Month March 2020
Yeshiva Toras Emes- Kaminetz in Midwood was abruptly closed Sunday morning, due to a suspected coronavirus case in a high-school faculty member. The yeshiva sent the email to parents shortly… Read more » The post Yeshiva Toras Emes Closed Due… Continue Reading →
TEHILLIM CALL TODAY, 1PM EDT Due to the unfolding community crisis, we are gathering together to beseech HaKodosh Boruch Hu for His unlimited mercy and compassion. We ask Him to… Read more » The post OU Holding Tehillim Call-In Sunday… Continue Reading →
CHICAGO (VINnews) — In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Chicago Rabbinical Council has announced that all Chicago Shuls should close for the time being. The following is a statement by Rabbi Yona Reiss, the Av Beis Din of… Continue Reading →
See the attached letter from the Chicago Rabbinical Council sent out moments ago. This was also published in the YWN Live Blog, where YWN has been publishing news and updates in live time as the situation develops. The post Many… Continue Reading →
See the attached letter from the Chicago Rabbinical Council sent out moments ago. This was also published in the YWN Live Blog, where YWN has been publishing news and updates in live time as the situation develops. The post All… Continue Reading →
A total 61 MKs recommended Benny Gantz of the Blue and White Party as their candidate to form the next government to President Reuven Rivlin on Sunday. Yisrael Beytenu leader… Read more » The post Arabs, Liberman Recommend Gantz, Giving… Continue Reading →
NEW JERSEY (AP) – American Dream, the recently opened megamall and entertainment complex in northern New Jersey, will close Monday at least for the rest of the month due to the coronavirus outbreak. Owners Triple Five announced Friday that while… Continue Reading →
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WASHINGTON (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 or… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and several of his close advisers underwent a test for coronavirus on Sunday, the Prime Minister’s Office said. The tests were carried out in accordance with… Read more » The post Netanyahu, Advisers, Tested for Coronavirus… Continue Reading →
No more 24-hour shopping due to panic buying, chaos at airports as Americans flood back into the country and places of comfort may soon be off limits as the coronavirus… Read more » The post Top Health Expert: America Should… Continue Reading →
1- Show a face of calm when speaking to your children. 2- Stick to age-appropriate language and focus on facts. Don’t blow things out of proportion. 3- Don’t hyper-focus on frightening news. Keep information to what needs to be known…. Continue Reading →
The post Yeshivas Toras Emes Closes, Due to Suspected Case of Coronavirus appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Suspected Case of Coronavirus Under Quarantine at Schneider Yeshivah Oholei Torah Closes 2 Classes Over Possible Coronavirus Exposure Coronavirus Cases Suspected… Continue Reading →
Following Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s announcement on Motzei Shabbos of the partial shutdown being imposed on Israeli citizens in wake of the spreading coronavirus, the Health Ministry issued a new order on Sunday morning, directing all yeshivos and kollelim to… Continue Reading →
DALLAS (AP) – As weary travelers returned to the U.S. amid coronavirus-related travel restrictions, they were greeted with packed, hourslong waits for required medical screenings at airports. Posts on social media indicated passengers at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport waited upward… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Lakewood’s passion for upscale ladies wear at better prices finally finds a local home. Gone are the days of traversing the highways to dress best for less.You owe it to yourself, your sense of style, and your thrill at… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s largest police department is stockpiling masks and gloves, dusting off old emergency plans and taking to social media to dispel rumors, such as one that New York City will essentially be locked down because… Continue Reading →
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NEW YORK (AP) — You’re washing your hands countless times a day to try to ward off the coronavirus. You should also wash that extension of your hand and breeding ground for germs — your phone. Tests done by scientists… Continue Reading →
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s government said Saturday that the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has tested positive for the new coronavirus. It said Begoña Gómez and the prime minister are in good health and following the instructions of medical… Continue Reading →
Israel is probably headed for a recession despite action announced by the central bank on Sunday to fend off the economic damage from the coronavirus, economists said. A day after… Read more » The post Recession Looms in Israel as… Continue Reading →