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All the latest on COVID-19 from across the Jewish world.

Jews walk down an alley leading to Pushkina Street in Uman, Ukraine on Sept. 8, 2017. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

Ukraine deports 2 Israelis for knocking down social distancing barriers in Uman

“If such hooliganism continues by other foreign citizens, they, too, will be deported,” Ukraine’s deputy interior minister wrote on Facebook.

By Cnaan Liphshiz September 11, 2020 9:52 am

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Setting new one-day COVID records, Israel gears up for extended lockdown starting on Rosh Hashanah

The country recorded more than 4,000 new infections on Thursday, which would be the equivalent of nearly 150,000 new cases in the United States.

September 10, 2020 5:33 pm

Jewish day schools open for the year with new safety precautions and plans for possible closures

“No one knows what tomorrow’s going to bring,” one day school administrator said. “But we are very grateful to be open in person now.”

September 10, 2020 3:49 pm

Persian RH Seder

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The joys of a Mizrahi Rosh Hashanah Seder

By Donna Maher September 9, 2020 4:26 pm

40 Israeli cities placed under coronavirus curfew along with neighborhoods in Jerusalem and elsewhere

By Marcy Oster September 8, 2020 10:00 am

COVID positivity rates spike in Orthodox neighborhoods in New York City, with large weddings eyed as a culprit

By Shira Hanau September 7, 2020 2:30 pm

12 students at women’s seminary in Israel test positive for the coronavirus, sending 125 into isolation

By Marcy Oster September 7, 2020 1:14 pm

Empty chairs and a striking front page commemorate Israel’s 1,000+ coronavirus dead as curfews are delayed

By Marcy Oster September 7, 2020 12:56 pm

Curfews imposed as Israel logs more than 1,000 coronavirus dead and world’s highest infection rate

By Marcy Oster September 6, 2020 7:04 pm

Jews pray on a street near the tomb of Reb Nachman of Breslov in Uman, Ukraine, on Sept. 20, 2006. (Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)

How an annual religious pilgrimage created a year-round Jewish community in Uman, Ukraine

By Cnaan Liphshiz September 4, 2020 3:33 pm

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