(JTA) – Among the countless traditions upended by the coronavirus pandemic: the annual Rosh Hashanah trek to Brooklyn by the top Satmar rabbi in Kiryas Joel, the upstate New York Orthodox enclave.

Amid reports that Orthodox Jewish communities were not following social distancing restrictions, officials in the northern suburbs of New York City are taking actions to curb large gatherings.

There they established a community known as Kiryas Joel (also known as KJ) that in 1977 became a legally recognized municipality in New York State’s Orange County. While most American Jews are ...

A 13-year-old was struck by a car in the village of Kiryas Joel on Wednesday evening, according to state troopers. The incident occurred when a 19-year-old from Monroe was driving along Seven ...