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Kuwaiti Newspaper: Hamas-Israel Prisoner Exchange Deal Nearing Conclusion
Many fear that the humanitarian crisis in the Strip would become much worse should the coronavirus begin to spread there.
4 Jerusalem Sections Under Full Closure Starting Noon, Sunday
The closure will remain in place until Wednesday, April 15.
NYC Mayor de Blasio: Public Schools Closed Till September; NY Gov Cuomo Says ‘Not So Fast’
"There's nothing easy about this decision. . . I can also tell you it's the right thing to do. It will clearly help us save lives.”
Gantz’s Mandate Ends Sunday Night, What Will Israel’s President Do Next?
President Rivlin's options are to decide how much time pressure he should put on the coalition negotiations.
Masks Required as Israel Continues Coronavirus Restrictions
Israelis are being reminded not to leave their homes except to seek food, medicine and other necessary supplies or services.
Fox News: Most Coronavirus Stimulus Payments to Arrive by April 15
The federal government is also launching a new website for the use of those who did not receive their refund electronically in 2019, called: “Get My Payment.”
Coronavirus Survivor Donates Plasma to Patient, 29, 101 Dead in Israel, 8,627 Deaths in NY
To date, the world has seen 1,741,818 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with 106,694 deaths and 393,456 recovered.
Kinneret Expected to Fill Up, Dam to Open, in Early May
Experts are now expecting that in the first week of May the Degania Dam will be opened to prevent flooding.
United Hatzalah of Israel Founder Eli Beer Is Recovering, Will Speak to Family
When Beer is well again, he will probably be asked to clarify his statement regarding Health Minister Litzman.
Watch: Prisoners Bury Coronavirus Patients in Bronx Mass Grave
Drone footage taken by The Hart Island Project last Thursday shows inmates in hazmat suits burying coffins on the island.
Scientists Study Coronavirus Attack on Hemoglobin, Iron, & Test New Treatments with Old Standbys
Some are questioning whether Covid-19 is a lung disease causing blood problems or a blood disease causing lung problems.
6 Die in Israel, More than 3,000 Coronavirus Patients in Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, 799 Dead in NY State, 275 in NJ
Earlier on Thursday, a five-week-old baby was brought to the Sheba hospital in Tel Hashomer after being infected with the coronavirus.
Israel Sells Record $25 Billion in Bonds
The sales, which took place as the world grapples with economic uncertainty tied to the coronavirus pandemic, represent an indication of confidence by investors in the nation’s economy and future, experts say.
Will We Change?
What moral lessons might people the world over draw from the coronavirus crisis? Will anybody truly be transformed by the upheavals that are underway? Might we become “better” people? Or, when the dust settles, will people revert to established patterns and (misplaced) priorities?
J Street’s line: Virus, shmirus; Let’s Focus on the Palestinians
Talk about tone-deaf! Completely oblivious to the suffering of American citizens, J Street’s top priority is to give American money to two of the most vicious America-hating regimes in the world.
Ecco lo stato-nazione – caronavirus Resuscitates the Nation State
The coronavirus crisis has revitalized the national idea and cast into doubt an international unity that has proven to be rhetorical, useless and bureaucratic.
Coronavirus Crisis Shows Local Farming to Be an Existential Interest
The coronavirus crisis underscores agriculture’s importance as a vital national asset. Public health depends not only on the quality of medical services but also on the availability and quality of food, which makes it vital for the state to maintain the highest possible level of agricultural self-sufficiency.
Israelis face Extra Hardships in Passover Prep This Year
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way many Israeli families are shopping for the holiday, and is presenting special challenges to the elderly, the disadvantaged and those under quarantine.
Talner Rebbe, Harvard Professor, Soloveitchik Son-In-Law
“After 1967, Rabbi Twersky and Rav Soloveitchik ate breakfast, lunch, and supper together three days a week, spent Shabbasos together, and formally had chavrusa time together.”
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From Messiah to the Mossad in the Age of Coronavirus
(((CLICK BELOW TO HEAR AUDIO))) Is there a difference between hoping for Messiah and being a Messianist? Rabbi Yishai Fleisher is joined Rav Mike Feuer...
Celebrating Freedom Amidst Isolation: A Passover Parable
The sign above the doorpost
And Us He Took Out of There
The Seder celebrates freedom by emphasizing ideas I am not sure we remember, chief among them some unusually relevant this year
Passover Guide for the Perplexed 2020
Next Year in the rebuilt JerUSAlem
Searching For Roots In Berdichev
Abe and I were a bit surprised that Eliyahu Yeshaya would spend over a $1,000 on a half-week trip to the Ukraine. We didn’t know that he had his own itinerary in mind.
Sing And Song (Part II)
The word “yashar” (straight) would seem to hold the opposite meaning of “shirah,” but Rabbi Shapiro notes that in rabbinic literature the two are linked.
Is It Proper…? What would you recommend these people think about as they sit down to the Seder to celebrate the holiday of freedom?
Many people’s plans for Pesach this year have been completely upended by the coronavirus pandemic. What would you recommend these people think about as they sit down to the Seder to celebrate the holiday of freedom?
Say Thank You, Out Loud
Our sages who tell us that causing a chassan and kallah to rejoice is like rebuilding one of the ruins of Yerushalayim.
On Nechama Leibowitz’s Yahrzeit
The lecturer said he understood her message to him – that in her classes the objective was not to demonstrate how much she knew (and she knew a lot), but to teach the public.
Who Is A Jewish Leader?
A true Jewish leader, however, must be aware of and interested in the lives and problems of individuals and communities.
Protecting the Precious
Our Matzah is not Shmurah if we are unconcerned with those who have nothing to eat, or no Seder to join.




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