Barely a week ago, David McGraw was cooking daily for hundreds of fine diners at one of New Orleans’ illustrious restaurants. Today, he’s cooking for himself, at home — laid off along with hundreds of thousands of people across the U.S. in a massive economic upheaval spurred by efforts to slow the spread of the […]
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In accordance with Israeli law for times of emergency, Israel Police is assisting the Health Ministry to enforces its restrictions on Israeli citizens in order to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Thousands of police officers are working around the clock in three central areas, enforcement of self-quarantine, prevention of illegal gatherings and closure of […]
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Want to learn all there is to know about the Pesach seder? Invest one hour each day in your home, from now until Pesach, in a structured learning program. This week, attain complete and total understanding of the Mitzvah of Sippur Yetzias Mitzrayim. Cover the Gemaros, Poskim, Lomdus, Teshuvos and Halacha L’Ma’aseh, with our easy-to-use […]
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Hours before his first shift cooking for people with mild cases of COVID-19 who are being quarantined in a downtown Chicago hotel, Jose Gonzalez made a plan to protect his family from the coronavirus. Chicago’s plan to reserve at least 1,000 hotel rooms through partnerships with five hotels is the first such sweeping strategy unveiled […]
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Pressure was mounting on the Trump administration Wednesday to release people from immigration detention facilities where at least one detainee has tested positive for COVID-19 and advocates fear tight quarters and overall conditions could cause rapid spread of the virus. The U.S. holds around 37,000 people in immigration detention. Detainees and advocates say many are […]
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New York authorities mobilized to head off a potential public health disaster in the city Wednesday, with its emergence as the nation’s biggest coronavirus hot spot a warning flare — and perhaps a cautionary tale — for the rest of the country as U.S. deaths from the pandemic topped 1,000. A makeshift morgue was set […]
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COVID-19 is here, in our communities, and we have already begun to lose precious members of klal yisroel. For most, the disease will be relatively mild. For the elderly and weak, however, it can be lethal. This includes our talmidei chachamim, our roshei yeshiva, our grandparents, our premature newborn babies, and our children suffering from […]
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Chumash Pardes with Peshat, Remez, Derush and Sod. Yeshivat HaChen together with some prominent Rabbis from Sharei Shamaim and Targum Publishers had produced a new set of Chumash Mikros Gdolos style that include 18 Meforshim from Kabbalistic/ Chassidic commentaries. ( Ari”ZL, Zohar, Besht, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Chabad – Sichos, R.NAchman of Breslov, Baal HaTania, Ben […]
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A brother of the Admorim of Satmar, HaRav Lipa Teitelbaum, the Zenta Rov, is in critical condition from COVID-19. The Rov began showing symptoms earlier this week, and is now on a respirator in critical condition. The Rov is a brother to Rav Aharon Teitelbaum, the Satmar rebbe of Kiryas Yoel, and a brother to […]
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