The Jerusalem municipality has arranged for “street concerts” to take place throughout Jerusalem to contribute to the simchas hachag of residents stuck in their homes throughout Pesach. Each area was visited by musicians and singers appropriate for the makeup of the neighborhood with Chassidic neighborhoods enjoying concerts in Yiddish and secular neighborhoods enjoying concerts by secular singers. On Monday, the fourth day of Chol Hamoed, it was Ramat Eshkol’s turn to watch a concert, with everyone enjoying “front row seats” from the roofs of their building, their porches or their windows.

The mayors of Chareidi cities in Israel published a video on Monday calling on to the public to adhere to Health Ministry directives to wear a mask when outside the house, which became mandatory in Israel on Sunday. “The mask prevents infection,” says Bnei Brak Mayor Avraham Rubinstein. “The mask protects the ones most precious to us,” says Beitar Mayor Meir Rubinstein. “If we’ll all follow the rules and put on a mask, Elad Mayor Yisrael Porush says, “we’ll b’ezras Hashem be able to quickly,” continued the head of the Rechasim local council Dan Cohen, “return to our regular routine,” concluded the head of the Telzstone local council Yitzchak Ravitz. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

THe attached videos are just some of the good news that is unfortunately drowned out in the avalanche of bad news. Bichasdei Hashem, many people have been released from the hospital, and many more are scheduled to be released. The following videos are just a sample of some of the good news. The first two videos were taken on Sunday of Mr. Harry Adjmi, one of the pillars of the Sephardic community in Flatbush. See the emotional reunion with his family after returning home after being on a respirator for two weeks. The following two videos are when Chicago Hatzalah member Hillel Shapiro R43 (Chicago Hatzolah) returned from the hospital. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

A private Ambulance from the AMR COmpany overturned on 18th Avenue and 52nd Street on Motzei Shabbos. Boro Park Hatzolah was on the scene and reported no serious injuries. Two victims were transported to Maimonides Hospital. The ambulance was not carrying any patients at the time of the crash. Security camera footage shows the ambulance with its lights and sirens barreling through a solid red light and clipped by a minivan. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
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As New York City deals with a mounting coronavirus death toll and dwindling morgue space, the city has shortened the amount of time it will hold unclaimed remains before they are buried in the city’s public cemetery. Under the new policy, the medical examiner’s office will keep bodies in storage for just 14 days before they’re buried in the city’s potter’s field on Hart Island. Normally, about 25 bodies a week are interred on the island, mostly for people whose families can’t afford a funeral, or who go unclaimed by relatives. In recent days, though, burial operations have increased from one day a week to five days a week, with around 24 burials each day, said Department of Correction spokesman Jason Kersten.

In light of the high rate of confirmed coronavirus cases in Chareidi communities in Israel and the difficulties that large families in small apartments have in self-quarantining, the Israeli government and the IDF organized three special “coronavirus hotels” for Chareidi patients in the north – the Kinor, Lavie and Ner Etzion. The hotel is managed by Home Front Command soldiers and hotel staff who stay in the green zone, where no one with the virus is allowed, and yellow zones, where the coronavirus patients sleep, eat and spend time. According to the report, both the staff and the Chareidi guests in the hotel are satisfied with the arrangement. The problem is that there are not enough guests – many Bnei Brak residents refused to come to the hotel.

(By: Sandy Eller) Acknowledging the current historic crisis and its tremendous effects on those struggling with mental health issues as well as those in recovery, Harav Dovid Cohen Shlit’a issued a p’sak halacha that allows certain individuals to use technology under particular guidelines in order to avail themselves of lifesaving mental health services. Rabbi Cohen said that it is vital for those facing life threatening challenges to have continued access to those who provide them support, even on Shabbos and Yom Tov. With face to face contact prohibited at this juncture in order to limit the spread of COVID-19, the only way for those in crisis to get help is through digital means.

Hagaon HaRav Tzvi Hirsh Meislish ZATZAL, the Av Beis Din of Shopron was Niftar on Sunday from COVID-19 at the age of 80. The Levaya is taking place on Sunday night on Hewes Street in Williamsburg. Hundreds of people showed up to the Levaya on Hewes Street, only to be met with a massive NYPD Level 1 Mobilization response. A police chopper was hovering overhead as police began trying to move people off the streets. This is the second Levaya on Sunday to be met with NYPD resistance. The first Levaya was for the Kozlover Rebbe at his Bais Medrash in Boro Park at 55th St and 12th Avenue. At that Levaya, multiple eye-wittiness tell YWN that the police requested that the crowd – 95% of whom were not wearing masks – maintain social distancing, who adamantly refused.

The attached video with english subtitles was recorded on Sunday evening.
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The Place Where They Belong Based on the original Abie Rotenberg classic “The Place Where I Belong”, today we find ourselves longing for “The Place Where We Belong”. Performed by: Abie Rotenberg & Baruch Levine Composed by: Unknown Lyrics by: Abie Rotenberg Filmed by: Zoom, Sara Rotenberg, and Chanala Levine Edited by: Mint media Technical […]
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