Health

Jewish burial societies face difficult choices as deaths from coronavirus mount

At stake is not just the health of chevra kadisha members, many of whom are older, but the sacred commandment to honor the dead.

By Shira Hanau April 21, 2020 12:28 pm

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Israel begins to relax coronavirus restrictions

Wearing face masks in public remains mandatory, but some stores are allowed to reopen, as long as they follow specific rules.

April 19, 2020 1:16 pm

32 residents die of coronavirus at 2 Massachusetts Jewish senior living facilities

The coronavirus pandemic is hitting seniors living in residential facilities especially hard.

April 14, 2020 5:02 pm

Haredi Jews walking in Antwerp, Belgium on March 16, 2016. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

In some European Jewish communities, getting the coronavirus carries a stigma

By Cnaan Liphshiz April 13, 2020 4:42 pm

Ideas

Staying home will save lives this Passover — so spread the word

By Samuel Heilman April 8, 2020 2:53 pm

The best Jewish movies and TV shows to stream in quarantine

By Gabe Friedman April 8, 2020 12:05 pm

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Israel’s health minister has the coronavirus. He’s also under fire for allegedly defying his own department’s orders.

By Sam Sokol April 7, 2020 5:02 pm

Spain’s largest Reform congregations come together to form an online community during coronavirus crisis

By Margarita Gokun Silver April 7, 2020 2:17 pm

British Secretary of State Dominic Raab arriving to a briefing about the coronavirus at prime minister's residence on Downing Street 10, London, the United Kingdon on April 7, 2020. (Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Dominic Raab, whose father was a Jewish refugee, is Britain’s acting prime minister with Boris Johnson hospitalized

By Cnaan Liphshiz April 7, 2020 1:46 pm

Revising previous guidance, Orthodox groups say no shared Passover seders should take place

By Josefin Dolsten April 6, 2020 6:50 pm

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