Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Hagaon HaRav Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron ZATZAL. he was 79 and was Niftar from COVID-19. In a short statement, Shaarei Tzedek Medical center says that Rav
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times We say this Aramaic text just before Pesach every year. We recite it once in the evening and again in the morning. What is behind the wording of Bitul Chometz? According to Torah law we can dispose of our Chometz before Pesach either by Biur- […]
Your kids being home all day means an increase in screen time, especially with schools themselves transitioning to online education. It also means it’s that much harder to control how much time your children spend on devices and what type of content they are exposed to. Children will inevitably be more bored during this period, […]
Amid some signs of hope that the coronavirus infection rate is plateauing, New York is still wrapping up its worst week in deaths so far since the outbreak began. Officials
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed his gratitude to the staff of the National Health Service for saving his life when his treatment for the coronavirus could have “gone either way” as the U.K. on Sunday became the fourth European country to surpass 10,000 virus-related deaths. Dressed in a suit, and looking and sounding relatively […]
They let trains that look too crowded pass by. If they decide to board, they search for emptier cars to ride in. Then they size up fellow passengers before picking
The coronavirus pandemic that has crippled big-box retailers and mom and pop shops worldwide may be making a dent in illicit business, too. In Chicago, one of America’s most violent cities, drug arrests have plummeted 42% in the weeks since the city shut down, compared with the same period last year. Part of that decrease, […]
We regret to inform you of the passing of Rav Binyomin Tzvi Wolmark Z”L. Rav Binyomin Tzvi was born in pre-war Lithuania where is father, Rav Yitzchok, served as Rav of the city of Yod. Rav Binyomin was a young boy when the situation in Europe began to deteriorate. As things intensified, Rav Yitzchok was […]
The following is a list of Niftarim from the NY/NJ area over the first days of Pesach, complied by YWN. Although most of these people are victims of COVID-19, YWN
The day before Pesach began, R’ Shlomo Rechnitz of Los Angeles enabled the simchas Yom Tov of thousands of avreichim of the Mir Yeshivah in Israel, who before the most
For Olga Weiss, the order to stay at home is about much more than simply locking her door to the coronavirus. It has awakened fears from decades ago when she and her parents hid inside for two years from Nazis hunting down Jews in Belgium. “It is almost an echo of when we were young, […]
Before introducing the levels of stress Millennials are experiencing, we should define the generations, to quickly identify the group we are speaking about. So, Matures are people of 67 years or older, Boomers are 48-66 years old, Gen Xers are 34 to 47 years old, and Millennials are 18 to 33 years old. The American […]
A lockdown of Jerusalem neighborhoods with high rates of confirmed coronavirus cases went into effect on Sunday at noon following the approval of the Knesset that convened overnight Motzei Shabbos.
Inteior Minister Aryeh Deri is establishing a unique yeshivah in Israel, one that will integrate all sectors of Israeli society – Ashkenazi, Sephardi, Chassidish and Litvack – as long as
The mass Bircas Kohanim at the Kosel on Chol Hamoed, which is attended every year by tens of thousands of people, took place with just a minyan of mispallelim this
Iran began reopening government offices Saturday after a brief nationwide lockdown to help contain the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East, which has killed more than 4,300 people in
As Klal Yisrael is going through unprecedented times and nisyonos, Yidden all over the world need chizuk. So many Yidden are suffering, so many are sick. We have lost so
An unspeakable tragedy has befallen us! A shocked community grieves and four young children are left without a father while their mother battles Corona Virus. The unspeakable tragedy which began when Yerachmiel “Rick” Beiles passed away this past Shabbos morning continues as his wife is battling both Covid-19 and cancer. Every penny they made was […]
As large American cities try various strategies to keep people home to limit the coronavirus’s spread, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has balanced a blend of stern — and occasionally scolding — news conferences with lighthearted social media to drive home her point. Lightfoot’s hard-line approach began with an exasperated announcement in March that she was […]
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