Month March 2020
Britain sent in the army to deliver protective equipment to hospitals on Monday and told people to stay at home and heed warnings over social distancing or the government would… Read more » The post U.K. Calls in Army and… Continue Reading →
A bris was held on Sunday with medical staff present instead of family members, for the baby born to a mother diagnosed with the coronavirus last week. The family, who are all currently in quarantine, watched the bris being held… Continue Reading →
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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com In the past few weeks, Gedolei haTorah and Gedolei HaPoskim have issued rulings forbidding the attendance of shuls until the dangers of the Corona virus have passed. People who have never missed a minyan… Continue Reading →
A young woman who recently returned from the United States decided to break quarantine – and when she was caught, she said that she had gotten the idea from Blue… Read more » The post Quarantine Violator Says She Acted… Continue Reading →
Hagaon Rav Yisrael Meir Druk, a talmid muvhak of Hagaon Harav Chaim Kanievsky, told a number of Rabbanim that increasing limud Torah is obligatory during these times. “[Harav Chaim] has been repeating the same message,” Rav Druk said. “I heard… Continue Reading →
The hunt for ventilators and other medical supplies consumed the U.S. and Europe on Monday, as new coronavirus infections soared and political paralysis stalled efforts for a quick aid package… Read more » The post Hunt for Medical Gear to… Continue Reading →
The United States should lift sanctions if Washington wants to help Iran to contain the coronavirus outbreak, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday, adding that Iran had no intention… Read more » The post Rouhani: U.S. Should Lift Sanctions… Continue Reading →
Israel will switch to summer (daylight savings) time this Thursday night as scheduled, after an effort to postpone the change by Interior Minister Rabbi Aryeh Deri failed. Rabbi Deri had… Read more » The post Minister Deri: No Change in… Continue Reading →
Israel is on its way to a total lockdown, with the IDF taking control of the public space and severely limiting freedom of movement of Israelis, Public Security Minister Gilad… Read more » The post Erdan: Complete Closure, Martial Law… Continue Reading →
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived Monday in Kabul on an urgent visit to try to move forward a U.S. peace deal signed last month with the Taliban, a trip… Read more » The post Pompeo Rushes to Kabul to… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will hold a meeting Monday morning on the possibility of tightening the country’s lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic, as the number of infected in Israel shot… Read more » The post PM Mulls Tightening Restrictions as… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden has secured endorsements from both of the nation’s major teacher unions after the American Federation of Teachers on Sunday voted to back his presidential campaign. The AFT’s executive council voted to support Biden after months… Continue Reading →
An Israeli who lives in Italy posted a video on Motzei Shabbos crying over the situation in Italy and emotionally imploring Israelis to heed the instructions of the Health Ministry. “They’re taking away people in trucks from various districts because… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political opponents on Sunday asked Israel’s Supreme Court to force parliament to resume its full activities, despite restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus outbreak. Parliament Speaker Yuli Edelstein, a member of Netanyahu’s ruling… Continue Reading →
Last week, YWN reported that Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz arranged with El Al for the national airline to fly over a thousand Israelis stranded in Peru back to Israel free of charge. Four El Al flights carrying 1,100 young… Continue Reading →
Hagaon HaRav Elya Brudny recorded this video message on Sunday for the volunteers of Flatbush Hatzolah. These incredible words of Chizuk are worth watching how this Gadol thanks our Hatzolah heroes on the front lines during the COVID-19 Pandemic. (YWN… Continue Reading →
Israeli Mohelim Report That Traditional Israelis Are Delaying Brissim Due To Fear Of The Coronavirus
Many Israeli mohelim are reporting that since the outbreak of the coronavirus there has been a wave of Israeli parents pushing off brissim due to fear of the baby being infected with the coronavirus, Arutz Sheva reported. The mohel Rav… Continue Reading →
)By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com) COVID-19 has brought about enormous change in our society. There are curfews; no weddings (or a 50-person maximum at weddings, with police oversight); no yeshivos in session (even BMG has closed down); no shul… Continue Reading →
It has not come as a surprise to may, but now it is official. Steven Vegliante, Supervisor of the Town of Fallsburg, New York, announced on Thursday, March 19, 2020… Read more » The post Town of Fallsburg Officially Suspends… Continue Reading →
Dutch health technology company Philips is to ramp up production of critical healthcare products to help diagnose and treat patients with the new coronavirus disease COVID-19. Philips said on Sunday… Read more » The post Philips to Ramp Up Production… Continue Reading →