Month March 2019
Berlin – German hard rock group Rammstein is being criticized for a video promoting the release of its new single “Deutschland” that features band members dressed as concentration camp inmates standing on a gallows. Jewish groups and others called the… Continue Reading →
Washington – Special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation report is more than 300 pages long, a Justice Department official and another person familiar with the document said Thursday. Attorney General William Barr released a four-page summary of the report on… Continue Reading →
Many readers have recently contacted us asking why they stopped receiving our text alerts. Recent changes at Twitter no longer support followers via the 40404 system without signing up for an account with them. Once you sign up, you can… Continue Reading →
New Zealand’s Jewish community is outraged after the chairman of the country’s biggest mosque claimed Israel’s Mossad spy agency and “Zionist business houses” were behind the horrific Christchurch massacre that killed 50 Muslim worshipers. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Orangeburg, SC – Cory Booker showed off his Hebrew at a CNN Town Hall on Wednesday night. Asked by a pastor how his faith would influence him as president, the New Jersey senator and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate talked about… Continue Reading →
The IDF said Thursday that it is readying itself for the protests along the Gaza border planned for Shabbos, which marks Palestinians’ Land Day, and the outbreak of violence that… Read more » The post IDF Readying for Expected Weekend… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump says the FBI and Department of Justice will review the case of “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett in Chicago. Prosecutors offered little explanation and infuriated Chicago’s police chief and mayor this week when they dropped charges against Smollett… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump on Thursday urged House intelligence panel chairman Adam Schiff to resign, after Attorney General William Barr said Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation did not establish evidence of… Read more » The post Trump, Republican Lawmakers Call on… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – Egyptian mediators headed to Israel on Thursday to discuss a proposal for a new cease-fire plan between between Israel and Hamas following a fresh round of fighting this week. Three Hamas officials familiar with the negotiations said the… Continue Reading →
A single ticket sold in Wisconsin matched all six numbers in the Wednesday night Powerball drawing to win the third-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. Due to strong ticket sales, the jackpot climbed to an estimated $768.4 million at the… Continue Reading →
New Jersey will be the first state in the nation to sell annual state parks passes through a public lands pass website, giving visitors the opportunity to save gas, time and money by avoiding daily walk-in costs and parking fees,… Continue Reading →
Reb Meilich Biederman this week added a new detail to a story exclusively reported on TLS last month. Rabbi Biederman says the Lakewood business-owner was saved from losing tens of thousands of dollars because the secretary noticed the email was… Continue Reading →
Mount Sodom, Israel – Israeli researchers said Thursday they have surveyed what they now believe to be the world’s longest salt cave, a network of twisting passageways at the southern tip of the Dead Sea. A recently completed survey of… Continue Reading →
Icelandic budget airline WOW Air ceased operations on Thursday, stranding passengers across two continents. In a statement on its website the airline, which had earlier suspended all its flights, told passengers there would be no further flights and advised them… Continue Reading →
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New Berlin, WI – The Wisconsin winner of a $768 million Powerball jackpot won’t be able to remain anonymous. The winning ticket in Wednesday night’s drawing was sold in the Milwaukee suburb of New Berlin. The jackpot is the third-largest… Continue Reading →
As first reported on TLS, the Lakewood Township Committee will be introducing a law requiring all new residential and commercial buildings to be equipped with illuminated address signs. The idea was proposed at a recent meeting by Committeeman Meir Lichtenstein,… Continue Reading →
Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday urged House intelligence panel chairman Adam Schiff to resign, after Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation did not establish evidence of collusion between the 2016 election campaign and Russia. “Congressman Adam Schiff, who… Continue Reading →
Chayenu is committed to making Torah learning portable and accessible through weekly publications mailed directly to people’s houses. Each booklet contains easy to digest segments in a variety of Torah topics, including the weekly Parsha, Rambam, Sha’ar Habitachon, the Taryag… Continue Reading →
A border policeman was injured when vehicle struck him at the Kalandia Crossing, which borders northern Jerusalem, Thursday afternoon. According to preliminary reports from Magen David Adom, the injured policeman sustained non-serious injuries to a leg and his head. Read… Continue Reading →
Israelis who purchased tickets on Icelandic carrier WOW Air are likely out of luck in terms of getting refunds, after the company shut down operations Thursday. The low-cost airline said… Read more » The post Industry Experts: Refunds Not Likely… Continue Reading →