Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Brain Gym - Kishuf or simply nonsense?
Dear Reb Daniel,
Thanking you in advance,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_Gym_International
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Johnson & Johnson pauses Covid-19 vaccine trial after 'unexplained illness'
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/12/health/johnson-coronavirus-vaccine-pause-bn/index.html
"Following our guidelines, the participant's illness is being reviewed and evaluated by the ENSEMBLE independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) as well as our internal clinical and safety physicians," the company said in a statement. ENSEMBLE is the name of the study.
"Adverse events -- illnesses, accidents, etc. -- even those that are serious, are an expected part of any clinical study, especially large studies." The pause was first reported by Stat News.
Haredi health pioneer: COVID-19 defiance fuels anti-Semitism, sullies G-d’s name
Yehuda Meshi-Zahav says many ultra-Orthodox are fighting virus, but a worrying number refuse and won’t reconsider even as death toll rises and hatred of community spreads
Home Treatment of Israeli Rabbi Who Flouted COVID Rules Was Accompanied by Hadassah Doctors
HHaaretz initially reported that Hadassah provided Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach with a doctor who managed his treatment. It later transpired that Hadassah doctors only advised the doctor who treated the rabbi
Monday, October 12, 2020
Belzer Rebbe to Hasidim: Act as usual
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/288797
In his remarks, he criticized the guidelines for closing synagogues and yeshivas. "There are rabbis who want to please the authorities and the authorities want to please them. It is not a business like that. They should behave as we have always done and G-d will help us not to come to any harm."
Saturday, October 10, 2020
Sick with COVID, top ultra-Orthodox Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky in worsening condition
Diagnosed last week, 92-year-old said continuing daily routine even as he spikes a fever, with doctor warning he is now in ‘second, dangerous phase of the disease’
Friday, October 9, 2020
Top Republican Mitch McConnell avoids White House over Covid-19
https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54472053
The Kentucky senator said he spoke to the president frequently over the phone but had not visited since 6 August.
Mr McConnell, a polio survivor, contrasted the White House with the Senate, where lawmakers are urged to wear masks and social distance.