Month March 2020
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered stringent restrictions on people’s movement to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, saying people should stay at home unless they are buying food,… Read more » The post U.K. Imposes Lockdown to Combat… Continue Reading →
Robert Schuster submitted the following message to TLS: Good evening, hope this message is finding you all in good health and safe. I would like to make a request if you could please post something for people not to abuse… Continue Reading →
New York (AP) – Last Tuesday night in Tennessee, bluegrass musicians David and Virginia Blood were busy making sandwiches. In Pittsburgh, real estate agent Michelle Bushee was stirring a pot of homemade black-bean chili in her kitchen instead of shepherding… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The following joint statement regarding Pesach was sent out by the Rabbinical Alliance of America, the Orthodox Union, Agudath Israel of America, the Rabbinical Alliance of America, Young Israel, and The lakewood Vaad. Rabbinic leaders and… Continue Reading →
Keeping New Yorkers inside their cramped apartments and out of city parks on a sunny Sunday afternoon may prove to be the most herculean task during the outbreak of covid-19.… Read more » The post New York’s Parks Become Battleground… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] 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 commentary. In story after story, we see how the themes of the Seder play out in our own lives…. Continue Reading →
The post Orthodox Organizations: ‘Stay Home, Save Lives’ This Pesach appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Joint Letter From Orthodox Organizations Orthodox Organizations File Briefs in Religious Liberty Case Hakaras Hatov That Could Save Jewish Lives Orthodox Employee Claims… Continue Reading →
The world may have come to a standstill, but Yidden are taking advantage to do what matters most and generate zechusim for klal Yisrael. Now, you can prepare for Pesach and learn the first sugyos in Pesachim b’iyun like never before. The Virtual Pesachim Yarchei Kallah is slated to begin on… Continue Reading →
New Jersey’s Supreme Court has ordered that some county jail inmates be released in an effort to stem the spread of the new coronavirus. Chief Justice Stuart Rabner signed an… Read more » The post In Wake of Virus, New… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] With so many stores closed to the public yet fully stocked for the Yom Tov season, The Voice of Lakewood will be launching a virtual mall to allow customers to shop comfortably from their own homes. When visiting the site,… Continue Reading →
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) — Three members of an Orthodox community in Buenos Aires were arrested for operating a mikvah, or ritual Jewish bath, after Argentina ordered all synagogues closed last Friday as part of a strict crackdown on gatherings… Continue Reading →
Submitted: We are all going thru a rough time due to this virus outbreak, but we have to know thru it all that it is all from Hashem and everything is part of his master plan. We have to stay… Continue Reading →
You won’t get a check in the mail for filling out this year’s census as claims circulating on social media suggest. The inaccurate posts on sites including social media urge… Read more » The post Online Posts Falsely Claim Census… Continue Reading →
Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian who was hurling rocks at Israeli cars driving on a highway near Qaliqilya, northwest of Yerushalayim, on Sunday, the military said. Palestinian health… Read more » The post Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian Hurling… Continue Reading →
Hagaon Harav Chaim Kanievsky called for the public to fast for half a day on Wednesday, Erev Rosh Chodesh Nissan in a special letter published in the Hebrew Yated Ne’eman on Monday morning. HaRav Chaim wrote: “There has been much… Continue Reading →
After several days of bitter wrangling, the Knesset approved on Monday the establishment of the Arrangements Committee, which will enable other committees to start work, among other things, in overseeing… Read more » The post Knesset Votes to Establish Committees… Continue Reading →
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says “enough is enough. Go home and stay home.” Trudeau says staying at home is a duty and the government will enforce it if necessary. Trudeau says he would rather not enforce it… Continue Reading →
In its boldest effort to protect the U.S. economy from the coronavirus, the Federal Reserve says it will buy as much government debt as it deems necessary and will begin… Read more » The post Fed to Buy Unlimited Government… Continue Reading →
With thousands making Pesach for the first time this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, we present a Pesach checklist which will help guide you for the Yom Tov. You can download and print the list here. Provided to TLS… Continue Reading →
As the intensive care units surrounding Lakewood are full with with critical patients from Coronavirus, the Lakewood Roshei Yeshiva have released an audio message warning people to follow instructions from doctors. STAY UPDATED WITH BREAKING UPDATES FROM YWN VIA WHATSAPP… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTA) — More than half of a group of 114 students who returned to Israel from a yeshiva near the Chabad world headquarters in New York have tested positive for coronavirus. The Hasidic students returned after the headquarters at… Continue Reading →