Month March 2020

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rav Asher Weiss explains in an audio message that people should not try and make private minyanim as they could cause more infection. There will be small minyanim in shuls as long as the health ministry allows… Continue Reading →

Due to the many restrictions to combat the spread of the coronavirus which led some couples to delay their weddings, Chief Rabbi Harav Dovid Lau made a horaas sha’ah that this year, Ashkenazi couples can wed during the times of… Continue Reading →

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Many countries in Latin America have taken aggressive measures to deal with the coronavirus such as closing their borders, dock and airports to foreigners, declaring states of emergencies and ordering business shutdowns. Mexico, by contrast, has… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — They meet in the windowless Situation Room, every day but Sunday, drawing an overflow crowd. Fueled by coffee, doughnuts and data, members of the White House coronavirus task force fill the secure basement conference room to parse… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A resident of the village of Itamar in northern Samaria has petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court to order the Chief Rabbinate to explain why it is not declaring a leap year and postponing Pesach by a month due… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — No more rallies. No more door-knocking. And no more in-person fundraisers, raking in dollars from dozens of millionaires at once. The coronavirus has disrupted American life, and the 2020 presidential campaign is no exception. Amid calls for… Continue Reading →

By Dr. Eli Shapiro In recent weeks, we have entered uncharted territory in our human experience. For many, participation at schools, houses of worship, and social gatherings has been put on hold to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, which, in… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (AP) — In a world suffering a pandemic, cash is no longer king. A growing number of businesses and individuals worldwide have stopped using banknotes in fear that physical currency, handled by tens of thousands of people over… Continue Reading →

WARSAW (JTA) – As a teenager in Warsaw during the Holocaust, Krystyna Kowalska helped save a Jewish family of four who hid at her family’s bakery. She does not remember being afraid, even though if they had been discovered her… Continue Reading →

PARIS (AP) — The U.S. warned Americans to avoid all international travel and told citizens abroad to return now or face an “indefinite” absence, and California’s governor asked all 40 million residents to stay home, to try to slow a… Continue Reading →

Israel’s Health Ministry made a decision on Wednesday to transfer any Israeli citizens arriving in Israel from the Lubavitch headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway directly to a “coronavirus hotel” from the airport. Read more on The Yeshiva World

Harav Yitzchak Zilberstein, Rav of the Ramat Elchanan neighborhood of Bnei Brak, paskened that anyone who is waiting for the results of a coronavirus test should answer the phone on Shabbos with a shinui and answer any necessary questions for… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., sold as much as $1.7 million in stocks just before the market dropped in February amid fears about the coronavirus epidemic. Senate records show that Burr and his wife sold… Continue Reading →

A month and a half after being released to house arrest, cult leader Aharon Ramati was informed that he will be indicted, subject to a hearing, B’Chadrei Chareidim reported. Read more on The Yeshiva World