Coronavirus

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

Kosher meals now available as part of New York City’s hunger relief efforts

City Council members and Jewish advocates pressured the city, noting it offered other specialized foods, including halal meals for Muslim residents.

By Philissa Cramer April 22, 2020 9:52 am

Rosh Hashanah by Zoom? Synagogues are already planning for a socially distanced High Holidays.

“We’re making the assumption that by September it’s not going to be OK to have a thousand people together in one room,” said a rabbi from Washington state.

April 21, 2020 6:39 pm

A TV screen broadcasts the exit poll results of the Israeli election in Tel Aviv on March 2, 2020. After more than a year of political deadlock, Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz have agreed to form a government together. (Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)

Explainer

5 key takeaways about the Gantz-Netanyahu deal and Israel’s new government

Netanyahu remains in power, his chief rival is set to take over and more from a multifaceted agreement that ended a year of political stalemate.

April 21, 2020 5:07 pm

Ideas

What it’s like to officiate a funeral in the time of social distancing

By Rabbi Jonah Geffen April 21, 2020 4:38 pm

Amid coronavirus pandemic, Holocaust survivors at special risk — and getting extra help

By Michele Chabin April 21, 2020 3:00 pm

Ideas

Military culture is key to Israel’s handling of the coronavirus

By Yoel Har-Even April 21, 2020 2:29 pm

Jewish burial societies face difficult choices as deaths from coronavirus mount

By Shira Hanau April 21, 2020 12:28 pm

Meet the dad bringing Jews stuck at home the sounds of Torah — set to classic children’s books

By Shira Hanau April 21, 2020 11:40 am

J Street staff unionizes, propelled by coronavirus

By Ben Sales April 21, 2020 10:01 am

Israeli falafel shop owner cries during TV interview and becomes a symbol of coronavirus’ economic toll

By Marcy Oster April 20, 2020 4:02 pm

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Kosher meals now available as part of New York City’s hunger relief efforts

Rosh Hashanah by Zoom? Synagogues are already planning for a socially distanced High Holidays.

5 key takeaways about the Gantz-Netanyahu deal and Israel’s new government

What it’s like to officiate a funeral in the time of social distancing

Military culture is key to Israel’s handling of the coronavirus

Jewish burial societies face difficult choices as deaths from coronavirus mount

Meet the dad bringing Jews stuck at home the sounds of Torah — set to classic children’s books

J Street staff unionizes, propelled by coronavirus

Israeli falafel shop owner cries during TV interview and becomes a symbol of coronavirus’ economic toll

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