Holidays amid the pandemic cast new light on the difference in approach to Jewish law between Orthodox and non-Orthodox congregations in the US

Using regulation loophole to visit the shoreline, demonstrators protest against national closure, PM; restrictions appear generally observed as Jews celebrate Rosh Hashanah

Ukrainian deputy interior minister says Belarus was warned the pilgrims would not be allowed to reach Uman, and now the mess needs to be cleared up

Record number of patients in serious condition and daily infections still over 5,000, far higher than 1,000 daily cases ministry aiming for before it will consider lifting measures

Nation's roads, markets and beaches slowly empty as thousands of police set up roadblocks and patrols across the country

According to Conservative rabbinic ruling, the Zoom channel must last full two days of the holiday without being turned on again, the challenge was finding a way to do it

White House statement says this year's High Holidays bring sense of optimism for Israeli people; campaign releases video hailing Trump for bringing peace to 'once bitter enemies'

7,000 policemen and soldiers set to enforce intensely controversial closure that began at 2 p.m. on eve of Rosh Hashanah, is set to last at least three weeks

Protestors will be divided into groups of 20 with 'reasonable distance' between clusters; numbers not being capped; police say they will expand area allocated for demonstrations

Cops have received numerous appeals to okay rallies on Sunday evening, the end of Rosh Hashanah, TV report says, and are concerned it is being used to dodge travel restrictions