Built as house of prayer for kosher butchers in 1909, structure passed through Nazi and KGB hands and has been a JCC since 1991 -- but may not survive new construction project

Manned primarily by Orthodox Jews, Tri-State area volunteer security groups express sympathy over George Floyd killing but are vocal in their support of New York's finest

30 regional umbrella organizations from around the world take part in roundtable forum convened by Jewish Agency and Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Ministry

Even as people cut back under economic stress, charitable giving is still deemed 'essential'; communities come together to support families who have lost breadwinners

Even while the coronavirus pandemic has kept people apart, this Jewish community prays, eats, and even watches films together -- all from the comfort of their own homes

As Jewish communities around the US remain in social isolation, potential Jews by choice are forced to tread water -- or redefine the traditional ritual bath

While Israel, with 238 dead, has virus largely under control, Jewish rate of death is exponentially higher in Diaspora where COVID-19 is devastating parts of the Jewish world

jewishLIVE founders hope the site will fill a need for Jewish community and content now, and create a new paradigm for Jewish involvement in the new normal

Social distancing takes hold in the particularly communal ultra-Orthodox community; leaders come up with makeshift workarounds during an unprecedented halt to religious rituals

With borders closed around the continent due to the virus outbreak and Passover around the corner, Jews who once relied on larger population centers must now fend for themselves