3 New York Hasidic Jews die of COVID-19 as cases in Orthodox communities mount
Patients pronounced dead hours after arriving at Borough Park hospital; source familiar with victims laments communal denial that led to spike Three members of… Read More ›
As a new outbreak grows in Brooklyn, mask-wearing appears to remain scarce
Virus cases are spiking in some New York Orthodox communities, but various factors are preventing widespread adoption of a practice experts say can help keep… Read More ›
An Orthodox Jewish Multiracial Family In Montana Wants To Break Taboos About Adoption
MONTANA (JTA) – In many ways, Chavie and Chaim Bruk are the archetype of Chabad emissaries. The couple live in Montana, one of only… Read More ›
Israeli society, heal thyself
Opinion: Despite the lack of trust in the government, the people of this country must work together to reinvigorate a sense of mutual responsibility and… Read More ›
NYC authorities raise alarm as new virus outbreaks spotted in Orthodox areas
Health officials finger 6 neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens with spiking numbers for contributing one-fifth of all new cases in city, sparking fears of repeat… Read More ›
Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be first Jew and first woman to lie in state at Capitol
Plan marks a departure from Jewish tradition, which dictates that a body should be buried within 24 hours, with some exceptions; justice to be buried… Read More ›
Biden: Antisemitism in Charlottesville compelled me to run for president
“One of the things that got me involved in this race.. was when those folks came out of the fields down in Charlottesville chanting,” Biden… Read More ›
One-Third Of Netanyahu’s Voters Believe COVID-19 Was Sent By God
JERUSALEM (JTA) — One quarter of Jewish Israelis, and more than one-third of Jews who voted for Benjamin Netanyahu, believes the coronavirus was sent… Read More ›
Opinion: I’m An Orthodox Rabbi Who Takes COVID-19 Very Seriously. Here’s Why My Congregation Is Praying In Person During The High Holidays.
NEW YORK (JTA) — On March 11, we decided to close The Jewish Center, the large Orthodox congregation in Manhattan where I serve as… Read More ›
Abraham Foxman Endorses Biden, Calling Trump A ‘Demagogue’
NEW YORK (JTA) – Abraham Foxman, the former longtime leader of the Anti-Defamation League, has broken his tradition of not endorsing political candidates to… Read More ›
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