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‘Gift of Life’ founder Rabbi Haber passes away at age 55 due to COVID-19

‘Gift of Life’ founder Rabbi Haber passes away at age 55 due to COVID-19

‘He touched all our hearts with extraordinary modesty and humanity. His wisdom and his love of people were a symbol for the man himself and… Read More ›

Israel must follow three rules to prevent more virus outbreaks

Israel must follow three rules to prevent more virus outbreaks

Opinion: As the economy gradually resumes its activity, epidemiological investigations and isolation, tackling virus hot spots and protecting at-risk populations are crucial to making sure… Read More ›

Coronavirus testing expected to increase, diversify by mid-May

Coronavirus testing expected to increase, diversify by mid-May

Bennett: ‘Exit strategy based on faulty estimation of sick’   The government’s path to exit the nationwide lockdown is based on a faulty estimation of… Read More ›

New York To Require Face Coverings In Busy Public Places

New York To Require Face Coverings In Busy Public Places

  NEW YORK (AP) — New York residents will be required to wear face coverings anytime they come into close contact with other people outside… Read More ›

Lawmaker: Trump Officials Want Delay In Census Due To Virus

Lawmaker: Trump Officials Want Delay In Census Due To Virus

  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Trump administration wants to delay deadlines for the 2020 census because of the coronavirus outbreak, a move that if… Read More ›

Trump lashes out in grievance-filled briefing claiming ‘total’ authority as president

Trump lashes out in grievance-filled briefing claiming ‘total’ authority as president

President Donald Trump lashed out at criticism of his handling of the coronavirus crisis during a grievance-fueled appearance from the White House that featured a… Read More ›

Can We Listen to Music Now?

Can We Listen to Music Now?

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times “Hey, I thought you are keeping the first Zman.” “I am.” “So, you can’t listen… Read More ›

Israel’s Defense Minister And Senior Health Officials Criticize Israel’s Sweeping Lockdown, Call For More Tests

Israel’s Defense Minister And Senior Health Officials Criticize Israel’s Sweeping Lockdown, Call For More Tests

JERUSALEM — Senior officials in Israel continue to criticize the Health Ministry’s policy of imposing sweeping isolation on the entire country while minimizing the importance… Read More ›

3 nurses in the UK forced to wear trash bags instead of real protective gear have tested positive for the coronavirus

3 nurses in the UK forced to wear trash bags instead of real protective gear have tested positive for the coronavirus

  Three UK nurses forced to wear bin bags because of a lack of protective equipment for front-line medical workers during the coronavirus crisis have… Read More ›

Cry for the people of Bnei Brak, whose leaders let them down

Cry for the people of Bnei Brak, whose leaders let them down

Opinion: The officials running the ultra-Orthodox city betrayed their community by blocking them from vital information, ignoring practical problems of maintaining quarantine and themselves violating… Read More ›

Trump Warns Iran Against Attacking US Troops In Iraq

Trump Warns Iran Against Attacking US Troops In Iraq

  President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Washington,… Read More ›

Uber promised to pay drivers who couldn’t work because of the coronavirus. But drivers say Uber has been closing their accounts after they seek sick pay, and then ignoring or rejecting their claims.

Uber promised to pay drivers who couldn’t work because of the coronavirus. But drivers say Uber has been closing their accounts after they seek sick pay, and then ignoring or rejecting their claims.

  Uber promised financial assistance to drivers forced off the road by the coronavirus, but even some who appear to meet its strict eligibility criteria have been… Read More ›

Why has Health Ministry failed to prepare for coronavirus?

Why has Health Ministry failed to prepare for coronavirus?

Opinion: Despite early reports from China that many of those infected would require respiratory assistance, it has emerged that Israeli officials did not even know… Read More ›

Blue and White splits as unity deal with Likud approaches

Blue and White splits as unity deal with Likud approaches

Gantz to be defense minister under Netanyahu, Gabi Ashkenazi to serve as foreign minister   In a dramatic turn of events, the Blue and White… Read More ›

With Isolation, Abuse Activists Fear An ‘Explosive Cocktail

With Isolation, Abuse Activists Fear An ‘Explosive Cocktail

  “Safer at Home.” It’s a slogan of choice for the mandatory confinement measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus. But it’s not… Read More ›

The truth about digital tracking to fight coronavirus

The truth about digital tracking to fight coronavirus

Opinion: It is important to appreciate that the historical information for each mobile subscription is already and routinely available to the cellular companies and only… Read More ›

High Court: Edelstein undermining democracy, must hold speaker vote by Wednesday

High Court: Edelstein undermining democracy, must hold speaker vote by Wednesday

Justices issue damning unanimous ruling an hour after Netanyahu ally rebuffs its earlier position; if Edelstein says no again, Israel will be in constitutional crisis… Read More ›

Jerusalem woman with coronavirus, 89, in critical condition — hospital

Jerusalem woman with coronavirus, 89, in critical condition — hospital

Resident of nursing home that saw several cases suffered ‘rapid respiratory deterioration,’ putting her at risk of becoming country’s first fatality from disease   An… Read More ›

China Exonerates Doctor Reprimanded For Warning Of Virus

China Exonerates Doctor Reprimanded For Warning Of Virus

  BEIJING (AP) — China has exonerated a doctor who was officially reprimanded for warning about the coronavirus outbreak and later died of the disease,… Read More ›

California orders its nearly 40 million residents to stay home to prevent the spread of coronavirus

California orders its nearly 40 million residents to stay home to prevent the spread of coronavirus

The nation’s most populous state is ordering its nearly 40 million residents to stay home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. California Gov. Gavin… Read More ›