Prime Minister Netanyahu held A Sunday evening press conference together with Corona Commissioner Professor Ronni Gamzu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein regarding the upcoming lockdown that the government is issuing for all residents of the country. The Prime Minister began by praising Israel’s actions during the first wave of Corona back in the spring when Israel went on lockdown early and shut the economy down early. The lockdown is now set for three weeks, with the potential to extend it. It is set to begin on Friday at 2:00 p.m. in order to give families time to prepare for Rosh Hashanah. The public sector will function in a scaled-down fashion similar to the way it did in March and April.

Aron Schweitzer is a choshuve member of the Belzer kehila and beloved kindergarten Rebbi in Yeshiva Gedola of Montreal Canada. We were all shocked and saddened when his wife suddenly passed away at the young age of 55. She had ran a home daycare which was a big source of income for the family. Reb Aron is now left, not only grieving the loss of his wife, but with debts up to 50 thousand dollars which has accumulated over the years, plus the costs of the kevurah. Reb Aron has been an integral part of our community for so many years and contributed to the kehal in many ways. The LEAST we can do for him is ease his financial burden. Please contribute and may we only share in simchos.

The following important update was released moments ago by the Chaim VChessed Organization: On Sunday, September 13, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced plans for a lockdown, which will begin on Friday, Erev Rosh HaShana. Media reports had stated that the government was considering closing Ben Gurion airport, and ceasing air traffic to Israel. Such a move would have had dramatic ramifications, for travelers planning to leave Israel during the holiday season, and for those scheduled to travel to Israel in the coming days. Dozens of calls poured into Chaim V’Chessed offices over the past few days regarding this topic. Tonight, we are able to share that the airport will not be closed.

More than 100,000 demonstrators calling for the authoritarian president of Belarus to resign marched through the capital of Minsk on Sunday as the daily protests that have gripped the nation entered their sixth week. Many in the crowd, which the human rights group Viasna estimated as numbering more than 150,000, carried placards critical of Russia, reflecting concerns about President Alexander Lukashenko’s planned meeting on Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. It would be their first face-to-face contact since the unrest broke out in Belarus after the Aug. 9 presidential election that officials say gave Lukashenko a sixth term with 80% support. Protesters and some poll workers say the results were rigged.

YWN rgerets to inform you of the Petira of Mrs. Devora Leah Hecht A”H, wife of Rabbi Pinchus Hecht, the Executive Director of the Mirrer Yeshiva in Flatbush. She was 59. Her children are Chayale, Tzpori, Rivky, Tova, Avigayil, Batsheva, Miriam and her son, Yossie. She was the daughter of HaRav Yeshaya Siff, the well-known Rov in the Lower East Side. The Levaya will take place on Sunday, September 13th at 11:45 a.m. in the TAG Elementary School, 444 Beach 6th Street Far Rockaway NY. The Kevurah will be at Beth Moses Cemetery -Wellwood Boruch Dayan HaEmmes… The Levaya will be live streamed here. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

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China’s Defense Ministry on Sunday blasted a critical U.S. report on the country’s military ambitions, saying it is the U.S. instead that poses the biggest threat to the international order and world peace. The statement follows the Sept. 2 release of the annual Defense Department report to Congress on Chinese military developments and goals that it said would have “serious implications for U.S. national interests and the security of the international rules-based order.” Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Wu Qian called the report a “wanton distortion” of China’s aims and the relationship between the People’s Liberation Army and China’s 1.4 billion people. “Many years of evidence shows that it is the U.S.

Starting at 10:00pm EDT tonight Topic: Are we victims to our circumstances? Rabbi Simon Jacobson https://us02web.zoom.us/j/645572066 Zoom ID 645572066 phone: 929-205-6099  ID: 645572066##
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For Jimmy, it all started with a simple post from Rabbi Lewis of Mesorah NJ: “Quarantine is a perfect time for you Jewish guys to start (or restart) the beautiful ancient mitzvah of tefillin.” It was May 5th, the day of Jimmy’s father’s second yahrzeit. Jimmy realized it was no coincidence when the post showed in his feed,  and reached out to Rabbi Lewis who not only encouraged him to start wearing tefillin, but sent Jimmy the tefillin that had belonged to his own father, Mr. Fred Lewis. This was especially meaningful, as Rabbi Lewis’ father had also passed away within the year, and with Covid19 making it impossible to say Kaddish, he now could honor him in this special way.

New Jersey drivers should expect to reach for a little extra pocket change when taking the state’s major highways starting Sunday. Construction and labor groups supported the plan, while environmental groups and some motorists criticized it. The higher tolls will fund a $24 billion construction plan that includes $16 billion to widen sections of the turnpike and parkway, permanently implement cashless toll payment and replace a bridge between New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The toll hike was approved by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority back in May, and was signed by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy. Atlantic City Expressway tolls will increase an average of 57 cents. Garden State Parkway tolls will rise by 27%, increasing the cost of an average trip by 30 cents from $1.11.

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