The inability to pray with a minyan has been a painful consequence of this pandemic for many Orthodox Jews. And the desire to have a minyan three times daily, in any venue, is a genuine yearning of the soul for Orthodox Jews. … more

On Friday, Agudath Israel of America issued this statement: We are all encouraged to see several states ease, or begin talks of easing, the long and difficult quarantine which has successfully … more

With an eye on the eventual reopening of shuls, the Orthodox Union and the Rabbinical Council of America issued a detailed statement on Friday afternoon listing 13 “principles that should … more

New anti-Semitic events across Europe have triggered a call for governments and Jewish communities to not remain complacent. “The window of time to build a plan … more

On a chain-link fence that separates a construction project from Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside, people have been pinning up homemade signs thanking the hospital’s workers. That fence … more

Among the most disturbing spectacles over the months since the coronavirus was unleashed on the world have been the attacks on haredi Jews in both Israel and the United States.  Some … more

Growing calls for an investigation into China’s handling and possible coverup of the coronavirus outbreak have observers debating the potential implications for both Israeli and U.S. policy on … more

Max Wagenberg had enough of coronavirus. According to his mother, Helene Richter, the 21-year-old minimally verbal Manhattan resident with autism searched for and found an “escape … more

Everyone’s got an opinion on what the post-corona world will look like. What will the economy look like? Which businesses will remain and how will they adapt? How will our work lives and … more

National Superheroes Day took on special meaning at St. John's Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway on April 28 as the only hospital on the Rockaway Peninsula celebrated its staff that are the health … more