Israel bans all Lag BaOmer bonfires due to coronavirus outbreak
Traditional lighting of bonfires banned in private homes and gardens due to fears of another mass spike in infections and possible house fires; pilgrims not… Read More ›
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From New York to Milan, how coronavirus is hitting Jewish communities worldwide
While Israel, with 238 dead, has virus largely under control, Jewish rate of death is exponentially higher in Diaspora where COVID-19 is devastating parts of… Read More ›
Minister: Israel ready to help world Jewry fight virus, but not exactly sure how
Diaspora Affairs Minister Tzipi Hotovely says Jerusalem exploring ways to help, in talks with community leaders, but Diaspora Jews yet to formulate concrete needs … Read More ›
Inside story of the funeral of a NY rabbi, a COVID-19 victim, that went so wrong
The police wanted to help and ‘barricaded the streets.’ The synagogue aimed for a respectful, socially distant funeral. It didn’t work out that way. And then came… Read More ›
Opinion: Mayor DE Blasio Is No Enemy of Orthodox Jews. but Others Are Weaponizing the Coronavirus to Vilify Our Community.
NEW YORK (JTA-Rabbi Avi Shafran) — Among the most disturbing spectacles over the months since the coronavirus was unleashed on the world have been… Read More ›
Gantz at Independence Day ceremony: Israel must prepare for tough times
“We will win war” against coronavirus, Knesset speaker says Knesset Speaker Benny Gantz compared the fight against the coronavirus to Israel’s wars in his… Read More ›
Amsterdam’s Jewish nursing home lost over 20% of its residents to COVID-19
Beth Shalom struggles to contain the spread and to answer questions if it could have acted sooner, or done more to save the lives of… Read More ›
One day a year, give us peace and let us mourn
Opinion: The humbling days between Holocaust Remembrance Day and Memorial Day for the fallen remind us of our shared fate together as a nation, but… Read More ›
A shovel for each mourner: Maryland Jewish cemetery rewrites funeral traditions
The Times of Israel attends the social-distanced burial of Anna Grosz, a ‘larger than life’ 94-year-old Holocaust survivor who was felled by COVID-19 CLARKSBURG, Maryland… Read More ›
A Paris Chef Is Making Mouthwatering Kosher Meals For Jewish Doctors And Nurses — For Free
PARIS (JTA) – When she’s not busy with her four kids, Ellie Balouka can usually be found in her kitchen at home in Paris,… Read More ›
In Germany, Where Coronavirus Is At Bay, Synagogues Prepare To Reopen With Precautions
BERLIN (JTA) – When synagogues reopen in Germany in the coming weeks, there will be no handshakes, no hugs and no parading with the… Read More ›
‘Gift of Life’ founder Rabbi Haber passes away at age 55 due to COVID-19
‘He touched all our hearts with extraordinary modesty and humanity. His wisdom and his love of people were a symbol for the man himself and… Read More ›
US ultra-Orthodox whistleblowers targeted as traitors, including amid pandemic
New York Jews who inform secular authorities of services held despite virus restrictions face harassment, threats, as community shuns outside intervention on sensitive issues … Read More ›
The survivors who ‘didn’t survive’: Photographer captures Shoah psych patients
Gili Yaari, a Holocaust survivor’s son, did two stints documenting life at Sha’ar Menashe, a mental hospital where those whose lives were changed forever can… Read More ›
Watch: Policeman And Soldier Join Bnei Brak Porch Minyan
BNEI BRAK — In this unusual clip taken this Shabbat by a Filipino working for a local resident, a motley group of people join… Read More ›
A gift for Passover: The tenth plague told from the perspective of an Egyptian child
In time for the Jewish holiday, world-renowned Israeli author Etgar Keret has written a new iteration of the Plague of the Firstborn, which helped liberate… Read More ›
Borrowing Shiva Chairs: WHY RISK IT?
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com Unfortunately, there will be a very large number of families that will be sitting shiva right after Yom Tov. … Read More ›
Israel needs a proper exit for coronavirus crisis
Opinion: Increasingly detailed reports of a plan for post-virus life are giving the false impression that the crisis is behind us; decision-makers must set a… Read More ›
Former Sephardic chief rabbi Bakshi-Doron succumbs to coronavirus, aged 79
Rabbi dies 5 days after admission to Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek and testing positive for COVID-19; Deri mourns loss of ‘giant of a scholar, a guide… Read More ›
10 People Attended ‘Birkat Kohanim’ Prayer Service That Usually Draws Tens Of Thousands. Even That Was A Crowd.
JERUSALEM (JTA) – A prayer service that typically packs the Western Wall plaza during Passover on Sunday took place with just over 10 men… Read More ›
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