Hiring in the United States jumped in February as employers added 273,000 positions, evidence that the job market was in strong shape before the coronavirus began to sweep through the

Following Israel’s announcement on Wednesday that anyone returning from France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Spain will be required to self-quarantine, a directive that applies retroactively to anyone who has visited

As concern and even panic sweep the globe regarding the spread of coronavirus, most Jews opt to do as they have always done: Have bitachon, and do hishtadlus. At this

El Al is cancelling some flights to the US due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak and a decline in demand. The Jerusalem Post reports that El Al will publish

As up to 100,000 Israelis self-quarantine the week before Purim, Chief Rabbi Dovid Lau has been inundated with shailas from Israelis on how to fulfill the mitzvah of Purim in

The Rabbi at the Young Israel of New Rochelle, who also teaches at Yeshiva University, has tested positive for the coronavirus, the school announced overnight. Rabbi Reuven Fink is among

The U.S. government said Thursday that it is deporting a 94-year-old German ex-Nazi who has been in the United States for decades. An immigration judge ordered Friedrich Karl Berger’s deportation on Feb. 28 after a two-day trial in Memphis, authorities said. It’s unclear when he will be removed. Berger, who’s been living in Tennessee, has […]

Join the thousands worldwide who have already experienced breakthroughs in their memory and remember what’s on every blatt in Masechta Berachos. “I am a kollel youngeman from Lakewood who just

When Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu suggested to Israelis to adopt Namaste – the Indian style of greeting one another – instead of shaking hands to avoid spreading the coronavirus at

A day after Vice President Mike Pence assured Americans that lab tests for coronavirus would be covered by private and government health insurance, that promise appears to be less than airtight. The bottom line: Medicare, Medicaid, and “Obamacare” insurance plans will cover the tests, officials said Thursday. Major insurers also said they will cover such […]

IDF forces demolished the homes of two terrorists in the Ramallah area overnight Wednesday who carried out the terrorist attack that murdered Rina Shnerb last August. “On [Wednesday] night, IDF

Prosecutors in California plan to seek the death penalty against a former college student accused of carrying out a 2019 attack on a San Diego-area synagogue that left one woman

Mike Bloomberg is out of the Democratic presidential race, but he’s not done trying to beat President Donald Trump. The billionaire businessman is funding an anti-Trump operation in six battleground states in an effort to oust the Republican president in November. Bloomberg will dip into his vast fortune to pay for field offices in Arizona, […]

Partners in Torah has good news and bad news: The good news is that they have an unprecedented number of Jews signing up to learn Torah. The bad news, however, is that they need mentors to learn with them! Can

(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman) Centuries ago, Jews were often kidnapped and money had to be raised for their ransom.  The halacha was that it was permitted even on Shabbos, as indicated in the Ramah (306:14).  This is permitted even if there is no actual danger to life, but there is a spiritual danger in that […]

Not all bridge builders have advanced degrees in engineering. Armed with determination and a passion for public service, over three dozen men and women headed north to Albany on March 3rd, arriving at the state capital with a legislative agenda addressing critical areas and detailing Agudath Israel of America’s many accomplishments over its nearly 100 […]

Two more Israelis were diagnosed with the coronavirus on Thursday, raising the number of confirmed cases in Israel to 17. The first patient, who has been quarantined at the Poriya

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Three questions were posed today to the Gadol Hador, Hagaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky regarding coronavirus. Rav Chaim was first asked by a French Rov if people return from France to

To the Far Rockaway and Nassau County Community, As you all know, COVID-19 (AKA Coronavirus) has now spread to the New York area and many people are concerned. Hatzalah would like to provide some guidance to the community on this important topic: First – please do not panic! Although this virus is contagious, it is […]

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