Month April 2020
Hagaon Harav Dovid Elimelech Leifer, z’tl, the Nadvorna-Arad Rebbe, passed away in Herzog Medical Center in Jerusalem overnight Sunday at the age of 86 from a heart attack. Last summer, the Rebbe fell in his home and had to be… Continue Reading →
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is plunging ahead on a new coronavirus relief package, but deepening partisan divide and uncertainty in the schedule could stall the federal response to the health crisis and deteriorating U.S. economy. Leaders of both parties announced… Continue Reading →
President Trump in his Monday coronavirus briefing hinted that he knew the disputed status of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s health, but stopped short of filling in the White House press. “Yes I do have a very good idea,”… Continue Reading →
Health Ministry Officials have noted a dramatic and worrying rise in the number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in the Belz neighborhood of Yerushalayim. 38 people, from different families, have all been confirmed carriers of the virus in the past few… Continue Reading →
The federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is now accepting new applications from businesses affected by Covid-19. The program had been unable to accept new applications for a while as it had used up all of its appropriated funds but… Continue Reading →
Treasury officials have distributed nearly half of the payroll support money earmarked for U.S. airlines and cargo carriers under provisions of the $2 trillion economic rescue package approved by Congress… Read more » The post Airlines, Cargo Carriers Have Received… Continue Reading →
PARIS (JTA) – When she’s not busy with her four kids, Ellie Balouka can usually be found in her kitchen at home in Paris, where she makes colorful salads, creative stuffed baguettes and poke bowls that have become the rave… Continue Reading →
Americans’ support for mail-in voting has jumped amid concerns about the safety of polling places during the coronavirus pandemic, but a wide partisan divide suggests President Donald Trump’s public campaign against vote by mail may be resonating with his Republican… Continue Reading →
72-years-young and Israel is hitting its highest population numbers ever. According to Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics, as reported by Globes business news website, Israel’s population stands at 9.19 million people on the eve of its 72 Independence Day, which… Continue Reading →
NICOSIA (JTA) — A bill in Cyprus that would have temporarily allowed kosher slaughter in the Mediterranean island country needs further study, the government said. The Cabinet’s decision to allow kosher slaughter until the end of the year was made… Continue Reading →
As hundreds of thousands of boys, girls and Yeshiva Bochrim participate in classes, Shiurium and Chavrusos from their homes, please see the poll below which was published on the YWN Telegram Channel. The @YeshivaWorldNews Telegram channel is followed by thousands,… Continue Reading →
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With May’s bills coming due soon, many people are still waiting to get their $1,200 stimulus payment as part of the trillions in federal assistance meant to help Americans suffering… Read more » The post More $1,200 Stimulus Checks Are… Continue Reading →
Israel’s 200th fatality was the first death among medical professionals on the line of the coronavirus battle. Susie Levy, 66, a nurse at Sheba Hospital near Tel Aviv passed away of the coronavirus at Poriya Hospital in Tiveria after almost… Continue Reading →
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled a six-point plan Monday to begin reopening the state’s economy even as the coronavirus outbreak persists. The first-term Democratic governor projected optimism but cautioned… Read more » The post Murphy Outlines 6-Step Plan Aimed… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr on Monday ordered federal prosecutors across the U.S. to identify coronavirus-related restrictions from state and local governments “that could be violating the constitutional rights and civil liberties of individual citizens.” The memo to… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has largely calmed turbulent financial markets. Yet a far tougher task remains: Helping rescue an economy and job market that appear to be free-falling into the worst catastrophe since the Great Depression. Fed policymakers… Continue Reading →
Italian and British medical experts are investigating a possible link between the coronavirus pandemic and clusters of severe inflammatory disease among infants who are arriving in hospital with high fevers… Read more » The post Italy, UK Explore Possible COVID-19… Continue Reading →
Due to Covid-19, more consumers have turned to online shopping for their groceries, which makes it more difficult to determine whether a given item is kosher-certified. To facilitate shopping in this new reality, the cRc (Chicago Rabbinical Council) has compiled… Continue Reading →