Month March 2020
Citing the coronavirus, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday postponed a nationwide vote on proposed constitutional amendments that include a change potentially allowing him to stay in office until 2036. Putin didn’t set a new date for the plebiscite, which… Continue Reading →
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says four of the nation’s largest banks have agreed to temporarily suspend mortgage payments for those affected by the coronavirus. Wells Fargo, US Bank, Citi and JP Morgan Chase have all agreed… Continue Reading →
Looking for a nice single-malt hand sanitizer? Or maybe something in a vodka or gin? Hundreds of liquor distillers say they& have already begun — or are planning& — to… Read more » The post Distillers Rushing to Make Hand… Continue Reading →
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Lorelei Salas announced today that the Department filed a case against Metro Drugs, located at 931 Lexington… Read more » The post Mayor De Blasio and Commissioner… Continue Reading →
When Supreme Court justices speak at public universities across the country, they often travel in style — and, at times, at taxpayer expense. The justices’ travel perks have included private… Read more » The post Supreme Court Justices’ Perks Revealed… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Just days after New York leaders ordered people to stay home, authorities mobilized to head off a potential public health disaster Wednesday, the city’s emergence as the nation’s biggest coronavirus hot spot a warning flare —… Continue Reading →
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee that sets national health policy, and Cory Booker today announced the awarding of $1,884,120 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support New Jersey’s… Continue Reading →
A hotline for New Jersey workers to report employers for making them come into work despite the COVID-19 emergency declaration got so many calls that it crashed the system, Gov.… Read more » The post New Jersey Hotline to Report… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) – Maps exist to show us where we are, as well as where we’re headed. The Associated Press COVID-19 county-by-county map does just that. Today, America’s coastlines are streaked with deeper shades of red — California and… Continue Reading →
The coronavirus pandemic is prompting a surge in telemedicine use, and advocates hope recent emergency expansions will mark a turning point in the movement toward virtual care. As the world… Read more » The post Telehealth Visits Surge Along With… Continue Reading →
President Reuven Rivlin said in a speech on Wednesday evening linking compliance with Health Ministry regulations in the coronavirus crisis to the obedience of elected officials to the judiciary, referencing… Read more » The post Rivlin Urges Israelis to Obey… Continue Reading →
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As the number of coronavirus cases continued its upward trajectory, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu again warned Israelis on Wednesday night that if the rate doesn’t slow very soon the… Read more » The post Netanyahu: We”ll Help One Another… 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 →
As a result of social distancing, Kupath Ezrah of Rockland County is having difficulty reaching people for help for the community to make Pesach. We are in a tremendous Ais Tzarah of the Rabbim. Most importantly people’s health is endangered… Continue Reading →
New York area hospitals are so inundated by COVID-19 cases that they are no longer able to test medical workers who fear their exposure to sickened patients may have made… Read more » The post New York Hospital Workers Forgo… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Cooped up by coronavirus isolation, Israelis naturally are turning more to the internet to pass the time in the crisis. A little too much. So the government asked Netflix to do its part to help ease the… Continue Reading →
The post Hatzalah of Union County Temporarily Suspending Operations appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Uber Suspending Hungary Operations Israel Suspending, Trying to Ban Arab MKs Who Honored Terrorists NY Starts Suspending Toll Evaders’ Car Registrations Putin Signs Law… Continue Reading →
See below for a downloadble booklet of free recipes for Pesach, provided by Nechama ‘Nicky’ Norman. Click here to download and print.
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… Read more » The post Trump Administration Urged to Free… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com Rav Yitzchok Raitport is a renowned Tzaddik and Talmid Chochom who lives in the heart of Boro Park. He runs a Kollel Metzuyanim, has published over 37 seforim, and has funded over 180 Mikvaos… Continue Reading →