Month March 2020
The new coronavirus is unlikely to disappear in summer, the European Union agency for disease control said on Wednesday, in a stark warning that the epidemic could continue when temperatures… Read more » The post EU Report: Coronavirus Unlikely to Disappear… Continue Reading →
The post Special Tefillos With Arbas Haminim Held in Meron appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Yom Kippur Katan Tefillos Held in Meron Tefillos in Meron Marking 7 Adar Meron to Limit Crowds at Kever of Rashbi Afternoon Gallery… Continue Reading →
Although supermarkets and grocery stores can remain open under the new restrictions announced Wednesday, access to markets is likely to be limited for many people. Markets will be allowed to… Read more » The post Supermarkets to Remain Open –… Continue Reading →
Iran may face a second outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, a government spokesman said on Wednesday, as the Islamic Republic banned internal travel and traditional gatherings in parks during the… Read more » The post Iran Fears Second Wave of… Continue Reading →
AMSTERDAM (JTA-CNAAN LIPHSHIZ ) — Our Sunday in the park with the kids felt so normal that it was eerie. My wife, children and I were among hundreds of people enjoying the first sunny day of spring at the Amsterdam… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] COVID-19 is here, in our communities, and we have already begun to lose precious members of klal yisroel. For most, the disease will be relatively mild. For the elderly and weak, however, it can be lethal. This includes our talmidei… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of Americans have been ordered to stay home. Businesses and schools are shuttered. And National Guard units have been activated in more than half the states. Yet despite what you may have read in a… Continue Reading →
Due to the current situation, many Jews are faced with the inability to say Kaddish. When a person passes away the soul ascends to the heavenly court where it must face judgment for all the actions performed during its lifetime. Based… Continue Reading →
United Hatzalah volunteers across Israel have initiated a campaign working together with social services of local and regional councils to deliver food packages to those in need of financial assistance, people stuck in isolation and the elderly. Volunteers have already… Continue Reading →
Thousand of local businessmen and women have been financially affected by the coronavirus crisis. In an effort to assist those who have been affected, we’re compiling assistance information into one place for your convenience. Coronavirus (COVID-19): Small Business Guidance &… Continue Reading →
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer apologized Wednesday for a late-night tweet in which he used an offensive term to describe House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Cramer blamed autocorrect for the tweet, which he deleted soon after posting… Continue Reading →
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday stuck with his contention that concern about the new coronavirus is overblown, and accused Brazilian media of trying to stoke nationwide hysteria. Bolsonaro said in a nationally televised address that… Continue Reading →
The death toll in Spain from the coronavirus shot up by more than 700 on Wednesday, surpassing China and is now second only to Italy as the pandemic spread rapidly… Read more » The post Spain’s Coronavirus Deaths Leap, Surpassing… Continue Reading →
With the onset of Coronavirus, many parents have been reaching out asking for practical tips on how to help children cope with their fears and how to entertain them when they are home from school. We are going to provide… Continue Reading →
Joe Biden is working to reassert himself in national politics three weeks after taking command of the Democratic presidential primary. Like most Americans, Biden has stayed close to home recently to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. That — and… Continue Reading →
Thieves steal surgical masks. A clinic sells fake COVID-19 tests. Hate groups encourage sick members to infect law enforcement officers. Imposters pose as public health officials. Con artists peddle fake cures and financial scams. As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, so… Continue Reading →
Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein announced on Wednesday he is quitting his position, delivered a speech slamming Israel’s Supreme Court and then ended the Knesset session after noting that his resignation will only go into effect in 48 hours, a move… Continue Reading →
Prince Charles, 71, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for the coronavirus. The prince’s Clarence House office said that Charles only has mild symptoms of COVID-19 and is self-isolating at a royal estate in Scotland. The prince’s… Continue Reading →
The Moatzos Gedolei HaTorah have called a Yom Tefila Wed 11:30 AM. Rav Chaim Kanievsky has called for Yom Kippur Koton. Join both by calling in to Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation phone lines, Torah Anytime and Kol Beromo are streaming… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament speaker resigned Wednesday after seven years on the job rather than comply with a Supreme Court order to convene a vote on his replacement, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he tries… Continue Reading →