Tuesday 3/24/20 News updates Lakewood

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- Lakewood Chaveirim List of Stores hours services delivery options view HERE
11:00 pm
Group of Mekubalim in Meron going around 7 times with Lulavim asking for rachamim to stop the Coronavirus.


Crown Heights update

-Looking at the data, it would appear that there were significantly fewer new infections in the past few days when compared with last week. In a large part this may be due to the rapid accelerant that Purim provided in spreading the infection throughout our community.

-There will likely continue to be sporadic cases through our community among those who have not been exposed, including the elderly and those with chronic illness, and we must repeat our strong admonition for those who are elderly (>65 years old) or with chronic illness, who have not had the virus yet, to remain socially isolated.

-We are still seeing many patients who have been ill for over a week who are not doing well. Once again, please attend to eating, drinking, and walking around the home regularly.

-Another plea is made for adults who HAVE HAD the illness, to go and take care of your parents if they are currently ill.

-Concerning Plaquenil (Hydroxychloroquine) – this morning, the governor of New York banned the sale of Plaquenil. The exact reasons relate to the shortage created and the unproven nature of the therapy. Notwithstanding the above, we are encouraging those already on the drug to finish their prescription. If you have a cardiac history, please clear it with your cardiologist.
- At this time, we are not suggesting widespread Zithromax use (in the absence of Plaquenil) at the onset of the illness.

8:00 pm

-People fleeing New York City amid the coronavirus pandemic have been told to self-quarantine wherever they went for 14 days as White House officials sounded the alarm over the troubling spike in cases in the city.

More than 60 percent of all new coronavirus cases in the US are coming from the New York metro area, which includes Long Island and Westchester, Dr. Deborah Birx said at the White House coronavirus task force briefing on Tuesday evening.


7:30 pm

-There will be a Shiur and Divrei Chizuk from Rav Yakov Landau at 8:30 and a Shiur and Divrei Chizuk from Rav Osher Dovid May at 10:00 P.M. The Call in number is 646-726-9977 (no pin necessary)

6:00 pm

-Tehillim-name added for rabbi gellerman.
Avigdor sosson Meir Ben rochel Leah.

-Letter from Lakewood Poskim one must stay at home and only go outside unless absolutely necessary signed by Rabbi Forcheimer shlita , Rabbi shmuel Meir Katz shlita, Rabbi Shmuel Felder shlita, Rabbi Asher Chaim Lieberman shlita  see HERE

-Levaya of  Rav Avrohom Levi Bressler ztl at Lakewood Bais Olam 6:15 pm only stay in cars
Call in conference to levaya: 515-604-9919 pin #403536
4:30 pm
-Lakewood has 84 confirmed cases of Covid19

Levaya for Rebbetzin Sara Murik at 5:00 pm
Webcast: HERE
Call in numbers:
515-604-9049 Pin 450538#
978-990-5000 Pin 817566#

3:30 pm
-N.J. coronavirus deaths increase to 44 with 3,675 total cases statewide. 846 new positive tests an

-A site at Ocean County College in Toms River is still in the process of being set up. An opening date cannot be established until test kits have been received and a scheduling system is in place. announced.

2:30 pm
-Replay of Kol Halashom Teleconference with Harav Malkiel Kotler shlita and Rav Efraim Wachsman shlita onChazak line 732-806-8599 press 9 menu option 2 and  35#  or 36#

 - Caterers offering Pesach at home - Pesach at Home with world-renowned Greenwald Caterers! Contact us for menu and pricing - reserve EARLY! Call 8482453514 or email Greenwaldathome2020@gmail.com.

1:30 pm

- BDE :Petirah of  Rav Avrohom  Levi Bressler zt"l from westgate  in Lakewood went into cardiac arrest on shabbos and was niftar earlier today he was 58 years old. Levaya in Lakewood with a minyan. His wife is ybl"c Mrs. Gittel Bresler of Tehilas Chaya  Sara Girls school.


