Rachel Gemara watched Even gasp and wheeze his last breaths on the screen as his grip on life slackened. She felt the tears stream from her eyes. Nearly six weeks have passed since Arie Even, an 88-year-old Holocaust survivor, died…
Most Reform Jewish summer camps, and at least one Conservative camp, will remain closed for the 2020 summer due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency has learned. The landmark decision, made Thursday afternoon, will affect 15 Reform overnight…
Dozens of Jewish organizations and Jewish leaders are unhappy with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, and they let him know about it in an open letter. The signatories requested a meeting with the mayor “to discuss constructive approaches…
For Passover people should not leave their homes to burn hametz or kasher pots and pans, Chief Rabbis Yitzhak Yosef and David Lau ruled Tuesday. New instructions for religious observance issued by Chief Rabbis Yitzhak Yosef and David Lau in…
Israel (JERUSALEM) has begun testing a COVID-19 vaccine prototype on rodents at its bio-chemical defense laboratory, a source said on Tuesday. Netanyahu’s office said IIBR director had informed him of “significant progress” in designing a vaccine prototype and that the institute “is…
