Month March 2020
Former California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter was sentenced Tuesday to 11 months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing campaign funds and spending the money on everything from outings with… Read more » The post Ex-California Rep. Duncan Hunter Gets… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a statement released by Ateres Avrohom and Continental, the halls announce that they will be closing their doors, effective immediately, until such time as it is safe to open. This decision follows the directive set… Continue Reading →
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As Israeli authorities moved the country toward total shutdown, President Reuven Rivlin admonished Israelis for not taking the coronavirus restrictions seriously. “Dear citizens, the restrictions do not mean holidays! I… Read more » The post Rivlin: Quarantine Not A Holiday… Continue Reading →
The situation in our communities in the tri-State area is very serious, and many people are still not grasping the severity of what is unfolding. Here are the facts, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise: YWN has learned that… Continue Reading →
Amazon.com Inc will only receive vital supplies at its U.S. and U.K. and other European warehouses until April 5, its latest move to free up inventory space for medical and… Read more » The post Amazon Warehouses Receive Only Vital… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (THE CONVERSATION-AP) – Editor’s note: Financial markets across the globe have plunged repeatedly in recent weeks over concerns about the growing economic toll from the coronavirus pandemic, on some days falling over 10%. This has raised the question… Continue Reading →
The Transportation Ministry spelled out on Tuesday the changes in travel alluded to by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu earlier in the week. The partial shutdown will mean that buses,… Read more » The post No Public Transportation on Nights,… Continue Reading →
Senior members of the Blue and White party have accused Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of exploiting the coronavirus crisis to set up a dictatorship. MK Yair Lapid sarcastically suggested… Read more » The post Blue and White Cries “Dictatorship”… Continue Reading →
TLS today contacted MMCSC regarding a tip we received stating a patient who was at the Center was tested positive for Coronavirus. The Center released the following statement to TLS: “RWJBarnabas Health is committed to ensure the health and safety… Continue Reading →
Iran reported another 129 fatalities from the new coronavirus on Monday, the largest one-day rise in deaths since it began battling the Middle East’s worst outbreak, which has claimed more… Read more » The post Iran and Middle East Cornovirus… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Figuring “the end of the world is near” because of the coronavirus, an Israeli man is trying to make amends by returning an archaeological artifact he took 15 years ago. It was a 2,000-year-old ballista stone, ancient… Continue Reading →
The coronavirus has hit hard across the world. The numbers are rapidly growing and experts say it can be months before a vaccine is released. Countries are in turmoil and quarantine. Unfortunately, the Jewish community in the states has… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] New restrictions were placed on the Israeli public by the Ministry of Health today, specifying that no one leave their home for any non-essential purpose, such as purchasing food or medicine. The number of coronavirus patients has risen to 337,… Continue Reading →
Jordan has announced a lockdown beginning on Wednesday, ordering all citizens to stay in their homes apart from emergencies and banning travel between provinces, to fight the coronavirus outbreak. Troops… Read more » The post Jordanian Army Guards Cities Ahead… Continue Reading →
COVID19 HAS UNITED KLAL YISRAEL in unprecedented ways. We resolve to remain אחד בלב אחד כאיש in the way we protect the התורה לימוד of our children. Torah Umesorah is working to address the educational needs we face at this… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Coronavirus or not, Pesach is just around the corner! Jewish families everywhere are starting (or at least thinking about) the cleaning that comes along with Pesach. Of all the chores, one of the most dreaded is cleaning the interior… Continue Reading →
FLATBUSH (VINnews) — A 1-year-old Jewish child from Flatbush passed away on Monday morning. The health department is currently awaiting test results to determine whether or not the fatality was caused by Coronavirus. The child has been indentified as Michael… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump wants the government to send checks to Americans in the next two weeks in an effort to curb the economic cost of the coronavirus outbreak, Treasury Secretary… Read more » The post Mnuchin: Trump Wants Checks Sent… Continue Reading →
MIAMI (AP) — New measures to seal off borders to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus have left cruise ships stranded in the Caribbean, South America and Europe, with local governments denying permission to disembark as more cases of… Continue Reading →