This is the Forward’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and its affect on Jewish communities around the world.
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Fast Forward Summer camps: We’ll open. Parents: We’re skeptical, and we’re scared.
Around this time of year, tens of thousands of Jewish kids around the country start counting down the days until they get to go to summer camp. But now, with many trapped at home due to school closures and social distancing, the yearning may be stronger than ever. Camps are still planning on opening their…
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Life Seder tips for Passover in the coronavirus era
Is coronavirus causing you to lead your first Seder? Are you scrambling to put something together without the usual players at your Seder? Are you wondering how on earth you can do a Seder alone? Have no fear! You will be fine. Seder will be different this year but that is okay. Making the Seder…
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Fast Forward Coronavirus cases jump in Jewish corner of Long Island
The center of Orthodox Jewish life on Long Island, N.Y., — the Five Towns suburbs — now have 193 reported coronavirus cases, highlighting the growing spread of the virus outside the New York City area and into the surrounding suburbs. The rise in cases there has been dramatic: the Nassau County Department of Health reported…
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Opinion Dear President Trump: A fellow New Yorker is begging you – Make America COVID free again!
Dear President Trump, I am a native New Yorker, just like you. I grew up in Manhattan and reside in Brooklyn. I am an attorney (yes, one of those people everyone loves to hate) and have a husband and a rescue puppy named Teddy. We are anxious, scared and practicing SOCIAL DISTANCING. SOCIAL DISTANCING! pic.twitter.com/H2jR59wArx…
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Opinion Nationalism got us here
The rapid spread of COVID-19 around the world has led to the largest public health crisis in a generation. Global cases are nearing the 400,000 mark. The virus has brought the global economy to its knees, with economists increasingly in fear of a lasting depression. President Trump has consistently been a source of misinformation during…
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News May their memories be for a blessing. Share your stories about those who have died of Covid-19.
This unprecedented pandemic is challenging every aspect of our lives, upending daily routines as wells as Jewish rituals. And now: members of our community are dying of this disease. We must find new ways to memorialize them. Government officials are updating us daily about how many people have the virus, how many are hospitalized, how…
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Fast Forward Some Orthodox rabbis in Israel approve use of video conference for seder
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Some Orthodox rabbis in Israel have approved the use of a video conference program such as Zoom to bring families together for a Passover seder. The letter in Hebrew issued on Wednesday was signed by 14 rabbis, all Sephardic. According to the rabbis, the video conference must be operating before the start…
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Culture Daily distraction: Get lost in a fantasy world, meditate and see Louise Bourgeois drawings
Welcome to your daily distraction, our recommendations for ways to stay engaged and entertained while we socially distance ourselves to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak. You can find our past recommendations here; many of the opportunities we’ve highlighted are ongoing. Spring is beginning in Denver, where I’m isolating with my family. The apricot tree outside…
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Opinion I was interrogated by Israeli authorities — I know why they’re terrified of peace activists like me
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