We cannot put paralyzing panic over practical precautions.
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Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the BDS movement, said in a video this week on Facebook that if Israel discovers a cure for coronavirus (COVID-19), then cooperation with the Jewish state is acceptable.
“If Israel finds a cure for cancer or for a virus, then there is no problem to cooperate with it,” said Barghouti.
The BDS leader also said that if Israel were to find a cure for cancer, for example, then there would be no problem to work with Israel to save millions of lives.
“But I believe that we are not yet in the stage that we need Israel in an urgent way, and it isn’t like anyone else can save us but Israel. If that was indeed the case, then saving lives is more important than anything else,” he said.

By: Tzivy Reiter, LCSW
Director of Children’s Services, OHEL
These are extraordinary times.  We are all celebrating a Pesach that we never imagined was possible.  A Seder table without grandparents, a chol hamoed without trips, a Yom Tov that has been preceded with unimaginable stress and pain.  Yet Pesach is upon us. Our children are watching, listening and expecting us to show them the way.  How can we make this Pesach special, despite all the stress and uncertainty? How can we include our grandparents, relatives and friends in our Yom Tov celebrations, even though we are forced apart?   Here are Ten Tips to make this Pesach special and keep us connected to our loved ones during the Pesach of Covid-19.  

Israeli Health Minister Yaakov Litzman said Monday that residents of charedi-dominated localities are being treated in a “discriminatory and degrading” manner as the coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread quickly in ultra-Orthodox communities, Ynet reported.
Litzman, who was recently diagnosed with COVID-19 himself, made his remarks after the city of Ramat Gan put up barricades along its border with the charedi city of Bnei Brak, which has a high infection rate and is under a government lockdown.
“I urge the mayor of Ramat Gan to avoid meddling and creating friction between the populations [of the two neighboring cities]. The residents of Bnei Brak and the entire ultra-Orthodox population should not be discriminated against,” said Litzman.

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Thousands of families of yungeleit who would normally go away for Yom Tov have been told by rabbonim and doctors to stay home. They have no choice but to make Yom Tov themselves. However, many of them live on shoestring budgets as it is, barely making it from month to month. Where are they to get money to pay for Pesach? 
For many, they truly have no one to turn to. Many don’t have relatives they can ask; others are already maxed out on credit cards. 
There are young fathers and mothers in our communities sitting at home, very nervous. They’re quarantined at home, wondering: Where will come up with the funds for all these unexpected Yom Tov necessities?
Yet, they are not alone.

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It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah overnight of Rabbi Asher Yaakov Berliner z”l. He was 54 years old.
R’ Yaakov, a resident of Lakewood, NJ, was known for his numerous chassodim, his tremendously caring heart, and his ever-present smile.
R’ Yaakov was a ben Torah through and through, carrying himself with utmost humility and attaching himself to gedolei Torah and mashpi’im throughout his life.

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Israeli Health Minister Yaakov Litzman said that residents of charedi-dominated localities are being treated in a “discriminatory and degrading” manner as the coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread quickly in chareidi communities.
Litzman, who was recently diagnosed with COVID-19 himself, made his remarks after the city of Ramat Gan put up barricades along its border with the charedi city of Bnei Brak, which has a high infection rate and is under a government lockdown.
“I urge the mayor of Ramat Gan to avoid meddling and creating friction between the populations [of the two neighboring cities]. The residents of Bnei Brak and the entire ultra-Orthodox population should not be discriminated against,” said Litzman.
Bnei Brak city workers have begun taking down the fence.