Month March 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — If you’re not sick with the new coronavirus, should you wear a mask in public? The World Health Organization says no. U.S. officials are mulling if eventually, that advice might change. That debate is happening amid a… Continue Reading →
According to a recent study conducted by the Deep Knowledge Group (DKG), Israel has ranked as the safest country to be in during the current Corona pandemic. The Deep Knowledge Group website gave Israel the highest marks of any country… Continue Reading →
In light of the spread of the coronavirus, especially in Chareidi areas such as Bnei Brak, a shaila was asked to Hagaon Harav Chaim Kanievsky regarding Sreifas Chametz on Erev Pesach, B’Chadrei Chareidim reported. HaRav Chaim unequivocally paskened that due… Continue Reading →
Every year before Pesach (and before Rosh Hashana), the notes in the Kosel are removed and the Kosel is cleaned for Pesach but this year an extra step was required. The Kosel was thoroughly cleaned on Tuesday for Pesach under… Continue Reading →
UNITED STATES (AP) — The IRS and the Treasury Department say Americans will start receiving their economic impact checks in the next three weeks. The payments are part of the $2.2 trillion rescue package signed into law last week by President… Continue Reading →
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed past 3,500 Tuesday, eclipsing China’s official count, as the deepening crisis in New York hit close to home for the governor when he disclosed, teary-eyed, that his brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo,… Continue Reading →
What You Need To Do To Get Your Government Stimulus Check (AP) – The IRS and the Treasury Department say Americans will start receiving their economic impact checks in the… Read more » The post Business Briefs – April 1,… Continue Reading →
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Monday said the United States would seek to promote more domestic manufacturing of key medical supplies in light of the strategic vulnerabilities laid bare… Read more » The post Coronavirus Shows U.S. Too Dependent… Continue Reading →
PENNSYLVANIA (JTA) — Federal charges have been levied against a Pennsylvania man for posting online threats against Jews and other minorities. Corbin Kauffman, 31, posted a threatening image on a social media website on March 13, 2019, that featured a… Continue Reading →
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — In the wake of the efforts by police and security forces to enforce public health regulations in Chareidi enclaves, Home Command soldiers entered Bnei Brak Tuesday in order to distribute food parcels to needy families and… Continue Reading →
Yeshivat Yishrei Lev in TelzStone, Israel, is excited to present this year’s edition of “Hilchos Pesach B’Pesach”! This Sefer is formatted in an original, daily, self-study style. Starting from Rosh Chodesh Nissan through the last days of Pesach, the Sefer… Continue Reading →
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Tuesday that the impeachment of President Donald Trump distracted the administration’s attention away from the coronavirus crisis, defending the president amid criticism of… Read more » The post Impeachment ‘Diverted the Attention’ of… Continue Reading →
An all-star cast of singers has come together virtually to cover the MBD classic “Someday” for a good cause. The music video, shot entirely on cellphones, was produced in support of Chai Lifeline’s Isolated Together emergency response campaign to help… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Health Ministry and the Weizmann Institute of Science will conduct random sample coronavirus tests in supermarkets to determine where the virus is spreading. The tests had been scheduled to start Monday in branches of three major… Continue Reading →
Israel’s Defense Ministry plans to use software that analyzes data gathered from mobile phones – produced, according to Israeli media, by the spyware firm NSO – to help locate likely… Read more » The post Defense Ministry to Use Computer… Continue Reading →
Due to limited Nichum Aveilim, the Weill family is requesting all with memories and stories about Reb Chaim Moshe Weill Z”L be sent to them. You can send them cmweillmemoirs@gmail.com, or you can text/whatsapp/leave a voicemail using 732-655-4351. The contact… Continue Reading →
Many are wondering why so many people are still getting sick, or even dying, if they are quarantining and are being careful with social distancing. I can’t say that I’m 100% correct, but here is a tip which can hopefully… Continue Reading →
The FBI has failed to follow its own policies for ensuring the accuracy of applications it submits to conduct wiretaps in national security investigations, including in some cases by not… Read more » The post Watchdog Finds New Problems with… Continue Reading →
Israel has begun testing a COVID-19 vaccine prototype on laboratory animals at its bio-chemical defense center, a source said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu ordered the Israel Institute for… Read more » The post Israel Testing COVID-19 Vaccine appeared… Continue Reading →