As many people B”H are able to return to routine, the Virtual Yarchei Kallah concludes after having gone through Sugyos in Pesachim, followed by Keitsad Mevarchim.  The idea of the continuation will be to learn a short Sugya over Shabbos and follow up during the week with short clips that will be sent out with important nekudos in the Sugya.  At the end of the week, there will be a concluding Iyun shiur . Iy’h we’ll be starting with the first perek of  Nidah which is very enjoyable and discusses many yesodos of chazakos. To join please go to Join the Yarchei Kallah.   Over the course of the two-month program hundreds of serious lomdim from Eretz Yisrael, the US and Europe joined the program.

Nearly 1.9 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that many employers are still cutting jobs even as the gradual reopening of businesses has slowed the pace of layoffs. The total number of people who are receiving jobless aid rose slightly to 21.5 million, down from a peak of nearly 25 million two weeks ago but still at a historically high level. It shows that scattered rehiring is offsetting only some of the ongoing layoffs with the economy mired in a recession. Thursday’s latest weekly number from the Labor Department is still more than double the record high that prevailed before the viral outbreak. Still, the number of people who applied for benefits last week marked the ninth straight decline since applications spiked in mid-March.

With camps in limbo if they will be allowed to open, NY Governor Cuimo says a decision on whether sleep away camps can open this summer in New York is yet to be made. In an interview this morning, Cuomo told Long Island News Radio that the issue is the inflammatory illness believed to be related to the cronavirus that has been affecting children, and concerns over spreading it. Cuomo reiterated that as the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths decline, summer day camps can start to open at the end of the month. He said no decision has been made on sleepaway camps. So, he added, “Summer day camps are going to open on June 29. We’re still reviewing the situation with sleepaway camps.” “I’m making that decision like it’s my own daughter.

A Navy veteran detained in Iran for nearly two years has been released and started making his way home, with the first leg on a Swiss government aircraft, U.S. officials said Thursday. “The nightmare is over,” his mother said. The U.S. special envoy for Iran, Brian Hook, flew to Zurich with a doctor to meet freed detainee Michael White and will accompany White to the United States aboard an American plane, the officials said. White’s release was part of an agreement involving an Iranian-American doctor prosecuted by the Justice Department, and followed months of quiet negotiations over prisoners. The two countries are at bitter odds over U.S. penalties imposed after President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S.

A memorial service for George Floyd will take place in Brooklyn on Thursday afternoon. George Floyd’s brother Terence announced the memorial service on Tuesday. “Even though you are angry, we are coming and doing this in peace,” Terrence Floyd said. The service, which will happen simultaneously with a memorial in Minneapolis, is slated for Thursday, June 4, at 1 p.m., at Cadman Plaza Park, where Floyd’s family will be in attendance. After the service, the march will work its way across the Brooklyn Bridge and end at Foley Square. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Shea have been invited to attend the memorial. STAY UPDATED WITH BREAKING UPDATES FROM YWN VIA WHATSAPP – SIGN UP NOW Just click on this link, and you will be placed into a group.

The drive-through testing stations that Magen David Adom established during the coronavirus crisis caught the eye of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with officials deciding to set up similar stations in the African country. Dan Gertler, Honorary Consul in Israel for the Congo, contacted MDA and asked for assistance in establishing the unique facilities in the Congo. MDA readily agreed to be of assistance and developed specific software for managing a drive-through testing station in the Congo and also developed a training program with videos and written instructions for the medical staff there.

“Wherever you are, wave your hands with Morah!” They are all waving. From primary age to their older siblings who no longer pretend that, “This is too babyish,” all age children crowd around to join the Morah and Me Episodes. The Morah and Me program was introduced ten weeks ago, when Torah Umesorah brought the beloved Morah Elana Fertig to serve as worldwide primary Morah. Morah and Me covers all the bases, like calendar practice, Parsha, and Middos, combined with up-to-date science experiments or survey questions that get the whole family involved. 10,000 downloads in its initial weeks meant a lot of children had an extra question this Pesach. “Does Morah and Me have a Chol Hamoed Circle Time, too?” Choose to sponsor one day of Still Shteigers as they blow kisses to Morah and Me!

Israel’s Health Ministry reported on Wednesday that starting as of next week, the HMOs across the country will begin conducting serological testing of more than 70,000 people across Israel during routine blood tests. Serological testing is already taking place in Bnei Brak by Magen David Adom on Wednesday. “The serological tests are an important tool that will give us a much more informative scope of where the coronavirus hotspots are in Israel,” said Health Minister Yuli Edelstein. “With this information, we will be better equipped to deal with a second wave of the virus if it hits us.” According to the CDC website, a serological test is a “laboratory test to help estimate how many people have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

(It’s abbreviation is G.O.O.D.) By Jerry Sandler The COVID-19 Pandemic has certainly struck people hard.

A series of robberies have occurred in recent days in the Beis Yisroel neighborhood. of Yerushalayim, including at private homes, shuls, mikvah and stores. Beis Yisroel residents claim that the vandals are easily identified but the police have done nothing to detain them and have told the residents that there is little chance they will be able to recover their stolen possessions. One family whose home was vandalized told Israeli news outlets that all of her jewelry, with an estimated value of over NIS 35,000, was stolen. “We feel that the police are neglecting us. The city should take a much stronger stance in order to ensure our safety. Police have opened an investigation into the incident. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)