As information about the Coronovirus started coming out, the administration of Cheder Chabad of Baltimore held emergency meetings to create contingency plans in the event that schools in Maryland need to close down. At the beginning of last week, teachers were guided on how to start preparing for the eventuality that schools will be closed.
During these challenging times, as many parents and children are home, Artscroll is offering a free download of any single volume of the Schottenstein Edition of the Hebrew or English Talmud or the Schottenstein Edition Mishnah Elucidated.
A third update of guidelines for the Crown Heights Jewish community has been published in Hebrew, with the new recommendations from the CDC as well as reminders for measures that will keep Crown Heights safe.
The Beis Din of Crown Heights has publihed a Psak closing all Shules and Mikvahs until further notice. The psak comes as an increased amount of Crown Heights residents are falling ill with Coronavirus.
The heart of the Chabad Lubavitch movement, 770 Eastern Parkway has plans to close its main downstairs shul temporarily as the community faces the Coronavirus pandemic.
A third update of guidelines for the Crown Heights Jewish community has been published, with new recommendations from the CDC as well as reminders for measures that will keep Crown Heights safe.
After a large outcry, alternate side rules have been suspended in New York City through Tuesday March 24th. The decision was made after a large number of politicians and activists lobbied to have it suspended, as many hundreds of cases of Coronavirus put people into self quarantine.
Due to the Current serious crises, every woman is advised to check with her local mikvah for updated information on their use as per the directive of the Rabbonim and healthcare professionals.
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez released a statement updating on the DA’s Office and the COVID-19 virus outbreak. In it, he announced that for now, the DA will not prosecute low-level offenses that do not jeopardize public safety.
The worlds largest digital library, Otzer Hachochma, is now free to the public until further notice, granting unparalleled access to Torah and Jewish literature.
More than a hundred people who were tested in Boro Park on Monday have coronavirus, an urgent care clinic confirmed. Asisa said that there have been “over a hundred” positive results returned from its first day of testing in Boro Park.
The Director of the National Transportation Authority of Israel, Amir Asraf, ordered the cessation of public transportation at night due to the coronavirus outbreak.
“Stealth” coronavirus cases are fueling the pandemic, with a staggering 86% of people infected walking around undetected, a new study says.
After the Rabbonim published a ban on those over the age of 65 from venturing out in public, the Gabboim of 770 posted signs on the doors notifying those over the age not to enter.
Russian Health Ministry guidelines over coronavirus concerns has closed down the Shaarei Tzedek Chesed Center in Moscow. Despite the center being temporarily closed, activities and services are still being provided to those that need in peoples homes.
Uber halted pooled rides in the US and Canada Tuesday in an effort to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus that has sickened over 4,600 people in the US.
Updates of guidelines for the Crown Heights Jewish community has been published in Hebrew, with the new recommendations from the CDC as well as reminders for measures that will keep Crown Heights safe.
