Keeping the Doors Open In spite of the coronavirus pandemic, Ohr Torah Stone’s Amlat Program for women from Spanish-speaking countries continues to run a full schedule for 14 students who decided that “home” was now Israel. The coronavirus pandemic has
Concern in Jewish Communities: Bodies of Corona Patients may Require Cremation Rabbis in the Diaspora are facing a new threat, as more and more countries ban traditional burial of Corona victims. The Rabbi of Venice clarifies that if cremation is
This week’s picture is a reminder that no matter what is happening in the world, there is always room for optimism, happiness, love and new beginnings – and that we can always choose to make lemonade when the universe gives
The digital irony of the coronavirus crisis Jewish tradition has a remarkable way of connecting current events to the Torah-reading cycle, and this crisis is no exception. BY KENNETH BRANDER | MARCH 23, 2020 While periods of crisis typically produce
Israeli communities make signs to show unity in coronavirus lockdown Families around the world can join the project and send photos to together@ots.org.il or post them on Facebook with the hashtag בואו_נעבור_את_זה_יחד#. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF | MARCH 24, 2020
These are difficult times for us all; times of uncertainty and isolation, fear and concern. All over the world, governments are announcing restrictions in the face of the coronavirus; educational institutions, synagogues and community centers are being shuttered; and “non-essential”
Corona’s Bad Enough Without It Dividing Us Rabbi Kenneth Brander 13/03/2020 Perhaps one of the most painful realizations of tragedy is that someone will inevitably try to manipulate hardship to advance their own ideological agenda. I was therefore, not surprised
Virus outbreak disrupts joyous Purim fest but some improvise “Judaism celebrates the value of life before the ritual aspect,” said Rabbi Kenneth Brander, president of Ohr Torah Stone. By David Crary | March 10, 2020 NEW YORK (AP) — Purim
With 80,000 Israelis forced to spend the Purim holiday in isolation because of the coronavirus outbreak, OTS’s Yachad Program for Jewish Identity worked hard to make sure that Megilla readings are accessible to as many people as possible this Purim –
Can a person in home-quarantine read the megillah via Skype? As coronavirus places people in isolation, rabbis grapple with how to help their communities fulfil Torah commandments By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN | MARCH 5, 2020 As the coronavirus spreads across the world, requiring people
Italy: Communal prayer becomes prohibited in some areas Italian Jewish life in danger as result of COVID-19 spread, following new government ban on gatherings in some areas, including religious. Mordechai Sones | Arutz 7 | 25/02/20 New regulations issued by
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