Month March 2020
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits surged last week by 70,000, indicating that the impact of the coronavirus was starting to be felt in rising layoffs… Read more » The post Jobless Claims Jump by 70,000… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a matter of days, millions of Americans have seen their lives upended by measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. Normally bustling streets are deserted as families hunker down in their homes. Many of… Continue Reading →
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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com Most of those living in New York City are not catching Krias haTorah these days because saving life has precedence. But there is a way perhaps to get a risk-free Krias HaTorah. Read more… Continue Reading →
Of Israeli cities with at least 40,000 residents, Ramat Hasharon is the most financially stable, which means that it excels at collecting revenue from various sources, with sufficient regular income… Read more » The post Ramat Hasharon Most Financially Stable… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — With the Israeli government enacting a series of emergency measures to stem the spread of the new coronavirus, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing growing accusations that he is exploiting the crisis to entrench himself in power… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] School’s out and social distancing is obligatory in an effort to curb the Coronavirus. Keep your kids busy and happy with a subscription to The Circle. Now that schools are closed, there are too many hours for your children… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus delivered a pair of gut punches to Theodore Peck, owner of a coffee shop and bakery in Brooklyn. When his 8-year-old son came down with symptoms that prompted their doctor to test for COVID-19,… Continue Reading →
BEIJING (AP) — Thursday was a day of contrasts on the front lines of the battle against the new coronavirus. In a sign of hope, the Chinese city of Wuhan reported no new homegrown infections, but in a stark warning… Continue Reading →
The post Rishon LeTzion Releases Halachos for Shabbos Under Coronavirus appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Large Crowd at Hachnasas Sefer Torah in Rishon Letzion Rishon LeTzion Harav Yitzchak Yosef on Chizuk Trip in Paris Rishon LeTzion Harav Yitzchak… Continue Reading →
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities conducted raids in 10 German states Thursday at premises linked to a group accused of pursuing a mix of anti-government and racist ideology. Germany’s top security official, Horst Seehofer, issued a ban on the United German… Continue Reading →
Factories in China, struggling to reopen after the coronavirus shut down the economy, face a new threat from U.S. anti-disease controls that might disrupt the flow of microchips and other components they need. Read more on The Yeshiva World
The new coronavirus kills one person every 10 minutes in Iran, the Health Ministry spokesman tweeted on Thursday, as the death toll in the Middle East’s worst-affected country climbed to… Read more » The post Iranian Health Official: Every Ten… Continue Reading →
In response to the threat of a lawsuit yesterday by Michael Inzelbuch, a vendor has announced it was backing down and would ensure all employees are fully paid. Here’s the letter: Dear Mr. Inzelbuch Thank you for speaking with me… Continue Reading →
We cannot stand idly by while fellow community members are being devastated by the current Coronavirus situation. People are losing their jobs, businesses, and income in an instant. Read more on The Yeshiva World
Italy ordered the army to move bodies from a northern town at the center of the coronavirus outbreak where funeral services have been overwhelmed as the government prepared to prolong… Read more » The post Italian Army Moves Coronavirus Dead… Continue Reading →
The post Chicago’s Rabbanim Close City’s Shuls appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Yeshiva Darchei Torah Closing; Area Shuls Likely to Close Austria Announces Major Restrictions on Movement Over Coronavirus; Shuls to Close CRC Closes Shuls in Chicago Letter… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com Chiune Sugihara was a Japanese diplomat that saved some 6000 Jewish lives by issuing visas during the Nazi holocaust. We have our own, home-grown Sugihara who grew up in Lawrence, New York and graduate… Continue Reading →
“The images from Italy are difficult to look at but the reports are even more difficult to hear,” a Kan News report said. Kan News spoke with Israeli doctors in Italy, who currently have no choice but to decide which… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu held meetings early Thursday with leaders of the Israeli Arab community, as well as prominent doctors and healthcare officials from the sector, imploring them to observe… Read more » The post Netanyahu Pleads With Arabs to… Continue Reading →