Municipality denies educational institutions operating but parents confirm they were told classes would be held; elsewhere, 2 schools shut on their first day due to virus cases

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, who sought to keep schools open when virus first hit, issues instructions against isolating students who came into contact with COVID-19 carriers

As his Yamina party surges in polls, PM's right-wing rival further hints at his intention to vie for national leadership if elections are called again soon

In charge of one the most ambitious efforts by a country to contain COVID-19 outbreak, Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin aims to bring pandemic back under control by November 1

Over 300 educational institutions to remain shut in cities with high infection rates; threat of strike still looms over teachers with underlying health issues

Teachers and parents across the continent have raised concern the reopening of schools will accelerate the spread of COVID-19, but governments have insisted it should go ahead

Pandemic sees hundreds of synagogues shuttered, Jewish organizations slashing budgets and staff, community centers emptied, day schools online and summer camps cancelled

On eve of new academic year, ministers accept coronavirus czar's recommendation to keep educational institutions shut in areas with high infection rates

Many congregations opt for virtual services, while some Orthodox ones will have short in-person prayers, but COVID-19 is testing commitment across the religious spectrum

Gamzu warns opening schools in high-infection areas 'just not reasonable' as Netanyahu seems to back him