Coronavirus in NY: Cuomo tells police to break up funerals, social gatherings; fines will be $1,000 – syracuse.com
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Monseys rate of positive tests for coronavirus is nearly the highest in the country – Jewish Journal
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Monsey, N.Y., a well-known Hasidic hub of 42,000 people in suburban Rockland County, has nearly the highest rate of positive tests for the coronavirus in the country. Though the number could be inflated due to high rates of testing, cultural factors, like large families, could also be making the town a hotspot for Covid-19. New York state is the global capital of the pandemic currently, with 122,000 infected and over 4,100 killed by the novel coronavirus.
How I plan to survive a three day yontef with kids and no screentime – Jewish Journal
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I think my neighbor put it best. Look, he texted my husband earlier this week, Im at the point where, if my son takes out his tablet on Shabbos afternoon and starts watching a Christmas show, Im just going to go with it. I need a break
Passover Will Be Very Different This Year And Thats OK – BuzzFeed News
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Harris, Duckworth, Hirono to Introduce Resolution Condemning Anti-Asian Racism Prompted by COVID-19 – The Rafu Shimpo
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Sens. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, Kamala Harris of California, Tammy Duckworth of Illinois WASHINGTON Sens.
As Passover nears, a struggle between community and coronavirus for some Orthodox Jews – ABC News
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The centuries-old premium Jewish communities place on religious gatherings is running headlong into the need for isolation amid the unyielding coronavirus pandemic. Like other religious institutions, Jewish communities around the country are attempting to adapt their traditions to government guidance designed to protect against the virus' spread, like holding online services and gatherings: virtual prayer in the wake of the current epidemic. But in and around New York, authorities complain that, far from discouraging gatherings, a few Orthodox Jewish leaders are leading prayer groups, celebrations and receptions that have been specifically prohibited by emergency orders in both New York and New Jersey.
Coronavirus has no race or nationality. Stop using it to fuel hate. – WHYY
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We are in the middle of a pandemic, fighting novel coronavirus and its resulting disease, COVID-19. The crisis demands an all-hands-on-deck response we all play a role in stopping the spread of the virus and minimizing the number of deaths.
Rabbi Yisroel Friedman, 84, Talmudic Genius and Fiery Chassid – Tens of thousands of students mourn a master teacher of extraordinary scholarship and…
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Famed worldwide as a giant of Torah learningwhose prowess as a Talmudist was matched by the depth with which he studied andapplied the teachings of Chabad, Rabbi Yisroel Friedman was not only filledwith Torah knowledge, but also with love for the Torah and with unboundeddedication to Gd, the giver of the Torah.
Yerachmiel Beilis, 52: ‘Everything he did was for the sake of heaven’ – JTA News
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(JTA) Just before his synagogue in Chicagos West Rogers Park shut down in response to the current pandemic, Yerachmiel Rick Beilis made a siyum, a festive meal celebrating his completion of a tractate of Talmud. Only weeks later, he was dead, struck down by the coronavirus. Beilis, a high-tech worker who died April 4 at the age of 52, leaving behind four children and a wife who is herself battling the coronavirus, was a pillar in my shul, said Rabbi Efraim Aaron Twerski, leader of Congregation Khal Chasidim, in a video message on crowdfunding website The Chesed Fund.
Passover, Covid-19 and the dangers of inhumane healthcare – The Jewish News of Northern California
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The Hebrew word Pesach connoteshovering in a protective way,much as a mother bird might hover over her nest,protecting her offspring. The common translation of Pesach as Passover comes from an erroneous rendering by 16th-century English translator William Tyndale
