Month March 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — Older people remain most at risk of dying as the new coronavirus continues its rampage around the globe, but they’re far from the only ones vulnerable. One of many mysteries: Men seem to be faring worse than… Continue Reading →
A letter from Rav Chaim Kanievsky & the Vizhnitzer Rebbe has circulated around the globe this week, for obvious reasons: “Now, the cries of the families of desperately ill people who suffer from terrible illnesses have come before us, among… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — On the 19th of February, just days before the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in Italy, a soccer game took place in Milan between local Italian team Atalanta and Spanish team Valencia in the framework… Continue Reading →
Nurturing our children and ourselves to not only survive but thrive. Parenting is always a challenge. Now, in our current situation, with our children home all day, it’s a whole lot trickier. Kids are missing their daily routines, dysregulated without… Continue Reading →
A woman, in her 90s, passed away Sunday from the coronavirus at Bnei Brak’s Mayanei Hayeshua Hospital, the hospital said. Her passing brings Israel’s death toll up to 14. The director of… Read more » The post Woman Passes Away From Coronavirus,… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A nurse in Jerusalem’s Shaarei Tzedek hospital describes some of the poignant scenes taking place in the “corona ward” known as Keter (crown): “It’s been only two weeks since my first shift in Keter, the COVID-19 ward,… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks rallied this week as Washington acted to provide $2.2 trillion of relief to an economy shocked by the coronavirus outbreak, leaving some on Wall Street cautiously optimistic that the panicky selling that had gripped the… Continue Reading →
According to Health Ministry data, the top four communities with the highest rates of coronavirus infection are chareidi communities – and at a government meeting Sunday morning, Director General of… Read more » The post Gov’t Official: Bnei Brak Needs… Continue Reading →
On Sunday, Hagaon Harav Chaim Kanievsky, shlita, received a series of halachic sheilos dealing with the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, notably in the chareidi community. Harav Kanievsky wrote teshuvos… Read more » The post Hagaon Harav Chaim Kanievsky, Shlita,… Continue Reading →
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — Hagaon Rav Chaim Kanievski has ruled that at present one is obligated to daven in private without a minyan. Rav Chaim says that we are in a situation of Pikuach Nefesh (saving lives) and added that… Continue Reading →
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — Hagaon Rav Chaim Kanievski has ruled that at present one is obligated to daven in private without a minyan. Rav Chaim says that we are in a situation of Pikuach Nefesh (saving lives) and added that… Continue Reading →
With Pesach just over a week away, Israelis who are reluctant to go to the supermarket because of concern over coronavirus infection have been inundating supermarkets with online orders –… Read more » The post Report: Supermarkets Way Behind on… Continue Reading →
The coronavirus pandemic has upended the lives and finances of millions. A federal relief package aiming to provide payments to distressed consumers passed Friday — but that money is not likely to land for a number of weeks. While you’ll… Continue Reading →
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A gemach in the Tri State Area is offering individuals and families with credit card debt the option to significantly reduce their interest rate, for a fraction of the normal fees, or even free for certain approved cases. This service is especially… Continue Reading →
Spain awoke to its third week under near-total lockdown on Sunday, as the government met to approve a strengthening of measures and the coronavirus death toll rose by a record… Read more » The post Spain’s Coronavirus Death Toll Rises… Continue Reading →
Three more of America’s most popular national parks have closed their gates as pressure mounts on superintendents to prevent crowded trails that could lead to more spread of the coronavirus even as the Trump administration sticks to its decision to… Continue Reading →
As of Sunday morning, 1,250,000 Israelis were listed as unemployed by the Employment Service – a figure that constitutes one out of every two heads of households in Israel. The… Read more » The post Report: One Out of Every… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is warning Britons in a letter to 30 million households that things will get worse before they get better, as he himself self-isolates in Downing Street… Read more » The post U.K.’s Johnson Warns: Things to… Continue Reading →
A 92-year-old patient who was admitted to the coronavirus ward at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center passed away Sunday morning, becoming Israel’s 13th fatality to the coronavirus. The patient was… Read more » The post Israel’s 13th Coronavirus Fatality: A… Continue Reading →
The growing number of imported coronavirus cases in China risked fanning a second wave of infections at a time when “domestic transmission has basically been stopped,” a spokesman for the… Read more » The post China Guards Against Second Wave… Continue Reading →
HASC Center is a nonprofit organization that supports and cares for developmentally disabled individuals through a wide array of services. Among HASC Center’s many services are the group homes, housing our individuals 24/7 and providing for all of their physical,… Continue Reading →