Month July 2019
New York – U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said on Saturday that President Donald Trump relished a chant by the crowd at a campaign rally this week that called for a Democratic congresswoman to be sent back where she came from…. Continue Reading →
New York – President Donald Trump’s suggestion that four activist Democratic congresswomen of color “go back” to countries “from which they came” has excited some in his political base. Yet in many of America’s workplaces and institutions, the same language… Continue Reading →
A moonstruck nation celebrated the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s “giant leap” by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin at parties, races, ball games and concerts Saturday, toasting with Tang and… Read more » The post Nation Marks 50 Years After… Continue Reading →
Joe Biden, a former U.S. vice president and Democratic presidential candidate, compared Republican President Donald Trump on Friday to the late George Wallace, a prominent supporter of racial segregation. Biden,… Read more » The post Joe Biden Compares Trump to… Continue Reading →
Los Angeles – Joe Biden, a former U.S. vice president and Democratic presidential candidate, compared Republican President Donald Trump on Friday to the late George Wallace, a prominent supporter of racial segregation. Biden, in California for a two-day swing to… Continue Reading →
Uplift Yourself With This Amazing NEW Film! Hear His Story…Connect With This Unique Gadol. Watch NOW THIS WEEK – Get 10% OFF with code “10OFF” at checkout Pillar of Truth is the compelling life story of HaRav Yaakov Weinberg zt”l Rosh… Continue Reading →
About a third of New York City’s subway lines were suspended for more than an hour during Friday’s hot evening commute, and the head of the city’s Transit Authority acknowledged… Read more » The post Service Resumed After 7 New… Continue Reading →
The King of Jewish Music, Mordechai Ben David, walked off a stage in Israel due to a man in the audience smoking a cigarette. A video submitted to YWN shows MBD singing his hit song “Ana melech malchaei hamilachim”, when… Continue Reading →
Americans from Texas to Maine sweated out a steamy Saturday as a heat wave canceled events from festivals to races, chased baseball fans out of their seats and pushed New… Read more » The post ‘Survive, Not Enjoy’: Heat, Humidity… Continue Reading →
Tens of thousands of Daf Yomi learners today completed Meseches Eruchin, and are beginning Meseches Temurah. Here’s a list of Daf Yomi Shiurim around Lakewood. See also Lakewood Daf Yomi’s Daf services here. And ICYMI, watch Yossi G’s Siyum Rhyme… Continue Reading →
Rep. Smith Amendment calls on Pentagon to Report on Testing of Insects An amendment proposed by Congressman Chris Smith ordering the Pentagon to reveal whether it released disease carrying insects… Read more » The post Lakewood Briefs appeared first on… Continue Reading →
New York – About a third of New York City’s subway lines were suspended for more than an hour during Friday’s hot evening commute, and the head of the city’s Transit Authority acknowledged that the agency “did not know exactly… Continue Reading →
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Europeans to confront populism, nationalism, racism and anti-Semitism as she paid tribute to the Nazi resistance in her own country. Speaking Saturday at a solemn ceremony marking the anniversary of the failed attempt to… Continue Reading →
Berlin – German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Europeans to confront populism, nationalism, racism and anti-Semitism as she paid tribute to the Nazi resistance in her own country. Speaking Saturday at a solemn ceremony marking the anniversary of the failed… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – Israeli forces have dispersed several dozen Palestinians protesting the planned demolitions of homes in an east Jerusalem village. Jerusalem – About 50 Palestinians gathered Saturday at Sur Baher, which straddles Israel’s West Bank separation barrier, in solidarity with… Continue Reading →
Meor Dovid: Lighting Up Lancaster with Torah By Yitzchok Singer “Lancaster.” Mention the name of this South Central Pennsylvania city and it’ll conjure up memories of summer and bein hazemanim trips, visits to the 48-acre Dutch Wonderland Amusement Park, and… Continue Reading →
Seizures of oil tankers and other hostile Iranian measures in the Strait of Hormuz are already raising insurance rates for shipping companies and could eventually reduce tanker traffic in the vital waterway, with a spike in global oil prices a… Continue Reading →
A moonstruck nation celebrated the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11′s “giant leap” by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin at parties, races, ball games and concerts Saturday, toasting with Tang and gobbling MoonPies. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Donors around the world united earlier this month after Miriam Amar of Jerusalem went public with the shocking story of her family’s trip to the Ukraine, and her husband’s consequent arrest. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Anti-Semites Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar will be allowed into Israel during a trip there in a few weeks, the Israeli ambassador said Friday, potentially heading off a diplomatic spat. Read more on Yeshiva World News
British Airways abruptly suspended all flights to Cairo for a week from Saturday over security concerns, giving no details about what prompted the move. “We constantly review our security arrangements… Read more » The post British Airways Suspends Flights to… Continue Reading →