Month April 2020
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 and audio recordings of renowned rabbanim, speakers, and mental health experts, as well as members of… Continue Reading →
Join thousands in honoring the esteemed rosh yeshiva, Rabbi Yisroel Friedman of blessed memory, a Talmudic genius and exemplary chassid, who taught and inspired generations of Talmidim. This special broadcast presents beautiful memories and stories about Reb Yisroel in a… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday speculated that China could have unleashed the coronavirus on the world due to some kind of horrible “mistake,” and his intelligence agencies said they are still examining a notion put forward by… Continue Reading →
R’ Yehosef Yosef Halevi Dachuch, a member of the Chabad community in Bnei Brak, was niftar due to the coronavirus on Wednesday. R’ Dachuch was born in Yemen and made aliyah to Israel with his family. As a bochur, he… Continue Reading →
Joe Biden announced Thursday the four co-chairs of his vice presidential vetting team, starting the search for his running mate in earnest. Former Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, Delaware Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Apple executive… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Once again klal yisroel is reeling from another tragic petira, this time of a yungerman in his high 30s, R’ Yehuda Aryeh Falik a”h. R’ Yehuda Aryeh a”h suffered multiple health issues throughout most of his life as well… Continue Reading →
Assembly Member Joseph R. Lentol (D-Brooklyn) and Senator Simcha Felder (D-Brooklyn) introduced legislation on Thursday creating the volunteer Compassionate Care Program, clearing the way for its quick and seamless enactment.… Read more » The post Lentol – Felder Introduce Bill… Continue Reading →
Israel’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that hospitals cannot ban visitors, patients or others from bringing chometz into hospitals on Pesach. Israeli hospitals traditionally ban chometz on their premises on Pesach, including patients and visitors. According to instructions issued by… Continue Reading →
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin spoke on Thursday with Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York about the coronavirus pandemic and the difficulties New York is facing. The president expressed his solidarity… Read more » The post President Rivlin Speaks With Cuomo… Continue Reading →
BALTIMORE (AP) — Starting Friday, the roughly 600,000 people living in Baltimore will be constantly recorded whenever they step out under the open sky. Marvin L. Cheatham Sr., for one, knows he could be watched as he goes to a… Continue Reading →
U.S. consumer spending plunged 7.5% in March, reflecting the growing impact of the coronavirus pandemic as Americans complied with stay-at-home orders. The Commerce Department said that the spending decline was the sharpest monthly drop on records that go back to… Continue Reading →
About a month ago, with Los Angeles girding for a potentially crippling surge of coronavirus cases, a massive white Navy hospital ship chugged into port: a powerful symbol of the… Read more » The post Navy Hospital Ships, Once Thought… Continue Reading →
Kendall Felix, who conspired in the kidnapping of Menachem Stark, Hy”d, disposed of Menachem’s body and set it aflame, was denied parole a the second time. According to prosecutors, Menachem… Read more » The post Kendall Felix, Conspirator in Menachem… Continue Reading →
There was chaos in Boro Park on Thursday afternoon, as the NYPD worked to disperse a crowd that gathered for a Levaya. An NYPD source tells YWN that police were told that a vehicle carrying an Aron (coffin) would be… Continue Reading →
Several residents from the area of Squankum Road have filed a letter of protest with Lakewood Township after a cell phone tower was installed near their homes without residents being notified of any health assessment having been conducted. The letter… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced on Thursday evening that a lockdown will be imposed on three Jerusalem neighborhoods as well as two neighborhoods in the Bedouin town of Hura, near Be’er Sheva. There have been 30 new cases of the… Continue Reading →
Vice President Mike Pence donned a face covering Thursday as he toured a General Motors/Ventec ventilator production facility in Indiana after coming under fire for failing to wear one earlier… Read more » The post This Time, Pence Wears Mask… Continue Reading →
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has restated her position that the ICC has jurisdiction over matters pertaining to the Palestinians, which could lead to a probe of… Read more » The post ICC Prosecutor Says Court Has… Continue Reading →
The Israeli Health Ministry has been exempting demonstrations from restrictions on public gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic. But on Thursday the Tel Aviv municipality took it a large step further,… Read more » The post Tel Aviv Gives Demonstrators Rabin… Continue Reading →