In addition to houses of worship, governor's order shutters malls, bars, zoos, museums, gyms, hair salons and other businesses

Bangor police investigate incident at Congregation Beth Israel; security footage captures teenage offenders

Dr. Howard Markel developed America's pandemic response policy following the SARS outbreak. Now he believes states are loosening measures too fast as virus continues to circulate

Worshipers celebrate reopening with dancing, the same way they parted from 770 Eastern Parkway synagogue when it closed due to coronavirus restrictions

Witness says assault in Petah Tikva came after quarrel over face masks; police open investigation, say suspect wasn't on duty at time of incident

Leader of Congregation Etz Chaim says he is following Trump's lead in reopening despite widespread rabbinic calls for keeping synagogues closed

Anshai Emeth President Steven Marx calls incident 'just vandalism' and appeals to neighbors to check if they captured vandals on their surveillance cameras

Bergen County Rabbinical Association says it expects outdoor prayer quorums to be possible starting June 4, but 'minyan hopping' will be banned

US president says he has deemed places of worship to be 'essential' and threatens to 'override' governors who do not let them open

Critics worry that distancing will be hard to maintain in houses of worship, which were a major vector of virus transmission during the beginning of the pandemic