Health

‘Services, but not shul’: How Orthodox communities are preparing for a pandemic High Holiday season

“After the difficult year we’ve had over the last four months, people want a very meaningful Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur,” one rabbi said.

By Shira Hanau August 11, 2020 12:47 pm

NJ man pleads guilty to threatening Orthodox Jews during pandemic’s early days

Prosecutors want the 43-year-old man, who has been jailed since his arrest, to be sentenced to six months in jail.

August 11, 2020 9:47 am

To shrink classes amid COVID-19, Israel needs to hire 15,000 teachers. It won’t be easy.

Some Israeli educators are wary that fast-track training programs may leave new teachers ill-equipped to handle the job at a particularly difficult time.

August 7, 2020 2:47 pm

Ex-Obama health official gives a Rosh Hashanah pep talk on dealing with coronavirus

By Shira Hanau August 6, 2020 11:56 am

Israeli research institution to launch human trials of coronavirus vaccine

By Marcy Oster August 6, 2020 9:47 am

Check your hummus: Advocacy group raises concerns about health of supermarket brands

By Shira Hanau July 17, 2020 7:36 am

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The agony of the COVID-19 obituarist

By Sam Sokol July 10, 2020 11:21 am

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‘Services, but not shul’: How Orthodox communities are preparing for a pandemic High Holiday season

NJ man pleads guilty to threatening Orthodox Jews during pandemic’s early days

To shrink classes amid COVID-19, Israel needs to hire 15,000 teachers. It won’t be easy.

Ex-Obama health official gives a Rosh Hashanah pep talk on dealing with coronavirus

Israeli research institution to launch human trials of coronavirus vaccine

Check your hummus: Advocacy group raises concerns about health of supermarket brands

The agony of the COVID-19 obituarist

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