Month April 2020
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Labor party voted on Sunday to join the incoming government headed by arch-rival Benjamin Netanyahu, despite repeated campaign promises to never sit with a prime minister facing criminal indictments. The once-mighty left-wing party dominated Israeli politics… Continue Reading →
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The White House’s pandemic response coordinator defended President Trump Sunday for suggesting that injecting disinfectant could be used to treat coronavirus — claiming he was only carrying out a “dialogue”… Read more » The post Dr. Birx Defends Trump: ‘It… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Once again klal yisroel is reeling from another tragic petira, this time of a yungerman in his high 30s, R’ Yehuda Aryeh Falik a”h. R’ Yehuda Aryeh a”h suffered multiple health issues throughout most of his life as well… Continue Reading →
The Labor party voted by a margin of close to two to one on Sunday evening to approve chairman Amir Peretz’s proposal to join the emergency government of Israeli Prime… Read more » The post Labor Vote Over, Party to… Continue Reading →
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Saturday acknowledged frustration with coronavirus stay-home orders that have kept his state’s residents largely restricted to their homes for nearly two months, but he… Read more » The post Cuomo on Coronavirus Sacrifices: ‘What… Continue Reading →
PHOTO: Second Temporary Verizon cell tower placed in Lakewood as infrastructure struggles to keep up
With tens of thousands of customers using cell towers in Lakewood, the infrastructure is failing, and one company is trying to keep up. Verizon a couple weeks ago placed a tower on Clifton Avenue at 9th Street, though it was… Continue Reading →
The U.S. Census Bureau needs more time to wrap up the once-a-decade count because of the coronavirus, opening the possibility of delays in drawing new legislative districts that could help… Read more » The post Census Delay Could Put Off… Continue Reading →
Despite the current tumultuous situation, the dedicated volunteers of Reb Yeshayale’s Guest House under the guidance of Harav Moshe Yosef Friedlander will have exclusive access to the holy tzion on the day of the yurtzheit. Help Reb Yeshayale’s Guest House… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Despite the current tumultuous situation, the dedicated volunteers of Reb Yeshayale’s Guest House under the guidance of Harav Moshe Yosef Friedlander will have exclusive access to the holy tzion on the day of the yurtzheit. <a href=”http://kerestircenter.com”> Help Reb… Continue Reading →
Joe Biden’s unexpectedly rapid consolidation of the Democratic presidential nomination has upended calculations in both parties about the U.S. Senate landscape, with Democrats hopeful that Biden can actively help… Read more » The post Democrats See Senate Suddenly Within… Continue Reading →
L’Kovod Chashuve Five Towns & Far Rockaway Rabbanim, I, like most of the community received the letter that was put out on Friday (and published on YWN). It is indeed undeniable that the Coronavirus has taken a tremendous toll on… Continue Reading →
In a series of class-action lawsuits filed in California and New York last week, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank and JPMorgan Chase were accused of maximizing the fees… Read more » The post Lawsuits Claim Bank of America,… Continue Reading →
The post COJO of Flatbush to Arrange Grocery Accounts for New Almanos appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Carnival Marks COJO Flatbush’s Year in New Offices COJO Flatbush Breakfast Sunday Morning With NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio West Side… Continue Reading →
The FBI is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of anyone connected to a fire that badly damaged an Islamic center in southeastern Missouri and that coincided with the start of a holy month for Muslims…. Continue Reading →
Democrats are considering proposing a new round of direct cash payments to U.S. households and extending a similar benefit to the smallest businesses, as they struggle to get federal… Read more » The post Democrats Eye Cold, Hard Cash… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The Tzanz-Klausenberg Rebbe of Boro Park harshly criticized people who are ignoring public health regulations and continuing to immerse in mikves and make public minyanim. (The rebbe was referring to males, as mikves for females have… Continue Reading →
A New Jersey mayor is calling for the temporary closure of an Amazon warehouse following a report of a number of employees infected with the coronavirus. NJ.com reports that after… Read more » The post Mayor Calls for Temporary Closure… Continue Reading →
New York’s daily coronavirus death toll dropped to below 400, less than half of the deaths recorded at the height of the coronavirus crisis in the state’s hospitals. Details on… Read more » The post Cuomo: Virus Deaths Drop Below… Continue Reading →
EIDL LOAN UPDATE: The SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) provides vital economic support to small businesses to help overcome the temporary loss of revenue they are experiencing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, included is the eligibility to… Continue Reading →