CLAIM: Video shows New York City police blasting an Orthodox Jewish funeral with a water cannon. THE FACTS: The video was filmed in Jerusalem in November 2017, when a group of ultra-Orthodox Jews were ...

Israeli police faced unexpected challenges this week following the death of a revered ultra-Orthodox Rabbi from COVID-19. Despite attempts to coordinate a small funeral that would comply with public ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio defended his tweets criticizing a large Orthodox Jewish funeral. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said daily deaths are down but still “disgustingly high.” ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Israelis on Sunday thronged the funeral of a prominent rabbi in Jerusalem, flouting the country's ban on large public gatherings during the pandemic. The ...

A new nondenominational Jewish burial society has replaced an Orthodox one at a Boston-area Jewish funeral home. Community Hevra Kadisha of Greater Boston, which launched this fall and is part of a ...