To mark 100,000 COVID-19 deaths, Argentina turns to a Jewish cemetery tradition Mourners frequently place stones on grave markers at Jewish cemeteries. By JTA Staff August 20, 2021 10:05 am
Amid debates over vaccines and masks, Jewish day schools buckle down for a third year of COVID instead of celebrating a return to normal, Jewish schools along with others have returned to public health debates that feel like they’ve only escalated a year and a half into the pandemic. August 12, 2021 5:49 pm
Jewish funeral planned for Dick Farrel, prominent COVID skeptic who died of the virus The talk show host, born Farrel Austin Levitt in Queens, New York, spent his final weeks privately telling friends to get the vaccine. August 9, 2021 12:33 pm
Natan Sharansky offered advice to cope with COVID lockdowns. Now he’s recovering from the virus. By Ben Sales August 6, 2021 5:58 pm
Ideas Jewish spaces should keep the resources offered during the pandemic — it’s a disability issue By Shelly Jay Shore July 13, 2021 9:57 am from Kveller This link opens in a new window
Major Orthodox rabbis in Israel say everyone 12 and up should be vaccinated By Shira Hanau June 29, 2021 9:49 am
Israel reintroduces mandatory face masks amid a rise in COVID-19 cases By Cnaan Liphshiz June 28, 2021 10:02 am
Phoenix Children’s Hospital fires doctor after she accused Israel of ‘cannibalism’ on social media By Ben Sales June 26, 2021 1:58 pm
She followed rookie doctors through the very worst of COVID By Lori Silberman Brauner June 24, 2021 4:38 pm