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For the last 15 years, only the occasional blizzard shuttered the 24/7 perpetual adoration chapel at St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church in Park Ridge. But then COVID-19 struck. The quiet chapel, where volunteers normally offer up prayers day and night before the consecrated host that Catholics believe is the body of Christ, is […]
As soon as a run-of-the-mill soundtrack to New York’s streets, automobiles honking their horns is a method to throw a socially distanced wedding ceremony reception within the time of the coronavirus outbreak. On the eve of a ban on all gatherings within the state battling the fast-spreading COVID-19, a handful of individuals gathered for a […]
The rampant spread of COVID-19 continues to skyrocket, and nowhere in the U.S. has been more affected than New York, the state with the most cases. As of press time, the state had recorded 15,800 positive cases — nearly 50% of the national total. To put this in perspective, New York’s total is now more […]
Rabbi Yehuda Yaakov Refson. (Courtesy of Chabad.org) JTA — Rabbi Yehuda Yaakov Refson had been a vital part of the Jewish community in the British city of Leeds for more than four decades, earning a reputation for being “devoted, caring and principled.” On Sunday, Refson died of the coronavirus, The Jewish Chronicle reported. He was […]
The global rabbinic leadership has called on the House of Israel to observe a half-day fast on Wednesday, March 25 (Erev Rosh Chodesh Nissan) as the Jewish world – indeed, the entire planet – continues to struggle with the COVID-19 coronavirus that has attacked one country after another. In Britain, the country’s most senior rabbi […]
The list of people infected with coronavirus is growing in the French Jewish community, causing countless requests to read tehillim on social networks, reported Actualité Juive, the country’s main Jewish media, on its website. In the group “Jewish Help”, in particular, there is a sad updated list of the sick people. Everyone is asked by […]
Another day of quarantine! While you are quarantined at home, don’t forget to fill out your online census. Here’s your coronavirus briefing for today: The new numbers: As of 10 a.m. this morning, there are 14,776 positive cases of the coronavirus and 131 fatalities in NYC. In Brooklyn, the number has gone up to 4,237. […]
Feeling boxed-in due to the Corona pandemic restrictions? This is for you! I’d like to share a meditation for anyone who is feeling boxed-in, whether in general, or currently due to the Corona pandemic restrictions. The meditation herein presented is based upon the Six Constant Mitzvot of the Torah.1 These six are central to Jewish […]
More than half of a group of 114 students who returned to Israel from a yeshiva near the Chabad world headquarters in New York have tested positive for coronavirus. The Hasidic students returned after the headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights neighbourhood of Brooklyn was closed for the first time ever. They were […]
Why will this Passover be different from all others? This year, the London Beth Din, or religious court, has created a list of permissible products not made under special supervision for Passover due to difficulties caused by the coronavirus crisis. The Kashrut Division of the court developed the list, titled “Product guidelines in extremis,” from […]