Health

A year of loss: Orthodox Jewry reels as rabbis die during COVID-19 pandemic

“This corona has taken a huge toll,” said one community leader.

By Shira Hanau February 2, 2021 5:52 pm

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Thousands fill Jerusalem streets for funerals of major haredi Orthodox rabbis

Rabbi Dovid Soloveitchik was the head of the Brisk yeshiva in Jerusalem and scion of a major rabbinic dynasty. Rabbi Yitzchok Scheiner led the Kamenitz yeshiva.

January 31, 2021 4:46 pm

For rabbis, America’s complex COVID-19 vaccine rollout means eligibility can come down to guesswork

Confusing guidance and a patchwork of rules and providers mean that rabbis are left to figure out where they fit in, and the answers can vary depending on the day.

January 29, 2021 2:30 pm

Clergy ask why New York’s prisoners aren’t on priority list for vaccines

By Andrew Silow-Carroll January 28, 2021 10:23 am

Israel closes its borders, including for citizens and immigrants, in effort to curb COVID-19

By Philissa Cramer January 25, 2021 9:34 am

In Israel, teenagers can now get the COVID-19 vaccine

By Gabe Friedman January 24, 2021 12:58 pm

An Israeli healthcare worker prepares a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a health clinic in Jerusalem on January 14, 2021. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images)

Israelis are bending the rules to get COVID-19 vaccines — and nurses are helping them do it

By Sam Sokol January 21, 2021 3:12 pm

Thousands attend secret Hasidic wedding in Brooklyn, many reportedly from Europe and Israel

By Shira Hanau January 19, 2021 5:29 pm

92-year-old sex therapist Dr. Ruth got her COVID-19 vaccine in NYC

By Gabe Friedman January 14, 2021 11:32 am

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