Coronavirus

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

Orthodox leaders press for reopening guidance as parents say ‘underground yeshivas’ are already holding classes

“This week the underground yeshivas became the norm,” one father told JTA.

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The interior of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. (Bas de Brouwer)

Amsterdam’s Jewish quarter is getting ready to reopen, but some wonder if it will ever be the same

The group of museums and monuments is known for encouraging visitors to interact with guides. Social distancing rules complicate that.

Israeli inventors create face mask with slot for eating in public

The mask has a slot that opens with a hand remote lever to allow food to go through.

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Delta to resume flights between Israel and New York with masks mandatory

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NY family brings body of matriarch to Israel for burial, violating several Health Ministry rules

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From artwork to babka, Jewish Parisians are struggling to weather the COVID-19 storm

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Restaurants and hotels to reopen in Israel as chief rabbi calls for synagogues to do the same

Man and woman standing outside the Milan Cathedral with protective masks and sanitizing gels in Milan, Italy on Feb. 23,2020 (Andrea Diodato/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Italian synagogues and churches reopen, but with fewer worshippers allowed

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Police shut down a Brooklyn yeshiva with approximately 60 students

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Billy Crystal to join Jewish organizations in raising a glass to first responders

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