Passover

After a month in crisis mode, governors across the U.S. face their next challenge in the coronavirus pandemic: When and how to lift restrictions designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and return to something approaching normal life.

President Donald Trump is anxious to put the pandemic and its crippling economic crisis behind him ahead of the election in November, discussing with aides when social distancing can be rolled back. A team, expected to be formally announced as early as Tuesday, has begun meeting behind closed doors in the West Wing to tackle another matter paramount to the...

The coronavirus death toll in the United States has surpassed 22,000 while the total number of cases was over 550,000 Monday morning, according to a tally from John’s Hopkins University.

The coronavirus death toll in the U.S. has climbed to nearly 20,000 while the total number of cases surpassed 514,415, according to a tally from John’s Hopkins University.

Easter is approaching, but with new positive coronavirus cases every day and social distancing, families are not able to come together as usual. Myles Miller reports.

While traditional Easter and Passover festivities may not be happening this year, plenty of people are staying connected to loved ones from afar. From a family who left an iPhone on their 92-year-old grandmother’s doorstop so she could participate in Passover, to a 31-year-old only child whose new boyfriend will have to meet the parents via Zoom, here’s how eight...

The Jewish holiday of Passover tells a story rich in symbolism that centers on the escape to freedom after plagues strike oppressors of the Jews

Passover goes virtual due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. Ted Greenberg reports.

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across the globe, it is affecting how families celebrate important religious events such as Easter, Passover and Ramadan, which would normally involve the gathering of families. For example, in Judaism, Passover, which commemorates the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, involves younger and older generations dramatizing the events of slavery in Egypt and the recitation of a...

A gunman fired his semi-automatic rifle at Jewish worshippers after walking through a Southern California synagogue’s front entrance — a spot that religious leaders determined last year needed improved security.

“The Situation” and the Fyre Festival fraudster are already there. President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, is up next. It’s not reality TV. It’s a federal prison 70 miles (113 kilometers) from New York City where white-collar and D-list scoundrels can do time while playing bocce ball and noshing on rugelach. Cohen, 53, is due to report...

Israeli researchers reported Wednesday that violent attacks against Jews spiked significantly last year, with the largest reported number of Jews killed in anti-Semitic acts in decades, leading to an “increasing sense of emergency” among Jewish communities worldwide. Capped by the deadly shooting that killed 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27, assaults targeting Jews rose 13%...

The family of a teenager who is suspected of opening fire on a crowd of about 100 congregants during a Passover celebration at a Poway synagogue said their son is now part of a “history of evil.”

“Lori died on Shabbat. Lori died on Passover. Lori died in a synagogue. And Lori died saving our Rabbi,” the temple posted on a page honoring Lori Gilbert-Kaye.

A woman was killed and three people, including a rabbi, were injured Saturday morning when a suspected teen gunman opened fire during a service at a Poway, California synagogue to celebrate the end of Passover.

A measles scare aboard a JetBlue plane from the Dominican Republic to New York City delayed the flight Sunday night and prompted allegations of airline profiling amid the worst outbreak of the disease the nation has seen in decades.

The Port Authority temporarily quarantined the plane while the passengers got checked out. Wale Aliyu reports.

A shooting at a Chabad synagogue near San Diego on Saturday, the last day of Passover, marks the latest tragedy in an increasingly dangerous trend of attacks on houses of worship during services where congregations are at their most vulnerable, NBC News reports. The attack on Chabad of Poway is the third of its kind in the last six weeks...

Meanwhile, officials in Westchester County say measles has been confirmed in eight children.

Mayor Bill de Blasio has declared a public health emergency in light of an ongoing measles outbreak in Brooklyn. Andrew Siff reports.