Scant few in hotspot Borough Park seen wearing masks as they head to synagogues for Simhat Torah eve, apparently choosing to violate guidelines beyond sight of few cops on patrol

Lau, Yosef say worshipers should keep distance from others warn 'these are days of great danger'; report says police won't enter synagogues to enforce lockdown

Police open inquiry after Modiin Illit’s top law enforcement official recorded saying he won’t ‘mess with’ synagogues, as long as they listen to officers when complaint filed

Edelstein warns against gatherings on Simhat Torah, calling the holiday a 'terrible danger'; says he's heartened by drop in infections, aims for 100,00 tests a day by the winter

Musicians and rabbis, chefs and writers take on questions of spirituality and knock on the gates of heaven with Jerusalem cultural center Beit Avi Chai

Part of Dreamliner reportedly breaks as luggage loaded onto plane; flight will depart for Israel after end of Simchat Torah