Frum News From The Greater Lakewood Area

Month June 2019

Trump Administration Agrees To Delay Health Care Rule

The Trump administration has agreed to postpone implementing a rule allowing medical workers to decline performing abortions or other treatments on moral or religious grounds while the so-called “conscience” rule is challenged in a California court. Read more on Yeshiva… Continue Reading →

VIDEO: The Siyum Presents: Highlights Of The 12th Siyum Hashas

Please visit thesiyum.org for information and updates regarding the upcoming Siyum HaShas, or text siyum to 313131. If you would like to join Chavrei HaSiyum or for general inquiries about the Siyum HaShas, email info@thesiyum.org. Read more on Yeshiva World… Continue Reading →

Hebron, Israel – Palestinian Forces Arrest Participant In US Mideast Workshop

Hebron, Israel – The Palestinian Authority on Saturday arrested one of the few Palestinian participants in the White House-led Mideast peace conference after he returned to the West Bank. A Palestinian security official said intelligence forces detained businessman Saleh Abu… Continue Reading →

Judge Weighs New Policy Keeping Asylum Seekers Locked Up

Immigrant rights activists on Friday asked a U.S. judge to block a new Trump administration policy that would keep thousands of asylum seekers locked up while they pursue their cases,… Read more » The post Judge Weighs New Policy Keeping… Continue Reading →

Iranian Media: Ball in Europe’s Court on Nuclear Deal’s Future 

It is up to Europe to shield Iran from U.S. sanctions and prevent it from further scaling back its compliance with its 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers, Iranian state… Read more » The post Iranian Media: Ball in Europe’s… Continue Reading →

Report: Gaza Border Residents to Ask U.N. for Help on Balloon Terror

New “understandings” reached between Israel and Hamas at the end of last week did not hold up over the weekend, as attempted terror attacks and balloon attacks continued. At least… Read more » The post Report: Gaza Border Residents to… Continue Reading →

Trump Appeals Judge’s Border Wall Funding Ruling

President Donald Trump on Saturday appealed a judge’s ruling that blocked his administration from using $2.5 billion in funds intended for anti-drug activities to construct a wall along the southern… Read more » The post Trump Appeals Judge’s Border Wall… Continue Reading →

DMZ Diplomacy? Trump Outreach To Kim For Border Rendezvous

President Donald Trump issued a Twitter invitation Saturday to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to meet for a handshake at the Demilitarized Zone that separates the North and South, and expressed a willingness to cross the border for what would… Continue Reading →

Trump: China Trade Talks ‘Back on Track,’ New Tariffs on Hold

President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping agreed to a ceasefire Saturday in their nations’ yearlong trade war, averting for now an escalation feared by financial markets, businesses and farmers.… Read more » The post Trump: China Trade Talks ‘Back… Continue Reading →

Trump Dismisses Former President Carter’s After He Called Him “Illegitimate President”

President Donald Trump on Saturday dismissed Jimmy Carter’s swipe at the legitimacy of his election and said the charge was nothing more than a “Democrat talking point,” while offering his own digs at the 94-year-old former commander in chief. Read… Continue Reading →

N. Korea Says Trump’s Offer to Meet Kim ‘Very Interesting’

North Korea said Saturday President Donald Trump’s offer to meet leader Kim Jong Un at the Korean Demilitarized Zone is a “very interesting suggestion,” brightening prospects for a third face-to-face… Read more » The post N. Korea Says Trump’s Offer… Continue Reading →

VIDEO: The Siyum Presents: Highlights of the 12th Siyum Hashas

The Siyum Presents: Highlights of the 12th Siyum Hashas. Please visit thesiyum.org for information and updates regarding the upcoming Siyum HaShas, or text siyum to 313131. If you would like to join Chavrei HaSiyum or for general inquiries about the Siyum HaShas, email info@thesiyum.org.  

Hero NYPD Detective Who Fought For 9/11 Compensation Funding Dies

A former New York City police detective who was a leader in the fight for the Sept. 11 Victims Compensation Fund died Saturday at age 53. Detective Luis Alvarez’s death from cancer was announced by Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea,… Continue Reading →

Heat Wave Puts Italy, France On Highest ‘Red’ Weather Alert

France’s national weather service issued its highest-level danger alert Thursday as it warned that parts of the country could expect temperatures to reach an “exceptional peak” Friday amid a record-setting heat wave in Europe. Read more on Yeshiva World News

Additional US Fighter Planes Sent To Gulf Amid Iran Tensions

Nearly a dozen Air Force F-22 stealth fighters have deployed to the Persian Gulf state of Qatar, part of a force buildup requested by U.S. Central Command in May in response to what it called heightened Iranian threats against American… Continue Reading →

Chicago, IL – Biden Defends Civil-rights Record After U.S. Debate Attack

Chicago, IL – A day after coming under attack by fellow presidential candidate Kamala Harris in a debate, former Vice President Joe Biden defended his record on Friday, arguing that the fiery exchange did not reflect his “lifetime commitment to… Continue Reading →

Yair Golan: I Don’t Rule Out Sitting With The Arab Parties

Former Deputy IDF Chief of Staff Major-General (res.) Yair Golan, who joined Ehud Barak’s new party and holds the number two slot, says he does not rule out a cabinet which includes the Arab parties. Read more on Yeshiva World… Continue Reading →

Trenton, NJ – Christie Says ‘Bridgegate’ Case Wasn’t A Crime

Trenton, NJ – Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he doesn’t think a crime was committed in the George Washington Bridge lane closure case. The Republican former governor spoke Friday on ABC after the Supreme Court announced it would… Continue Reading →

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Sacramento, CA – California State Budget Includes Money For Destroyed Jewish Camps, Holocaust Museum

Sacramento, CA – The newly passed California state budget includes a number of priorities backed by Jewish legislators, from rebuilding summer camps burned in wildfires to the construction of a new Holocaust museum. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the $214.8… Continue Reading →

Miami – Second U.S. Democratic Debate Sets TV Ratings Record

Miami – About 18.1 million television viewers watched Thursday night’s debate among 10 Democrats running for U.S. president, a record for a Democratic primary face-off, according to Nielsen data released by NBC News. The debate featuring front-runners Joe Biden and… Continue Reading →

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