Month April 2020
FLORIDA (JTA) – Rabbi Zalman Kossovsky, a former chief rabbi of Zurich who led congregations on three continents during a career that spanned decades, has died. Despite German language media reports, Kossovsky’s synagogue in Boynton Beach, Florida, stressed that he… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump accused Democrats on Monday of playing “a very dangerous political game” by insisting there is a shortage of tests for the coronavirus. But Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura… Read more » The post Trump Says Governors Play ‘Political… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are slipping in afternoon trading on Wall Street, as the price of oil cratered to historic lows Monday, cheaper than bottled water. The S&P 500 was down 0.8%, as of 1:30 p.m. Eastern time, after… Continue Reading →
An estimated 25,000 Israeli businesses are in danger of collapse due to the restrictions on shopping and travel in the coronavirus crisis, according to Channel 12 on Monday. Citing… Read more » The post Forecast: 25,000 Businesses Face Permanent… Continue Reading →
The post Skin Rashes Reported as Symtom of COVID-19 appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Study: Skin Patch Could Help Kids With Peanut Allergies Boy With Rare Disease Gets Brand New Skin With Gene Therapy Israeli Researchers Announce Vaccine… Continue Reading →
TORONTO (AP) — Canadians on Monday mourned the shocking rampage that left at least 18 dead in rural communities across Nova Scotia, after a gunman disguised as a police officer opened fire on people hunkered down in their homes, setting… Continue Reading →
Stocks are slipping in afternoon trading on Wall Street, as the price of oil cratered to historic lows Monday, cheaper than bottled water. The S&P 500 was down 0.8%, as… Read more » The post Oil Price Plummets to Historic… Continue Reading →
Lev Rochel Bikur Cholim of Lakewood held a wildly successful plasma testing drive on Sunday, administering a whopping 1,000 plasma tests at a carefully arranged testing site outside Blue Claws Stadium. Lakewood Bikur Cholim has emerged as a trailblazer, becoming… Continue Reading →
Suspected tornadoes killed at least two people as severe weather blasted a wide area across the Deep South, officials said. Jerry Oliver Williams, 61, of Henry County, died when the… Read more » The post 2 People Killed by Suspected… Continue Reading →
Oil prices plunged below zero on Monday as demand for energy collapses amid the coronavirus pandemic and traders don’t want to get stuck owning crude with nowhere to store it. Stocks were also slipping on Wall Street in afternoon trading,… Continue Reading →
BERLIN (JTA) – On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, a Jewish day school in Germany shut down 80 years ago by the Nazis got the go-ahead to reopen on Monday. The City Council of Dortmund approved the request to… Continue Reading →
There are 13,654 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Israel as of Monday, with 150 patients in serious condition and 174 fatalities. A total of 3,872 people have recovered from the virus. Israel is marking its first virtual Yom HaShoah… Continue Reading →
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide a case from Georgia about the reach of a federal computer hacking law. The case involves Nathan Van Buren, who was a police sergeant in Cumming, Georgia. The FBI set up a sting… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are slipping in afternoon trading on Wall Street, as the price of oil cratered to historic lows Monday, cheaper than bottled water. The S&P 500 was down 0.8%, as of 1:30 p.m. Eastern time, after… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Blue and White leader Benny Gantz have finalized a deal to form a unity government on Monday evening, ending over a year of political impasse… Read more » The post Unity A Done Deal, Finally!… Continue Reading →
The Simon Wiesenthal Center today released the following statement in response to Jackson NJ Council President Barry Calogero’s statement: “Responsible elected leaders across the region have made a point to investigate allegations, many by anti- Semites, blaming Jews for spreading… Continue Reading →
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Monday began opening intercity highways and major shopping centers to stimulate its sanctions-choked economy, gambling that it has brought under control its coronavirus outbreak — one of the worst in the world — even… Continue Reading →
As New Jersey’s orders to quarantine at home remain in effect with no end in sight, the use of internet service providers to access content for education and entertainment purposes has skyrocketed. Now, several Lakewood residents are telling TLS that… Continue Reading →
Stocks are mixed in midday trading after Wall Street trimmed its sharp losses from earlier in the morning following another collapse in oil prices. The S&P 500 started Monday with… Read more » The post Stocks Are Mixed After Wall… Continue Reading →
Hospitalizations Drop, but Doctors And Askanim Say Social Distancing Must Remain Fully in Place While the number of Lakewood residents being admitting to hospitals for COVID-19 has steadily dropped over… Read more » The post Lakewood News appeared first on… Continue Reading →
Rabbanim the world over such as Rav Elya Brudny, Rav Moshe Tuvia Lieff, Rav Yisroel Reisman, Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky, and Rav Chaim Kanievsky have put their stamp of approval on The Simcha Initiative, a project aimed at setting a new… Continue Reading →