Month May 2020
Rockland Chaveirim is currently searching for two missing girls in a wooded area near Monsey. Sources tell YWN that the girls contacted Chaveirim that they were lost while hiking. They later lost phone communication. They are around 18 years of… Continue Reading →
A two-year-old who attends daycare in Tel Aviv was diagnosed with the coronavirus on Monday, Yisrael Hayom reported. Instructions were sent to the parents of the 16 other toddlers in the class to place their children into quarantine. The classroom… Continue Reading →
Courts in North Carolina, Kentucky, and Kansas have struck down Executive Orders that shuttered churches, on the grounds that such orders unlawfully prohibited the free exercise of religion. Yeshivos in… Read more » The post Statement From Agudas Yisrael on… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (JTA) – Orthodox communities were hit early and hard by the coronavirus pandemic. It turns out that the layoffs that have emerged as a side effect also came early to the Orthodox world. The Orthodox Union, an umbrella… Continue Reading →
Readers around the world have been following the story of 4-year-old Menachem Blau, a little boy from Israel who needs to fly to America immediately in order to save his life. Menachem was born with a rare condition which causes… Continue Reading →
Health Minister Yuli Edelstein signed an order on Tuesday allowing the reopening of restaurants, cafés, bars, swimming pools, youth groups and hotels next week on May 27. Restaurants, bars and cafés that can fit up to 100 customers will be… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump emphatically defended himself Tuesday against criticism from medical experts that his announced use of a malaria drug against the coronavirus could spark wide misuse by Americans of the unproven treatment with potentially fatal side… Continue Reading →
The newly appointed Health Minister, Yuli Edelstein, made a decision to temporarily remove the requirement to wear face masks in public spaces and in classrooms until Friday, March 22, due to the heavy heatwave Israel is experiencing this week. “We… Continue Reading →
Public health officials in at least two-thirds of U.S. states are sharing the addresses of people who have the coronavirus with first responders. Supporters say the measure is designed to protect those on the front line, but it’s sparked concerns… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Tarhia Morton and her family were planning to party this year. She is retired after 40 years with the U.S. Postal Service. Her sister is turning 70. A birthday bash in Las Vegas was booked for… Continue Reading →
Dear Parents of our Kehillah, Boruch Hashem there has been a consistent decrease in the number of new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations. Our hishtadlus in vigilance with isolation and social distancing has been a great contributing factor for this decrease…. Continue Reading →
Dear Parents of our Kehillah, Boruch Hashem there has been a consistent decrease in the number of new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations. Our hishtadlus in vigilance with isolation and social distancing has been a great contributing factor for this decrease…. Continue Reading →
Yesterday, a Jewish school in Brooklyn, NY was found hosting students learning in apparent violation of Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order. While Agudath Israel of America neither runs nor controls any yeshivos, if any yeshiva violated the Executive Order as it… Continue Reading →
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that there is no evidence that COVID-19 can be spread to people through the use of pools, since disinfection of… Read more » The post CDC: ‘No evidence’ COVID-19 Spreads… Continue Reading →
Rosh Chodesh Sivan. A time of t’filah. A time to daven for the success of our children to grow to become the b’nai Torah we have been daavening for since they lay there innocently in their crib. For centuries, the… Continue Reading →
As the corona crisis reaches the two-month mark, patience is wearing thin and frustration is understandably rising. When this crisis and the ensuing lockdown first began, the minds of many… Read more » The post Not a Time to Lower… Continue Reading →
The single greatest threat to Israel as a Jewish and democratic country is the Supreme Court, acting in its capacity as the “High Court of Justice.” That’s because: a) anyone… Read more » The post An Exercise in Futility appeared… Continue Reading →
A popular myth has it that ministries should be run by “professionals.” That would mean generals running the Defense Ministry, social workers the Social Affairs Ministry and doctors the Health… Read more » The post A New Chance to Tame… Continue Reading →
No politician enters politics to end up in the opposition. For more on that, just ask Benny Gantz, who, after three inconclusive elections, decided to break his pledge and join… Read more » The post Overstepping the Line appeared first… Continue Reading →
Statement: Yesterday, a Jewish school in Brooklyn, NY was found hosting students learning in apparent violation of Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order. While Agudath Israel of America neither runs nor controls any yeshivos, if any yeshiva violated the Executive Order as… Continue Reading →
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has denied a request by attorneys for Tesla shareholders to pursue a lawsuit seeking to prevent CEO Elon Musk from using his personal Twitter account to disseminate information regarding the electric vehicle and… Continue Reading →