Orange County orders closure of site in village of Kiryas Joel over lack of personal protective equipment, social distancing in violation of governor's orders

Jewish leaders reject US president's entreaty as mounting evidence shows group prayer conducive to outbreaks; debate over how to resume services divides some observant communities

With state order allowing places of worship to resume services, rabbinical body urges caution both among government officials and Jewish congregations

Parents describe how classes by phone have stopped, with studies renewed, as NY authorities close one such school; rabbis ask for reopening guidance

TV report: 7 relatives flew in 70-year-old woman's body, ignored requirement that they enter quarantine, went to funeral with 100 people, then on to synagogue; police investigating

Divisions over safety of restarting services have resulted in 'rogue' minyans and, in many places, a free-for-all with each synagogue deciding its own path forward

Summer program organizers face coronavirus restrictions, budget shortfalls as virus continues spread; some states ban overnight overnight camps

Pro-Israel lobbying group, which favors a two-state solution, calls Jewish state 'pillar of America’s regional security framework,' says 'reducing' ties not in American interest

Jewish activists had called for removal of Nazi icons, inscribed alongside graves of American servicemen who died in the line of duty

Rabbi Noah Chakoff questioned on suspicion of endangering the welfare of a child, released soon after