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
A coronavirus vaccine currently being developed by Pfizer and German company BioNTech could be ready for emergency use by this fall, Pfizer’s CEO told The Wall Street Journal. The two companies, which have partnered in efforts to develop a vaccine, began giving the experimental shot to 12 people in Germany on April 23, using their vaccine […]
This is not the America, I once knew. I used to be immensely proud to be an American. This country provided oxygenation to me and all its citizens, based on
The first major test of an almost completely vote-by-mail election during a pandemic is unfolding Tuesday in Ohio, offering lessons to other states about how to conduct one of the most basic acts of democracy amid a health crisis. The process hasn’t been smooth as state officials have navigated election laws and the need to […]
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com) This column is dedicated l’zaicher nishmas the author’s father, R’ Nosson Yoseph Ben Moshe, whose 12th yartzeit is today. The forced isolation of COVID-19 is a time where a husband and wife can become closer to each other or it can be a time of increased marital strife. There […]
A Yahoo News reporter apologized to President Donald Trump on Tuesday for misreading a chart and getting wrong the numbers he used as the basis for a question on U.S. testing for the coronavirus. Trump taunted the reporter, Hunter Walker, after Dr. Deborah Birx corrected the numbers during an Oval Office news conference. “Are you […]
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Where do we go from here? With coronavirus numbers slowly starting to decline, elected officials and medical professionals throughout the United States are all wrestling with the same issues as
With a barrel of crude oil costing less than a New York pizza, many U.S. shale producers are being pushed to the brink of bankruptcy and experts are wondering when,
The 1,000-year-old Jewish Quarter of Prague is one of the city’s most popular tourist destinations. During normal times, throngs of tourists from all over the world visit the area to
Yoel Schwartz, a resident of Elad who is active in politics, wrote a moving tribute to his mother who was killed in the Egged No. 2 bus bombing in 2003 ahead of Yom HaZikaron - “Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism.” “My mother, z’l, was taken from me in […]
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