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There are 2,666 Israelis with the coronavirus as of Thursday afternoon with 39 in serious condition and 68 in moderate condition, Israel’s Health Ministry announced. A total of 5,240 Israelis were tested for the virus in the past 24 hours. Israel recorded three more deaths on Thursday afternoon, including a 91-year old woman who passed […]

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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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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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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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The first victim of the coronavirus in the Antwerp community was Meir Mishka Elyashkov, 64, of the Georgian kehilla, There are currently 4,937 cases of the coronavirus in Belgium and 178 fatalities. Leaders of the Jewish community have predicted that the coronavirus will be contracted by 85% of the community, a higher number than experts […]

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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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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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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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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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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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BELTON, Missouri – The FBI says one of their agents fatally shot a domestic terror suspect Tuesday in 100th block of Wilbur Parish Circle in Belton. Officials say the suspect, 36-year-old Timothy Wilson, was angry with the government’s social distancing measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Wilson reportedly planned to bomb a hospital […]

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By the time Patricia Núñez’s cough started, she was already familiar with the dreaded dry hacking sound tormenting patients who had for weeks been filling the Madrid emergency ward where she works. “We were fed up of hearing it at the hospital, so it was just a matter of time before I would contract it,” […]

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The Torah community of Paris was plunged into mourning with the death of Hagaon HaRav Massoud Ben Chamu, 72, the Rav of the Kehillas Mekor Chaim in Paris and the posek of the Chareidi community, from the coronavirus, B’Chadrei Chareidim reported. After Purim, during which hundreds of congregants flocked to his home for a bracha, […]

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The State Department has advised against all international travel because of the coronavirus, but that didn’t stop Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from flying to Afghanistan this week. Gyms across the nation’s capital are shuttered, but Sen. Rand Paul, an eye doctor, still managed a workout at the Senate on Sunday morning as he awaited […]

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President Donald Trump has a new daily ritual now that the pandemic has put the kibosh on the signature campaign rallies that helped him get elected four years ago: the coronavirus briefing. Standing on the once-abandoned White House briefing room stage flanked by public health experts, Trump holds court with reporters and directly addresses the […]

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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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Throughout the school year, Torah Learning Center (TLC) provides accredited general studies content to schools around the country.  Now, TLC has adapted its e-learning framework to meet the current challenge of educating our children from home and TLC is thrilled to announce that they’ve opened their framework to the public.   The TLC framework has […]

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