Month March 2020
NEW JERSEY (JTA) – The coronavirus pandemic has spurred anti-Semitic chatter connected to Lakewood, a New Jersey township with a large Orthodox population, on social networks. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy responded by condemning racism connected to the coronavirus. “Scapegoating,… Continue Reading →
Dr. Mark Allen Respler, a urologist, was niftar Friday from the coronavirus. He was approximately 66 years of age, and had had previously some minor heart issues. Dr. Respler worked… Read more » The post BDE: Dr. Mark Allen Respler,… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON — Chinese President Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump that China “understands the United States’ current predicament over the COVID-19 outbreak and stands ready to provide support, the official Xinhua News Agency said Friday. The White House said only… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (THE CONVERSATION/AP) – More and more of us are staying home in an attempt to slow down the spreading coronavirus. But being stuck at home can lead to boredom. Boredom is a signal that we’re not meaningfully engaged… Continue Reading →
ALBANY NY (AP) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo extended school closures across the state by two weeks to April 15 as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise, he said Friday. “When you look at the number of… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — How long has it been — two weeks, three weeks — since life began to change, day by day, as the coronavirus pandemic arrived in New York? Social distancing, most stores closed, working from home (or… Continue Reading →
With more and more Israelis forced to stay at home with their families 24/7, it is worrying that there has been a dramatic rise in the number of reported cases of domestic abuse. Over the course of February, there was… Continue Reading →
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working in many ways to help keep people safe while the nation is coping with the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Food availability and food safety are vitally important to our well-being, and the FDA is… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City subway driver was killed and several other people were injured early Friday in a fire on a train that is being investigated as a crime, officials said. Fires were reported at three… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (THE CONVERSATION/AP/Stephanie Preston, University of Michigan) – The media is replete with COVID-19 stories about people clearing supermarket shelves – and the backlash against them. Have people gone mad? How can one individual be overfilling his own cart,… Continue Reading →
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — Bnei Brak mayor Avraham Rubinstein who is isolated in quarantine at present issued a special appeal to local residents in the wake of the recent surge in coronavirus cases. “In Bnei Brak unfortunately there are about… Continue Reading →
MIAMI (VINnews) —Eli Beer, the head of United Hatzalah is hospitalized in serious condition in Miami suffering from coronavirus. His family gave the following update on Eli’s condition: “As you may be aware, Eli was diagnosed with COVID-19 at the… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] The economy is essentially on hold as the coronavirus ravages the earth. All non-essential businesses have been closed in Israel, and individuals are forbidden from walking the streets without intent to purchase food or medicine. The precautions are meant… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) – The 60-something husband works in the food industry and still insists upon leaving every day for work, saying he needs to keep his business afloat. His frightened wife desperately wants him to stay home. For another… Continue Reading →
[Submitted] ‘Their Legacy’ portrays the mesiras nefesh our grandparents had in the tough time of yesteryear. Let them be a continued inspiration to us. Sung by R’ Binyomin Lehmann. Composed by Yitzy Waldner. Lyrics by Miriam Israeli. Produced by Doni… Continue Reading →
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio appeared on “Good Morning America” and said that the coronavirus pandemic could last into May. “We think this crisis is going to grow through April and into May,” the mayor told George Stephanopolous…. Continue Reading →
MADRID (AP) — Some political leaders are hailing a potential breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19: simple pin-prick blood tests or nasal swabs that can determine within minutes if someone has, or previously had, the virus. The tests could reveal… Continue Reading →
MADRID — Spain’s severely strained health service has 9,444 workers infected with Covid-19, a figure Amnesty International says is the highest among countries affected by the outbreak. The number is nearly 15 percent of Spain’s total of 64,059 infected cases… Continue Reading →
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday he has tested positive for the coronavirus, while the number of infections in the United States surged to the most in the world and Spain announced a record number of virus deaths overnight…. Continue Reading →
Rabbi Avi Schnall gives brief overview of available programs. Due to the financial crisis in the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic, both the Federal and State governments have enacted several new measures to assist businesses, nonprofits, families and individuals. Among… Continue Reading →
After much rancor and two failed motions to proceed, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the $2 trillion “Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act,” the “phase three” legislation that is intended to address the monumental economic fallout that the nation… Continue Reading →