This is the Forward’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and its affect on Jewish communities around the world.
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Culture What to read while socially distancing? Here’s what the Forward staff recommends.
As we socially distance to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak, many of us have a bit more time to read these days. But it can be hard to know where to start. The Forward staff has been thinking quite a bit about what constitutes an appropriate syllabus for the age of COVID-19: Here are our…
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Culture Daily distraction: See a fashion exhibit, read a classic, try a celebrity workout
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. The weekend has arrived. But in this time of social distancing, it can be hard…
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Fast Forward About 200 young men pray in Crown Heights despite Cuomo ban on public gatherings
A group of at least 200 young men gathered Friday night to pray outside 770 Eastern Parkway, the Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters, despite the announcement earlier that day by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo that nonessential gatherings of any size were banned as part of a broader effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. A uniformed…
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Fast Forward Antwerp Jewish community braces for 85% infection rate, hundreds of deaths
(JTA) — Jewish community leaders in Antwerp are predicting that the coronavirus will infect 85% of its members — a significantly higher rate than the one projected for Belgium’s population. The projection, which was compiled last week and obtained by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, also predicts that the coming weeks will see at least 550…
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News Right before Shabbat, Cuomo bans gatherings, and a Hasidic town cancels services
Shabbat, the time when observant Jews typically gather together to pray and socialize, is coming fast. And across the Hasidic world, there are signs that more communities — but not all — will be obeying the strict social distancing rules announced by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Friday afternoon. The rules include a ban on…
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Fast Forward Crown Heights gathers at windows to cheer just-married couple
Couples who are marrying amid coronavirus have had to slash their guest lists. Nowhere is this trend more visible than Crown Heights, the Brooklyn neighborhood that’s the headquarters of the global Chabad-Lubavitch movement. As couple got married today in Crown Heights. Because no one could come to their wedding, they instead drove around the neighborhood…
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Culture What a Golem horror movie tells us about coronavirus
By now, we’ve all heard what we need to do to help combat the novel coronavirus outbreak: Practice rigorous social distancing to flatten the curve, sing “Happy Birthday” twice while washing our hands, avoid all face-touching. But the 2018 horror film “The Golem,” directed by brothers Doron and Yoav Paz, presents another alternative to the…
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Yiddish ווי חסידים העלפֿן זיך איינער דעם אַנדערן — פֿון דער ווײַטנסHow Hasidim are helping one another – remotely
מנינים פֿון אָפּגערוקטע מתפּללים, שפּײַזן פֿאַר די קאַראַנטירטע און לחיימס פֿון דער ווײַטן ווײַזן ווי פֿרומע ייִדן גיבן זיך אַן עצה מיט דער מגפֿה.
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