Complete COVID-19 Update For Brooklyn #3
Brooklyn Borough Hall office released a complete update on Coronavirus (COVID-19), with up to date information, as well as city and state rules and reliefs enacted for the people of New York City.
Daily Archives: April 6, 2020
Op-Ed: From a Teacher and Parent
A teacher from United Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Crown Heights thanks the Yeshivos and Mosdos of the community for their tremendous backing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Picture of the Day
Its a thank you from the heart. A group of Crown Heights residents came together to thank the volunteers of Crown Heights Hatzalah with a billboard on Kingston Ave. The sign, on the Kingston Ave bus stop near Montgomery Street, thanks the volunteers for their unwavering dedication, courage, and sacrifice during these trying times.
Crown Heights Beis Din Releases Pesach Guidelines, Make Burning Chometz in Groups Prohibited This Year
A letter released by the Crown Heights Beis Din Monday set halachik guidelines for Pesach related to COVID-19 outbreak in the community. Extending the ban on Minyanim, closing shuls, and making burning Chometz in groups prohibited.
Chevra Hatzalah Releases COVID-19 Advisory
Chevra Hatzalah, the central Hatzalah organization for New York City and the upstate area, has released a community advisory regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization thanks the community for their continued cooperation in fighting this virus, but warns against becoming complacent, a resurgence could be deadly.
Experts Warn That Coronavirus Tests Have High Rate of False-Negatives
Reports from across the world are emerging that suggest that the tests people are placing so much stock in are not nearly as reliable as we would like to believe.
BDE: Shloimy Jacobson, 33, OBM
With great sadness we report the untimely passing of Shloimy Jacobson OBM. He passed away on Monday, the 12th of Nissan, 5780.
Recently, the Unity Torah Committee launched a brand-new platform to streamline the acquisition of the Unity Letters. The Unity Sefer Torah was an initiative begun by the Rebbe to have each Jewish person take part in writing a Sefer Torah.
The Rebbe’s Initiative For A Sefer Torah Haklali
Recently, the Unity Torah Committee launched a brand-new platform to streamline the acquisition of the Unity Letters. The Unity Sefer Torah was an initiative begun by the Rebbe to have each Jewish person take part in writing a Sefer Torah.
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Israel To Ban Travel Between Cities To Battle Coronavirus
The Israeli government is preparing to impose new restrictions on Israeli residents in preparation for the Seder night due to concerns that the traditional family gathering could lead to a spike in coronavirus cases.
Dayeinu! A Unity Pan Klali To Be Brought To The Rebbe
A group of yungerlight noticed the incredible Achdus that has permeated the Crown Heights Jewish community as it battles the coronavirus plague, and decided to capitalize on it for the good with a Pan Kloli.
BDE: R’ Benzion Eliezer Hackner, 81, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of R’ Benzion Eliezer Hackner OBM from London ENgland. He passed away this morning, the 12th of Nissan, 5780, after a short illness.
Extraordinary Shiurim On The Rebbe’s New Kapitel
With unmatched clarity, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Kaplan explains each pasuk of the Rebbe’s new Kapital, bringing us countless layers of both nigleh and nistar, and helping us appreciate the relevance to our own day and time.
Video of the Day
Tesla is all the rage. The future of cars, innovation, and now ventilators. Owner Ilan Musk had ordered that the Tesla factories begin making ventilators to fill the dire need across the United States. Watch the engineers as they showcase their prototypes for the new Tesla ventilators.
118 Tefillin In Cape Town As A Birthday Present For The Rebbe
Today, on the Rebbe’s 118th birthday, 118 Jewish men in Cape Town answered the Rebbe’s call and joined together in laying Tefilin and saying the Shema, and with many of them committing to laying Tefilin every day for the duration of the National Lockdown in South Africa, and a few even taking on to actually start putting on every day.
Video Trucks, The New Mitzvah Tank
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to lock down much of New York City, the Mitzvah Tank Organization came upon an ingenious method of continuing the tradition of a Mitzvah Tank Parade, all while following the COVID-19 guidelines.
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