As coronavirus cases soared, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio asked New Yorkers on Thursday to wear a face covering when they go outside to prevent the spread of the virus. Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned that the state’s supply of breathing machines could be exhausted in six days. And the COVID-19 death toll climbed […]
There are 7,851 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Israel as of Motzei Shabbos, the Health Ministry announced, an increase of 423 cases in 24 hours. There are 126 patients
Israel Police and the IDF are preparing to enforce additional closures on cities and neighborhoods in Jerusalem with a high rate of coronavirus cases at the request of the Health
President Donald Trump abruptly fired the inspector general of the intelligence community, sidelining an independent watchdog who played a pivotal role in his impeachment even as his White House struggles
President Donald Trump on Saturday returned to the idea of opening up the country’s economy as as soon as possible, even as he said the United States was heading into what could be its “toughest” weeks as coronavirus cases swell nationwide. “There will be a lot of death, unfortunately. There will be death,” Trump said […]
Authorities were conducting a “recovery” search for the daughter and a grandson of former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, after a canoe they were paddling in the Chesapeake Bay didn’t return to shore, the family said Friday. The missing relatives were identified as Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, 40, and McKean’s 8-year-old son, Gideon Joseph […]
NYC has been providing three “Grab and Go” meals a day for all children under the age of 19 for many weeks now. However, according to NYC “all” does not
Yes, we are busy preparing for our pre-Pesach delivery of approximately $750,000 worth of essential Pesach foods, but we are also being bombarded with calls due to the unprecedented crisis.
MiamiBoysChoir.com An exciting announcement! For the first time ever, Yerachmiel Begun & The Miami Boys Choir is now streaming ON DEMAND Worldwide! Now available on MiamiBoysChoir.com are all their full-length concert DVDs digitized for a whole new generation of watchers, and for loyal fans of the classics who wish to rediscover them. Spanning from 1991-2015, these song […]
Bringing Shabbat Home We are all in isolation, stuck in our homes, praying and hoping for better news, for this terrible virus to run its course, for an end to
With coronavirus deaths surging in New York, the governor announced Friday he will use his authority to seize ventilators and protective gear from private hospitals and companies that aren’t using them, complaining that states are competing against each other for vital equipment in eBay-like bidding wars. “If they want to sue me for borrowing their […]
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com [culled from 2 Shabbos HaGadol Darashos 5780 and 5779] One should not order Chametz before Pesach from Amazon etc. to be delivered after Pesach. There are two types of garbage bins – depending upon the city. Some garbage bins belong to the municipality – these may be filled with […]
קריאת קודש מהצדיק רבי שמעלקא בידרמן שליט״א אב״ד לעלוב לונדון For everyone to adopt a family in ארץ ישראל for קמחא דפסחא. הצדיק רבי שמעלקא בן הזקונים של אביו הקדוש,
Professor Eliyahu Sorkin, the head of the ICU in Ma’anyei Hayeshuah Hospital of Bnei Brak, had to take a difficult step for a Lubavitcher chassid in the fight against the
Since the start of the current crisis, Olam Chesed has been at the forefront, providing a constant stream of relief to communities throughout the US.Olam Chesed has been distributing basic
This is the first time that I am writing to YWN or for that matter to any Jewish newspaper. Tonight (Thursday night) a friend of mine went shopping in a
As a gift to Klal Yisroel suffering in the COVID-19 Pandemic, a new tape was just revealed of Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach zt”l. The topic is Shabbos HaGadol. The tape was translated by Rabbi Yair Hoffman. There are 18 other short tapes as well – on Pesach topics. Anyone who wishes to assist in putting […]
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com) This year, it happened in the car park to the Malcha train station in South Jerusalem. Normally, it takes place in north-central Jerusalem – at the corner of Shmuel HaNavi and Shivtei Yisroel. What we are talking about, of course, is a remarkable Satmar-led distribution of food for Pesach, […]
For over thirty years, Rabbi Steinberg was a beloved rebbi at Yeshiva Torah Temimah, teacher and director of the yeshiva’s boys’ minyan, bringing his expertise in chinuch and his love for talmidim each and every day. He was a dedicated mispallel at the Tenke Bais Midrash in Boro Park. His sudden passing has plunged his […]
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
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