TV report says some ultra-Orthodox communities planning holiday events; health officials say virus carriers were on 17 flights from Ukraine, Belarus

Dense crowds seen at Yom Kippur prayers in several cases; 'capsule program' for yeshiva students said neglected as thousands return home for vacation without testing

As virus surges worldwide, Jews offered pleas to be inscribed in the book of life -- in synagogues, backyards and drive-ins

The holiest day in the Jewish calendar has the potential to prove a superspreader event, much like Purim was in March

54-year-old woman dies after hit by vehicle in north of country; Magen David Adom says coronavirus testing continued in Arab towns

An enterprising philanthropist arranges a symbolic Kapparot flypast

After 2 tumultuous months in his post, Ronni Gamzu specifically asks ultra-Orthodox for forgiveness, says restrictions would be tightened anyway during High Holidays

A shooting that killed two on Yom Kippur last year has underscored rising anti-Semitism in Germany, but investigations in its wake reveal even more disturbing systemic shortcomings

Cantor Yitzhak Meir Helfgot, recently recovered from coronavirus, and composer Rafi Biton collaborate for reworked 'Avinu Malkeinu'

Interior minister says 7,000 police and soldiers protecting synagogue services, warns of more Islamic terror attacks