Jewish burial societies face difficult choices as deaths from coronavirus mount At stake is not just the health of chevra kadisha members, many of whom are older, but the sacred commandment to honor the dead.
For Jewish law authorities, the coronavirus has caused an unprecedented flurry of questions From the acceptability of online prayer quorums to the ethics of medical triage, rabbis are facing questions they never have before.
Israeli right-wing lawmaker wants nation to be governed by Jewish law. He acknowledges it won’t happen soon. Bezalel Smotrich told a conference for rabbis that “there are other people who think differently and we need to get along with them.”
Israel Right-wing Israeli lawmaker: Return nation’s justice system to days of kings David and Solomon