Month March 2020
A clinical trial evaluating a vaccine designed to protect against the new coronavirus will begin Monday, according to a government official. The first participant in the trial will receive the… Read more » The post Government Official: Coronavirus Vaccine Trial… Continue Reading →
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued updated guidelines for prevention of COVID-19. Included in these new guidelines is the suggestion that groups across the United States… Read more » The post CDC Issues Updated Guidelines for… Continue Reading →
All New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission agency and road testing facilities will be closed effective immediately as a measure to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. They anticipate re-opening in two weeks, on Monday, March 30, 2020. All driver licenses, non-driver… Continue Reading →
PARIS (JTA) – The president of the Jewish community of the French region of Alsace and of the city of Strasbourg, Maurice Dahan, is infected with the coronavirus and is in serious condition in the hospital, the Zichron Menachem organization… Continue Reading →
Daily life came to a grinding halt around much of the world Sunday amid new travel restrictions, border shutdowns and sweeping closures of restaurants and bars aimed to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The numbers of cases and… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump said Sunday he is considering a full pardon for former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about dealings with Russia’s ambassador before Trump took office. Flynn attempted to withdraw… Continue Reading →
The post B&H Closing SuperStore, Warehouse Open appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Dems Appeal for GOP Open Minds as Impeachment Arguments Open Under Pressure, Afraid to Take Bathroom Breaks? Inside Amazon’s Fast-Paced Warehouse World Tyson Foods closing 3… Continue Reading →
ATLANTA (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending that gatherings of 50 people or more in US be canceled or postponed over the next eight weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic. The dramatic recommendation Sunday… Continue Reading →
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The official leading Iran’s response to the new coronavirus acknowledged Sunday that the pandemic could overwhelm health facilities in his country, which is battling the worst outbreak in the Middle East while under heavy U.S. sanctions…. Continue Reading →
The post Passaic-Clifton Shuls Remain Closed appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Passaic Clifton Community Kollel Holds Chanukas Habayis Pirchei / Zeirei Agudas Yisroel of Passaic Clifton Bnei Yaakov Midwinter Program Israel: 126 Confirmed Virus Cases, as Schools Closed,… Continue Reading →
Large events and mass gatherings can contribute to the spread of COVID-19 in the United States via travelers who attend these events and introduce the virus to new communities. Examples of large events and mass gatherings include conferences, festivals, parades,… Continue Reading →
UTA will be open. The Cheder will be open. Yeshiva Karlin Stolin will be closing Kindergarten through 8th Grade until further notice. UTA Central will be open. All Mosdos Bobov… Read more » The post Yeshivos Update for Monday, March… Continue Reading →
TLS has been inundated with inquires as to the status of private schools tomorrow. The nonpublic schools, as earlier reported, are still slated to remain open – with a half hour delay. With regards to the private schools, TLS is… Continue Reading →
The Diamond Dealers Club, an association of dealers on 47th Street in Manhattan, announced in a letter to its members that it will be closing. Dear Members, It is with… Read more » The post Diamond Dealers Club is Closing… Continue Reading →
As coronavirus fears spread, Masbia food network is modifying its food distribution to promote efforts aimed at social distancing While hours of operations will remain the same, clients who… Read more » The post Masbia Giving More Food, But… Continue Reading →
BS’D 19 Adar 5780 (Translated by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com) In a time when we are in grave need of great heavenly mercy to maintain the health of our nation, certainly it is proper to strengthen ourselves in the… Continue Reading →
The post Agudas Shomrei Hadas Grossvardein in Staten Island is Open appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Yarchei Kallah Held at Khal Shomrei Hadas in Staten Island Young Israel of Staten Island Suspends Minyanim and Shiurim N.Y. to Buy… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Israel is currently taking some of the strictest precautions in the world in order to stagger the spread of the coronavirus. This is highly necessary due to the once-booming tourist industry, as well as the many large families living… Continue Reading →
The post Bikkur Cholim During These Trying Times appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Ex-New York Times Senior Editor Larry Ingrassia to Join the Los Angeles Times Bikur Cholim Takes Turn for Better Bikur Cholim Mystified at Sudden Expulsion… Continue Reading →