Health

New York state issues guidance for High Holiday services

The recommendations are in line with what the CDC has advised over the past several months regarding the importance of social distancing and mask use.

Eyeing Rosh Hashanah as a virus tipping point, 26 Jewish schools unite to exhort families to play it safe

Their joint letter comes after many schools have already had to quarantine grades or switch entirely to online learning.

Kiryas Joel Satmar rabbi to skip Rosh Hashanah in Brooklyn because of rising COVID cases in his town

Cases are on the rise in both Kiryas Joel and Brooklyn, according to reports from community leaders in both places.

New York yeshiva closes after 13 students test positive for COVID-19

‘This is what we expected’: COVID closures and quarantines already widespread at New York-area Jewish day schools

Soccer star Lionel Messi becomes brand ambassador for Israeli company OrCam

Setting new one-day COVID records, Israel gears up for extended lockdown starting on Rosh Hashanah

Jewish day schools open for the year with new safety precautions and plans for possible closures

A volunteer project in Chicago’s Orthodox community combines contact tracing with cultural competence

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