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Burial societies and funeral homes are overwhelmed. Cremation isn’t the solution.

There are increasing calls for the cremation of those who died during the coronavirus crisis, but the practice is antithetical to Jewish values.

Here’s how US Jewish groups are helping overwhelmed health care workers

Manufacturing face shields, procuring PPE, buying groceries for hospital staff and providing mental health counseling are among the ways Jews are helping those on the front lines fighting COVID-19.

Some governors are letting houses of worship reopen. Synagogues aren’t going for it.

“It is premature to reopen shuls at this time,” Orthodox rabbis in Dallas said in an open letter.

Jewish burial societies face difficult choices as deaths from coronavirus mount

Israel begins to relax coronavirus restrictions

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

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

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

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

The best Jewish movies and TV shows to stream in quarantine

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