Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

‘Unprecedented:’ Seeking An Army To Trace Virus In New York

‘Unprecedented:’ Seeking An Army To Trace Virus In New York

  NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s plan for taming the coronavirus hinges on taking a time-tested practice to an extraordinary level: hiring an “army”… Read More ›

How a media-distracted Trump ended up derailing his own briefing

How a media-distracted Trump ended up derailing his own briefing

Washington- President Donald Trump was absent from the Situation Room on Wednesday when William Bryan, the acting head of science at the Department of Homeland… Read More ›

US ultra-Orthodox whistleblowers targeted as traitors, including amid pandemic

US ultra-Orthodox whistleblowers targeted as traitors, including amid pandemic

New York Jews who inform secular authorities of services held despite virus restrictions face harassment, threats, as community shuns outside intervention on sensitive issues  … Read More ›

Massachusetts Becomes Coronavirus Hot Spot As Cases Surge

Massachusetts Becomes Coronavirus Hot Spot As Cases Surge

  MASSACHUSETTS (AP) — Massachusetts has become a hot spot of coronavirus infections, drawing the concern of federal officials and promises of aid from hard-hit… Read More ›

The head of WHO warns that ‘the worst’ of the coronavirus pandemic is ‘ahead of us’

The head of WHO warns that ‘the worst’ of the coronavirus pandemic is ‘ahead of us’

  Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, warned on Monday that “the worst is yet ahead of us” if the world… Read More ›

National death toll rises to 143 with 12 new deaths, as Passover closure lifted

National death toll rises to 143 with 12 new deaths, as Passover closure lifted

Infection cases at 12,591; bakeries reopen, limited public transportation resumes and Israelis can again leave hometowns if they comply with restrictions   Israel on Thursday… Read More ›

Borrowing Shiva Chairs:  WHY RISK IT?

Borrowing Shiva Chairs: WHY RISK IT?

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com Unfortunately, there will be a very large number of families that will be sitting shiva right after Yom Tov. … Read More ›

Apple just released a tool that shows how well people in your area are staying home. Take a look.

Apple just released a tool that shows how well people in your area are staying home. Take a look.

Apple just released a new tool to show how effectively people are socially distancing across the globe. The tool gathers location data from Apple Maps… Read More ›

NIS 500 government payout per child to be deposited in families’ accounts Sunday

NIS 500 government payout per child to be deposited in families’ accounts Sunday

Critics have blasted the across-the-board grants, saying they aren’t targeted at those hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic   The National Insurance Institute announced Friday… Read More ›

Clinton scandal whistleblower Linda Tripp dies at age 70

Clinton scandal whistleblower Linda Tripp dies at age 70

The Daily Mail in Britain cited a longtime close friend, Diane Spreadbury, as saying Tripp succumbed to a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.   Linda… Read More ›

4.3 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Southern Israel

4.3 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Southern Israel

  JERUSALEM (JNS) — A 4.3-magnitude earthquake hit Israel’s south on Sunday morning, according to the Geophysical Institute of Israel. According to the institute, the… Read More ›

Israel needs an exit plan for this coronavirus crisis

Israel needs an exit plan for this coronavirus crisis

Opinion: While the quarantine has so far proven to be effective in at least slowing down the infection rate, Israel needs a more daring, and… Read More ›

Senior health official calls for more virus-hit Haredi towns to be locked down

Senior health official calls for more virus-hit Haredi towns to be locked down

Ministry source says Elad, Migdal Haemek, Modiin Illit, and ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods of Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh should join Bnei Brak as restricted zones   A… Read More ›

‘My First Question Every Time I See A New Patient Now Is: Could This Be Covid-19?’ A Seattle Doctor On The Front Lines

‘My First Question Every Time I See A New Patient Now Is: Could This Be Covid-19?’ A Seattle Doctor On The Front Lines

SEATTLE (THE CONVERSATION/AP/Nicholas Johnson University of Washington) The Conversation is running a series of dispatches from clinicians and researchers operating on the front lines of… Read More ›

Rising Anti-Semitism Has Increased Luxury Home Sales In Israel, Report Claims

Rising Anti-Semitism Has Increased Luxury Home Sales In Israel, Report Claims

Rising Anti-Semitism Has Increased Luxury Home Sales In Israel, Report Claims   JERUSALEM (JTA) – Apartments on a glitzy stretch of Tel Aviv beach are… Read More ›

New York City has built a makeshift morgue as the city deals with a massive spike in coronavirus deaths, as 88 die in one day

New York City has built a makeshift morgue as the city deals with a massive spike in coronavirus deaths, as 88 die in one day

  A makeshift morgue has been built outside one of New York City’s major hospitals to deal with an expected spike in coronavirus deaths. Between… Read More ›

Tovelling Dishes During Corona:  What to do?

Tovelling Dishes During Corona: What to do?

Most people make a number of purchases for Pesach – especially those that are suddenly making Pesach.  So, the question is what should be done… Read More ›

Gaza: Two residents diagnosed with coronavirus

Gaza: Two residents diagnosed with coronavirus

The Health Ministry in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip reported that two residents contracted coronavirus late Saturday, after returning from a trip to Pakistan last week.… Read More ›

Israeli researchers develop innovative diagnostic method for coronavirus

Israeli researchers develop innovative diagnostic method for coronavirus

British company diagnostics.ai, whose R&D is entirely based in Herzliya, is already providing labs in the UK and the US with their advance diagnostic technique… Read More ›

Israel needs a real plan to fight coronavirus

Israel needs a real plan to fight coronavirus

Opinion: There is no strategic scheme in place to fight the spread of the virus and mass testing must be conducted to separate the sick… Read More ›