Month September 2020
[COMMUNICATED] For the past 23 years, Tiferes Devorah L’Kallah has been helping Lakewood’s Kallahs set up their new homes. About 300 Kallahs a year “shop” in the beautiful showroom, outfitted with everything a Kallah needs to begin her married life…. Continue Reading →
The following is an ‘Ask The Mayor’ question submitted to TLS, and the Mayor’s response. Email your questions for the Mayor to AskTheMayor@thelakewoodscoop.com. Question: My children were given bus stops that the bus company confirmed are illegal. They are forced… Continue Reading →
The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee on Tuesday approved legislation preventing public protests as they fight to slow the spread of coronavirus. The legislation enables the declaration of a… Read more » The post Knesset Set to Ban Public… Continue Reading →
SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon has introduced new palm recognition technology in a pair of Seattle stores and sees broader uses in places like stadiums and offices. Customers at the stores near Amazon’s campus in Washington can flash a palm for… Continue Reading →
Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said on Tuesday that there is no chance the current lockdown will end after Simchas Torah as was originally planned. “There’s no chance that the lockdown will be lifted immediately after Simchas Torah – unequivocally,” Edelstein… Continue Reading →
In an election year like no other, the first debate between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, could be a pivotal moment in a race that has remained stubbornly unchanged in the face of historic tumult. The… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of elementary school students are heading back to classrooms Tuesday as New York City enters a high-stakes stage of resuming in-person learning during the coronavirus pandemic, which is keeping students at home in… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel’s daily tally of coronavirus deaths per million people surpassed that of the United States on Tuesday for the first time since the onset of the global pandemic. According to a report by a task force formed… Continue Reading →
Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden will square off for the first time on Tuesday in a pivotal debate that will provide a stark clash of styles… Read more » The post Trump and Biden to Meet… Continue Reading →
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross says the 2020 census will end Oct. 5, despite a federal judge’s ruling last week allowing the head count of every U.S. resident to continue through the end of October, according to a tweet… Continue Reading →
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin extended an upcoming school holiday by a week on Tuesday to limit the spread of the coronavirus, days after sources told Reuters the capital’s hospitals had… Read more » The post Moscow Extends School Holiday Over… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Israeli motorists protested in Jerusalem on Tuesday against a proposed measure to curtail public demonstrations during the current nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. A large convoy of cars clogged the streets surrounding the… Continue Reading →
CHINA (AP) – On a Thursday night in early January, the disease that would become known as COVID-19 claimed its first victim, a 61-year-old man who succumbed to the newly identified coronavirus in the city of Wuhan, in the People’s… Continue Reading →
Shortly before the end of Elul zeman, there have been numerous coronavirus outbreaks in Israeli yeshivos, with the yeshivos essentially being converted into “coronavirus hotels.” Hundreds of bochurim and staff members, including three Roshei Yeshivah, have tested positive for the… Continue Reading →
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — Police came to the Viznitz Beis Midrash in Bnei Brak after Yom Kippur and closed the Tish taking place there after hundreds of Chasidim gathered there in violation of health regulations. Police escorted the rebbe away… Continue Reading →
Paramedics in England’s remote, rugged Lake District region have been testing a jet suit that gets them to people in danger or distress in a fraction of the time it… Read more » The post Paramedics in England’s Remote Lake… Continue Reading →
Defense Minister Benny Gantz visited the city of Bnei Brak Tuesday morning, and called on residents to adhere to Ministry of Health guidelines. During the visit, the Minister visited the… Read more » The post Defense Minister Gantz Visits Bnei… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump announced Monday that the federal government will begin distributing millions of rapid coronavirus tests to states this week and urged governors to use them to reopen schools for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The move to… Continue Reading →
Governor Murphy announced a “game changer” in New Jersey’s fight against coronavirus, saying he had secured 2.6 million rapid Covid-19 tests from the federal government. The rapid tests, called BinaxNOW and manufactured by Abbott Labs, provide results in just 15… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel is facing a significant increase in cases of COVID-19 as well as in the number of people who are in serious condition or on respirators. However the Chareidi community has seen the biggest spike in cases… Continue Reading →