Month April 2020
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The city of Los Angeles will offer free coronavirus testing to all residents regardless of whether they have symptoms, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Wednesday. Testing centers have been set up across the city but until now… Continue Reading →
During the summer months each year, the population of Sullivan County triples as part-time residents, mostly from New York City, come up to the Catskills. Hundreds of kids stay at summer camps and with the state on ‘pause’ until at… Continue Reading →
Chai Lifeline has launched “Going Through It, Growing Through It: Torah Perspectives and Mindful Coping in the Age of COVID-19,” a lecture series offering divrei chizuk, psychological, and practical guidance during the current health crisis. The series will include video… Continue Reading →
Attorney General Mandelblit told the High Court on Thursday that there is no legal issue with giving Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu the mandate and allowing him to form a government,… Read more » The post Mandelblit to High Court: No… Continue Reading →
The world’s economic pain was on full display Thursday as Europe and the United States were releasing more evidence of the devastation wrought on jobs and economies by coronavirus lockdown… Read more » The post As Economies Stagger, Pressures Grow… Continue Reading →
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Wednesday that the U.S. embassy in Israel would remain in Jerusalem if he’s elected, even as he called President Donald Trump’s decision to move the diplomatic base from Tel Aviv “short-sighted and frivolous.” Biden,… Continue Reading →
The High Court issued a temporary injunction on Thursday, preventing a three-month extension of acting State Attorney Dan Eldad’s tenure. The decision is in effect until a final decision will… Read more » The post High Court Rules No Extension… Continue Reading →
Each life taken during this coronavirus pandemic is a whole world. The tears and pain for each and every one should not be forgotten. With so many chashuve Jews passing away day after day, sometimes it can be difficult to… Continue Reading →
The number of fatalities related to the novel coronavirus recorded overnight in Spain fell to 268, the lowest tally in nearly six weeks, the country’s Health Ministry said on Thursday.… Read more » The post Spain’s Coronavirus Daily Death Toll… Continue Reading →
The city of Los Angeles will offer free coronavirus testing to all residents regardless of whether they have symptoms, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Wednesday. Testing centers have been set up across the city but until now they were reserved for… Continue Reading →
In a ruling that could bring dramatic ramifications for the religious community, the High Court accepted petitions by the Secular Forum and the Adalah organization, saying the ban imposed by hospitals… Read more » The post High Court: Hospitals Not Permitted… Continue Reading →
As Klal Yisrael continues to mourn the loss of the Novominsker Rebbe, Rabbi Yaakov Perlow, zt”l, Rosh Agudas Yisroel, Chaverim of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah and family members offered deeply… Read more » The post Maspidim Remember Klal Yisrael’s Rebbe,… Continue Reading →
A second Turkish military plane took off from an air base near Ankara carrying more medical aid to the United States which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.… Read more » The post Turkey Sends Second Medical Aid… Continue Reading →
Asian shares advanced on Thursday, riding a wave of optimism about a possible treatment for the coronavirus that set off a rally on Wall Street powerful enough to override data… Read more » The post Asian Shares Rise on Hopes… Continue Reading →
The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee approved Thursday that the Shin Bet be allowed to continue their digital tracking of coronavirus carriers until next Tuesday at midnight. The High… Read more » The post Knesset Extends Digital Tracking of… Continue Reading →
China has no interest in interfering in the U.S. presidential election, it said on Thursday, following comments by President Donald Trump that Beijing “will do anything they can” to make… Read more » The post China Says It Has No… Continue Reading →
Hello, my name is Tamara Sadykova, I am a widow with 4 children.On the last Pessach eve, I lost my 35-year-old son who had suffered all his life and when he contracted a corona virus failed to recover and passed… Continue Reading →
The Assuta Medical Center in Ashdod closed its designated ward for coronavirus carriers on Thursday, since there are no patients to be hospitalized there. A notice was put up at… Read more » The post Ashdod’s Assuta Hospital Closes COVID-19… Continue Reading →
Germany has banned all Iran-backed Hezbollah activity on its soil and designated it a terrorist organization, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday. Police also conducted early morning raids on mosque… Read more » The post Germany Bans Hezbollah Activity, Raids… Continue Reading →
The Yarchei Kallah started five weeks ago to provide an organized framework of high-level learning to motivated participants. Lomdim from Eretz Yisrael, Europe, Australia, and across the US joined in the virtual limud b’iyun. The program includes a hachana shiur, copies of mareh mekomos, and live, in-depth shiurim from world-renowned maggidei shiur. The maggidei shiur have included R’… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — John Bolton’s book has again been delayed, according to listings on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble, both of which say “What Happened In the Room” has been pushed back from May 12 to June 23. The… Continue Reading →