Month March 2020
A former personal lawyer for President Donald Trump was denied early release from a three-year prison sentence Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to numerous charges, including campaign finance fraud and lying to Congress. U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve said it will suspend some of its bank supervisory activities to give banks more leeway in dealing with financially strapped customers. The Fed said it will cease nearly all examinations for banks with less… Continue Reading →
Three Torah giants – Rav Chaim Kanievsky, Rav Shimon Galai, and Rav Yaakov Hillel – will meet on Wednesday for an extensive prayer gathering focused on the health & safety of the Jewish People. The rabbis will recite the Pitum… Continue Reading →
Major U.S. retail and restaurant chains, including Mattress Firm and Subway, are telling landlords they will withhold or slash rent in the coming months after closing stores to slow the… Read more » The post U.S. Retailers Plan to Stop… Continue Reading →
MARYLAND (JNS) — A Jewish mother in Maryland created an illustrated online book in a PDF format that helps parents explain to preschoolers and toddlers the school closings due to coronavirus. My School is Closed by Meredith Polsky, co-founder of… Continue Reading →
A judge on Tuesday rejected Michael Cohen’s desperate efforts at early release from his three-year sentence, writing it was time he “accept the consequences of his criminal convictions for serious… Read more » The post Judge Rejects Michael Cohen’s Bid… Continue Reading →
The North West London kehillah lost one of its beloved and respected members with the passing of Mr Zev (Willi) Stern, z”l, at the age of 84. Mr. Stern who… Read more » The post Mr. Zev (Willi) Stern, Z”l appeared… Continue Reading →
An analysis of coronavirus patients’ voices could yield a “vocal fingerprint” to help detect COVID-19 symptoms in others and prioritize testing and treatment, the Israeli Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.… Read more » The post Test for Coronavirus Based on… Continue Reading →
The Meotzos Gedolei Yisrael in Israel and the United States are calling for a rare shared call for tefillah on Wednesday, Erev Rosh Chodesh Nissan, for an international cry to Hakadosh Baruch Hu to end the coronaviurs pandemic. The Kol… Continue Reading →
Israelis were waiting on Tuesday night for the government to roll out the latest steps of its creeping lockdown in the coronavirus crisis. Ministers convened to discuss the new measures… Read more » The post Israelis Wait for Update on… Continue Reading →
To our dear friends,Due to the outbreak of the CoronaVirus, Yad L’Achim has arranged a special tefillah (prayer) to take place Wednesday, Erev Rosh Chodesh for all our supporters. click HERE or call 1-866-923-5224 The Tefillos will take place at The Kever of… Continue Reading →
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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 →
Britain’s health minister and London’s mayor were at odds on Tuesday over whether the city’s transport system could run more services as commuters travelled on packed tube carriages despite warnings… Read more » The post Mind the Gap: London Tube… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) – Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, that his Office is conducting an inquiry into an incident where a man was refused service at a Toyota dealership in Goshen, apparently… Continue Reading →
No one tells a story better than Rabbi Paysach Krohn. In At the Maggid’s Seder, his newly released Haggadah published by ArtScroll / Mesorah, Rabbi Krohn shares close to 100 (!) powerful stories as part of an utterly unique Haggadah… Continue Reading →
The widespread use of disinfectant sprays in public places as part of the response to coronavirus may actually be harmful to health, Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry said on Tuesday. “The… Read more » The post Ministry: Overzealous Disinfectant Spraying Could… Continue Reading →
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The rapid spread of coronavirus is making New York desperate for medical supplies. Vendors are taking advantage. Face masks for front-line staff, normally about 58 cents each, have been quoted… Read more » The post For New York, 58-Cent Medical… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Coronavirus or not, Pesach is just around the corner! Jewish families everywhere are starting (or at least thinking about) the cleaning that comes along with Pesach. Of all the chores, one of the most dreaded is cleaning the interior… Continue Reading →