Month March 2020
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of people defied restrictions on large gatherings to protest outside parliament Thursday, while scores of others were blocked by police from reaching the area as they accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of exploiting the coronavirus… Continue Reading →
In an announcement Tuesday morning, Amazon said they are “temporarily prioritizing household staples, medical supplies and other high-demand products coming into our fulfillment centers so that we can more quickly receive, restock, and ship these products to customers.” Shipments created… Continue Reading →
As people retreat to their homes to work and study because of the coronavirus pandemic, taking their laptops and company data with them, cybersecurity experts say hackers will follow, seeking… Read more » The post Mass Move to Work From… Continue Reading →
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Try to Imagine and feel that little Yankie has been in isolation for over five years! It causes huge suffering to him and his dear parents. We have to take him out of the difficult isolation and give him and… Continue Reading →
Gov. Andrew Cuomo tightened work-from-home rules Thursday as confirmed cases continued to climb in New York, an expected jump as testing becomes more widespread. But he stressed that roadblocks and… Read more » The post Cuomo Says No to Martial… Continue Reading →
A drug used to treat malaria and arthritis has shown promise as a cure against coronavirus and could be “a game changer” in stopping the outbreak, President Donald Trump announced at a White House press conference Thursday. Read more on… Continue Reading →
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Amid the rapid spread of the new coronavirus across Europe, the hallmark Marseille tradition of soap-making is enjoying a renaissance, as the French rediscover an essential local product. Serge Bruna’s grandfather entered the then-booming business in… Continue Reading →
AM YISRAEL VS. COVID-19 is seeking volunteers to help those in quarantine. We’re currently servicing people in the Five Towns, Lakewood, Bergen County, Queens, Brooklyn, Monsey, and Manhattan. If you’re able to help with errands for those in quarantine in… Continue Reading →
The post Letter to Gateshead Kehillah appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: London Coroner Reprimanded Over Release of Letter About Kehillah Gateshead Unites in Daf Celebration BD”E: Mrs. Judy Jaffe, A”h, of Gateshead Seminary Learning in Gateshead Yeshivah on… Continue Reading →
Here’s what one family did. “When my grandfather, Rav Eliyahu Munk zt”l was in DP camps during WWII, he told my father to join him under a shady tree to eat on Sukkos. He told him that even though eating… Continue Reading →
Submitted by letter writer: Since it is imminent that all retail stores that are non-essential cease day-to-day operations, we are compiling a list of how to contact or order from all retail businesses in Lakewood. If you are a retail… Continue Reading →
Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered all businesses Thursday to keep at least 75 percent of their work forces home as he announced the number of infected people in New York state had soared past 4,000, a surge of nearly 2,000 overnight… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews)- Mortgage payments, credit card fees and ATM fees will be waived in New York as the state grapples with the economic impact of its novel coronavirus response, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday. Banks and financial institutions will… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Police officers in Fort Worth and Denver have stopped arresting people for some low-level crimes. The district attorney in Brooklyn is declining to prosecute them. And many courthouses across the U.S. are closing their doors, delaying… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Trump said in a Thursday press briefing that chloroquine, a drug used to treat malaria and severe arthritis, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration to test as a COVID-19 coronavirus treatment, as the number… Continue Reading →
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo tightened work-from-home rules Thursday as confirmed cases continued to climb in New York, an expected jump as testing becomes more widespread. But he stressed that roadblocks and martial law for New York City… Continue Reading →
We are witnessing a rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus within our communities and have been advised by medical experts repeatedly that there are actions and inactions going on that significantly impact the speed and rates of illness and death…. Continue Reading →
The Pirchei Agudas Yisroel Midwest Regional Siyum Mishnayos took place Shabbos Parshas Teruma in Detroit, MI at the Yeshiva Gedolah Ateres Mordechai. The event ran from Thursday evening to Sunday morning. Read more on The Yeshiva World
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is suspending her presidential campaign, ending a long-shot effort that saw her feuding with Hillary Clinton and raising fears among Democrats that she would mount a third-party 2020 bid. She’s offering her full… Continue Reading →