Month September 2019
Lakewood, NJ – A large fire ripped through a popular business in Lakewood, NJ Sunday evening. At approximately 8 PM, a fire started in the Greenwald Caterers headquarters. The business is located on 8th Street near Princeton Avenue in Lakewood…. Continue Reading →
Houston – President Donald Trump’s run-up to the U.N. General Assembly was a dash on Sunday through two key political states with two world leaders at events that felt like his raucous campaign rallies. In Wapakoneta, Ohio, Trump and Australian… Continue Reading →
To abort, or not to abort? As a PUAH Rabbinic Counselor, this is one of the most difficult questions I’m faced with. A woman calls me, crying that the ultrasound showed her baby will be severely handicapped. Read more on… Continue Reading →
An inferno ripped through the kitchens of Greenwald Caterers in Lakewood on Sunday night, destroying the commissary used for most events. The fire started just after 8:00PM at the headquarters of Greenwald Caterers located on 8th Street near Princeton Avenue… Continue Reading →
The Kiryas Joel community has been left reeling after news broke of a tragic accident that claimed the life of a 26 year old man. The driver, Yakov Forkosh, was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. The car veered off… Continue Reading →
US President Donald Trump’s outgoing Mideast Advisor, Jason Greenblatt, on Sunday morning visited the office of the Zichron Menachem HMO, meeting with the heads of the organization, Miri and Chaim Erental. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Tragedy struck the Kiryas Joel community Sunday night, as word spread of the tragic death of a Yungerman from the community. It happened at around 7:45PM, when a vehicle driving on Karlsburg Rd and Seven Springs Mountain Rd lost control…. Continue Reading →
Tel Aviv – On Friday at approximately 1:30 a.m. two young people were reported electrocuted in a pool. One of the young men was pulled out of the pool unconscious. He was not breathing and had no pulse or signs… Continue Reading →
A fire has ripped through a Lakewood business this evening. The fire, at a commercial catering business, broke out around 8 PM. Flames can be seen shooting from the building. Dozens of firefighters are battling the fire, which has caused… Continue Reading →
View this post on Instagram At the fire scene. (TLS-15) A post shared by The Lakewood Scoop (@thelakewoodscoop) on Sep 22, 2019 at 5:29pm PDT View this post on Instagram Structure fire at a business in Lakewood. A post shared… Continue Reading →
Israel’s Airports Authority reports that 2.4 million passengers will pass through Ben-Gurion International Airport in Tishrei. The report adds that Tishrei marks the end of the ‘travel season’, which began four months ago, bringing the total number of passengers passing… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – The Syrian military has sent reinforcements to the Israeli border, according to a report by the U.K.-based NGO Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) on Saturday. The report did not cite reasons for the move, but came just… Continue Reading →
Wall Street closed out a volatile week with losses Friday as investors worried that upcoming trade talks aimed at resolving the costly trade war between Washington and Beijing could be… Read more » The post Fresh U.S.-China Trade Worries Erase… Continue Reading →
Travel Firm Thomas Cook Teeters On Edge as Talks Continue LONDON (AP) – More than 600,000 vacationers who booked through tour operator Thomas Cook were on edge Sunday, wondering if… Read more » The post Business Briefs – September 22,… Continue Reading →
The three Democratic front-runners in the quest for the presidency in 2020 are all in their 70s: Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is 76, Senator Elizabeth Warren is… Read more » The post An Endorsement We Can Make… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem police report in this case, it did not take too long for items stolen from a southern Jerusalem home to be returned to rightful owners. Police detectives over the weekend apprehended burglars ‘red handed’ as they broke into an… Continue Reading →
United Nations – America’s top diplomat says Central Asian nations should reject Chinese demands to repatriate ethnic minorities to China, where they face repression. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (pahm-PAY’-oh) says Beijing’s detention of Uighur (WEE’-gur) Muslims in western China… Continue Reading →
“Hashem Did us a Chessed!” Chacham Yosef Harari Raful shlit”a electrifies Ninth Siyum In an electrifying address at the 9th Siyum HaShas of Daf Yomi, Chacham Yosef Harari-Raful shlit”a, Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshiva Ateret Torah in Brooklyn and member of the… Continue Reading →
12 Bomb Squads in New York Share $2 Million Federal Grant ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A dozen local bomb squads in New York state will share a $2 million federal… Read more » The post Regional Briefs – September 22,… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – The BBC reported only three out of 149 terrorist attacks against Israel in August 2019, and none of the seven rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, according to media watchdog organization BBC Watch. The Israel Security Agency’s report… Continue Reading →