On Friday afternoon, the Orthodox Union and the Rabbinical Council of America issued guidelines to synagogues and communities regarding reopening. This document presents thirteen principles that should guide the decisions
Mother’s Day weekend got off to an unseasonably snowy start in the Northeast on Saturday thanks to the polar vortex bringing cold air down from the north. Some higher elevation areas in northern New York and New England reported snowfall accumulations of up to 10 inches, while traces of snow were seen along the coast […]
Israel’s Health Ministry issued an update on Motzei Shabbos in which they declared that two more Israelis have died as a result of Covid-19 Coronavirus. The total number of deaths
There are 16,454 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Israel as of Motzei Shabbos, with 79 in serious condition, of whom 64 are ventilated. A total of 11,376 Israelis have
In 48 hours Avraham Fried will storm the stage with his signature smile and kick off a full day of celebration, gratitude, and giving, benefiting all Hatzalahs in North America.
An appeals court should let a June 23 primary election in New York state proceed without voters and poll workers being forced to risk exposure to the coronavirus to vote
In late March, Britney Ruby Miller, co-owner of a small chain of steakhouse restaurants, confidently proclaimed that once the viral outbreak had subsided, her company planned to recall all its laid-off workers. Now? Miller would be thrilled to eventually restore three-quarters of the roughly 600 workers her company had to let go. “I’m being realistic,” […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has won bipartisan praise for rallying supplies for his ravaged hospitals and helping slow the coronavirus, is coming under increasing criticism for not bringing
U.S. regulators have approved a new type of coronavirus test that administration officials have promoted as a key to opening up the country. The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday
The Beis Yaakov schools in Israel which are a part of the Chinuch Atzmai system are re-opening on Sunday, with only 8th-grade students returning to their classrooms for the time
South Korea’s capital closed down more than 2,100 bars and other nightspots Saturday because of a new cluster of coronavirus infections, Germany scrambled to contain fresh outbreaks at slaughterhouses, and Italian authorities worried that people were getting too friendly at cocktail hour during the country’s first weekend of eased restrictions. The new flareups — and […]
Former President Barack Obama harshly criticized President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic as an “absolute chaotic disaster” during a conversation with ex-members of his administration, according to a recording obtained by Yahoo News. Obama also reacted to the Justice Department dropping its criminal case against Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, saying […]
Two young children and a teenager have now died in New York state from a possible complication from the coronavirus involving swollen blood vessels and heart problems, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday. At least 73 children in New York have been diagnosed with symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease — a rare inflammatory condition in children […]
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com) Once again, the issue has arisen as to how much weight should be given to medical opinion when it comes to our public policy in matters of Pikuach Nefesh. Do we open our shuls just yet? When is the right time to reopen Yeshivos and chevrusah learning? The polio […]
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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com This week has had a flurry of meetings about how Shuls can eventually re-open safe minyanim. The OU has authored a very detailed roadmap as to how to go about doing this under consultation with expert doctors. There was, initially, an idea that Agudath Yisroel was going to join […]
Maj. Gen. Yossi Bachar, who was tasked in assisting the city of Beitar Illit in its battle against the coronavirus pandemic, ended his position on Thursday as the number of
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