Month March 2020
(By Ezry Sonnenschein, MSW, RSW – Psychotherapist in Private Practice) I’m hearing from clients and acquaintances who feel like the world is coming apart at the seams. There’s a sense of existential fragility; a foundational uncertainty that, for many, seems… Continue Reading →
There’s been a decrease in hostile enemy activity toward Israel due to the spread of the coronavirus, IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Hidai Zilberman told reporters on Monday by telephone. Zilberman refrained from mentioning Iran by name but said that “there are… Continue Reading →
This past Thursday, on 16 Adar / March 12, we issued a statement regarding the coronavirus, expressing our view that, “at least in cities or municipalities where public and private… Read more » The post Statement From Vaad Roshei Yeshiva… Continue Reading →
Ocean County officials signed an emergency proclamation on March 16 that calls for the closure of all county government buildings to the public for all non-essential county business starting at 11:59 p.m., March 16, among other actions to help curtail… Continue Reading →
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor wants the state to delay in-person voting for the state’s Tuesday presidential primary for three months to let the coronavirus outbreak subside, but Florida, Illinois and Arizona plan to push ahead. Gov. Mike DeWine… Continue Reading →
The head of Zichron Menachem in France is seriously ill with the coronavirus, the Zichron Menachem organization for children with cancer stated. Dr. Maurice Dahan, the president of the Jewish community in the Alsace region and Strasbourg, France and chairman… Continue Reading →
In light of the continued uncertainty due to the coronavirus disease across the nation, Agudas Yisroel is presenting a second livestreamed Virtual Asifa to help individuals with guidance and chizuk in this difficult time. You will hear inspirational words from… Continue Reading →
Despite the coronavirus, simchas chassan vekallah continued at a wedding in Mexico City. Disposable gloves were distributed for dancing. The post Wedding in Mexico City appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: BDE: Rabbi Chaim Ashkenazi, Z”l, Victim of Mexico… Continue Reading →
There is growing panic in the frum community in Postville, Iowa, home of Agriprocessors, the largest meat processing plant in the United States, after three members of the community were diagnosed with the coronavirus. “We were worried that [the coronavirus]… Continue Reading →
MILAN (JTA) — Michele Sciama, a former secretary-general of the Jewish Community of Milan — the city’s local Jewish organization — has died of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Sciama, known to his friends and family as Micky, was 79 when he… Continue Reading →
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The Corona virus has led to schools being shut down across the country – and parents scrambling to keep their kids entertained and engaged. Fighting boredom in the face of hours spent cooped up at home is a daunting task,… Continue Reading →
With the coronavirus pandemic causing a level of anxiety among members of the community, Chai Urgent Care was declared an eligible testing site for the disease by New York City health department officials. In order not to endanger regular patients,… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday shut down social life in Britain and ordered the most vulnerable to isolate for 12 weeks, ramping up the battle against a& coronavirus& outbreak… Read more » The post U.K. Closes Down Social Life… Continue Reading →
In Parshas Ki Sisa, the Torah tells us that Hashem told Moshe to descend quickly from Har Sinai because Klal Yisrael had sinned with the eigel hazahav. The pasuk (Shmos,… Read more » The post Save Our Soul From Turmoil… Continue Reading →
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he will close the country’s borders to anyone who is not a citizen. Americans or a permanent resident will have to self-isolate for… Read more » The post Canada Closing Borders to Non-Citizens,… Continue Reading →
R-L: Deputy Mayor Menashe Miller, Police Captain Steve Allaire, Mayor Ray Coles, Bikur Cholim Administrator Yehoshua Lapidus, Vol First Aid Admin Raphel Lasry, EMS Chief Crystal Vandezilver.
Amazon said Monday that it needs to hire 100,000 people across the U.S. to keep up with a crush of orders as the coronavirus spreads and keeps more people at… Read more » The post Amazon Seeks to Hire 100,000… Continue Reading →