British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to the intensive care unit of a London hospital after his coronavirus symptoms worsened Monday, just a day after he was admitted for what were said to be routine tests Johnson was admitted to St. Thomas’ Hospital late Sunday, 10 days after he was diagnosed with COVID-19. “Over […]

April 6, 2020 Dear Community Member, First, we would like to thank you for your remarkable level of cooperation with previously issued guidelines such as social distancing, washing hands, staying

Three out of four U.S. hospitals surveyed are already treating patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19, according to a federal report that finds hospitals expect to be overwhelmed as cases

Tonight: Rav Shimshon Sherer Shlita, Rav of Khal Zichron Mordechai will be delivering a timely & important “Shabbos Hagadol Drosha” starting at 7:45pm to 9:00 pm via zoom link webinar.

The steep rise in coronavirus deaths in New York seems to be leveling off in a possible sign that social distancing is working in the most lethal hot spot in the U.S., the governor said Monday — a trend that appears to have taken hold more convincingly in hard-hit Italy and Spain. Gov. Andrew Cuomo […]

(By: Sandy Eller) For decades, the greatest of poskim have allowed diabetics to check their blood sugar levels on Shabbos and yom tov, because these matters involve issues of pikuach nefesh. The same is true for a myriad of other illnesses because of the concept of “v’chai bahem,” living by the Torah laws and not dying by them, […]

There are 8,904 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Israel as of Monday evening, with 140 in serious condition, of whom 109 are on ventilators. Six patients passed away on

Israel is reportedly imposing a nationwide lockdown on Erev Pesach, which falls out on Wednesday this year. The curfew will go into effect beginning on Tuesday at 4 p.m. and

What would normally be a heartrending story is made a bit easier to bear by the phenomenal chessed and mesirus nefesh of a 16-year-old girl. Parents of nine children in

Leilui Nishmat Avraham Ben Pauline A’H We turn to it in times of need. When a loved one is sick. When we feel alone, when we need hope. When we

A local group of New Yorkers took the initiative and ran with it. Their goal? To make sure the organizations who are on the front lines have the proper medical gear and personal protective gear they need to go out and be there for the community. They named it Supplies4lives. Gloves, masks, hand sanitizers, goggles, whatever […]

To All Small Businesses, If your business is one of the thousands negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, then we want you to know that there is help available. Congress

The Levaya of the Klausenberger Rebbitzen was held on Monday in Netanya, Eretz Yisroel. Due to the dangers of the COVID-19 pandemic which has already taken the lives of around

Klal Yisroel recently suffered the loss of Mrs. Milicent Silbermintz A”H, wife of legendary Pirchei Agudas Yisroel founder Rabbi Yehoshua “Josh” Silbermintz after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Silbermintz, 88 was the daughter of Yosef and Sarah Bachman. She was born and grew up in Boro Park,Brooklyn. Incredibly, she and R’ Josh built a home dedicated […]

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

Eicha – How has it happened that the season of renewal and optimism has become a period of indescribable pain and devastation? Eicha – How is it that a yeshiva recently filled with men learning and davening has become transormed into a hospital setting filled with respirators? Eicha – How is that with shuls on […]

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After receiving countless calls from family members desperate for status updates on their loved ones in the hospital, Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein is calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to issue an

Dear Acheinu Kol Beis Yisrael Hanisunim Batzara Ubashivya, The extraordinary display of compassion and chessed born of the current crisis, R”L, has be an exceptional kiddush sheim Shamayim. So many chessed organizations and yichidim have not only stepped up to the plate, but have gone to bat to hit homeruns for the various causes. Their, […]

The death rate among Swedish Jews is 14 times higher than that of the general population, comprising 2.7% of the almost 400 people in Sweden who have died as a

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