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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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com During Yom Tov one must try to visit one’s Rebbe. One of my Rebbeim was Rav Dovid Kviat zt”l. Rav Kviat was a Rosh Yeshiva in the Mirrer Yeshiva in Brooklyn, a Rav of the 18th Avenue Agudah shul, a member of the Moetzes HaRabbonim of Agudath Yisroel, the […]
Some nurses at a New York hospital who had just been lauded for their work during the coronavirus pandemic ended their stress-filled overnight shifts to find their tires had been
HELSINKI, Finland — He called himself “Commander” online. He was a leader of an international neo-Nazi group linked to plots to attack a Las Vegas synagogue and detonate a car bomb at a major U.S. news network. He was 13 years old. The boy who led Feuerkrieg Division lived in Estonia and apparently cut ties […]
The woman was dying. New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital was about to call her husband and break the news that there was nothing left to try. Then Dr. Hooman Poor took a gamble. With high-stress, high-stakes decisions, doctors around the world are frantically trying to figure out how COVID-19 is killing their patients so they […]
As governors plead for aid, Republican leaders in Congress said Saturday they prefer replenishing a $350 billion small business program rather than negotiate the broader coronavirus package Democrats are pushing with the White House. In a joint statement, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said they will seek “clean” funding […]
President Donald Trump’s Virginia vineyard could be eligible for a federal bailout under the $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus he signed into law last month, despite provisions in the bill that Democrats said were intended to prevent him and his family from personally benefiting. Deep in the fine print of the law passed by Congress to […]
A private Ambulance from the AMR COmpany overturned on 18th Avenue and 52nd Street on Motzei Shabbos. Boro Park Hatzolah was on the scene and reported no serious injuries. Two
The Ramapo PD says they arrested 8 people on Thursday at an “illegal gathering” at 92 North Saddle River Road in Monsey, NY [Congregation Shaarei Chesed]. Police say the group
Three weeks ago the Holy Novominsker Rebbe broadcast a video message to the entire Jewish world, urging his listeners to follow the expert’s instruction and lamenting the tragedy of the virus. “We have bowed our heads before this Heavenly decree and closed our shuls to minyanim and closed our yeshivos,” he said. And now our […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times “Hey, I thought you are keeping the first Zman.” “I am.” “So, you can’t listen to that – if you are keeping the first Zman.” “What? It’s Yom Tov! You are not allowed to visibly mourn on Yom Tov. So, I can listen to it.” […]
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Mr Stanley Chera Z”L, one of the most prominent members of the Sephardic Syrian communities in Brooklyn and Deal NJ. He
Beyond Tragic We are appealing to you on behalf of the suddenly orphaned Halbrecht family. The situation is beyond tragic and heartrending. Eliezer Halbrecht, age 33, passed away. His wife,
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed Italy’s for the highest in the world Saturday at about 20,000, as Chicago and other cities across the Midwest braced for a potential surge in victims and moved to snuff out smoldering hot spots of contagion before they erupt. With the New York area still deep in […]
Unable to strike a deal alone, the Trump administration and congressional leaders appear poised to launch new bipartisan talks on a fresh coronavirus aid package with hopes for action as
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