Month April 2020
[COMMUNICATED] CLICK TO DONATE NOW! Avrohom Yitzchok Cohen a noted Askon is the Bensonhurst community was niftar at the young age of 55 due to the Corona Virus. He was part of the closenit community for over 30 years…. Continue Reading →
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — These times were strange enough. And then California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump started getting along. The liberal Democrat — the leader in the headquarters of the Resistance — has taken to singing Trump’s… Continue Reading →
Hagaon Harav Gershon Edelstein answered a chinuch question recently that is on the minds of many parents with teenagers at home during the current coronavirus era. A parent asked. “There are children in the house above the age of 12… Continue Reading →
The House of Representatives on Thursday voted 388-5 to approve another massive coronavirus relief bill to assist struggling employers and hospitals crushed under the strains brought on by the global pandemic. The $484 billion legislation, was passed earlier in the week… Continue Reading →
In addition to all that has been offered (and will continue) to date with regards to the meals, Lakewood School District Attorney Michal Inzelbuch this evening has announced he has secured for meals to be available at multiple other sites…. Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve said Thursday that it will provide monthly reports on several of its economic rescue programs supported by the $2 trillion rescue program passed by Congress. The central bank is “committed to transparency and accountability… Continue Reading →
With several parents quarantined in their child’s room at CHOP due to COVID-19 restrictions, Chai Lifeline partnered with CHOP to ensure that all Jewish parents and patients have access to kosher food. Chai Lifeline supplied a comprehensive menu of all… Continue Reading →
Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey expressed his gratitude to Premium Nature, a New York based manufacturer and distributor of sanitizing products, for their recent donation of 500 gallons of… Read more » The post Gov. Phil Murphy Lauds Donation… Continue Reading →
Baruch Dayan Ha’emes. The founder and chairman of the Gift of Life Association (Matnas Chaim), Rabbi Yeshayahu Haber ZT”L, passed away on Thursday evening at the age of 55 after contracting the coronavirus. Nearly 1,000 people donated a kidney thanks… Continue Reading →
Yale University will reject $6.9 million in federal aid that it was eligible for under the coronavirus relief bill that passed Congress last month after criticism from President Donald Trump… Read more » The post Yale Will Reject $6.9 Million… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress delivered a nearly $500 billion infusion of coronavirus spending Thursday, rushing new relief to employers and hospitals buckling under the strain of a pandemic that has claimed almost 50,000 American lives and one in six U.S…. Continue Reading →
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill on Thursday, funding small businesses and hospitals and pushing the total spending response to the crisis to… Read more » The post U.S. House Passes $500 Billion… Continue Reading →
“Welcome, welcome, welcome. . .” So begins the cheerful greeting for Bnos Agudath Israel’s “Make It Count.” Anticipation is in the air as Bnos welcomes all girls to its brand new exciting and interactive virtual Sefiras HaOmer program. Beginning now,… Continue Reading →
With Congress preparing to approve more than $300 billion in new funding for a small business loan program, the Small Business Administration issued new guidance Thursday that suggested dozens of… Read more » The post New SBA Guidelines Say Big… Continue Reading →
Following a TLS report on Lakewood’s crumbling telecommunications infrastructure, a local resident took the initiative to start a grassroots campaign to have services upgraded. Speaking to TLS, the organizer of the campaign said she was frustrated over the promises made… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Calls mounted Thursday for an investigation into the ouster of a senior government scientist who says he’s being punished for opposing widespread use of an unproven drug President Donald Trump touted as a remedy for COVID-19. Rick… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Dovid Berg exemplified the quality of serving hashem and others in the manner of b’hatzneah leches. He did tremendous acts of chesed, even for people he didn’t know, quietly and purely. He never looked for any notice and did… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com Yes, it is permitted. If you can find a barber or relative to do it in your house during COVID-19 isolation, that is. Tomorrow, a number of Ashkenazic Jews will be getting haircuts following… Continue Reading →
Israeli airlines have won a concession from the government on cancelled flights in the coronavirus crisis, extending the time for paying refunds from 21 to 90 days, Globes reported on… Read more » The post Airlines Given More Time to… Continue Reading →
A closely-watched Gilead Sciences Inc experimental antiviral drug failed to help patients with severe COVID-19 in a clinical trial conducted in China, but the drugmaker said the study’s results were… Read more » The post Gilead Disputes Report That Its… Continue Reading →
As the frantic search for new treatments for COVID-19 continues, hundreds of members of the Orthodox Jewish community in the tri-state area converged on various testing locations to have their… Read more » The post Thousands Show Up to Be… Continue Reading →