A coronavirus vaccine is still months or years away, but groups that peddle misinformation about immunizations are already taking aim, potentially eroding confidence in what could be humanity’s best chance to defeat the virus. In recent weeks, vaccine opponents have made several unsubstantiated claims, including allegations that vaccine trials will be dangerously rushed or that […]
In what may be the last stage of a decades-long legal battle, Justice Harriet L. Thompson ruled that the authority over 770 Eastern Parkway belongs to Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch and Agudas Chassidei Chabad (Aguch), the official institutions of Lubavitch headquarters. In the verdict, handed down April 25, 2020, the judge ruled that the full authority […]
U.S. home sales showed signs of collapsing in March, as the number of contract signs plunged sharply because of the coronavirus outbreak. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that
Like every year, the Israeli flag flew from the roof of the Ponevezh Yeshivah on Wednesday, Israel’s 72nd Yom Ha’atzmaut. The minhag was set by the Ponevezhner Rav, Hagaon Rav
The U.S. economy shrank at a 4.8% annual rate last quarter as the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the country and began triggering a recession that will end the
Your segula for bracha and shmira is צדקה תציל! Rav Chaim Kanievsky SHLITA Gives Psak Halacha” All Who Save One Who’s Life Is In Danger Will Be Protected From Danger!
Reversing course, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday he is “open” to considering additional funds for state and local governments in the next coronavirus relief bill as Democrats seek more than $500 billion to cover costs of police, fire and other front-line workers. But McConnell insisted the new package must include federal liability protections […]
A Memorial marking the shloshim since the passing of Rabbi Yisroel Friedman a”h will be held on Thursday, April 30 at 8pm. The program will be livestreamed by Chabad.org at Chabad.org/RebYisroel. Reb Yisroel was born in the Belarusian city of Beshenkovitz, then part of the Soviet Union, in 1936, to R. Yaakov and Gittel Friedman, […]
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Dr Harvey Hirsch Z”L of Lakewood. He was 68 and was Niftar from COVID-19. Dr Hirsch was a beloved township pediatrician,
A biotech company said Wednesday its experimental drug has proved effective against the new coronavirus in a major U.S. government study that put it to a strict test. Gilead Sciences’s remdesivir would be the first treatment to pass such a test against the virus, which has killed more than 218,000 people since it emerged late […]
There are 15,834 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Israel as of Wednesday, with 115 in serious condition, of whom 90 are ventilated. A total of 8,233 Israelis have recovered
YWN regrets to inform you of the passing of HaRav Yonasan Binyamin Halevi Jungreis ZT”L. The Niftar was a Holocaust survivor of Bergen Belsen. He was the son of Rabbi
Our holy yeshiva, Yeshivas Toras Chaim in Moscow founded by HaGaon HaRav Moshe Soloveitchik of Zurich ztz”l, enjoys the quiet and secluded setting of one of Moscow’s suburbs. We are now able
Bnei Brak was plunged into mourning from the devastating news of the petira of Harav Yaakov Kolodetsky, z’tl, a noted talmid chacham in the Ramat Elchanan neighborhood, from COVID-19 at
On Wednesday, as part of the official Yom Ha’Atzmaut celebrations, President Reuven Rivlin sent his congratulations to the winners of the Israel Prize for this year. Due to the COvid-19 Coronavirus pandemic and resulting health restrictions, the award ceremony was held without an audience and was recorded in advance. During Rivlin’s speech, he congratulated the recipients […]
HaRav Chaim Aryeh Zev Ginzberg, was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday evening, after he was in critical condition and on a respirator from COVID-19. HaRav Ginzberg is the Rov
The following statement was provided to YWN following the Levaya on Tuesday night which has now become a national story – thanks to the double standard of Mayor Deblasio. As
Mayor Deblasio spoke at a press conference on Wednesday morning, and tried to explain his tweets which have now gained national attention, and caused the Levaya of the Tola’as Yaakov Rebbe ZT”L to become national headlines. The Mayor says that “if you say anger and frustration (in his tweets), you’re right. I spoke out of […]
Joe Biden won Ohio’s presidential primary, clinching a contest that was less about the Democratic nomination and more about how states can conduct elections in the era of the coronavirus. Tuesday’s primary was the first major test of statewide elections via mail amid an outbreak. There were reports of confusion but no widespread disruption. It […]
Our community has been shaken and heartbroken over the sudden loss of our beloved Rabbi David Jamal A”H. He was approximately 67, and was Niftar from COVID-19 Everyone knew the
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