When nothing else worked to stop their descent, desperate pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max reactivated the jet’s flight control software that prevents aerodynamic stalls. A report by Ethiopian investigators released Monday shows that led to a catastrophic plunge from the sky. Turning on the MCAS software sent the plane into a nosedive, […]
Iran continues to provide international inspectors access to its active nuclear facilities, even after its announcement it was no longer bound by “any restrictions” of the landmark 2015 deal with world powers designed to prevent the country from producing a nuclear weapon, the head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency said Monday. Rafael Grossi, director […]
Dear friends, Purim and Thanksgiving – what’s the connection? As you know, my husband, Rabbi David Frid, has been struggling with ALS for the last ten years. Purim is a
A tragedy occurred on Sunday night in the Torah B’Tifarta yeshivah in the city of Elad when a yeshiva bochur, Yehoshua Baum, z’l, a 19-year-old American-Israeli resident of the Sanhedria
The Blue and White party experienced a great deal of political drama in the past few days due to party leader Benny Gantz’s decision to pursue the formation of a
Two novelists may have predicted the Covid-19 Coronavirus outbreak long before it took place. In 1981, author Dean Koontz wrote a thriller called The Eyes Of Darkness. In the book, he describes a killer virus named ‘Wuhan-400’ after the Chinese city it originated in — the same city where COVID-19 was first reported. While there […]
As the coronavirus hits more states, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said Sunday his campaign is gauging when it may become necessary to cancel the large campaign rallies that public health experts say could be breeding grounds to spread the potentially deadly illness. “Obviously what is most important to us is to protect the health […]
Fourteen Israelis were diagnosed with the coronavirus on Sunday and 11 on Sunday, raising the number of diagnosed cases in Israel to 50. Most of the patients recently returned from
Dear Friend, As a leading global health support network, Chai Lifeline’s top priority is always the safety and wellbeing of its clients, as well as the greater community. In light
There is great uncertainty within the medical community regarding the potential impact of novel coronavirus, aka COVID-19. Last week, the New Jersey Department of Health issued guidance to many healthcare
We’ve all laughed but what was once a harmless joke it’s just not funny any longer. Today with the explosion of social media, there’s really no such thing as a ‘private’ joke. Nothing is private and a joke is no longer just innocent. Sadly it’s not us but the times we live in. A cute […]
With COVID-19 (Coronavirus) increasingly appearing in the media and infecting individuals in our community, Agudath Israel of America has received numerous calls about the virus – specifically regarding its impact on Jewish practices. Below are answers to frequently asked questions, prepared as a public service at the request of rabbanim, and in cooperation with leading […]
Coronavirus case numbers swelled in New York on Monday, including an FDNY EMS member – the city’s 1st first responder with a confirmed case. The EMS worker is quarantined along
Thousands of passengers on a third Princess Cruises ship are being kept on board while crew members get tested for COVID-19. The Caribbean Princess, on a 10-day trip to the Panama Canal, was scheduled to dock in Grand Cayman on Monday. But the Çalifornia-based cruise line said it will keep passengers and crew from disembarking, […]
The Vizhnitzer Rebbe instructed a Vizhnitzer askan on Sunday night not to travel abroad to collect funds for Kimcha D’Pasicha. The askan, who had approached the Rebbe about his upcoming
The two top Democratic leaders in Congress are calling on President Donald Trump to support a series of steps to help Americans deal with the coronavirus outbreak — from paid sick leave to widespread and free testing and other moves. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday that Trump should […]
Prior to Yom Kippur, we make all types of Kabbalos to better ourselves and help us achieve a positive outcome in our yearly judgment. Our very lives depend on it. Purim provides an even greater opportunity. Chazak reveal that Yom Ki’Purim is a day that is “like Purim”. This means that Purim is the ultimate […]
One of the questions clinicians have been inundated with is regarding travel to Passover/Pesach programs during the current Coronavirus outbreak. Quite frankly, we do not yet know what the numbers
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that all arrivals from abroad, starting 8pm (Israel time), must self-quarantine for 14 days after arrival, regardless of the destination they arrived from.
A group of mekubalim carried out a “special tikun” on Taanis Esther to remove the coronavirus threat from the residents of Israel, B’Chadrei Chareidim reported. The mekubalim, including Rav Dovid
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