Month March 2020
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Friday related to the global economy, the work place and the spread of the virus. ____ UNDER REVIEW: This week, the… Continue Reading →
The Navy, the military service hit hardest by the coronavirus, scrambled Friday to contain its first at-sea outbreak, with at least two dozen infected aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, one of 11 active aircraft carriers whose mission is central to… Continue Reading →
A fire in a shopping cart on a New York City subway train led to the death of the conductor and injuries to several other people early Friday, and authorities are investigating it as a crime, officials said. Fires were… Continue Reading →
An investigation at a Seattle-area nursing home concluded that symptoms aren’t enough to identify who is infected once the coronavirus enters a long-term care facility. People without symptoms could have the virus, so it won’t work to simply separate residents… Continue Reading →
When a federal correction officer geared up for duty recently at a Florida prison complex, he added an N95 mask amid coronavirus fears. He has a sister who had an organ transplant and an elderly mother at home. But a… Continue Reading →
A live report on the desolate silence as the Kotel stands almost empty due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus. Residents like Old City tour guide Tzvi Satt @secretsoftheoldcity try to maintain a presence there all the while abiding to the social… Continue Reading →
A Howell man was arrested by Lakewood Police after making terroristic threats against Jews in Lakewood. On March 26, at approximately 9PM, Lakewood Police was notified of a Bias Terroristic Threat made towards the Jewish community in Lakewood via a… Continue Reading →
L’Toeles Hatzibur – Public Service Announcement for those in the Lakewood Area We want you to have as much advance notice as possible – if you were planning on traveling for Pesach it is near certain that you will be… Continue Reading →
[Submitted] Attention Quarantined Bar Mitzvah Boys: Has your big day been postponed indefinitely or has it been celebrated on zoom due to the virus? Although we are currently in an eis tzara and we daven for a yeshyua, Klal Yisroel is… Continue Reading →
translated by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com Instructions from Rabbeinu Maran Rosh HaYeshiva HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein Shlita for Guarding our Health Dr. Meshulem Hart, Pediatric Specialist and Allergist Rosh Chodesh Nissan 5780 I was asked to delineate the following… Continue Reading →
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday signed a $2.2 trillion economic rescue package, calling the bill much-needed relief for American workers reeling from the economic tumult caused by the coronavirus. Trump signed the bill in Oval Office ceremony surrounded… Continue Reading →
Statement: I have been working with Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer and our community partners to address recent activities in Lakewood Township. While there have been a few instances of group gatherings that were addressed by… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have fired a rocket into the country’s south. There were no reports of casualties or damage. The military says the rocket fell in the southern Israeli town of Sderot… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump issues order in effort to force General Motors to produce ventilators under Defense Production Act.
U.S. Senators Cory Booker, who was involved in negotiations on the deal, and Bob Menendez, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee and one of the bipartisan bill negotiators, detailed today how New Jersey will initially benefit from the $2… Continue Reading →
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Josna Begum lives with her son in a house with four other families in a slum in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, the world’s most densely populated city. “Distancing is impossible for us,” she said. The 35-year-old, who… Continue Reading →
GENEVA — The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief says widespread testing for coronavirus is crucial and countries should not be faulted for turning up higher numbers. Dr. Michael Ryan appealed for a shift toward measures that allow us “to live… Continue Reading →
John Pasola, an Ocean County Fire Marshall, has apparently made several despicable anti-Semitic posts on Facebook in which he calls Lakewood’s Orthodox Jews ‘trash,’ ‘dirty ones,’ and ‘filth’ and wrote that Lakewood should be turned into a “hole in the… Continue Reading →
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Four passengers have died aboard a cruise ship now anchored off the coast of Panama and two people aboard the ship have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the cruise line said Friday. Holland America Line… Continue Reading →