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From ‘Spock’ greetings to chopstick Torah pointers, synagogues are getting creative amid the coronavirus outbreak

The epidemic could have long-lasting consequences for communal Jewish life.

By Josefin Dolsten March 10, 2020 10:19 am

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In a dramatic step, Israel to require 14-day quarantine for all travelers from abroad

The new regulation will go into effect in 72 hours and will not apply retroactively.

March 9, 2020 2:37 pm

AIPAC attendees who tested positive for coronavirus posed no risk to others, officials say

The two people who tested positive were asymptomatic, D.C. authorities said.

March 7, 2020 10:53 am

We want to know: How is your Jewish community handling the coronavirus?

By JTA Staff March 6, 2020 12:56 pm

First Person Ideas

My family is among the 80,000 Israelis living in quarantine. This is our story.

By Uriel Heilman March 6, 2020 12:08 pm

Jewish coronavirus updates: Catch up on the first month of Jewish COVID-19 news here.

By JTA Staff March 5, 2020 2:35 pm

Participants of the March of the Living event exiting a gate in the former Nazi camp Auschwitz in Poland, May 2, 2019. (Courtesy of the International March of the Living)

March of the Living fate’s unclear as Poland gets first coronavirus case

By Cnaan Liphshiz March 5, 2020 11:13 am

A Yeshiva University student wears a face mask on the grounds of the university on March 4, 2020 in New York City. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

We’re tracking the impact of the coronavirus on the Jewish world. Here’s what we know.

By Philissa Cramer and Laura E. Adkins March 4, 2020 4:56 pm

Coronavirus triggers closures, mass quarantines for New York Jewish community

By Laura E. Adkins and Ben Sales March 3, 2020 5:02 pm

2 Yeshiva University students in self-quarantine due to coronavirus

By JTA Staff March 3, 2020 4:11 pm

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