The Argentine government made a decision last week to allow houses of worship to re-open but the Sephardi Chief Rabbi called on community members to continue davening at home except for those who have to say Kaddish for their parents, Kikar H’Shabbos reported. According to the report, the government’s decision was made on the background of intense pressure from Muslims in the country and not due to the sudden safety of gatherings in the beleaguered country, which like many other Latin-American countries, has been hard-hit by the coronavirus.  In response to the pressure, the government made a decision to allow gatherings of up to ten people in adherence with health regulations.

White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said Sunday that the next round of coronavirus relief will include $1,200 stimulus payments to Americans and said the Trump administration will lengthen the federal eviction moratorium. “There’s a $1,200 check coming, that’s going to be part of the new package,” Kudlow said in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.” The next coronavirus bill from Senate Republicans is set to provide a temporary and reduced extension of unemployment benefits, another round of stimulus checks, liability protection for businesses and funding to help schools restart. The legislation will also include $16 billion in new funds for testing and tax incentives to encourage companies to rehire employees. “The check is there, the reemployment bonus is there.

No matter the challenge, no matter the obstacles in their path, nothing could stop them from helping another Jew. Uplift your Tisha B’av this year with Project Inspire’s new feature film about the inspiring Ahavas Yisrael of Rabbi Shlomo Friefeld zt’l and Rabbi Ronnie Greenwald zt’l.  Sometimes we want to reach out to others but it feels like there is so much in the way. This time of year when we focus on unity and rebuilding the Beis Hamikdash is an incredible opportunity to strengthen our commitment to Ahavas Yisrael.

A new income calculator from Pew Research Center will allow Americans to figure out if they are in the middle class. The calculator lets users compare themselves to their metropolitan area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and among Americans nationwide overall, based on the average size of a U.S. household, as well as compare on the basis of education, age, race or ethnicity, and marital status. Click here to see if you are middle class (Source: Fox News)

This Sunday, July 26th (5 Av), you can make history!   Take part in a program that can help bring the Geulah and strengthen achdus and ahavas yisrael!   Yeshivat Hakotel presents a third worldwide unprecedented achdus Torah learning program.   Sar HaTorah, Rav Chaim Kanievsky, has given his bracha to the program which features introductory remarks from Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky, rosh yeshiva of the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia and a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Agudath Israel of America and Rav Asher Weiss, rosh kollel of Machon Minchas Osher L’Torah V’Horaah.

The Health Ministry reported 1,108 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, a number far lower than the almost 2,000 daily cases that have been reported in the past week but the lower number was due to the reduced amount of tests performed over the weekend. The number of seriously ill patients rose to 329, of whom 100 are ventilated and the death toll has risen to 464. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke about the battle against the coronavirus at the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday. “There are no magic solutions,” Netanyahu said. “It’s impossible to stop the pandemic without the personal responsibility of each and every one of you, the citizens of Israel.

Nearly half of Americans whose families experienced a layoff during the coronavirus pandemic now believe those jobs are lost forever, a new poll shows, a sign of increasing pessimism that would translate into roughly 10 million workers needing to find a new employer, if not a new occupation. It’s a sharp change after initial optimism the jobs would return, as temporary cutbacks give way to shuttered businesses, bankruptcies and lasting payroll cuts. In April, 78% of those in households with a job loss thought they’d be temporary. Now, 47% think that lost job is definitely or probably not coming back, according to the latest poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times It is known as the final journey, and what happens on it is a question that many ponder. Philosophers, scientists, and great men have explored this question since the dawn of time. What happens to the soul after death? The Torah sources teach us that the soul is immortal. This is a foundation of Torah-true Judaism. This can be seen from the emphasis that is placed upon Shabbos observance. Although we keep Shabbos mainly because the Torah tells us to do so, it is also the flagship of Jewish belief. We stop all forms of creative acts because G d ceased and desisted from creative acts and rested on the seventh day.

If the outbreak roars back in New York City, Anil and Joyce Lilly will not be sheltering again in their Bronx apartment. They just bought a house an hour north in the Hudson Valley. “We need more elbow room,” said Joyce Lilly, explaining their move to Washingtonville, New York. “Because we were locked into the apartment for three months, a solid three months, I feel like I’m getting out of prison and I want to run as far away as possible.” New Yorkers anxious after weathering the worst of the coronavirus pandemic are fueling a boom in home sales and rentals around the picturesque towns and wooded hills to the north. Real estate brokers and agents describe a red-hot market recently, with many house hunters able to work from home.

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