Remdesivir Approved in US for Use in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Gilead Sciences Inc’s antiviral drug remdesivir for treating patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
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Crown Heights Update: COVID-19 By The Numbers As Of 10/17/20
The “fog” of the COVID-19 numbers are forever a matter of contention. How many tests were done versus the number of positive cases? What are the areas positive “rates”? How many have died? Let’s take a look at the raw data for the Crown Heights area.
Bais Chaya Mushka Seminary Montreal Launches New Innovative Program
It has been a successful start to the 5781 school year at Bais Chaya Mushka Seminary, Montreal, under the new leadership of Mrs. Surie Marasow, a veteran educator, shlucha and director.
Trump Releases Unaired “60 Minute” Interview Days Early
Watch and Laugh: President Trump has made another first, releasing raw footage from an as of yet unaired “60 Minute” interview with Lesly Stahl. Watch as Lesly continually spars with the President, interrupting him and attempts to corner him on multiple topics. Ultimately, Trump ends the interview five minutes early.
Shluchim Of The World: I Spy In Frisco
Episode 3/8: Shluchim Of The World features Mendy Kesselman of Frisco, TX, and a game of I Spy that turned into a South African reunion.
Six Shot One Dead in Crown Heights Shooting
Eight shots were fired into a crowd in what appears to have been a drive-by shooting in Crown Heights Wednesday night. All those injured are expected to recover.
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Avrohom Gedalya Lederman (Sydney, Australia) to Chaya Mushka Mochkin (Melbourne, Australia)
JEM: Connection Point Brings Rebbe to Children
Connection Point, the popular production from JEM with collaboration from Tzivos Hashem looks to new year of growth
Heres My Story: You Are Never Helpless
Rabbi Bentzion Kravitz is the founder and director of Jews for Judaism, an international organization that focuses on preventing Jews from converting to other faiths and reclaiming those who have already converted. He is also the author of The Jewish Response to Missionaries which has been published in nine languages. He was interviewed in November of 2019.
Report: Deaths Rates Among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Declining
Death rates among hospitalized COVID-19 patients have declined sharply since the height of the pandemic, according to two peer-reviewed studies cited in a new report.
Two Chassidic Classics Back in Print
To Be Chasidic and Demystifying the Mystical, two Chabad classics by Author and Historian Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, are now back in print, making for a great Chanukah gift.
Cuomo Extends Moratorium On COVID-Related Commercial Evictions And Foreclosures Through Jan. 1
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is extending the Empire State’s moratorium on coronavirus-related commercial evictions and foreclosures through Jan. 1st.
Cuomo Caves, Loosens its lockdown of Jews in Far Rockaway Following Lawsuit by Jewish Schoolgirls
Just hours after being ordered by a federal judge to explain his shutdown of Jewish schools in court, Governor Andrew Cuomo held a press conference in which he reversed course and agreed to allow the schools to open in Far Rockaway.
Sefer Zikoron – Tiferes Ish, Now in Stores
Now in all Crown Heights stores, the sefer in the memory of Rabbi Ahron Yakov Schwei z”l is on shelves and ready to be studied.
Rabbi Hanoch Hecht’s New Book, A Kabbalah of Food, Takes Amazon’s Top Spot
A Kabbalah of Food: Stories, Teachings, Recipes by Rabbi Hanoch Hecht is the No. 1 new release on Amazon.com in the “Jewish/Hasidism” category, and was recently featured in the prestigious magazine Publishers Weekly.
HPD Inspectors Visit Crown Heights While Moonlighting As COVID Regulators
For the fourth time in two weeks, Crown Heights was randomly chosen to have a visit from inspectors looking to give summonses for COVID restriction violations.
The City’s New Motto, Ticket First, Ask Questions Later
The most recent story of the COVID inspectors abuse of power is coming from a small restaurant near the edge of the red zone in Flatbush, where an “inspector” decided to ticket the owner for the sin of having his door open, and “allowing” the inspector to walk in.
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