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First Jewish cemetery consecrated in South Florida county in 50 years, despite coronavirus

Just a few people could attend the ceremony because of the pandemic.

More firsts for Yeshiva U men’s basketball: 2 All-Americans and the National Coach of the Year

Top scorer Ryan Turell was first team All-American and Elliot Steinmetz led the club to a national best 29-1 mark.

Uniting in the coronavirus fight: 8 major Jewish groups team up to respond to pandemic

Jewish organizational leaders have predicted that the current economic downturn could trigger significant layoffs and fundraising challenges for nonprofits.

We’re memorializing those lost in the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s how to share your stories.

Yeshiva University’s men’s basketball team made history — before the coronavirus canceled its season

Gal Gadot’s ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ theater opening postponed due to pandemic

A Jewish man reads the Passover Haggadah during a seder in North York, Ontario, Canada on April 19, 2019. (Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Some Orthodox rabbis in Israel approve use of video conference for seder

The Netherlands is OK with citizens being exposed to the coronavirus. That’s both reassuring and terrifying to me.

Andre Touboul in 2014. (Courtesy of Beth Hanna)

In Paris, a pillar of Jewish education dies from the coronavirus

It could be easy to lose sense of time during the coronavirus pandemic. Jewish tradition has an antidote for that.

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