Month January 2020

The population of Jewish communities in Yehudah and Shomron surged by more than 3% in 2019, well above the growth rate of Israel’s overall population, an Israeli demographer said Tuesday.… Read more » The post Yesha Growth Rate Outstrips Rest… Continue Reading →

Amid a wave of calls for increased security funding for the Jewish community, the federal government’s main grant program to help protect houses of worship and other at-risk non-profits was… Read more » The post Federal Security Grant Program Receives… Continue Reading →

The Arab League said it will convene an urgent meeting over the weekend in response to President Donald Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, according to an AFP report. Hossam Zaki, the… Read more » The post Arab League Calls Urgent on… Continue Reading →

Thousands of Palestinians are protesting in Gaza City following the announcement of the Trump administration’s peace plan. The protesters burned pictures of President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and raised a banner reading “Palestine is not for… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (JTA) — On Friday, in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina, 8-year-old Qais Abd Abu Ramileh drowned in a pit filled by last week’s torrential rains. Reading the news after Shabbat, I was saddened to hear about Qais’ death…. Continue Reading →

Britain decided Tuesday to allow Chinese tech giant Huawei to supply new high-speed network equipment, ignoring the U.S. government’s warnings that it would sever intelligence cooperation if the company was… Read more » The post In Snub to U.S., Britain… Continue Reading →

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed the creation of a Palestinian state with a capital in East Yerushalayim, dependent on Palestinians taking steps to become self-governing, in an attempt… Read more » The post Trump Proposes Palestinian State with… Continue Reading →

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has announced a plan to prevent, contain and treat infectious diseases as a new viral illness spreads in China. The Massachusetts senator on Tuesday unveiled a plan that includes fully… Continue Reading →

[COMMUNICATED] The horrific tragedy which took place last month in Greenville, NJ, has left behind a devastated community who is struggling to pick up the pieces. In one senseless act of hatred, two souls were so brutally ripped away from… Continue Reading →

The impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump resumes Tuesday, Jan. 28 as Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts presides over the U.S. Senate. Trump’s defense team will continue opening arguments.

Baba Sali zt”l We (Yad L’Achim) have arranged for a special tefillah by grandsons of the Baba Sali & Talmidei Chachamim of Yad L’Achim, to take place Thursday, 4th of Shevat, at the hilula (yahrtzeit) of the holy BABA SALI,… Continue Reading →

BORO PARK (VINnews) — U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr met with Jewish leaders in Boro Park on Tuesday, amid a recent uptick in anti-Semitism across New York City. The meeting was held at the Boro Park JCC, and the mission… Continue Reading →

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — When the leading Democratic presidential candidates marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day by linking arms and marching through South Carolina’s capital, Michael Bloomberg was nowhere near the early primary state. The former New York mayor… Continue Reading →

A full article of the meeting will follow The post AG Barr Visits Boro Park in Historic Meeting appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Boro Park JCC Becomes Local Stop for HeartShare Applications BPJCC Launches Senior Seminar Series With… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say President Donald Trump’s long-awaited Middle East peace plan calls for the creation of a State of Palestine with its capital in portions of east Jerusalem, ending speculation as to whether his administration, in preparing… Continue Reading →

U.S. officials say President Donald Trump’s long-awaited Middle East peace plan calls for the creation of a State of Palestine with its capital in portions of east Jerusalem, ending speculation as to whether his administration, in preparing a proposal without… Continue Reading →

When the leading Democratic presidential candidates marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day by linking arms and marching through South Carolina’s capital, Michael Bloomberg was nowhere near the early primary state. The former New York mayor was instead in Arkansas, tossing… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (AP) — The population of Jewish settlements in the West Bank surged by more than 3% in 2019, well above the growth rate of Israel’s overall population, a settler group said Tuesday. It predicted even higher growth this year… Continue Reading →

United States Attorney General William Barr visited Boro Park on Tuesday, as he met with Jewish leaders following the recent rise in anti-semitic attacks targeting Jews in Brooklyn. Barr said he is “extremely distressed” about recent acts of intimidation and… Continue Reading →