Some Israeli yeshivos have already re-opened after implementing the “capsule plan,” requiring the bochurim to be split up into small groups and remain in quarantine within that group for two weeks without contact with the other groups. The kitchen staff not only has to prepare food for hundreds of hungry bochurim but they now also have to split up the food to be distributed to 20 different “capsules.” Kan News published a report about the re-opening of Ateret Shlomo in Rishon L’Tzion, headed by Rosh Yeshiva Harav Shalom Ber Sorotzkin, the first yeshivah to re-open using the capsule plan.

When he stood before Congress in 1996 and declared “the era of big government is over,” President Bill Clinton gave voice to a doctrine that permeated Democratic politics for more than two decades. Government, while necessary, shouldn’t be celebrated if the party wanted to win elections. The coronavirus is changing that. Democrats are enthusiastically embracing the idea of a robust role for government in American life, abandoning concerns they might alienate the relatively narrow slice of independent voters. Instead, they argue, the pandemic is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to show voters how government can play a positive role in responding to a global health crisis and economic slowdown.

In partnership and preparation for United for Protection’s Hatzala-thon. Flatbush Hatzoloh Volunteers Responded To 6,500 COVID-19 Calls CLICK HERE TO DONATE NOW! United For Protection together with Flatbush Hatzoloh will be sponsoring a full day of unity through music. Flatbush Hatzoloh is looking to raise matching funds for our Lag B’omer concert day. “Together we Can” Flatbush Hatzoloh and its members are committed to the community it serves. Commitment means more than just doing your job-members don’t view Hatzoloh as a “job.” Each call is a precious opportunity to help someone, to put a frightened person at ease, to take the pain away, and often a chance to save a life. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL CAMPAIGN! Our community needs this organization.

Eli Beer, the President and Founder of United Hatzalah recently returned from the United States where he was hospitalized after having contracted the Covid-19 Coronavirus. He had been intubated and sedated for more than 30 days and completely missed the holiday of Pesach. When Eli awoke from his induced coma, a miraculous event in of itself after being on a ventilator for so long, one of the first questions he asked his doctors was: “When is Pesach?” His medical team was, at first, afraid to tell him the news that Pesach had come and gone and he had missed it entirely. “How can a Jew miss Pesach?” Eli said in an interview with the press after recuperating somewhat in the hospital before flying home to Israel.

The members of Queens Hatzolah were saluted today for the incredible response to COVID-19, as they treated thousands of patients suffering from the virus. They were saluted by NYPD, FDNY, and many private ambulance companies. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
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Open-air markets, malls and gyms re-opened on Thursday after being closed for almost two months due to coronavirus restrictions, including Machane Yehuda Shuk in Jerusalem, which re-opened early in the morning in the presence of Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion. Videos on social media showed customers lining up by the entrance to the shuk to have their temperatures tested before entering. There are guards posted at the entrance to ensure that the shuk does not become overcrowded and customers are wearing face masks and adhering with social distancing regulations. Below, stall owners thanks Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Lion for their support.

During his daily lecture, which is broadcast live to tens of thousands of viewers, Chief Rabbi of Morocco Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto shlit”a calls to his Jewish brothers around the world to strengthen and support Moroccan Jewry * Rabbi Pinto announces the purchase of a giant edifice in central Marrakech that will serve as a yeshivah for young men around the world * The complex, to be named Shuva Yisrael Yeshivah Campus, shall feature an expansive beit medrash and community center that will function as a spiritual lighthouse for local Jews * Perpetuating the sacred legacy of the Torah luminaries of Maghreb Hundreds of thousands of viewers have been following Grand Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto’s daily lessons and question-and-answer sessions which are broadcast live around the world and attract quest

The decision to wear a mask in public is becoming a political statement — a moment to pick sides in a brewing culture war over containing the coronavirus. While not yet as loaded as a “Make America Great Again” hat, the mask is increasingly a visual shorthand for the debate pitting those willing to follow health officials’ guidance and cover their faces against those who feel it violates their freedom or buys into a threat they think is overblown. That resistance is fueled by some of the same people who object to other virus restrictions. The push back has been stoked by President Donald Trump — he didn’t wear a mask during an appearance at a facility making them — and some other Republicans, who have flouted rules and questioned the value of masks.

Firefighters in the Florida Panhandle have been battling wildfires that forced some 1,600 people to evacuate from their homes, and a stretch of Interstate 10 remained closed in both directions Thursday morning due to smoke, authorities said. “This is an extremely dangerous and fast-moving wildfire situation that is evolving rapidly, so everyone in the affected area should follow directions from state and local officials,” said Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried. “All residents and travelers should heed evacuation requests and closely monitor the media for updates on the wildfire and reopening of I-10 and local roads.” A more than 575-acre fire in Walton County prompted about 500 people to evacuate.

Frontier Airlines is dropping plans to charge passengers extra to sit next to an empty middle seat after congressional Democrats accused the airline of trying to profit from fear over the new coronavirus. “We recognize the concerns raised that we are profiting from safety and this was never our intent,” Frontier CEO Barry Biffle said late Wednesday in a letter to three lawmakers. “We simply wanted to provide our customers with an option for more space.” Biffle said the airline will rescind the extra fee, which Frontier called More Room, and block the seats from being sold. Earlier in the day, Democrats had railed against Frontier’s plan to charge passengers at least $39 per flight to guarantee they would sit next to an empty middle seat.