'I am so broken,' laments father of 21-year-old Abraham Daniel Ambon; funeral was delayed until his family arrived and was attended by Deri

'I did everything I could,' sobs Avigdor Hayut, who accompanied his teenage son and his student to the Lag B'Omer festival where they were both killed

Calls go out for public to pay final respects to Shraga Gestetner, a father of 5 from Montreal, who came to Israel specifically for the Lag B'Omer celebrations

The relentless deaths have hit all sides of the diverse community, leaving many to wonder who can possibly step up to fill their fallen leaders' shoes

At briefing for Haredi media, Nachman Ash also urges 'responsible' celebration of the coming Purim festival to prevent further spread of coronavirus

Police once again unable to prevent illegal crowds, this time at burial service for Rabbi Chaim Meir Wosner

As the death toll has risen, obituaries recounting the lives of the dead have faded away. Now, a new website aims to memorialize the thousands of worlds lost during the pandemic

Officials say halting gathering would have caused bloodshed; businesses decry selective enforcement of rules; another funeral for ultra-Orthodox rabbi scheduled for Sunday night

Head of the Brisk Yeshiva, Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik, dies aged 99 after months-long illness; police urge populace to stay away from burial

With mortality rates in some places up 50% and nowhere to store bodies prior to burial, families wait weeks to bury their loved ones