A Victoria synagogue says it has received government approval to restart limited in-person services due to specific religious needs. Article courtesy of CTVNews.ca • Full Story

Following an injunction filed by the Shuls of Montreal against the government of Quebec due to tough covid-19 restrictions on houses of worship, the judge said today in a hearing that she will give a ruling on the case on Thursday or Friday • Full Story

The municipality of Vitebsk put the remains of the 130-year-old Lubavitch Shul up for sale for a nominal fee for someone to purchase and fix • Full Story

Read a letter Agudath Israel attorney Avi Schick sent U.S. District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto, regarding ongoing litigation over New York governor Andrew Cuomo’s limits on religious gatherings • Full Letter

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals just issued a ruling declaring that Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order restricting attendance at houses of worship “discriminates against religion on its face.” • Full Story

A German court on Monday convicted Stephan Balliet of murder and attempted murder and sentenced him to life in prison for his attack on a synagogue last year on Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest day. He killed two people after he failed to gain entry to the building • Full Story

A Supreme Court ruling came down at midnight in favor of a suit brought by Agudath Israel against NY Governor Cuomo’s draconian rules against Shuls and other houses of worship. The ruling was 5-4. Chief Justice Roberts joined the three liberal justices in dissent • Full Story

The congregation that hosted an indoor wedding where more than 1,000 maskless guests celebrated in cramped quarters is being hit with a $15,000 fine for the “amazingly irresponsible” event, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Inside City Hall Monday night • Full Story

An attack by multiple gunmen in Vienna left at least one person dead and several others wounded late Monday, officials said. One attacker was killed in what security officials were calling a “terror attack.” • Full Story

Two new Shuls were opened this week in Russia under the leadership of the Chief Rabbi and Shliach, Rabbi Berel Lazar, with small events in accordance with local health guidelines to celebrate the opening. Photos by Levi Nazarov • Photos

Hundreds of members of the Borough Park Orthodox community took to the streets Tuesday night defying orders to disperse and lighting a fire in protest of new state-mandated restrictions imposed on area synagogues, schools and non-essential businesses over a COVID-19 surge • Full Story

Following Governor Cuomo’s announcement that Shul’s will only be allowed a reduced number of Mispallelim, Agudath Israel of America is filing an injunction against the governor due to religious discrimination • Full Letter

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a three-tiered system for new rules and restrictions in New York’s high-risk cluster zones and surrounding areas • Full Story

With much excitement, the Shul in the city of Lubavitch known as the Akeida Shul was restored just in time for the special day of Yud Gimmel Tishrei. This Shul is where the Ohel of the Tzemach Tzedek and the Rebbe Maharash is • Photos

This morning, the Gedaliah Society, in conjunction with Dr. Eli Rosen published update #42 in their series of Covid-19 updates for the Crown Heights community warning everyone that there is a worrisome uptick in cases in the community • Full Story

Four friends from the UK have created an app that helps Shuls from all over the world to run services whilst keeping social distancing measures. It also allows participants to be alerted if a person tests positive after participating in a service • Full Story

A federal judge on Friday issued an injunction blocking New York from enforcing restrictions on outdoor religious gatherings, and from limiting indoor religious gatherings any further than any other industry that is part of Phase 2 of the state’s reopening plan • Full Story

Ahead of the reopening of the central Moscow Shul, the Shliach and Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar, visited the Shul and met with the administrator of the community, Rabbi Mordechai Weisberg, and the Gabbai of the Shul to make a L’chaim on the occasion of the Shul’s reopening. Here are some pictures of the intensive cleaning the Shul has undertaken in recent weeks • Photos

Quebec houses of worship can resume holding services and ceremonies as of Monday, but with a maximum of 50 congregants • Full Story

Bais Eliezer Yitzchok Shul, the Shul in Crown Heights where Rabbi Don Yoel Levy, OB”M, was Rov, announced that Rabbi Kalman Weinfeld, a devoted member and Gabbai who was also a very close confidant of Rabbi Levy and worked for him at the OK is the new Rov of the Beis Eliezer Yitzchok Shul • Full Letter

Houses of worship across Quebec are expected to reopen at the end of the month under new COVID-19 deconfinement rules — with choirs not permitted and doors remaining open during religious services to prevent the spread of the coronavirus • Full Story

As Allegheny County entered the green phase on Friday, June 5, loosening restrictions that had been put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, local Chabad centers have taken the first tentative steps toward reopening • Full Story

Following a number of months where all Shuls were closed in France due to coronavirus, the Chabad house in Paris, called Beis Chaya Mushka, reopened with a number of restrictions imposed by the French ministry of health. Chabad photographer Mordechai Lubetzki captured photos of the Tefillos in the current restrictions • Photos

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that Shuls and other houses of worship will allowed to reopen on Wednesday with some health restrictions put in place • Full Story

Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi Harav David Lau called on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to allow shuls to reopen after a near two-month ban on indoor tefillos • Full Story