YWN regrets to inform you of the tragic Petira of Lipa Freidrich Z”L of Monsey. He was 39. The Niftar was a perfectly healthy young man with no prior medical condition. He tested positive for COVID-19 three days ago and was in isolation at home. This morning he had severe shortness of breath and Monsey […]
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There are 2,666 Israelis with the coronavirus as of Thursday afternoon with 39 in serious condition and 68 in moderate condition, Israel’s Health Ministry announced. A total of 5,240 Israelis were tested for the virus in the past 24 hours. Israel recorded three more deaths on Thursday afternoon, including a 91-year old woman who passed […]
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There is major political drama unfolding in Israel, as Benny Gantz of Blue and White appears to be breaking away from Yair Lapid and set to join a unity government with Likud and the Religious parties. It began with the sudden resignation of Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein on Wednesday. A close Netanyahu ally, Edelstein had […]
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New York authorities mobilized to head off a potential public health disaster in the city Wednesday, with its emergence as the nation’s biggest coronavirus hot spot a warning flare — and perhaps a cautionary tale — for the rest of the country as U.S. deaths from the pandemic topped 1,000. A makeshift morgue was set […]
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The Torah community of Paris was plunged into mourning with the death of Hagaon HaRav Massoud Ben Chamu, 72, the Rav of the Kehillas Mekor Chaim in Paris and the posek of the Chareidi community, from the coronavirus, B’Chadrei Chareidim reported. After Purim, during which hundreds of congregants flocked to his home for a bracha, […]
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The toll grows grimmer by the day: New York accounts for 30,811 positive cases, with 17,856 in New York City. 285 have died in the state, 199 in New York City. More than 2,850 people are hospitalized and 700 are being treated in intensive care. Currently there are at least: 5,066 cases in Queens 3,187 […]
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YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of R’ Yitzchock Zylberminc Z”L, a long-time Hatzolah member (RL-31) in Far Rockaway. He was 56. The Niftar suffered from multiple health issues, and despite having a prosthetic leg, he remained an active Hatzolah member – responding to emergency calls as recently as three weeks ago. Unfortunately, […]
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The Meotzos Gedolei Yisrael in Israel and the United States are calling for a rare shared call for tefillah on Wednesday, Erev Rosh Chodesh Nissan, for an international cry to Hakadosh Baruch Hu to end the coronaviurs pandemic. The Kol Koreh was signed by the Moetzes Gedolie Hatroah of Agudas Yisroel of the United States, […]

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Hagaon HaRav Avrohom Levi Bresler ZATZAL of Lakewood. He was 58. The Niftar was an Adam Gadol – literally – someone who has been learning with tremendous Hasmadah, nearly 20 hours a day for decades. The Niftar did this while maintaining his extreme humility, never showing […]

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Reb Avrohom Hakohen “Romi” Cohen NY. He was 92. R’ Romi was a famous Mohel who performed thousands of Bris Milah’s as well as famous for having been a partisan in WWII. He was also the founder of “Keren Avrohom Hakohen” He was hospitalized a few […]