By: Tzivy Reiter, LCSW, Director of Children’s Services, OHEL These are extraordinary times.  We are all celebrating a Pesach that we never imagined was possible.  A Seder table without grandparents, a chol hamoed without trips, a Yom Tov that has been preceded with unimaginable stress and pain.  Yet Pesach is upon us.  Our children are watching, listening and expecting us to show them the way.  How can we make this Pesach special, despite all the stress and uncertainty?  How can we include our grandparents, relatives and friends in our Yom Tov celebrations, even though we are forced apart?   Here are Ten Tips to make this Pesach special and keep us connected to our loved ones during the Pesach of Covid-19.  Make an early virtual seder with young children and grandparents isolated at ho

How a Quarantined Seder Can Become the Most Liberating Pesach in History Rabbi Simon Jacobson launches a new 15-step Seder video series: A soulful and musical journey of healing and transformation   As we remain quarantined in our homes, with a plague raging in the streets, everyone is wondering how can we celebrate the “time of our liberation” under such duress, fear and upheaval? Enter Rabbi Simon Jacobson with an incredible initiative.

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New York state recorded 731 new coronavirus deaths Tuesday, marking the biggest one-day jump in the outbreak. The state’s death toll since the beginning of the outbreak is now 5,489, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. More people have now died from the coronavirus in New York City than perished in the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center. At least 3,202 people have been killed in the city by the virus, according to a new count released by city health officials Tuesday. The deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil killed 2,753 people in the city and 2,977 overall, when hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 11, 2001.

Dear Supporters and Friends of United Hatzalah, Eli, our beloved President and Founder, is currently stable and showing signs of improvement in Miami University Hospital. At this time he is still intubated because Eli’s condition was fluctuating over the past week. This is one of the challenges of this illness; it behaves in a very complex and unstable manner. His lungs have definitely shown signs of getting better. The doctors are optimistic, which is very encouraging. There is no doubt that all of the merits he is gaining from your good deeds and charity, and of course the prayers from all over the world, is helping him recover. Please G-d, he will be back on his feet very soon!

Yes, we are busy preparing for our pre-Pesach delivery of approximately $750,000 worth of essential Pesach foods, but we are also being bombarded with calls due to the unprecedented crisis. CLICK HERE TO DONATE NOW! If you need our help during this difficult time, please let us know immediately.Alternatively, if you are in a position to help others, there has never been a time when the need for your help was as great as it is right now.Every day, and sometimes every hour, I hear from individuals who have been completely unsettled financially by the current pandemic. Some were dismissed from jobs that kept their families afloat, while others are running businesses that have taken crippling financial hits. The details may be different, but each call represents another family in crisis.

New York City’s death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed the number of those killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11, health officials said Tuesday. In Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in intensive care with the virus. At least 3,202 people have died in New York from COVID-19, according to the count released by the city. The deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil killed 2,753 people in the city and 2,977 overall, when hijacked planes slammed into the twin towers, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field on Sept. 11, 2001. New York state recorded 731 new coronavirus deaths, its biggest one-day jump yet, for a statewide toll of nearly 5,500, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. “Behind every one of those numbers is an individual.

The Navy’s acting secretary has been forced to apologize after a profanity-laden broadside in which he called the fired commander of the coronavirus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt “too naive or too stupid.” Thomas Modly issued a written apology Monday hours after President Donald Trump, at a White House news conference, described his comments about Capt. Brett E. Crozier as “rough.” At least 173 sailors aboard the ship had tested positive for the coronavirus as of Monday, and about 2,000 of the 4,865 crew members had been taken off the ship to be tested.

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham is leaving her post nine months into the job after never holding a single press briefing. Grisham will be assuming a new role as chief of staff to first lady Melania Trump. She had continued to represent the first lady while also holding the titles of press secretary and White House communications director since June of last year. She will be replaced by two women who are familiar names in Trump world. Trump campaign spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany will be joining the administration as press secretary, while Pentagon spokeswoman Alyssa Farah will be moving to the White House in a strategic communications role.

CLICK HERE TO DONATE NOW Tragic Petira of R’ Michel Tzvi Fettman Z”L from the COVID-19 virus. He was 39. CLICK HERE TO DONATE NOW The Niftar, a father of 9 children, was taken to Kimball Hospital in Lakewood five days ago for COVID-19 symptoms. Unfortunately, his condition deteriorated until his Petira on Monday afternoon. CLICK HERE TO DONATE NOW Originally from Boro Park, the Niftar had moved to Lakewood recently, and lived in the “Oak Vine” community. CLICK HERE TO DONATE NOW The Keren Yesomim fund campaign for the Fetman family is being overseen by the Bluzev Ruv of Lakewood Rabbi Naftali Schik Shlit”a. Mifal Hachesed Oak and Vine Tax ID-83-1440473 ​ Checks can be sent to: Mifal Hachesed Oak and Vine 43 Broadway ave Lakewood NJ 08701 Please add Fettman Fund in memo.