Month March 2020
The following is a message from Rabbi Yaakov Bender of Yeshiva Darchei Torah: Erev Shabbos Parshas Ki Sisa Dear Parents, There are some possible new developments in our… Read more » The post Yeshiva Darchei Torah Closing; Area… Continue Reading →
Dear SA Jewish Community, Last night our joint communal leadership from around the country met to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on our country and in particular our community and… Read more » The post Message to the South African… Continue Reading →
Medicaid is lifting some restrictions regarding prescriptions. Particularly: – Early Prescriptions refills are permitted – Dispensing of ninety days’ supply of maintenance medications is permitted (but NOT controlled substances). See more below.
Lakewood Fire Commissioners Harrison Pfeffer and Eliezer Bursztyn were sworn in to office. Both Commissioners, who won the elections last month, will serve 3-year terms. Commissioner Bursztyn replaces Avi Lieber who did not seek reelection. The commissioners were administered the… Continue Reading →
One of the facts public health officials have discovered regarding the coronavirus is which people are the most at risk of getting seriously sick and who isn’t. As is the case with many virus,’ older adults or individuals with a… Continue Reading →
One of the facts public health officials have discovered regarding the coronavirus is which people are the most at risk of getting seriously sick and who isn’t. As is the case with many virus,’ older adults or individuals with a… Continue Reading →
New York opened its first drive-through coronavirus testing center Friday in New Rochelle, aiming to overcome a lag in testing that Gov. Andrew Cuomo called a crisis. The six-lane testing… Read more » The post Drive-Through Testing Center Opens in… Continue Reading →
In light of the expanding COVID-19 outbreak, and in an effort to ensure more Americans have access to affordable health care, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez and 24 colleagues urged the Trump Administration to open a special enrollment period to allow… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump is preparing to invoke emergency powers as the country struggles to contain the coronavirus outbreak, according to two people familiar with the planning who spoke on condition… Read more » The post Trump Preparing to Invoke Emergency… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A joint statement from several Five Towns Shuls has been sent out, to announce they will closed for Shabbos. The statement reads as follows: Dear Friends, Many Rabbis in our community spent several hours last night… Continue Reading →
NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION WE ARE INNUNDATED WITH CALLS WE CANNOT HANDLE – MANY PARENTS WANT BRING STUDENTS HOME DUE TO SITUATION. THERE ARE NO FLIGHTS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK ANYMORE ON… Read more » The post Emergency Charter Flight From Tlv… Continue Reading →
The post Antwerp Closes Houses of Worship Until April 3 appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Ban on Houses of Worship in Outremont Upheld House Clears Disaster Aid For Houses of Worship FEMA Rethinking Ban on Disaster Aid to… Continue Reading →
We regret to inform you of the Petirah of Mrs. Mona Burack A”H. Mona, 87, was a longtime resident of Lakewood. The Levaya is scheduled to take place at 3:30pm at the Bais Olam on 7th Street. She is survived… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will hold a press conference to address the spiraling coronavirus pandemic as he seeks to calm a panicked nation amid mixed messages and growing criticism of his administration’s scattershot response. “I will be having… Continue Reading →
The post Shabbos Schedule and Regulations for Ger in Israel appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Shabbos Schedule for Bobov Shabbos Schedule for Boyaner Kloizen in Eretz Yisrael Hadassah Doctors Strike, Hospital On Shabbos Schedule Israel Downplays Disagreement with… Continue Reading →
LONDON (JTA) – A rabbi at London’s iconic St John’s Wood Synagogue has contracted the coronavirus. Rabbi Yoni Golker told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency on Friday over the phone that he has had mild symptoms and is feeling better than… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a “foreign” virus, he says — one that can be fought by closing the nation’s borders to dangerous foreigners carrying scary disease. President Donald Trump has turned to a familiar playbook as he tries to grapple… Continue Reading →
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Tom Hanks said he and wife Rita Wilson were taking their new coronavirus infection “one day at a time” while Australian television hosts who had interviewed Wilson were awaiting test results Friday. Australia has stepped up… Continue Reading →
The following letter was written by Rav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita regarding protection from the Corona Pandemic. It was translated and annotated by Rabbi yair Hoffman for the 5TJT.com. Rav Kanievsky’s words are in boldface. Rabbi Yair Hoffman’s additions are in… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump plans to declare a national emergency on Friday over the coronavirus outbreak, invoking the Stafford Act to open the door to more federal aid for states and municipalities, according to two people familiar with the matter. Trump… Continue Reading →