Month April 2020
Lev Rochel Bikur Cholim of Lakewood continues to support and nourish our community’s Cholim and their families. COVID-19 has created an even greater need. Please click HERE to help us keep giving! Now more than ever, Cholim are relying on Lev Rochel Bikur… Continue Reading →
LONDON (JTA) — Police shut down a backyard Jewish wedding in northern London with about 40 guests, hours after they were assured the event would include only people who live in the home. The father of the bride stepped down… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] As “ג’ אייר” approaches this year, thousands will be forced to forgo on their eponymous journey to Kerestir, Hungary in light of the worldwide travel ban. But with the pandemic wreaking havoc across our communities, this setback proves to be more than just a disappointment as Klal Yisroel requires… Continue Reading →
The condition of an 11-year-old girl from Beitar Illit who contracted the coronavirus took a turn for the worse on Sunday and doctors sedated her and put her on a ventilator. The girl, who has no pre-existing medical conditions, was… Continue Reading →
Like the rest of us, businesses big and small have been shaken by the Coronavirus crisis. The global economy has been upended. Stimulus packages have been rolled out. Yet there is nothing quite as stimulating as helping a child in… Continue Reading →
BERLIN (JTA) – When synagogues reopen in Germany in the coming weeks, there will be no handshakes, no hugs and no parading with the Torah, a mainstay of Shabbat services. That’s according to rules released Friday by the Central Council of Jews… Continue Reading →
Hamodia is saddened to report the passing of Dr. Marvin Schick, a noted askan who was involved in many public projects spanning seven decades. Dr. Schick passed away Thursday afternoon,… Read more » The post Dr. Marvin (Meir) Schick, Z”l… Continue Reading →
This is in response to the person who is taking on the chevas daas of the 57 Rabbis in the Five Towns/Far Rockaway community Rabbis who have banned even the safe minyanim. Their reasoning is that people will copy the… Continue Reading →
Coronavirus Relief Pushing U.S. Deficits to Staggering Heights WASHINGTON (AP) – One of the lasting legacies of the coronavirus pandemic will be staggering deficits in the United States. The Congressional… Read more » The post Business Briefs – April 27,… Continue Reading →
Reb Shayale – Chesed Without Boundaries Whenever one mentions Reb Shayale, or Reb Yeshaya ben reb Moshe one is filled with awe, only 90 years since his Passing and the Yeshuos are still pouring out, like the food that Reb… Continue Reading →
Imagine, if you will, the wealthiest and most powerful nation in the world hurtling towards the brink of financial ruin. Imagine a corrupt mass of government leaders and corporate executives who, out of sheer stupidity or selfish indifference, have recklessly… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) – In a manic week full of previously unthinkable market moves, Wall Street ended Friday with one reminiscent of what things were like before the coronavirus outbreak… Read more » The post Wall Street Ends Manic Week… Continue Reading →
The Washington Post – There are unconfirmed media reports that the North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un may be incapacitated or even dead following a medical emergency, possibly heart surgery.… Read more » The post What Happens if Kim Jong… Continue Reading →
Among the many canards about the Orthodox Jewish community that emerged in some media during the current pandemic was our ostensible (though nonexistent) distrust of modern medicine. While there certainly… Read more » The post At the Forefront of Assisting… Continue Reading →
There are unconfirmed media reports that the North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un may be incapacitated or even dead following a medical emergency, possibly heart surgery. Both the South Korean… Read more » The post What Happens if Kim Jong… Continue Reading →
Rabbi Zachariash was 87 years old. He was the Rav in Detroit for 56 years
NEW YORK (AP) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he can envision baseball games being played without fans this summer at Yankee Stadium and the Mets’ Citi Field. “Be creative. Try to figure it out,” the Democrat said during… Continue Reading →
White House coronavirus task force coordinator Deborah Birx on Sunday said social distancing will continue through the summer, as the governors of two U.S. states defended their decisions to reopen… Read more » The post Birx Says Social Distancing Will… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he was “confident” he will be able to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank this summer, with support from the U.S. Speaking to an online gathering of… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com The Slabodka Yeshiva is called the “Mother of Yeshivos” for a reason. In the United States, the heads and founders of most of the early Yeshivos in this country were trained by Rav Nosson… Continue Reading →
The critical situation we are all in, has created a new era where many previous donors are now in desperate need, and we need to help them too. Families that their father is sick can not survive and are calling… Continue Reading →