Month March 2020
The Trump administration is raising the possibility of the government getting ownership stakes in U.S. airlines in exchange for $25 billion in direct grants to help the carriers survive a downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to people familiar… Continue Reading →
A nurse died from coronavirus after working nonstop for weeks at a hospital where staffers frustrated with dwindling supplies posed in gowns made of trash bags. An emergency room doctor… Read more » The post On NYC’s Front Lines, Health… Continue Reading →
Asian shares mostly tracked Wall Street’s advance on Friday in Asia in anticipation of congressional approval of massive coronavirus relief for the U.S. economy. Tokyo jumped 2.5% and Shanghai added… Read more » The post Asian Shares Advance After Stimulus… Continue Reading →
The United States blacklisted five Iran– and Iraq-based companies and 15 individuals on Thursday for supporting terrorist groups, its third round of sanctions on Iranian targets in the last two… Read more » The post U.S. Imposes Fresh Iran-Related Sanctions… Continue Reading →
Chinese President Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump during a phone call on Friday that he would have China’s support in fighting the coronavirus, as the United States faces the… Read more » The post China’s Xi Offers Trump Help… Continue Reading →
Two more Israelis passed away overnight Thursday due to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll in Israel to ten. The ninth victim was a 93-year-old man, who passed away in… Read more » The post Two More Fatalities in Israel,… Continue Reading →
In a farewell social media message to his now-former compatriots in Blue and White, Benny Gantz wished Yair Lapid and Moshe Yaalon well. “Thanks for the work we did together… Read more » The post Gantz to Lapid, Yaalon: Thanks… Continue Reading →
The head of ZAKA and the Chevra Kadisha in France, Harav Menachem Peretz, recorded an emotional video imploring frum Jews in Israel and abroad to heed the instructions of health professionals in the wake of the deaths of many members… Continue Reading →
Amidst the news, photos and videos Americans are being bombarded with online and on social media – the long lines at coronavirus testing centers, the desolate streets, the overflowing morgues,… Read more » The post Meet the Los Angeles Teen… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Apartments on a glitzy stretch of Tel Aviv beach are going for up to nearly $50 million — and, at least until recently, they were getting snatched up. According to a story this week in The New… Continue Reading →
Congress is poised to approve an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package that will provide one-time checks for most Americans and significant enhancements to unemployment benefits. Both will provide much-needed help to those recently laid-off and to financially stressed households… Continue Reading →
The Moadim L’Simcha Distribution will take place this Sunday, March 29th by appointment only, and WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE FOR PREORDERS. Please call into 732-402-6956 to confirm your appointment if you have not yet done so. Moadim Distribution Instructions Please… Continue Reading →
The IDF issued a statement on Thursday which claimed that they had shot down a drone near the Lebanese border that was being flown by Hezbollah operatives. The incident, which took place on Thursday morning, saw a drone fly into… Continue Reading →
(New York) By Moshe R. Morris Generally speaking, experts tell us that there are four factors that make a disease an epidemic or a pandemic: How “mediocre-deadly” it is. How effective it is at getting new victims How easy or… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is threatening legal action against local TV stations in Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin if they don’t pull a Democratic anti-Trump commercial that uses clips of the president talking about the… Continue Reading →
We regret to inform you of the Petirah of Reb Avrohom Eliezer Gordon Z”L of Lakewood, who was Niftar this evening, reportedly of coronavirus. Reb Avrohom Eliezer Z”L, father of R’ Noach, resided in the 14th Street area, and was… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks marched higher for a third straight day Friday as a massive coronavirus relief bill moved closer to passing Congress and Wall Street took some historically… Read more » The post Stocks Surge Again After Relief… Continue Reading →
3.3 Million Seek U.S. Jobless Aid, Nearly 5 Times Earlier High WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — almost five times the previous… Read more » The post Business Briefs – March 27,… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration is raising the possibility of the government getting ownership stakes in U.S. airlines in exchange for $25 billion in direct grants to help the carriers survive a downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according… Continue Reading →
From an email.. He was one of those who never missed a minyan. He owned a business and always worked it out that he attended minyanim – even during those times that he had long business trips -which were frequent. … Continue Reading →
“When the mashchis is given permission, he does not differentiate between tzaddikim and reshaim, and he begins with a tzaddik….” (Bava Kama, 60a) Harav Yisroel Plutchoki zt”l, was a rare talmid… Read more » The post Harav Yisroel Yechezkel Plutchok, Zt”l… Continue Reading →