Dr. Paul Brody, a member of the Ateret Cohanim executive council, has been distributing Jerusalem of Gold Ateret Cohanim masks at the Great Neck Synagogue and the Young Israel of Great Neck. Brody is …
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9/16/20
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Men packed into a late-night prayer service at Chabad’s main synagogue in Brooklyn Saturday night, in violation of New York’s health rules and against the advice of local doctors.
The …
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By Philissa Cramer, JTA
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9/13/20
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Rabbi Dr. Glatt Update- Quarantine Rules, Succos Meals, Hakafos, Hoshanos and More
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In the past two weeks, I have been asked more quarantine …
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By Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt
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9/10/20
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Fears of a second wave of coronavirus cases in New York City’s Orthodox communities appear to be coming to pass, with the proportion of tests turning up cases of the disease more than four …
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By Shira Hananu, JTA
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9/9/20
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The Polish resistance fighter Jan Karski recalled his agonized reaction as he walked around the Warsaw Ghetto for the second day in a row in mid-1942, about one year before the historic Jewish …
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By Ben Cohen
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9/9/20
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The display was striking: 1,019 empty plastic chairs set up in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, one for each Israeli victim of coronavirus. The chairs were set up on Monday, after Israel passed the …
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9/9/20
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Hundreds of synagogues have been shuttered for months. Jewish organizations are slashing budgets and staff. Jewish community centers, saddled with empty gyms and child care centers, have laid off …
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Analysis by Uriel Heilman, JTA
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9/3/20
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With an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Orthodox communities including the Five Towns potentially casting a pall over the upcoming Yomin Noraim, 138 Five Towns physicians signed the …
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9/1/20
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Since March 20, Argentina has imposed one of the world’s strictest COVID-19 quarantines, and its capital city, home to most of the country’s Jewish community, …
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By JTA Staff
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8/26/20
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Responsible leaders in Orthodox communities throughout the New York area and beyond are urging increased caution as new cases of COVID-19 are being reported in their midst.
Two of the Five Towns …
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By Ed Weintrob
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8/26/20
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