Month March 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — As signature cherry blossom trees go through peak bloom in the nation’s capital, officials in the District of Columbia are resorting to mass street closures to keep large crowds away in the face of the coronavirus pandemic…. Continue Reading →
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A strong earthquake in Croatia on Sunday caused panic, the evacuation of hospitals and widespread damage including to the capital’s iconic cathedral — all amid a partial coronavirus lockdown. A 15-year-old was reported to be in… Continue Reading →
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday called to ban cars from some New York City streets to try to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The governor was incensed by reports of… Read more » The post Cuomo Calls for Coronavirus Ban… Continue Reading →
A large manufacturer of protective N95 masks for medical workers said it is shipping half a million masks to New York and Seattle, with arrivals starting Monday. 3M said it… Read more » The post Half a Million N95 Masks… Continue Reading →
Aryeh Even was just a teenager when he arrived alone in Israel from war-ravaged Hungary, a survivor of the Holocaust who built his life and family as the Jewish state… Read more » The post Amid Coronavirus, Israel Modifies Funeral… Continue Reading →
There are 1,071 people in Israel who have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, Israel’s Health Ministry announced on Sunday morning. Eighteen patients are in serious condition, 24 are in moderate condition and 37 Israelis have recovered from the virus. Four… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Popular open-air markets in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv reportedly were closed by police after the Israeli government decided to tighten the country’s coronavirus lockdown. The Carmel Market in Tel Aviv was ordered closed by police shortly after… Continue Reading →
U.S. lawmakers clashed on Sunday over the details of a $1 trillion-plus bill to help stem the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic, as senators prepared to cast votes on… Read more » The post Top Senate Democrat Says Coronavirus… Continue Reading →
A two-month-old preemie in the NICU unit of Sha’arei Tzedek hospital tested positive for the coronavirus on Sunday. The baby, who was born at an extremely low birth weight and is in serious condition due to complications that ensued from… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump announced Sunday he has activated the National Guard in New York, California and Washington, the state’s hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak. Trump has already approved disaster declarations for New York and Washington and said the declaration… Continue Reading →
Jay Orchard, your comment is ridiculous. You should be ashamed !! Put away your bias and pay some respect to Godol Yisroes. As Godolim (who you hopefully admire) warn us now we need to stop talking, comenting negative on others,… Continue Reading →
The post Hagaon Harav Chaim Kanievsky, shlita, Calls for Increased Limud HaTorah and a Yom Tefillah appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Delegates from Degel Hatorah Meet With Hagaon Harav Chaim Kanievsky shlita Thousands of Chareidim Join Yahadus HaTorah… Continue Reading →
Nu…Hurry up and get married now and get it over with. After Pesach is just going to get worst.
Submitted by author: Hi, I thought that with Lakewood’s kids bored and at home, I would make available a recent audio project of the 613 mitzvos. I did it with my 12-year-old son, Rafi. Junior version: Mitzvos said in English… Continue Reading →
In these challenging times, many of us are finding it difficult to maintain their previous learning schedules. All Daf is available to provide Shiurim across Shas, as well as supplemental material on many Dafim in Shas. Whether it’s a Daf… Continue Reading →
Willy z”l was someone special, kept our local mosdos alive for many decades, and cared deeply for yiddishkeit. He fully sponsored kosher food in universities for Jewish students and provided social safe place for students. He was a Torah yid… Continue Reading →
TGIshabbos- He has the written haskomoh of a dayan in the Bedatz Eidah Chareidis. Public Choshed bikesherim is not an aveyroh we should be doing now- don’t ya think?
(Health News Section 5TJT.com) There is a serious ventilator crisis not only in the United States, but throughout the world – including Israel. The United States only has about 160,000 ventilators and others are not being delivered soon. In an… Continue Reading →
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Several months before the coronavirus pandemic began, the Trump administration eliminated a key American public health position in Beijing intended to help detect disease outbreaks in China, Reuters has learned.… Read more » The post U.S. Axed CDC Expert Job… Continue Reading →
MenachemHirsch: 6-8 weeks for the treatment of malaria. But for Corona, it seems to act much faster.