Coronavirus
How a legacy of intergenerational trauma connects Black and Jewish communities
Studies show trauma can be passed on epigenetically. How can communities discriminated against for centuries move forward?
Brooklyn’s Hasidic Jews are acting like they have herd immunity. Could they be right?
Nearly four months after the virus first arrived, Jewish life has returned to Hasidic Brooklyn.
Israel employs controversial tracking tool to fight surging COVID
A 27-year-old Pilates instructor was walking home from the beach in Jaffa on Saturday afternoon when she got an alarming text message. According to “an epidemiological investigation,” it said, she had been in contact with a Covid-positive person on the previous Saturday between 4 and 5 p,m., and now was “obligated to go into isolation immediately”.
Which Jewish groups got the biggest coronavirus loans from the government — and why?
“With some of these orgs, you kind of scratch your head, like, ‘Really? How did they get that?’”
How Jewish organizations can financially survive the pandemic
Even if your congregation is doing OK right now, this pandemic isn’t going anywhere; you need to plan ahead.
Judge: Orthodox camps won’t be allowed to open
A federal judge shot down the argument that the closure of Jewish overnight camps this summer violated religious liberty.
As COVID-19 rages at San Quentin, a prison rabbi and activist offer comfort and support
As COVID-19 rages at San Quentin, a prison rabbi and activist offer comfort and support
GOP official apologizes for cartoon equating lockdown mask mandate with Holocaust
“Lockdown Laura says: Put on your mask… and step into the cattle car.”
First COVID, then ICU delirium; Hatzalah founder calls for ICU mental healthcare
The founder of Hatzalah had two bouts on a ventilator as he fought covid. But the hallucinations when he woke up were worse.
Jewish camp delays start date after counselor tests positive for coronavirus
Camp Seneca Lake in Pennsylvania is one of the few Jewish overnight camps in the area to open.