Dear Editor,
A gitten Zimmer.

This was definitely one for the books. A Yom Tov apart from our families. Sedarim with one or two people. But BH we made it thorough and we passed with flying colors, as the saying goes. Now as we count down, or up to Lag B’omer and Shvuos, it is incumbent upon us to shteig just as the count does. Someone mentioned that his learning and shmoneh esrei’s have never been better. This probably applies to most of us. We have been taken out of our normal element, out of our shuls, and thrust into a lonely davening. But the reality is that it was always about two, each of us and Him. And that is what it is now.

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To Our Wonderful Ainiklach,
The two of us will miss being with you at the Seder this year. Being with you is the main joy of our Seder. We always love being with you.
We are asking each of you a favor: Please choose a question and answer about the Haggadah, or a Dvar Torah on the Haggadah and send it to us by regular mail or by e-mail. It could be a Dvar Torah from school or from a Haggadah at home. Or something from your parents.
Send it to us, and we will read it at the Seder, be’ezras Hashem. If you can, send one for each Seder. And send it to your other grandparents, as well.
After we read your devar Torah, we will pretend that you hid the Afikomen, and on Chol Hamoed, you can tell us what you would like for it.

Dear Editor,
I am writing this to all the people who have ruined my Yom Tov – and a lot more.
My wife and our five kids were supposed to go to my parents. We’ve never made Pesach and really cannot. Then someone decided that we can’t go because of the virus. Now I have to make my own Pesach, in my dinky little apartment, with 5 kids. I did a shopping and I’m out $1,500 that I don’t have, and we still didn’t get all the things we need. I don’t have the money. And I don’t have the wherewithal to make Pesach. 
Social distancing rules would allow me to go away – legally, medically, everything – but some people are now making up rules and imposing them on everyone and they’ve ruined it for us.

By Judi Franco, 101.5 FM
If you’re tired of hearing me defend Lakewood Jews, imagine how tired I am of having to do it. But here we go again with another outrageous lie about the Jews in Lakewood.
Yes, there are people in Lakewood who break the rules — much like the Tampa mega-church pastor, Rodney Howard Brown did last week when he refused to close his church. He’s facing charges now, just like anyone should who breaks the rules. But isn’t it more fun to play everyone’s favorite game-show “The Jews ruin everything for everyone.” (Who would host that show, by the way?)

Dear Editor,
Rabbosai, the communities of New York have been hit very hard with a double מגיפה ל״ע. The first is the terrible corona virus and its effect. It hit us all very hard and eveyone has been effected by it in some shape or form. This is all יד השם and extremely tough on everyone.  ה ירחם.
The second מגיפה is the patients that were transported to certain hospitals. The hospitals are totally incompetent of dealing with this situation. Horror story after horror story are coming out of the hospitals where patients lie there begging for help for days and not getting it.

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Dear Editor@Matzav.com,
The financial effects of the Coronavirus have been detrimental to many in our community. Earlier today my office sent out an email detailing the stimulus package passed by Congress this week. Although not all details are clear one aspect of the bill is a paid sick leave. The way this will work is as follows (this is purely based on my current understanding as all the details have not been hammered out):
The company must continue to pay the employee for 2 weeks at their full salary.
If necessary they will continue to pay the employee for up to 10 more weeks at 2/3 of their salary.

Dear Matzav Shmooze,
A few weeks ago Ira Zlotowitz used social media to get advice on a workplace issue. It just so happens that I also have an problem and I hope the Matzav readers can give me some hadracha or at least some insight.
My job gives me many opportunities to work for the Klal, which is a responsibility I don’t take lightly. I never make an important decisions without speaking with either my Rav or my Rosh Yeshiva, whose words of wisdom are always an important factor in whatever undertaking I begin.