The nation’s top infectious disease experts on Tuesday slammed airlines planning full flights as the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the country • Full Story

A fire broke out early Thursday at a building above Iran’s underground Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, though officials said it did not affect its centrifuge operation or cause any release of radiation • Full Story

Dozens of Israeli towns and neighborhoods could be placed under lockdown soon, if present trends in the coronavirus pandemic continue, health officials warn • Full Story

Emergency personnel are on the scene of a building collapse in Brooklyn. The incident was reported at 338 Court St. just after 4:30PM on Wednesday • Full Story

It was a whirlwind of emotions for Rabbi Moshe Sasonkin when he was appointed to take his recently passed father’s place as director of Chabad of Akron and rabbi at Anshe Sfard Revere Road Synagogue in Bath Township in October 2018 • Full Story

The first of four experimental COVID-19 vaccines being tested by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech showed encouraging results in very early testing of 45 people, the companies said Wednesday • Full Story

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday that he was delaying the planned resumption of indoor dining at restaurants in the city out of fear it would cause a spike in coronavirus infections • Full Story

El Al has canceled two passenger flights and four sightseeing flights scheduled for Wednesday, after the pilots’ union announced that pilots would not embark on flights due to the company’s financial crisis • Full Story

The New York City Council passed the city’s $88.1 billion budget just after midnight with hopes to solve the Big Apple’s $9 billion budget shortfall — in part by slashing NYPD spending by $1 billion. The deal became official around midnight once Councilwoman Deborah Rose became the 26th council member to vote in favor of the budget — representing a majority of the 51-person legislative body • Full Story

Chief U.S. District Judge Glenn Suddaby gave the parties until close of business tomorrow (Wednesday, July 1) to submit additional legal briefs. It is anticipated that a ruling will be handed down before the week’s end • Full Story

New York is urging travelers from eight additional states to self-quarantine for 14 days as it awaits a decision on the reopening of indoor dining in New York City • Full Story

In a counter brief to the one submitted by New York State in the law suit filed by the Association of Jewish Camp Operators (AJCO), lawyers for AJCO submitted their arguments disputing those offered by New York State • Full Story

Chabad of SE Morris County volunteers have recently prepared and distributed thousands of masks and gifts of chocolate to healthcare workers, and has delivered pallets of surplus food and hundreds of quarts of chicken soup to homebound and isolated seniors in the community • Full Story

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo suggested Monday he may put the third phase of reopening from coronavirus restrictions on hold for the New York City area amid what he said were warning signs that residents are not abiding by social distancing guidelines • Full Story

For the very first time, Rabbi Sholem Perl released The Daring  Escape of the Frierdiker Rebbe from Poland, in captivating theatrical drama. Experience the harrowing life-threatening journey from Atvotsk to Warsaw Poland, arriving on Tes Adar Beis at the Shores of the United States of America, and launching of the vital mission of ushering in the coming of Moshiach • Full Story, Listen 

A large and spacious Gimmel Taamuz Farbrengen took place in the central Shul of Moscow, the Marina Roscha Shul. The Farbrengen was headed by the Shliach and Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar, in accordance with the current regulations • Photos

Shmuel’s Tank, a Mitzvah Tank purchased by classmates of Hatomim Shmuel Karnowsky, OB”M, who tragically passed away last year, was seen today on the streets of the city • Photos

Next Thursday, July 2, Hadar Hatorah heads upstate to commence its annual Summer Program at the Shaloh Center in the Catskill Mountains. After facing months of confinement and classes via ZOOM, the change of scenery will be very welcome • Full Story

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu today convened the Coronavirus Cabinet to discuss further restrictions required in light of high morbidity data • Full Story

An inspirational, uplifting, unity Farbrengen was held Thursday night at 481 Albany Ave in Crown Heights. It was a Farbrengen for the cream of the crop, i.e. Mechanchim/Educators, the ones who devote themselves day in day out to our precious children • Full Story, Photos

Five people died Saturday from the coronavirus in New York State, a death toll Gov. Andrew Cuomo called “the lowest number we have had since this started” • Full Story

The Defense Minister will tell the White House envoy that applying sovereignty should be part of a broad diplomatic agreement in accordance with principles laid down in the ‘Deal of the Century’ and creation of a Palestinian state • Full Story

Catskills Hatzolah was on the scene at 9:40AM at Maywood Bungalow Colony on Blanchard Road, where a two-year-old child had been pulled from a small pond • Full Story

A meeting of Israel’s coronavirus Cabinet on Sunday to discuss the possible implementation of new restrictions to stem the sharply rising number of new COVID-19 cases ended without any final decision having been made on the issue • Full Story

Public Service Announcement: To make sure you start off the week right, we wanted to remind our readers that Chumash for Chitas this week is the double portion of Parshas Chukas-Balak. Today we start to learn about the Mitzvah of Parah Adumah, followed by the story of Miriam passing away.