-Hatzolah  sets up number for updates and information for the elderly  732-645-9200

-For those that are  accepting to fast tomorrow half day or full day (some poskin R"Moshe  Bransdorfer ruled that in a pandemic one should not fast as they may have to be hydrated)
רִבּון הָעולָמִים הֲרֵי אֲנִי לְפָנֶיךָ בְּתַעֲנִית נְדָבָה לְמָחָר בְּלִי נֶדֶר וּבְלִי שְׁבוּעָה. וְתַעֲלֶה עֲתִירָתִי וְתִרְפָּנִי בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים רְפוּאָה שְׁלֵמָה רְפוּאַת הַגוּף וּתְבַטֵל מֵעָלַי וּמֵעַל כָּל עַמְּךָ יִשרָאֵל כָּל גְּזֵרות קָשׁות וְרָעות.M

12:00 pm
-NY: Cuomo: Coronavirus spreading like ‘bullet train’ in NY as cases top 25,000
- NYC Javits Center, currently being converted to a 2,000-bed hospital complex.

-Lakewood Website to go live soon for a Virtual mall of Lakewood stores theshopsoflakewood.com


11:00am

-The World Health Organization- United States which had the potential of becoming the new epicenter. (WHO) said on Tuesday it was seeing a “very large acceleration” in coronavirus infections

-Listen Dr Zelenko of Kiryas Yoel interviewed on Sean Hannity show explaining his success with hydroxychloroquine treating Corona patients



- Couple ingested fish tank cleaner with no doctor approval because they saw the ingredients contained the compound chloroquine husband dies wife in ICU

-Ben Shapiro: Blaming Trump for someone ingesting fish tank cleaner is a new level of Trump Derangement Syndrome

10:00am
-BDE: Petirah of Mrs.Sarah Murik A"H Principal of Bnos Bracha girls school in Lakewood and formerly of the JOann Dachs Bais Yaakkov of Chicago she was 89. Levaya details TBA

-BDE: - famed Mohel  Reb Avraham "Romi" Cohn z"l, 91, fwas niftar from coronavirus. Rabbi Cohn was born in Czechoslovakia in 1929. During the Holocaust, he joined a group of partisans, later chronicling his experiences in a memoir The Youngest Partisan  Rabbi Cohn performed thousands of brisos, notably for adults and children from the Former Soviet Union. He also wrote a sefer on hilchos milah, Bris Avraham HaKohen. He was a right-hand man to the Ribnitzer Rebbe, zy”a.

- School lunches delivered to locations pick up time starts at 10:45am
-List of phone lines for kids (Dansdeals)
Mishnah Rishonah: 929-299-6700 (Mishnayos taught by Rabbi Fishel Schachter).
WonderWords: 212-444-1119
Pirchei Hotline: 718-663-0212
Kol Halashon 718-906-6400
Circle Hotline: 347-996-5437
Mordechai Hatzadik 646-726-9977
Kol Yaldei Yisroel: 718)-682-2632
Jewish Bedtime Stories 718-682-2777

9:00 am
Pesach 2020 directories

-CRC Chicago Pesach guide download HERE
-Star-K Baltimore download HERE
-OU Passover directory download HERE 

- Belzer Rebbe urging everyone to stay B’Simcha, don’t give out your anger on the precious children quarantined at home and intensify Torah learning and davening

- Beaches in Seaside heights is closed to the public, boardwalk still open summer residents asked to stay at their primary residence.

- Israel prepares new restrictions  short of a total lockdown no going out only for food or medicine, can't go out more than 100 meter from home. No more weddings or going to mikva. Only family members may ride together in a car others limited to 1 passenger per car. Full curfew for 65 and older.

-Netanyahu: We Might Have a Million Infected Within a Month

8:00 am

-School Lunch: Four Corners food distribution will be moved to the John Patrick park on Vine Street. Food will be distributed from a tent set up at the park.

-RWJBarnabas Health owns Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood and Community Medical Center in Toms River.Said it has seen an increase in coronavirus patients, ranging from teenagers to the elderly.

Notably, it said the private laboratory it is using has a backlog of 5,000 coronavirus tests. Results could take five to 10 days.

- Corona virus Testing site open at PNC Arts center