Coronavirus

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

The average age of volunteers at this food pantry was 89. Then the pandemic arrived.

More New Yorkers than ever were struggling to pay for food — and the volunteers had to stay home.

By Ron Kampeas March 22, 2021 3:26 pm

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He convened an early effort to shut down Jewish life. Now this Orthodox rabbi is back at synagogue and school.

Rabbi Kenny Schiowitz led a group of local rabbis in New Jersey to call for a shutdown of communal life before public health officials did.

March 22, 2021 10:59 am

A recent photo of Ruben Golran, whose bar mitzvah in February 2020 was canceled due to early COVID restrictions in Italy. He celebrated in synagogue almost exactly a year later. (Courtesy of Elia Golran)

In Italy, a belated bar mitzvah celebration gives way to renewed virus fears

“One year has passed, yes, but it’s still hurting,” Elia Golran said about the time since his son’s canceled bar mitzvah celebration.

March 22, 2021 10:57 am

After losing her father, this NY paramedic went back to work responding to COVID calls

By Philissa Cramer March 22, 2021 10:53 am

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One year into gigging exclusively online, a Jewish musician says her new ‘hybrid’ lifestyle is here to stay

By Gabe Friedman March 22, 2021 10:38 am

A Jewish-Asian young adult grieves a lost senior year, and so much more

By Gabe Friedman March 22, 2021 9:46 am

When school turned upside down, this consultant helped Jewish educators learn to teach outdoors

By Ron Kampeas March 22, 2021 9:43 am

For many people, life slowed down once COVID-19 hit. Hers sped up.

By Ron Kampeas March 22, 2021 9:38 am

Belarusian soldier guard the border to Ukraine against hundreds of Jewish pilgrims on Sept, 15, 2020. (Courtey of Shahar Eliyahu)

Ukraine to let in vaccinated Israeli pilgrims for Rosh Hashanah

By Cnaan Liphshiz March 19, 2021 6:22 am

Dallas Jewish Conservatives plan ‘mask-burning’ party to celebrate end of Texas mandate

By Andrew Lapin March 4, 2021 6:40 pm

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