Month March 2020
The post Near-Empty Kosel on Rosh Chodesh Morning appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Shacharis Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan at the Kosel Rosh Chodesh Shacharis at Netz at the Kosel Thousands of Religious Women to Converge on Kosel on Rosh… Continue Reading →
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman (a joint VINNEWS and 5TJT.com project) Many of us are painfully missing the fact that we should not be davening with a minyan anymore. So here is, perhaps, an innovative way of doing it Rav Aharon… Continue Reading →
Less than a day after new rules regarding where and when Israelis could go when they leave their homes, the government appeared to be preparing for the next stage –… Read more » The post Report: Ministers Told to Prepare… Continue Reading →
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump wants the country open for business by mid-April, but some experts warn it’s not as easy as flipping a switch: Economies run on confidence, and that is likely to be in short supply… Continue Reading →
In accordance with Israeli law for times of emergency, Israel Police is assisting the Health Ministry to enforces its restrictions on Israeli citizens in order to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Thousands of police officers are working around the… Continue Reading →
The Chassidic world, and the London community, mourns the sudden petirah of Harav Uri Ashkenazi, zt”l, the Stanislaver Rebbe of London, who was niftar on Thursday morning in London at the… Read more » The post Harav Uri Ashkenazi, Zt”l, Stanislaver… Continue Reading →
Spain registered 655 fatalities from the coronavirus over the past 24 hours – down from over 700 on Wednesday, the Health Ministry reported on Thursday as the total death toll… Read more » The post Spain’s Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses… Continue Reading →
Barely a week ago, David McGraw was cooking daily for hundreds of fine diners at one of New Orleans’ illustrious restaurants. Today, he’s cooking for himself, at home — laid off along with hundreds of thousands of people across the… Continue Reading →
While Blue and White tries to unseat Yuli Edelstein as Knesset Speaker Thursday, negotiations for a unity government are continuing – and according to Channel 13, the Likud has conceded… Read more » The post Report: Likud Ready to Concede… Continue Reading →
South Korea warned on Thursday that it will deport foreigners while its citizens could face jail if they violate self-quarantine rules after a surge in imported coronavirus cases. South Korea… Read more » The post South Korea Warns of Deportation,… Continue Reading →
Global stock markets and U.S. futures declined Thursday after the Senate approved a proposed $2.2 trillion virus aid package following a delay over its details and sent the measure to… Read more » The post Global Stocks Lower After U.S…. Continue Reading →
U.S. deaths from the coronavirus pandemic topped 1,000 in another grim milestone for a global outbreak that is taking lives and wreaking havoc on economies and the established routines of… Read more » The post U.S. Deaths Top 1,000 as… Continue Reading →
The Health Ministry announced Thursday morning that 2,495 people had been diagnosed with the coronavirus in Israel. Forty-one of the patients are listed in serious condition, while 68 are… Read more » The post Health Ministry: Coronavirus Cases in… Continue Reading →
Leaders of the world’s most powerful economies will convene virtually on Thursday to try and coordinate a response to the fast-spreading coronavirus, which has shuttered businesses and forced well over… Read more » The post World Leaders to Meet Virtually… Continue Reading →
Despite Yuli Edelstein’s resignation, the Knesset will assemble Thursday to choose a new speaker – by order of the High Court, which overnight Wednesday instructed Labor-Meretz head Amir Peretz to… Read more » The post Edelstein: Court Appointment of Peretz… Continue Reading →
New York authorities mobilized to head off a potential public health disaster in the city Wednesday, with its emergence as the nation’s biggest coronavirus hot spot a warning flare — and perhaps a cautionary tale — for the rest of… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate late Wednesday passed an unparalleled $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic. The unanimous vote came despite misgivings on both sides about whether… Continue Reading →
The first victim of the coronavirus in the Antwerp community was Meir Mishka Elyashkov, 64, of the Georgian kehilla, There are currently 4,937 cases of the coronavirus in Belgium and 178 fatalities. Leaders of the Jewish community have predicted that… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com Most people make a number of purchases for Pesach – especially those that are suddenly making Pesach. So, the question is what should be done in terms of immersing these food prepping items, dishes,… Continue Reading →
Pressure was mounting on the Trump administration Wednesday to release people from immigration detention facilities where at least one detainee has tested positive for COVID-19 and advocates fear tight quarters and overall conditions could cause rapid spread of the virus…. Continue Reading →
A brother of the Admorim of Satmar, HaRav Lipa Teitelbaum, the Zenta Rov, is in critical condition from COVID-19. The Rov began showing symptoms earlier this week, and is now on a respirator in critical condition. The Rov is a… Continue Reading →