Month March 2020
Long lines and hours long waits for required medical screenings greeted weary travelers returning to some U.S. airports amid coronavirus-related travel restrictions. The dense crowds Saturday at some of the… Read more » The post ‘Confused and Frustrated’: Virus Screenings… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s top infectious disease expert said Sunday he would like to see aggressive measures such as a 14-day national shutdown that would require Americans to hunker down even more to help slow spread of the coronavirus…. Continue Reading →
For more than 90 years, Marriott has lived by a core value established by our founder, JW Marriott, Sr., to “take care of our guests and associates.” This enduring value… Read more » The post Letter to Customers of Marriott… Continue Reading →
This document is an update to the Agudath Israel FAQs sent March 9. The prior recommendations are emphatically reiterated, and bear review here. In brief: · It is our halachic duty to take this situation seriously, but calmly. This is… Continue Reading →
Federal officials said Friday they are investigating after a crack ruptured the skin on a Boeing 737 jet operated by Southwest Airlines, causing the plane to gradually lose cabin pressure. The incident occurred Monday on a flight from Las Vegas… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] When organizers of the highly anticipated Brooklyn MRKT made the decision not to go forward with this year’s event, they couldn’t let the months of energy, anticipation and effort get shut down. Over the past few days, they’ve turned their… Continue Reading →
Reader-submitted: As news that longtime NYU rabbi R’ Motty Katz is in critical condition from Coronavirus begins to spread, I present here a song of this tzaddik that can guide us as we storm the gates of heaven for the… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of new measures implemented Sunday morning, Israel has prohibited assemblies of more than 10 people. Consequently, no weddings can take place in regular halls and couples are searching for alternative locations, sometimes even near… Continue Reading →
Muslim authorities at the Al-Aqsa Mosque said on Sunday that prayers at the site would be limited to an outside area due to the coronavirus. Sheikh Omar Kiswani, the director… Read more » The post Al-Aqsa Mosque Closed Due to… Continue Reading →
The longtime Rabbi at NYU Hospital in Manhattan, Rabbi Motty Katz, remains in critical condition from coronavirus. WhatsApp accounts known for spreading fake news without ever verifying anything have once again killed an innocent man by spreading rumors. As of… Continue Reading →
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin said on Sunday that he will task Blue and White leader Benny Gantz with forming a government after he received endorsements from a majority of Knesset… Read more » The post Rivlin Tasks Gantz to Form… Continue Reading →
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers should be mobilized to help fight the coronavirus by equipping facilities like military bases or college dormitories to serve as temporary medical centers, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday. In an opinion… Continue Reading →
The Ocean County Library system will close today Sunday, March 15 through Sunday, March 29 out of an abundance of caution during the declared state and national emergencies due to the developing conditions concerning Coronavirus (COVID-19). The library plans to… Continue Reading →
Israel’s president on Sunday said he has decided to give opposition leader Benny Gantz the first opportunity to form a new government following an inconclusive national election this month. President Reuven Rivlin’s office announced his decision late Sunday after consulting… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the two remaining Democratic presidential candidates return to the debate stage, their party, the stakes, and the world look much different than in their last meeting less than three weeks ago. The fast-moving coronavirus was something… Continue Reading →
Try to Imagine and feel that little Yankie has been in isolation for over five years! It causes huge suffering to him and his dear parents. We have to take him out of the difficult isolation and give him and… Continue Reading →
Try to Imagine and feel that little Yankie has been in isolation for over five years! It causes huge suffering to him and his dear parents. We have to take him out of the difficult isolation and give him and… Continue Reading →
With our daughter in Eretz Yisroel in Seminary, and not having a choice to bring her back, we were told that we can book a one-way ticket for $1,600 for a Charter Flight. We were told by the travel agent… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s president says he has decided to give opposition leader Benny Gantz the first opportunity to form a new government following an inconclusive national election this month. President Reuven Rivlin’s office announced his decision late Sunday after… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) – The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 156,000 people and killed more than 5,800. The disease for most people causes only mild or moderate symptoms but for some, especially the elderly… Continue Reading →