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Purim – Playing the Lottery

In the Story of Purim Haman cast lots to determine on which day of the year he intends to exterminate the Jews. As the Scroll of Esther relates, Haman “cast a pur, which is a goral” (Esther 3:7), and decided on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar. Both pur and goral mean “lottery,” […]

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DeBlasio Updates NYers on City’s Response to COVID-19; Cases Increase Daily

New Yorkers should text COVID to 692-692 to get regular updates on the latest developments regarding COVID-19 Edited by: TJVNews.com Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday issued additional guidance regarding COVID-19. A new case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the Bronx today, bringing the citywide total to 16. “As we continue to see community transmission […]

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‘All Who Enter Israel will be Quarantined for 14 days,’ Netanyahu Says

“This is a difficult decision but it is essential to maintaining public health, which takes precedence over everything,” Netanyahu said. By: WIN Staff “After a day of complex discussions, we have made a decision: Whoever arrives in Israel from abroad will enter quarantine for 14 days,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday evening after chairing […]

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Dow Drops 7.8% as Free-Fall in Oil, Virus Fears Slam Markets

By: Stan Choe & Alex Veiga The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 7.8% Monday, its steepest drop since the financial crisis of 2008, as mounting fears over the coronavirus combined with a crash in oil prices to send a shudder through world markets. The staggering losses immediately raised fears that a recession might be on […]

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Ask the Rabbi – CORONAVIRUS – THE MORAL ASPECT

Job spoke for all of us when he said, “You see a calamity and are afraid” (Job 6:21). We all see a calamity unfolding before us and we are all afraid. Some call it an epidemic, others a pandemic. It is a panic-demic. The travel industry is collapsing, schools and universities are closing, there are […]

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