Month July 2019
Montreal – Canadian Jews for a third straight year were the most targeted minority group for hate crimes in the country, thought there was a 4 percent decrease. The data for crimes reported to police in 2018 was released on… Continue Reading →
The cabinet shakeup under Britain’s new prime minister Boris Johnson has brought back a minister who was forced to resign in 2017 after conducting unauthorized meetings with Israeli officials. On… Read more » The post British Minister Ousted for Israel… Continue Reading →
Mr. Erez Ekreshevski was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment in 1988 after being convicted on two counts of attempted murder and forgery. He succeeded in fleeing Israel during a 48-hour leave from prison. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Robert S. Mueller III did little Wednesday to boost the prospects of impeaching President Donald Trump. The former special counsel’s highly anticipated testimony before Congress did not deliver the sort… Read more » The post ANALYSIS: Mueller’s Testimony Seems Unlikely… Continue Reading →
Amid calls for reaching an agreement by Wednesday night, negotiations for a combined campaign of right-wing parties were still stuck on working out a fair apportionment of the electoral list.… Read more » The post Right-Wing Parties Wrangle Over Polls… Continue Reading →
On July 20th 2019, Parshas Balak, the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of man landing on the moon. Man made history and accomplished the seemingly impossible by conquering new vistas in space and technology. Read more on Yeshiva World News
A young couple in Aventura was running out of time and praying for a miracle. Their daughter Eliana Cohen, fast approaching her second birthday, was diagnosed with a rare disease… Read more » The post Jewish Community Raised $2M in… Continue Reading →
United Nations – The United States on Wednesday blocked an attempt by Kuwait, Indonesia and South Africa to get the United Nations Security Council to condemn Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes on the outskirts of Jerusalem, diplomats said. Israel said… Continue Reading →
By Ron Benvenisti. It has been reported that some Universal Security Instruments battery powered alarms may have been installed without proper activation and testing. Universal Security Instruments issued a recall for its battery-powered smoke detectors because a misaligned internal switch… Continue Reading →
The Trump administration on Wednesday turned back an initial legal challenge to a new rule that bars almost all immigrants from applying for asylum at the U.S.–Mexican border when a… Read more » The post Trump’s New Border Asylum Rule… Continue Reading →
A bomb threat didn’t keep New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio from working out at his favorite gym in Brooklyn. The Daily News reports that an anonymous caller phoned… Read more » The post De Blasio Sticks to Gym… Continue Reading →
Police investigators on Tuesday apprehended a man in his 40s, suspect of severe attacks against chareidi women some 20 years ago. The girls victimized in the attacks were under 14 at the time. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Washington – Believing a two-year shadow over the White House at last has been lifted, President Donald Trump seized on Robert Mueller’s testimony before Congress on Wednesday as a clear-cut victory, mocking the former special counsel’s findings and performance. After… Continue Reading →
DoorDash Chief Executive Officer Tony Xu, facing public criticism that the food-delivery company pays drivers less when they receive tips, said his company would rethink its approach to handling in-app… Read more » The post DoorDash Says It Will Change… Continue Reading →
EBay is launching a service to deliver orders more quickly and cheaply, the company’s latest effort to be more appealing to shoppers and sellers as well as compete with Amazon.com.… Read more » The post To Challenge Amazon, EBay Is… Continue Reading →
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com) For some reason, not-withstanding the proliferation of Halacha hotlines, it is getting harder and harder to get hold of a Rav or Posaik during a critical time. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Jerusalem – A recently uncovered ancient staircase at the Tel Hazor archeological site in Northern Israel, the largest biblical-era site in the country, hints to the grandiose palace that once stood at the site, used by the Canaanite kings of… Continue Reading →
Many were surprised, albeit pleasantly, as laughter is heard upon seeing a horse enter Terminal 3 of Ben-Gurion International Airport at 3:00AM Wednesday morning. No reason or explanation for the surprise visitor is given, pointing out the horse did not… Continue Reading →
Once again, Palestinians have sabotaged a water main in the Southern Hebron Hills district, apparently in response to last week’s discovery of a major illegal connection of water leading to the PA (Palestinian Authority). Read more on Yeshiva World News
Washington – Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wants you to know she is “very much alive,” but that one of her erstwhile well-wishers is not so lucky. “There was a senator, I think it was after my pancreatic cancer,… Continue Reading →
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