Month April 2019
Chai Lifeline mourns the tragic loss of Lori Gilbert Kaye, who was murdered in the horrific April 27 attack at Chabad of Poway Synagogue, and prays for the speedy recovery of all those injured. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Chai Lifeline mourns the tragic loss of Lori Gilbert Kaye, who was murdered in the horrific April 27 attack at Chabad of Poway Synagogue, and prays for the speedy recovery of all those injured. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Beirut – Islamic State’s Al Furqan media network published on Monday what it said was a video message from its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in which he said the group would seek revenge for the killing and imprisonment of its… Continue Reading →
United Nations – On Monday morning, the United Nations Security Council held a special session on the Middle East, focusing on the Arab-Israeli conflict. The Council led by German Ambassador to the United Nations in New York Dr. Christoph Heusgen… Continue Reading →
A beluga whale found with a tight harness that appeared to be Russian-made has raised the alarm of Norwegian officials and prompted speculation that the animal may have come from… Read more » The post Beluga Whale With Russian Harness… Continue Reading →
New York – Marriott is pushing more heavily into home-sharing, confident that its combination of luxury properties and loyalty points can lure travelers away from rivals like Airbnb. The world’s biggest hotel company will soon start taking reservations through its… Continue Reading →
On Monday morning, the United Nations Security Council held a special session on the Middle East, focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. At the beginning of his speech, Israel’s ambassador to… Read more » The post Security Council Discusses Mideast Conflict… Continue Reading →
The New York Police Department is looking for a tallis-clad burglar who robbed a Boro Park yeshiva on Chol Hamoed. At 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, the man broke into Yeshiva Ohel… Read more » The post Tallis-Clad Man Burglarizes Brooklyn Yeshiva… Continue Reading →
U.S. consumer spending surged 0.9% in March, the biggest gain in nearly a decade, as inflation pressures remain non-existent. The March gain was the biggest monthly increase since August 2009,… Read more » The post U.S. Consumer Spending Surges 0.9%… Continue Reading →
Israelis were told not to worry about an invasion of black beetles across the country in recent days. The Ministry of Environmental Protection issued an official reassurance that the creatures,… Read more » The post Black Beetle Invasion Needs No… Continue Reading →
Palestinian terrorists filmed themselves opening fire on a group of Israeli hikers, Monday afternoon, but fast-acting Israeli Soldiers from Netzach Yehuda (Nachal Chareidi) returned fire, hitting one of them. The group of Israelis were hiking near the Tel Dotan archaeological… Continue Reading →
New York – Measles continues to spread in the United States, with more 704 cases reported so far this year in 22 states. U.S. health officials on Monday updated the national tally. It has already eclipsed the total for any… Continue Reading →
Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday accused New York state officials of trying to “take down” the National Rifle Association as the powerful gun rights group faces internal divisions and allegations of financial improprieties. New York’s attorney general,… Continue Reading →
The Defense Ministry announced that it will hold its first memorial ceremony for IDF fallen chareidi soldiers on the eve of Memorial Day, and that the IDF will announce that it will participate in the ceremony of the commanders of… Continue Reading →
It was a family reunion for descendants of Meyer and Mollie Jacobs recently at an unlikely spot: General Motors Co.’s Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant. The four were among the two dozen… Read more » The post General Motors’ Unclear Future Could… Continue Reading →
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday expressed confidence that trade talks between the United States and China will not be affected by the end of Iran oil waivers this… Read more » The post Pompeo ‘Confident’ China Trade Talks… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – Israel’s winner of last year’s Eurovision song contest said Monday there was no place for boycott calls of this year’s competition in Tel Aviv, saying that to snub such a popular world event celebrating diversity would be akin… Continue Reading →
The following is an ‘Ask The Mayor’ question submitted to TLS, and the Mayor’s response. Email your questions for the Mayor to AskTheMayor@thelakewoodscoop.com. Question: Dear Mayor Coles, Thank you for making yourself available to the public via this forum. My… Continue Reading →
Poway, CA – A shrine of flowers to honor those shot at a San Diego-area synagogue is growing on the sidewalk near the location where a gunman killed a congregant and injured three others. Next door to the Chabod of… Continue Reading →
Brooklyn, NY – A tallis-clad robber made off with $2,000 cash in a Chol Hamoed Pesach robbery that took place in a Borough Park Yeshiva. Police said that the incident took place on April 24th at approximately 8 PM at… Continue Reading →
Ankara, Turkey – A man accused of spying for the United Arab Emirates has been found dead in his prison cell, the Istanbul prosecutor’s office said Monday. The state-run news agency described the incident as suicide. The man was one… Continue Reading →