Agudath Israel of California represents the Orthodox Jewish community in the State, including more than 25 Orthodox Jewish day schools with over 7000 students in an effort to reopen K-12 schools for face to face learning in the fall. The Orthodox Jewish community fully understands the threat of the COVID -19 virus in the State of California. We place safety first in any action we take. During the first months of the pandemic our community experienced hospitalizations, the need for long term ventilator care, and even death. Our community took strong action to follow governmental guidelines. In May we were able to reopen synagogues adhering to the state and county protocols. In July, we opened day camps, again following state and county guidelines.

Boeing lost $2.4 billion in the second quarter and the company will slow production and cut more jobs as demand for commercial aircraft shrinks during the coronavirus pandemic. The loss was far worse than Wall Street expected; so was the decline in revenue, which fell 25%. “The reality is the pandemic’s impact on the aviation sector continues to be severe,” CEO David Calhoun said. He said airlines are delaying purchases, slowing down deliveries and deferring elective maintenance, “all of which affects our business and, ultimately, our bottom line.” Calhoun said it will take around three years to return to 2019 passenger levels. On Tuesday, an airline industry trade group said air travel won’t recover to pre-pandemic levels until at least 2024, a year longer than its previous forecast.

Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Raleigh on Wednesday in a push to encourage more K-12 schools to reopen with entirely in-person instruction. Air Force Two landed around noon on Wednesday at Raleigh-Durham International Airport ahead of planned stops at a private school and a company working on coronavirus vaccine trials. Pence disembarked the plane wearing a dark face mask. He was greeted by a small group and waved at onlookers before getting in a black SUV. Pence will join a roundtable discussion highlighting how a private school has worked to safely resume classes. Thales Academy allowed 300 students to return to campus on July 20. The move comes as President Donald Trump and U.S.

Federal agents who have clashed with protesters in Portland, Oregon, will begin a “phased withdrawal” from the city, Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday. Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said in a statement the plan negotiated with Brown over the last 24 hours includes a “robust presence” of Oregon State Police in the downtown of the state’s largest city. “State and local law enforcement will begin securing properties and streets, especially those surrounding federal properties, that have been under nightly attack for the past two months,” Wolf said. Agents with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will begin leaving the city’s downtown area on Thursday, Brown said.

The Rabbanim of the Har Nof neighborhood, which is suffering from a high coronavirus infection rate, issued a psak on Wednesday, calling on residents to refrain from saying all the Kinos for Tisha B’Av at shul in order to minimize the amount of time spent with others in an enclosed space. “Each person should daven and read Megillas Eichah in a minyan and shorten the recitation of the Kinos at shul and continue reciting them at home,” the Rabbanim paskened.

Tisha B’Av 5780 / Tisha B’Av 2020  With Rav Moshe Weinberger  Our hearts are broken. Yet our souls are still yearning. The time is ripe for the final Geula! We must overcome the feelings of hopelessness and apathy. We must feel our own pain, the pain of our nation, and the pain of the Shechina. The time has come to cry out! With a world descending deeper into chaos, we find ourselves living in the most uncertain of times. From where can we draw the strength to heal our broken hearts and find the power to love one another and trust in HaShem? Aish Kodesh invites you to join the thousands of men and women around the world who will gather virtually for a truly unprecedented event, this Tisha B’Av, 5780, led by Rav Moshe Weinberger.

The New York Police Department’s use of plainclothes officers and an unmarked minivan to haul away a vandalism suspect during a protest Tuesday created confusion and drew outrage from people who compared it to covert tactics used recently by federal agents in Portland, Oregon. Bystander video of 18-year-old Nikki Stone’s arrest spread quickly on social media, along with comments such as “nypd is out here KIDNAPPING protesters off of the street.” Another tweet compared the police to an African terrorist group, saying: “When Boko Haram does this there is international outrage.

In a rare and historic statement regarding politics, HaGoan HaRav Shmuel Kaminetzky, the Rosh Yeshiva of Philadelphia and member of the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah of Agudas Yisroel of America, gave an endorsement to President Trump for the upcoming elections during an interview with Yisroel Besser of Mishpacha magazine. The Gadol said, “You see the matzav, the anarchy… it’s frightening. G-d has become a dirty word in much of America, religion and religious institutions are their enemy – we need Rachamei Shamayim. If Trump doesn’t win in November, it’s worrisome.” After being asked on his possible endorsement of the president, Rav Shmuel reiterated that “Yes, I think people should vote for him. He’s done a good job.

If you are single or if you know someone single, then you need to watch this video.     Submit names for tefillah for free to Amuka, and Rav Chaim Kanievsky for Tu B’AvCLICK HERE OR ON WWW.TUBAVTOGETHER.COMBTW, you can share the message of Tu B’Av Together via Whatsapp by clicking HERE (try it, it’s pretty cool)  500,000 Yidden will unite this Tu B’Av Together this Wed, Aug.

This morning we released a URGENT online campaign to collect  MUCH needed funds for the Shul. Due to Covid19 funds have not been coming into the Shul like in past years. We need your support NOW more than ever!! As many of you know the Shul is an extremely important resource to the community and the area in general. We are open 365 days a year with Minyanim 3 times a day!!  The Shul is unique where everyone is welcome and a comfortable place for all to daven. We have a year round Mikva which everyone in and outside Sullivan County uses. All of this comes with a price to keep the Shul lights on, Heat and Air Conditioning going and maintenance of the Shul and Mikva buildings. WE NEED YOUR HELP!