Month March 2019
Boeing Co. said it was agonizingly close to a software fix for its 737 Max jetliner when an Ethiopian Airlines jet plunged to the ground March 10, the second deadly… Read more » The post Boeing Says It Was Nearing… Continue Reading →
After a day of tense quiet, there was a resurgence of violence on the Gaza border Wednesday night as Palestinians launched incendiary balloons and hurled explosive devices at Israeli troops.… Read more » The post IDF Braces for Mass Disturbances… Continue Reading →
Washington – A federal judge is blocking Medicaid work requirements in two states, dealing a blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to push the poor toward self-sufficiency. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg issued two decisions Wednesday finding that Medicaid… Continue Reading →
This past Thursday, as the neighborhood streets were bustling with Purim activity, the spirit of the joyous day was shared by the many patients of Boro Park Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing. Read more on Yeshiva World News
As reported on YWN, Rockland County has declared a measles state of emergency, the very first of its kind. There is no question that there is a serious problem in the Orthodox Jewish community, especially in Rockland. Read more on Yeshiva… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – Egyptian mediators rushed to the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and Hamas’ supreme leader emerged from his hideout as an unofficial cease-fire between Israel and the Islamic militant group appeared to take hold. The Egyptian delegation sought to cement… Continue Reading →
(VIDEO AND PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-General Aviv Kochavi on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, visited Gaza Division command, where he was briefed by Brigadier-General Eliezer Toledano and other commanders regarding the situation in Gaza. Read more… Continue Reading →
The Agriculture Ministry, the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Finance will support farmers in the Gaza vicinity in the amount of NIS 8 million to encourage early harvesting. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Jerusalem – An Israeli watchdog agency says it has found “significant failings” in the Israel Police’s dealings with a company reported to be a failed startup once headed by prime minister hopeful Benny Gantz. The State Comptroller said Wednesday that… Continue Reading →
The chairman of the New Right party, Minister Naftali Bennet, has made his ambitions known to voters ahead of elections, and he sees himself as Israel’s next Defense Minister. Bennet was a commander in the elite Sayeret Matkal Special Forces… Continue Reading →
The spill occurred on New Hampshire Avenue in the area of the stadium. View this post on Instagram Expect a lane closure until it’s all cleaned up. A post shared by The Lakewood Scoop (@thelakewoodscoop) on Mar 27, 2019 at… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump’s national security team is deeply divided over whether to let a small group of countries keep buying Iranian oil after a U.S. deadline on sanctions waivers expires… Read more » The post Trump Team Split Over Iran… Continue Reading →
This is the same Bernie Sanders, who in May 2018, after Hamas admitted PAYING terrorists to attack Israel said “Israel should be condemned – innocent people are being killed”. The same Bernie Sanders who refused to condemn Anti-Semite Ilhan Omar,… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] As many people requested of Yad L’Achim to arrange a tefillain Lizhensk, Yad L’Achim announced that they have arranged for everyone to submit names. To Our Dear Friends, This is a gift and a thank you to you. Please… Continue Reading →
Judges on a federal appeals court in New York seemed skeptical Tuesday as they heard a lawyer argue that President Donald Trump can legally ban critics from his Twitter account. Read more on Yeshiva World News
A Givat Ze’ev family was advised by rabbanim to publicize their story recently, after a shocking turn of events escalated their situation from difficult, to tragic. The challenges began last year when 18-year-old Faigy Kochman, product of a happy, wholesome… Continue Reading →
Seattle – Boeing Co said on Wednesday it had reprogrammed software on its 737 MAX to prevent erroneous data from triggering an anti-stall system that is facing mounting scrutiny in the wake of two deadly nose-down crashes in the past… Continue Reading →
A French pilot who’s remembered as a hero for his actions in the 1976 hijacking of an Air France plane to Uganda’s Entebbe airport died Tuesday at the age of 95. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Norway – The engines of a luxury cruise ship that narrowly escaped disaster during a storm off Norway on Saturday failed because of relatively low levels of lubricating oil in the engines, the Norwegian Maritime Authority said on Wednesday. The… Continue Reading →
The following is via Chabad.org: Revered for her fiery personality and rock-solid faith forged during a childhood in the former Soviet Union, Rebbetzin Shula Shifra Kazen nourished, guided and inspired thousands during decades of communal leadership in Cleveland, Ohio. Read… Continue Reading →
The 2019 OU Passover Guide includes: Inedibles on Pesach Kashering Primer Remembering Rabbi Chaim Goldzweig zt”l Women & the Exodus Consumer Shopping Guide Recipe Substitutions You can download it here.