Month September 2020
Mail-in voting has gotten off to a rocky start in New York City, where election officials sent out a large number of absentee ballots with the wrong names and addresses on the return envelopes. The faulty ballots were sent to… Continue Reading →
Mail-in voting has gotten off to a rocky start in New York City, where election officials sent out nearly 100,000 absentee ballots with the wrong names and addresses printed on… Read more » The post Error Leaves Thousands in NYC… Continue Reading →
BALTIMORE (VINnews) — The Agudah of Park Heights, a prominent Shul in the Baltimore community, has announced that they are closing their building to the recent uptick in COVID cases in the community. A notice sent out by Shul President… Continue Reading →
We all remember the horrors of March and April of this year. Hospitals overflowing with coronavirus patients. Hundreds of deaths in our community. Unable to see loved ones. Families irreversibly… Read more » The post Elected Officials: We Must Ensure… Continue Reading →
We all remember the horrors of March and April of this year. Hospitals overflowing with coronavirus patients. Hundreds of deaths in our community. Unable to see loved ones. Families irreversibly… Read more » The post OP-ED: Elected Officials Encourage Community… Continue Reading →
The Agudah of Park Heights, which serves as the Baltimore Community “Minyan factory”, has just announced that the shul – under the leadership of world renowned Posek, Rabbi Moshe Heinemann (STAR-K) – is closing due to the COVID-19 uptick. The… Continue Reading →
The Agudah of Park Heights, which serves as the Baltimore Community “Minyan factory”, has just announced that the shul – under the leadership of world renowned Posek, Rabbi Moshe Heinemann (STAR-K) – is closing due to the COVID-19 uptick. The… Continue Reading →
Marked by angry interruptions and bitter accusations, the first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden erupted in contentious exchanges Tuesday night over the coronavirus pandemic, city violence, job losses and how the Supreme Court will shape… Continue Reading →
European Union and British negotiators hunkered down Tuesday to seek last-minute compromises on everything from fisheries to competition in hopes of creating a post-Brexit trade deal. But the atmosphere was… Read more » The post UK Pushes EU-Reviled Law as… Continue Reading →
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Tuesday said its experimental two-antibody cocktail reduced viral levels and improved symptoms in non-hospitalized patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19. When asked whether the company would apply for… Read more » The post Regeneron Says its COVID-19 Treatment… Continue Reading →
As people hurried to shul for Kol Nidrei, holding their machzorim, kittelach and tissues tucked under their arms, this year’s indispensable accessory was plainly visible; the face mask has made… Read more » The post Flatbush Community Emphasizes Compliance With… Continue Reading →
Returning from Kol Nidrei and Maariv on Yom Kippur Night, Jews throughout NYC met NYC police officers stationed at the entranceways of our local shuls. As in years past, the… Read more » The post With the Reliable NYPD, We… Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The organizer of a Southern California rally against racism was charged with attempted murder Tuesday for driving her car into a crowd of counterprotesters. Orange County prosecutors said Tatiana Turner deliberately drove into a crowd of… Continue Reading →
Another COVID-19 problem that the U.N. is trying to solve: how to help more than 300,000 merchant mariners who are trapped at sea because of coronavirus restrictions. Describing the mounting desperation of seafarers who have been afloat for a year… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) – After preying heavily on the elderly in the spring, the coronavirus is increasingly infecting American children and teens in a trend authorities say appears driven by school reopenings and the resumption of sports, playdates and other activities…. Continue Reading →
After nearly a month of a steady uptick in COVID cases in Orthodox population centers in and around the New York area, levels of concern have risen significantly among medical… Read more » The post Community Medical Professionals Urge Increased… Continue Reading →
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The two sons of the Gerrer Rebbe both tested positive for the coronavirus, Kikar H’Shabbos reported. The personal gabbai of the Rebbe also tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing the Rebbe to go into quarantine. Fortunately, the Rebbe tested negative… Continue Reading →
Prof. Eliyahu Sorkin, the head of the ICU at Mayanei HaYeshua Hospital in Bnei Brak said that 40% of the seriously ill coronavirus patients in the hospital are young people – aged 19-50. “This is a completely new phenomenon,” Prof…. Continue Reading →
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Squeezed by limits on attendance at its theme parks and other restrictions due to the pandemic, The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it planned to lay off 28,000 workers in its parks division in California and… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett, is on Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a day of meetings with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other pivotal Republican senators in preparation for her fast-track confirmation before… Continue Reading →