On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the Yamim Noraim, a prayer reads: “Who will live and who will die. … Who by plague …” “Most years, many see those words as … more

Shortly after emigrating to Israel in 1901, this Telz-educated orphaned son of a rosh yeshiva earned an unlikely nickname: “the crazy fly-catcher.” Israel Aharoni’s odyssey into … more

Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt reemphasized this week both the religious and civic imperative to follow coronavius-control guidelines. “‘Absolutely no one — not the ba’alei simcha, … more

A key Rosh Hashana ritual has been effectively banned by Israel’s Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau this year, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Tashlich, during which Jews symbolically … more

Leaders of six major Orthodox organizations urged in strong terms this week that observant Jews follow the advice of health officials and observe social distancing rules designed to fight the spread … more

Achiezer has been in high gear throughout the coronavirus crisis … more

In late February, I flew to Long Island to help my 77-year-old mom following her knee replacement surgery. I arrived in the United States … more

The economic growth, rising salaries, and low unemployment that we’ve enjoyed over the past decade – before the coronavirus outbreak  – also had a positive impact on the … more

The elderly in Israel are struggling with the country’s ordered self-quarantine and social distancing that are part of the fight to slow the spread of the coronavirus … more

When it became clear that the COVID-19 pandemic would reach Israel, Elli Rosenberg was one of a small number of medical professionals at the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva to answer a … more