Month April 2019
Beginning on Wednesday, April 24th, the Outerbridge Crossing will no longer accept cash as payment for tolls. An overhead gantry will read drivers EZ-Pass tags or license plate and bill them. Those in possession of a Port Authority-issued EZ-Pass tag… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem Chief Rabbi HaRav Aryeh Stern visited the Knesset on Tuesday to meet with the Director-General of the Israeli parliament, Albert Sachrovitz, who was the shaliach to sell the Knesset’s chametz. Read more on Yeshiva World News
The Chometz Burning sites will open on 7:30 AM on Friday morning, Erev Pesach. Residents are reminded that only Chametz should be thrown into fires, and no other objects that could cause injuries, especially items that are flammable or pressurized…. Continue Reading →
The United States on May 2 will lift a ban on U.S. lawsuits against foreign firms doing business in Cuba, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday. “Any person… Read more » The post Pompeo: U.S. Lifts Ban on U.S…. Continue Reading →
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday Turkey is looking into establishing new trade mechanisms with Iran, like the INSTEX system set up by European countries to avoid U.S. sanctions… Read more » The post Turkey Looking at New Trade… Continue Reading →
New York – A burgeoning movement to outlaw fur is seeking to make its biggest statement yet in the fashion mecca of New York City. Lawmakers are pushing a measure that would ban the sale of all new fur products… Continue Reading →
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times) There is an organization called the “Coney Island Polar Bear Club” where members take a plunge into the freezing cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean in order to raise funds… Continue Reading →
During a final session of the Central Election Committee for this election of the 21st Knesset, committee chairman, Justice Chanan Meltzer announced, “There are those who attempted to challenge the legitimacy of the committee and [election] results”, insisting the committee… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Rina* is 7 years old, and as the parents of the neighborhood finish up their cleaning and pre-holiday preparations, the children have all gone outside to play. Rina, however, stays home. Unbeknownst to her friends, her absence is not because… Continue Reading →
The U.S. trade deficit fell to an eight-month low in February as exports to China surged, helping to eclipse a rebound in overall imports, which could boost economic growth estimates… Read more » The post Trade Deficit Narrows to Eight-Month… Continue Reading →
A five-alarm fire ripped through a sushi restaurant and medical office in Marine Park, Brooklyn. The fire broke out in the restaurant on Flatbush Avenue near Quentin Road just before 6:30 a.m. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Warsaw, Poland – Passover Seder will be held in the Warsaw Ghetto this week for the first time in 76 years. On April 19, 1943, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising broke out, which was on the eve of the Jewish festival… Continue Reading →
• A 10-year-old boy is in serious condition after being struck by a bus on Ben Ish Chai Street in Beit Shemesh. He was transported to the trauma center of Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. Read more on Yeshiva… Continue Reading →
Lakewood Township Committee candidate Moshe Raitzik will be appointed to the Planning Board to serve as the Mayor’s Designee, TLS has confirmed. Raitzik, who will be running on the Democratic ticket this June, will replace Angela Zografos, who has retired…. Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – The Israeli military has demolished the family home of a Palestinian suspected in a drive-by shooting against Israelis in the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces bulldozed the home of Saleh Barghouti in the West Bank village of Kobar… Continue Reading →
Israel is among the leading countries in recycling bottles, both plastic and glass. There are over 23,000 bottle recycling bins spread throughout the country, with 600 new ones added in… Read more » The post Israel a Leading Recycler of… Continue Reading →
Littleton, CO – Denver-area public schools will be closed Wednesday as authorities search for a young Florida woman who flew to the city and bought a gun after becoming “infatuated” with the mass shooting at Columbine High School. The FBI… Continue Reading →
Just in time for the upcoming Daf Yomi Siyum of Meseches Chullin, the Song of Chullin offers a concise, and joyful חזרה, highlighting 100’s of כללים and יסודות of חולין מסכת – all in rhyme! Read more on Yeshiva World… Continue Reading →
Education officials say Denver-area public schools will be closed Wednesday due to an ongoing safety concern as authorities search for a woman who they say is armed, making threats and… Read more » The post Threat of Repeat of Columbine… Continue Reading →
Israel in 2018 exported $7.5 billion in military and defense products and services, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday. That figure was $1.7 billion less than in 2017, but higher than… Read more » The post $7.5B in Military Exports for… Continue Reading →