Month March 2020
The post Sign of the Times: Kosel Plaza Nearly Empty appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Covered Part of Kosel Plaza Closed Due to Coronavirus Menorah Brought to the Kosel Plaza for Chanukah Coronavirus Caution at the Kosel Tragic… Continue Reading →
Nine people have died from the coronavirus, up from five, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said on Thursday. Murphy said the state now has more than 700 positive cases and… Read more » The post New Jersey Reports Nine Coronavirus… Continue Reading →
After a delay of several days, a new drive-through facility was opened in Tel Aviv Friday for patients to receive immediate testing for the coronavirus while they wait in their… Read more » The post Drive-Through Coronavirus Testing Facility Opens… Continue Reading →
The post Stamford Hill Rabbanim Issue Advisory for Shuls, Schools appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Cars Daubed With Swastikas in Stamford Hill Huge Rise in Anti-Semitic Crime in Stamford Hill Huge Fire Badly Damages Belz Building in Stamford… Continue Reading →
California’s 40 million residents should stay home indefinitely and venture outside only for essential jobs, errands and some exercise, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, warning that the coronavirus threatens to… Read more » The post California Gov. Issues Statewide Stay-at-Home… Continue Reading →
The post Melbourne’s Adass Yisrael Shul Closes appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Melbourne’s Adass Yisrael Community Appoints New Rav Melbourne’s Adass Yisrael Shul Set Up for Simchas Torah Kabbalas Panim for New Rav of Adass Yisrael, Melbourne Krias… Continue Reading →
Asian stock markets rose Friday after Wall Street gained on hopes government and central bank action can shield the world economy from a looming recession caused by the coronavirus. Benchmarks… Read more » The post Asian Stocks Rise After Wall… Continue Reading →
The Wolfson Medical Center in Holon reported Friday morning on the condition of several coronavirus patients hospitalized. The hospital has a total of 13 coronavirus patients currently. Of these, three are… Read more » The post Several Israeli Coronavirus Patients in… Continue Reading →
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio warned that the city’s hospitals are two to three weeks away from running out of essential medical supplies as coronavirus cases grew rapidly… Read more » The post NYC Says Hospitals 2 to… Continue Reading →
Israel is edging close to a unity government, reports Friday said. A Likud source told Yisrael Hayom that the party “has compromised a great deal. We gave up the idea… Read more » The post Report: Unity Gov’t Close, But… Continue Reading →
National Grid, a major supplier of natural gas to Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island, implemented steps to protect its customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company will focus only… Read more » The post National Grid Institutes Protections for… Continue Reading →
BEIJING (AP) — China has exonerated a doctor who was officially reprimanded for warning about the coronavirus outbreak and later died of the disease, a startling admission of error by the ruling Communist Party that generally bodes no challenges to… Continue Reading →
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In a day of dizzying developments, governors across the U.S. sounded a perilous alarm about the rapid spread of the new coronavirus and warned of dire consequences for their health care systems. The governor of… Continue Reading →
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said in a letter to the Trump administration that 56 percent of the state’s population – 25.5 million people – is projected to be infected with the coronavirus over an eight-week period. Read more on… Continue Reading →
The Israel Airports Authority (IAA) announced on Tuesday that it is closing Terminal 1 at Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday until at least the end of April. “International charter flights were stopped last week and tomorrow we are closing the… Continue Reading →
Rosh Yeshiva and the Av Beis Din of the Eidah Chareidis, Hagaon HaRav Moshe Sternbuch announced on Thursday that it is a matter of Pikuah Nefesh, and people must distance themselves from others. Read more on The Yeshiva World
In the enclosed video, Dr. Lightman of Total Family Care reveals a new ruling from Rav Dovid Cohen about back yard minyanim; how to deal with non-family members, businesses, and more. Watch!
NEW YORK (AP) — Most Americans who rent their home, many of whom have lost their jobs in the sudden economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak, will not be eligible for eviction protections, despite what President Donald Trump said… Continue Reading →
Hadassah Ein Kerem Spokesperson Hadar Alboim released a statement on Thursday notifying the public that the condition of an 89-year-old woman who was diagnosed with coronavirus and who is hospitalized there had deteriorated. Read more on The Yeshiva World