Health

Prayer services get the OK in New York, but some Orthodox rabbis say to wait

New York is allowing religious services to resume with up to 10 participants. This group of rabbis says it’s too soon.

Orthodox doctor who promoted coronavirus cocktail is leaving the community where he tested his treatment

Local leaders criticized Dr. Vladimir Zelenko for spreading disinformation about infection rates in the village where he tested his treatment. “Things have happened,” the doctor said.

These 10 Yiddish words will get you through quarantine

With kids literally all over you 24/7, it’s nice to have a secret language when you want to have a discreet chat with your partner.

Religious services can resume in New York with 10 or fewer people, Cuomo says

Most Israelis infected with COVID-19 had strain that originated in US

Israeli falafel shop owner who cried during interview about economic hardship suffers heart attack

Days after yeshiva raid, New York police disperse crowd at Brooklyn synagogue

Orthodox leaders press for reopening guidance as parents say ‘underground yeshivas’ are already holding classes

Restaurants and hotels to reopen in Israel as chief rabbi calls for synagogues to do the same

Police shut down a Brooklyn yeshiva with approximately 60 students

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