Month April 2019
[COMMUNICATED] Eight years of struggle built to a crescendo this month, as Avi Matisyahu returned from the hospital to find most of his family’s belongings gone.It all began in 2011, when Avi’s wife and mother of their 11 children Chaya… Continue Reading →
Four people died and three were injured when a construction crane on the new Google Seattle campus collapsed Saturday, pinning six cars underneath. One female and three males were dead by the time firefighters got to the scene, Fire Chief… Continue Reading →
Poway, CA – A 19-year-old man who authorities said gave himself up to police shortly after carrying out a deadly shooting in a Southern California synagogue filled with Sabbath worshippers is also under investigation for a mosque arson. The gunman… Continue Reading →
A week after the accident, and days after his identity was released, the driver who was suspected of being involved in last week’s hit-and-run accident in the Ramot neighborhood in… Read more » The post Suspect in Yerushalayim Hit-and-Run Turns… Continue Reading →
New York – Two-day delivery is going out of style. Amazon, which hooked shoppers on getting just about anything shipped in two days, said this week that it will soon promise one-day delivery for its U.S. Prime members on most… Continue Reading →
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, a victim of the synagogue shooting in Poway, California, joined Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist exclusively to talk about the injuries he suffered and about Lori Kaye HY”D, the woman who was killed. Read more on Yeshiva World… Continue Reading →
Shapiro’s Bakery Wholesalers, proprietors of the Korn’s and Stern’s Bakery line, is reminding Lakewood residents that quality bakeries have a challenge keeping up with the demand immediately after Pesach. “Consumers need to know that Baruch Hashem we are not in… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – Israel released two Syrian prisoners on Sunday in what it described as a “goodwill gesture” following the repatriation of the remains of an Israeli soldier who went missing over 35 years ago. Israel has insisted that the release… Continue Reading →
Israel’s Foreign Ministry says Israel will participate in next year’s World Expo hosted by the United Arab Emirates, in another sign of warming relations with Gulf Arab states. The ministry said Thursday it “looks forward to sharing our innovative spirit… Continue Reading →
Police in Michigan are appealing to people to surrender their instant riches after a box with $30,000 fell off the back of a truck. Authorities in Grand Haven say drivers stopped Thursday to pick up cash for themselves. Read more… Continue Reading →
Poway, CA – Lori Gilbert-Kaye, who was killed in the attack at a Chabad synagogue near San Diego, is credited with jumping in front of the synagogue’s rabbi to shield him from the gunman’s bullets. Gilbert-Kaye, 60, of San Diego,… Continue Reading →
As reported last week, CDC is reporting 695 cases of measles from 22 states. This is the greatest number of cases reported in the United States since measles was eliminated from this country in 2000. “This current outbreak is deeply… Continue Reading →
After a woman was killed and Rabbi Yisrael Goldstein, the Rabbi of the community, suffered a gunshot wound to his hands and two others endured shrapnel wounds, political, civic and religious… Read more » The post Leaders Struggle to Make Sense… Continue Reading →
Washington – Former Vice President Joe Biden is reporting he raised $6.3 million in the first day of his campaign, the most of any of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates in the first 24 hours after their announcements. In a… Continue Reading →
New York state’s attorney general has begun an investigation into the National Rifle Association. Kelly Donnelly, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Letitia James, said Saturday that James’ office has issued subpoenas as part of an investigation related to the NRA…. Continue Reading →
Poway, CA – For one family caught up in the California synagogue shooting, a move from Israel to the United States in search of a safer life has been a journey “from fire to fire”. Israel Dahan and three of… Continue Reading →
If you travel across the Bayonne Bridge, Goethals Bridge, or Outerbridge Crossing, enrollment inthe Port Authority NY/NJ Staten Island Bridges Plan is a great way for you to save money. The E-ZPass toll is just $6.25 per trip (plus $9.50… Continue Reading →
Gas prices will be going up beginning Tuesday night. The new maximum price for a liter of 95 octane gas will be NIS 6.51 ($6.94/gallon). The price increase of 19… Read more » The post Gas Prices to Rise 19… Continue Reading →
B’chasdei Shamayim, Hagaon Harav Nissim Karelitz, shlita, was released from Maayanei Hayeshuah Hospital on Sunday, following a stay in the hospital over the days of Shevi’i shel Pesach and Shabbos.… Read more » The post Harav Nissim Karelitz Released From… Continue Reading →
Once again, a Jewish house of worship was the scene of hate-fueled bloodshed, when a man, reportedly a white supremacist, attacked those gathered for prayers at a Poway, California synagogue on the final day of Passover. Agudath Israel extends its… Continue Reading →
Once again, a Jewish house of worship was the scene of hate-fueled bloodshed, when a man, reportedly a white supremacist, attacked those gathered for prayers at a Poway, California synagogue on the final day of Passover. Read more on Yeshiva… Continue Reading →