Health Minister Yuli Edelstein signed an order on Tuesday allowing the reopening of restaurants, caf�s, bars, swimming pools, youth groups and hotels next week on May 27. Restaurants, bars and caf�s that can fit up to 100 customers will be allowed to open at full capacity and larger venues will be able to operate at […]

The newly appointed Health Minister, Yuli Edelstein, made a decision to temporarily remove the requirement to wear face masks in public spaces and in classrooms until Friday, March 22, due

Public health officials in at least two-thirds of U.S. states are sharing the addresses of people who have the coronavirus with first responders. Supporters say the measure is designed to protect those on the front line, but it�s sparked concerns of profiling in minority communities already mistrustful of law enforcement. An Associated Press review of […]

Dear Parents of our Kehillah, Boruch Hashem there has been a consistent decrease in the number of new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations. Our hishtadlus in vigilance with isolation and social

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U.S. home building plunged in April to the lowest level in five years, taken down by the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that ground

U.K.-based budget airline easyJet said Tuesday that �highly sophisticated� hackers accessed the email addresses and travel details of approximately 9 million customers. It also said that following a �forensic� investigation, it found that the credit card details of only 2,208 people were accessed and that those affected have already been contacted. It added that all […]

Reb Asher Amar Z”L was survived by his widow and 17 children! 10 of them still home unmarried.He was well known in Yerushalayim, where he was from the founders of

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Dear YWN, I�ve lived in the Five Towns my entire life and I grew up always in the middle between Yeshivish and Modern, and recently due to the conversation of Minyanim the split has me confused. Although I understand the concept of the extreme Chumra we have on Pikuach Nefesh its been really bothering me […]

Israel’s Energy Ministry has begun investigating a series of complaints by motorists regarding the quality of gasoline that was sold at stations across central Israel. The affected gasoline was all

Rabbi Motty Kopman, his friends recall, could become a person’s best friend the moment he met them. He always spoke from the heart, and had a charm about him that

New York�s Democratic Party leadership gave up trying to cancel the state�s June 23 presidential primary Tuesday after an appeals court rejected arguments that holding it during the coronavirus pandemic would endanger public safety. Douglas A. Kellner, co-chair of the State Board of Elections, said he and the board�s commissioner would not appeal to the […]

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that shuls and other houses of worship will allowed to reopen on Wednesday with health restrictions in place. Netanyahu tweeted: “After consulting with Minister of

A former Navy fighter pilot who captured a California congressional district from Democrats and a state legislator who retained a Republican-held Wisconsin seat joined the House on Tuesday, buoying a GOP seeking momentum for its uphill fight for the chamber�s majority in this fall�s elections. California�s Mike Garcia and Wisconsin�s Tom T�ffany, who won special […]

Explanation on the Study of Chitas If we were to advertise a book that saves lives, heals, and opens heaven�s doors to our most fervent prayers, Chitas sales would be brisk indeed. Each era is born with its own spiritual key, a particular observance or practice that serves more than all others as the gateway […]

Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai filed a libel lawsuit against newly-appointed Transportation Minister Miri Regev for half a million shekel regarding the “Tel Aviv tefillin stand affair.” The lawsuit, filed

The Senate intelligence committee has approved the nomination of Texas GOP Rep. John Ratcliffe to be Director of National Intelligence, sending the nomination to the Senate floor for confirmation. Ratcliffe�s nomination was approved 8-7 in a closed committee hearing, with senators voting along party lines, according to a committee aide. The aide was granted anonymity […]

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