March of the Living launches Virtual Holocaust Remembrance Initiative
14 April 2020 (Tel Aviv) – March of the Living announced today the launch of a unique global Holocaust remembrance project, giving individuals around the world the opportunity…
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Revising previous guidance, Orthodox groups say no shared Passover seders should take place
by Josefin Dolsten NEW YORK (JTA) — Leading Orthodox Jewish groups have come out firmly against shared Passover meals, two days before the holiday begins…
A plea to the Jewish Community: Do not travel or host a seder for anyone but your immediate household
(April 5, 2020) – Three Ontario MPs issued this plea to the Jewish Community of Thornhill. The message should be heeded by the Jewish Community…
Forced to leave school, Jewish college students are uniting in Zoom University Hillel
by Deanna Schwartz (This story originally appeared on Alma.) At Zoom University Hillel, there are no comfy places to study or free snacks. There’s no…
I’m not a doctor, but I am a rabbi. Here’s my spiritual prescription for the coronavirus.
by Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz PHOENIX (JTA) — I am not a medical professional, an epidemiologist or an expert on pandemics. I leave the serious information…