As virus surges worldwide, Jews offered pleas to be inscribed in the book of life -- in synagogues, backyards and drive-ins

Edelstein says exit from closure will be slower than during first wave, reaffirms backing for legislation to limit protests ahead of Knesset discussions

Police prepare to further step up enforcement as percentage of positive tests and number of seriously ill continue to climb; 5 Hared towns see 23%-32% positive tests

Rates slowly increasing throughout state, but particularly in Orthodox neighborhoods, governor warns; Yom Kippur may have been a factor

Penalties issued to people for not wearing masks or for being away from home without legit reason; social media clips show dozens waiting to board buses in Bnei Brak at end of fast

Coronavirus changed how people socialized and shopped, worked and dressed, how they cared for their loved ones and how they mourned them

With dine-in restaurants mostly closed due to health restrictions, the vehicles have allowed entrepreneurial businessmen to find a way to keep working

Dozens gather near residences of Gantz, Edelstein, Nissenkorn, Ashkenazi; convoys to head to Jerusalem Tuesday as legislation restricting protests and prayers set to be advanced

'There are people who refuse to believe the truth,' says one top health care official, as six neighborhoods in Brooklyn and two in Queens see contagion rates spike

Half of humanity was under some kind of lockdown by April; since restrictions were eased, infection rates have soared again and WHO has warned toll could double