Sponsored Israeli researchers are discovering how stress affects the body’s fight against COVID-19 Studies of cancer patients that were in the works before the pandemic have implications for how the body responds to stress from the coronavirus. By Larry Luxner September 16, 2020 12:59 pm
New York yeshiva closes after 13 students test positive for COVID-19 Yeshiva Darchei Torah will transition to distance learning temporarily while the Health Department conducts an investigation. September 15, 2020 2:13 pm
‘This is what we expected’: COVID closures and quarantines already widespread at New York-area Jewish day schools “Whenever they would have opened, it would have happened,” one local pediatrician said of the COVID cases and exposures in schools. September 14, 2020 4:48 pm
Soccer star Lionel Messi becomes brand ambassador for Israeli company OrCam By JTA Staff September 11, 2020 10:28 am
Setting new one-day COVID records, Israel gears up for extended lockdown starting on Rosh Hashanah By Philissa Cramer September 10, 2020 5:33 pm
Jewish day schools open for the year with new safety precautions and plans for possible closures By Shira Hanau September 10, 2020 3:49 pm
A volunteer project in Chicago’s Orthodox community combines contact tracing with cultural competence By Shira Hanau September 10, 2020 10:03 am
COVID positivity rates spike in Orthodox neighborhoods in New York City, with large weddings eyed as a culprit By Shira Hanau September 7, 2020 2:30 pm
US surgeon general advises Orthodox rabbis on High Holiday practices By Shira Hanau September 2, 2020 4:30 pm
Citing COVID uptick, 138 Long Island Jewish doctors ask community to trust medical experts By Shira Hanau September 1, 2020 3:11 pm