Month March 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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… Continue Reading →
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Harav Eliezer Eichler, zt”l, who served as Rav of the Boyan kehillah in America and one of the elder Rabbanim of Boro Park was niftar Sunday morning. He was 85… Read more » The post Harav Eliezer Eichler, Zt”l, Boyaner… Continue Reading →
Dear Valued Customer: Like all businesses and retailers, we are closely monitoring the ongoing developments related to Coronavirus (COVID-19). The safety and well-being of our associates and customers is our… Read more » The post Message to Customers of Shop… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 experimental vaccine on Monday, the official said,… Continue Reading →
The Ocean County Health Department (OCHD) is reporting this evening the third presumptive positive case of coronavirus, or COVID-19, in Ocean County. The individual is a male resident of Berkeley Township. He is currently in stable condition. Daniel Regenye, OCHD… Continue Reading →
The Israeli government took the unprecedented step of authorizing the Shin Bet to conduct electronic surveillance of coronavirus carriers, to ensure that they comply with the quarantine rules. The technology,… Read more » The post Government Approves Electronic Surveillance of… Continue Reading →
With the day-to-day changes that government officials have made in their efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus, so too recommendations of Rabbanim and experts advising the community have kept… Read more » The post ‘We Are at a Tipping… Continue Reading →
Testing for the new coronavirus will be made available at Asisa Urgent Care in Boro Park and Williamsburg, to people exhibiting symptoms or who have been exposed to someone with… Read more » The post Get Tested for Coronavirus in… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (JNS) — ViacomCBS canceled an event this week featuring former Women’s March leader Linda Sarsour, who is known for her support of the anti-Israel BDS movement and has been accused of spreading anti-Semitism. The Women’s History Month event… Continue Reading →
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The latest episode of the Yeshiva World Podcast is now available – and it is a really timely and a must listen. Rabbi Dr. Glatt, an infectious disease expert, describes the dangers of the coronavirus. He discusses Shuls and Yeshivos… Continue Reading →
The leaders of the Yeshiva Torah community in Israel, Harav Chaim Kanievsky, shlita, and Harav Gershon Edelstein, shlita, decided to leave all Torah institutions open, including Yeshivos, Talmud Torahs and… Read more » The post Harav Chaim Kanievsky, shlita and… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — A growing list of retailers are closing stores or limiting their operating hours as customers remain home in an effort to slow the spread of the virus outbreak. Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer and private employer, said… Continue Reading →
The Federal Reserve took emergency action Sunday and slashed its benchmark interest rate by a full percentage point to nearly zero and announced it would purchase more Treasury securities to… Read more » The post Fed Slashes Rate to Near… Continue Reading →
New York City will close the nation’s largest public school system on Monday, sending over 1.1 million children home in hopes of curbing the spread of coronavirus, the city’s mayor announced Sunday, calling it a “very troubling moment.” A somber… Continue Reading →
Schools in New York City will close this week in the latest measures by government officials to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Governor Cuomo announced the decision Sunday evening amidst a growing community outcry to keep students home during the… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is urging the public to stop hoarding groceries, telling Americans to “take it easy” and “relax.” Trump’s Sunday message comes as many supermarket shelves across the country have been picked bare, with people stockpiling… Continue Reading →
Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein continues to be caught in the middle of the bitter struggle between Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s Likud-led right-wing bloc and Blue and White leader Benny… Read more » The post Speaker Edelstein’s Job on the… Continue Reading →