JERUSALEM — Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron, who served as Israel’s chief Sephardic rabbi for a decade beginning in 1993, was remembered as “a teacher for all Jewish communities in …
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By Sam Sokol, JTA
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4/14/20
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If you search “Anne Frank,” you will find an abundance of tweets that say she had it much better than us after a week in quarantine. And I feel like I am losing my mind.
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Commentary by Sophie Levitt, Alma
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4/14/20
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The Jewish owner of a bagel chain in Scotland said she was “shocked” after the landlord of one of her stores called her request …
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JTA
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4/12/20
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The Kotel hosted the traditional Pesach priestly blessing service on Sunday, but unlike in previous years when the plaza's been jam-packed with worshippers, the service was kept to an absolute …
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Israel Hayom
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4/12/20
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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Israel rose to 10,878, the government reported on Sunday, with 103 fatalities as a result of COVID-19.
Of those hospitalized, 174 were …
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Israel Hayom
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4/12/20
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Step away from the minyan!
Rabbi Dr. Aaron E. Glatt, M.D., reiterated that warning in an interview published on Sunday by Hamodia. Rabbi …
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The Jewish Star
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4/12/20
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Within a month’s time, more than 120 COVID-19 patients have been successfully treated and discharged from St. John’s …
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St. John’s Episcopal Hospital
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4/7/20
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Many of us are asking ourselves a new question this year: "Why is this Pesach different from all other Pesachs?"
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4/2/20
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Covid-19 has completely changed the way we all live. But along with worrying about keeping themselves and their families healthy, thousands of small business owners across New York state are losing …
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4/1/20
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This year, I’m not going overboard. Everything has changed in the era of corona, Pesach included. Yet we must celebrate, even if we are the lone attendee. …
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By Ethel G. Hofman, JNS
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4/1/20
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