The following is a partial list of victims Niftar from the COVID-19 pandemic just from Tuesday morning until 9:00PM. Unfortunately, there are many more, but YWN does not have all the information. YWN has only published the names we were given. If you have any info to add, please contact YWN with the info. While many […]
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In light of the spread of the coronavirus, especially in Chareidi areas such as Bnei Brak, a shaila was asked to Hagaon Harav Chaim Kanievsky regarding Sreifas Chametz on Erev Pesach, B’Chadrei Chareidim reported. HaRav Chaim unequivocally paskened that due to the crowded conditions in Charedi areas, fulfilling Sreifas Chametz in the usual manner is […]
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Testing carried out in Bnei Brak show that for every three residents tested, one is positive for the coronavirus. Bnei Brak has a 34% rate of infection compared to 6% in Tel Aviv and 10% in Jerusalem. In Jerusalem, the biggest city in Israel with a population of almost 900,000, there are 568 coronavirus patients, […]
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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, currently in self-quarantine at his official residence on Balfour Street in Jerusalem, announced on Monday night that the government is tightening restrictions on Israeli citizens. The prime minister said that there are “particular groups” who are not adhering to Health Ministry directives and that he has ordered police to increase enforcement […]

The FBI was at a home on 55th Street near New Utrecht Avenue in Boro Park on Monday afternoon. Sources tell YWN that this may have involved price gouging on medical equipment, or involving the the hoarding of masks or something related to that. An arrest was made. Further information will be published when it […]
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YWN regrets to inform you of the tragic Petira of R’ Michel Tzvi Fettman Z”L from the COVID-19 virus. He was 39. The Niftar, a father of 9 children, was taken to Kimball Hospital in Lakewood five days ago for COVID-19 symptoms. Unfortunately, his condition deteriorated until his Petira on Monday afternoon. Originally from Boro […]
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YWN has been inundated the past 24 hours with letters from Rabbonim, doctors, major community organizations and Jewish community activists from around the United States with one common message: DO NOT TRAVEL ANYWHERE THIS PESACH. Below, are the countless letters YWN has been asked to publish. LAKEWOOD DO NOT TRAVEL ANYWHERE FOR PESACH – make […]
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The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) announced on Sunday night that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s adviser on Chareidi affairs, Rivka Paluch, was diagnosed with the coronavirus, which she apparently contracted from her husband who tested positive for the virus after visiting Ichilov Hospital. In light of the news, Israeli media outlets published reports on Monday morning […]
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There are 4,347 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Israel as of Monday, with 80 in serious condition, of which 63 are attached to ventilators. A total of 134 Israelis have recovered from the coronavirus. Israel recorded its 16th fatality from the coronavirus on Monday morning when a 58-year-old man with preexisting health conditions passed […]
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YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Monsey stabbing victim R’ Yosef Neiman Z”L. He As YWN reported at the time, R Yosef was brutally stabbed during the horrific Chanukah Monsey attack at Rabbi Rottenberg’s Shul. He was in and out of the hospital since then, and was Niftar on Sunday afternoon. Boruch […]
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