Month March 2020
The Israeli government has tightened its ban on foreigners entering the country, eliminating permission for those with quarantine accommodations to come in. “Beginning today, the entrance of foreigners will not… Read more » The post Israel Tightens Ban on Foreign… Continue Reading →
As TLS has reported, there are now multiple cases of Covid-19 in Lakewood, and more positive cases are expected. Since that report a short while ago, we have been inundated with people asking us what to do next. The answer… Continue Reading →
See statement below.
[COMMUNICATED] We’re living in trying times. The Coronavirus pandemic is on all of our minds, affecting each one of us in profound ways. As time goes on, the question grows stronger and stronger – what does Hashem want from us? What’s… Continue Reading →
Eli Beer, the President of founder of United Hatzalah in israel is currently in a Miami Intensive Care Unit, presumably with COVID-19. YWN spoke directly with Eli Beer, who has a Pneumonia in addition to the virus. He has a… Continue Reading →
CHICAGO (JTA) – The only rabbi to ever serve in the Illinois state legislature lost in the Democratic primary to a progressive candidate backed by his predecessor. Rabbi Yehiel “Mark” Kalish garnered 31.9 percent of the vote in the Chicago-area’s… Continue Reading →
This is not something most would have envisioned just a couple weeks ago: Weddings being made in backyards and tents in Lakewood. But it’s the reality – at least for now. The coronavirus has spiraled much of our daily lives… Continue Reading →
It stood through war and peace, depression and the Roaring Twenties. But a virus brought it down. The Shomrei Shabbos shul, a 13th Avenue icon for generations of minyan seekers,… Read more » The post Iconic Shomrei Shabbos Shul in… Continue Reading →
The post Processing Without Panic appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: U.S. Allows Fast Processing Again for Some H-1B Visa Applications NJ Lawmakers Aim to Speed Up Food Stamp Processing IRS Chief: Processing Backlog of Tax-Exempt Groups Is Gone… Continue Reading →
The post Making Sense of Desperate Measures appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Making Sense of the Flynn Flip Typhoon Survivors Desperate for Aid A Desperate Search for Documents The Desperate Plight Of Alan Gross Desperate for Cash, Venezuela… Continue Reading →
The children are from Ohr Hachinuch, Lakewood.
The post Interview With Vaccine Expert Dr. Peter Hotez appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Pidyon Peter Chamor in Yerushalayim Rep. Peter King Mulling 2016 White House Bid Peter Mansfield, Nobel Winner for Work on MRI, Dies at 83… Continue Reading →
With schools closed and parents scrambling to find quality educational resources to keep their kids busy while also gaining knowledge, a great resource that has just launched online is The Living Torah Museum and Torah Animal World’s streaming video service. … Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice President Mike Pence has called on hospitals to delay all elective procedures across the country to help ensure medical capacity is focused on stemming the spread of the coronavirus. Hospital systems in hard-hit areas, including New… Continue Reading →
See letter below issued by the Mashgiach moments ago.
The Shomer Shabbos Shul in Boro Park, Brooklyn, one of the world’s most prominent minyan factories, is shuttering for the first time in its 102-year history due to the coronavirus crisis. One of the cornerstones for positivity in the community,… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) – A prominent New York educator has released a video with words of Encouragement and Hashkafa/Jewish Theology for These Challenging Times of the Coronavirus. Rabbi Yakov Horowitz the founder and dean of Yeshiva Darchei Noam of Monsey… Continue Reading →
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that more than 14,000 people have been tested for coronavirus in the state of New York. There are 2,382 total cases of coronavirus in New York state with 1,008 new positive cases. “The numbers are going… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (THE CONVERSATION-AP-Belinda Kong Bowdoin College) Fear and blame appear to be fast becoming Americans’ defining emotions around COVID-19. Headlines seem to offer either worst-case estimates or government leaders’ mutual accusations. Amid the bewildering figures and contradictory political narratives,… Continue Reading →