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Sudeep Agarwala is a yeast scientist and challah enthusiast whose guidance for home bakers has taken off online.

Meet the challah-tinkering yeast scientist who’s helping pandemic bread bakers get a good rise

(JTA) — Few people have any great solutions for this difficult moment in human history, but Sudeep Agarwala is one of them. As a yeast scientist, Agarwala spends much of his time thinking … more

Philissa Cramer | 4/1/20

1 in 3 residents of Israeli city Bnei Brak tested for coronavirus are positive

JERUSALEM (JTA) — One in three residents, or 34 percent, of the mostly haredi Orthodox city of Bnei Brak in central Israel who have been tested for the coronavirus are positive.The high … more

Marcy Oster | 4/1/20

Larry David wants ‘the idiots out there’ to stay home and watch TV

(JTA) — Comedian Larry David called on “the idiots out there” to stay home and watch TV in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.David’s 90-second rant is a new … more

Marcy Oster | 4/1/20

Israel’s defense establishment is manufacturing ventilators

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s defense establishment has stopped making missiles and started manufacturing ventilators.The assembly line building the Ventway Sparrow ventilator model was set … more

Marcy Oster | 4/1/20

Fashion writer Randi Bergman is still deciding whether or not to venture to her parents' house for a Passover seder.

For young Jews away from their families, the coronavirus puts Passover in jeopardy

(JTA) — Randi Bergman isn’t sure of her Passover plans yet, but there’s a good chance she’ll be spending the holiday alone. Bergman, a 34-year-old freelance fashion writer, lives alone in … more

Gabe Friedman | 3/31/20

Israeli travellers at Ben Gurion airport, March 23, 2020.

The coronavirus hasn’t stopped immigration to Israel

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Aviva Karoly, an attorney originally from Queens, New York, and her husband, Tzvi, were raised in religious Zionist homes and always dreamed of living in Israel. In … more

Sam Sokol | 3/30/20

6 major Orthodox groups issue collective call for observance of social distancing rules

(JTA) — In a powerful joint statement, the leaders of six major American Orthodox Jewish organizations called on their members to follow social distancing rules, including limits on daily group … more

Marcy Oster | 3/23/20

Iconic open-air markets in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv closed because of coronavirus

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Popular open-air markets in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv reportedly were closed by police after the Israeli government decided to tighten the country’s coronavirus … more

Marcy Oster | 3/23/20

Coronavirus puts immigration of some 250 Ethiopian Jews to Israel on hold

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The immigration of some 250 Ethiopian Jews to Israel has been placed on hold because of the coronavirus. The first 50 immigrants had been scheduled to arrive on Wednesday, … more

MARCY OSTER | 3/19/20

Adam Perry standing in his living room in London, the United Kingdom on Dec. 11, 2020.

Jews in the United Kingdom prepare for distancing as Britain adapts to coronavirus

(JTA) — As the coronavirus forced the shutdown of many synagogues in the United States and beyond last Shabbat, many British Jews celebrated the day of rest as usual.At the time, their … more

Cnaan Liphshiz | 3/19/20