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In a shocking abuse of power by an airline, a family has been banned from flying three weeks after their flight. A family member tells YWN that they flew from a NY area airport to Florida in mid-January in a noneventful flight. The mom, dad, and their five children were masked as required by law, and had no altercation with any of the flight crew. They never left their seats, and sat in their assigned seats the entire flight. Not a word was said to the family about any mask issue or any other issues during the entire duration of the flight • Full Story

With Covid-19 still ravaging many communities in Eretz Yisroel and across the globe, The Rov of the Lubavitch community in Tzfas, Harav Mordechai Bistritzky, issued a sharp letter giving members of his community permission to inform the police of anyone who is breaking these regulations put in place to protect the community as it is Pikuach Nefesh • Full Letter

In this ‘Stump The Rabbi’ video, Rabbi Mendel Zirkind answers the question: “Is there a Halachic obligation to take the Covid 19 Vaccine?” • Watch

New question on AskTheRav.com: Is one allowed to send a Private (WhatsApp) message to a Frum Yid who is in a time zone where it’s already (or: still) Shabbos? See the rest of the question, and Rabbi Yosef Yeshaya Braun‘s response • Full Story