In these tumultuous and uncertain times, it is natural for us as Yidden to increase our prayers; davening that the disease ends soon, that those stricken be healed, that our parnassah doesn’t suffer. But it’s not enough to just increase the quantity of our prayers. We must always be working to improve their quality as […]

We hope this letter finds you and your families well. Your health, and the health of our dedicated members are very important to us. Effective today at 11 pm (Wednesday,

Giorgio Chaim Sinigaglia, z’l, 54, a well-known member of the Jewish kehilla in Milan, Italy, succumbed to the coronavirus on Monday. Sinigaglia was well-known for his generosity and volunteer work

A “cacophony of coughing” in packed emergency rooms. Beds squeezed in wherever there is space. Overworked, sleep-deprived doctors and nurses rationed to one face mask a day and wracked by worry about a dwindling number of available ventilators. Such is the reality inside New York City’s hospitals, which have become the war-zone-like epicenter of the […]

U.S. regulators on Tuesday warned the public about malfunctions involving some EpiPens, the emergency injectors for severe allergic reactions. The Food and Drug Administration issued the warning after drugmakers Pfizer

Harav Yeshaya Englard, z’tl, the oldest son of the Radziner Rebbe, z’tl, Rav Avraham Yissachar, and the brother of the current Rebbe, passed away from the coronavirus on Wednesday at

The White House and Senate leaders announced agreement Wednesday on an unparalleled, $2 trillion emergency bill to rush aid to businesses, workers and a health care system slammed by the coronavirus pandemic. It’s the largest economic rescue bill in history. The package is intended as a weekslong or monthslong patch for an economy spiraling into […]

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of R’ Yitzchock Zylberminc Z”L, a long-time Hatzolah member (RL-31) in Far Rockaway. He was 56. The Niftar suffered from multiple health

Due to the current situation, many Jews are faced with the inability to say Kaddish. When a person passes away the soul ascends to the heavenly court where it must face

United Hatzalah volunteers across Israel have initiated a campaign working together with social services of local and regional councils to deliver food packages to those in need of financial assistance, people stuck in isolation and the elderly. Volunteers have already begun to distribute food packages in Kiryat Ata, Nahariya, Bnei Brak, Ma’alot, Yokneam, Megiddo, Arad, […]

Joe Biden is working to reassert himself in national politics three weeks after taking command of the Democratic presidential primary. Like most Americans, Biden has stayed close to home recently to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. That — and a slow shift to the new online-only reality of the campaign — has left him […]

Thieves steal surgical masks. A clinic sells fake COVID-19 tests. Hate groups encourage sick members to infect law enforcement officers. Imposters pose as public health officials. Con artists peddle fake cures and financial scams. As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, so too do the crimes related to it — transgressions that capitalize on fear, panic and […]

Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein announced on Wednesday he is quitting his position, delivered a speech slamming Israel’s Supreme Court and then ended the Knesset session after noting that his resignation

Prince Charles, 71, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for the coronavirus. The prince’s Clarence House office said that Charles only has mild symptoms of COVID-19 and is self-isolating at a royal estate in Scotland. The prince’s wife Camilla has tested negative. “Prince Charles has been displaying mild symptoms but otherwise remains […]

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The founder of Ezer Mizion, the pillar of chessed, Rav Chananya Chollak, was diagnosed with the coronavirus on Tuesday as well as another senior figure in the chessed organization. It

Nati Hadad, an Israeli who was sentenced to a four-year prison sentence in Thailand in 2018 will be transferred to Israel to serve the remainder of his sentence, President Reuven

Following a six-hour teleconference meeting of Israeli government officials on Tuesday night to deliberate placing further restrictions on Israeli citizens to stem the rising number of cases of the coronavirus

Israel recorded its fourth and fifth fatalities from the coronavirus on Wednesday morning, Israel’s Health Ministry stated. A total of 2,1700 Israelis have been diagnosed with the coronavirus by Wednesday

A two-month-old preemie in Sha’arei Tzedek hospital who tested positive for the coronavirus on Sunday had been misdiagnosed, a Sha’arei Tzedek Hospital spokesperson stated on Tuesday. Three additional tests were

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