Month January 2020

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A patient in Southern California is the third person in the U.S. to be diagnosed with the new pneumonia-like virus from China, health officials said. The Centers for Disease Control confirmed a traveler from the… Continue Reading →

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized Sunday for the failure of officials in the Nazi-occupied country during World War II to do more to prevent the deportation and murder of… Read more » The post Dutch Premier Issues Historic Apology… Continue Reading →

The Israeli Health Ministry issued an official warning on Sunday against travel to China amid the outbreak of a coronavirus which has so far killed at least 56 people. “As… Read more » The post Health Ministry Issues Coronavirus Warning… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (JTA) — American teen Ezra Schwartz will never play on the baseball field in Raanana that bears his name. But hundreds of Israeli young people, including some of Ezra’s cousins, will have the chance. In doing so, they will… Continue Reading →

Democratic presidential candidates have roared back into Iowa touting fresh endorsements, critiquing their rivals and predicting victories in the caucuses that will soon launch the process of deciding who will challenge President Donald Trump. Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Saturday she… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Interior Ministry said Sunday that it will now allow Israelis to travel to Saudi Arabia for religious or business visits. The announcement is the latest sign of quiet but warming relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia…. Continue Reading →

Likud MK David Bitan, will have to face corruption charges, after Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit decided to file for an indictment on Sunday. The State Prosecutor’s Office notified Bitan of… Read more » The post Likud MK to Be Charged… Continue Reading →

[COMMUNICATED] By Sara J. When you walk into Takara – located just 22 minutes from Lakewood – you’ll be greeted by palm trees, rocks, beautiful flowers and more, placing you in some exotic oasis. But when you’re done taking in… Continue Reading →

The U.S. Department of Transportation is fining Delta Air Lines $50,000 for alleged discrimination against Muslim passengers in two separate incidents in 2016. Atlanta-based Delta disagrees with the DOT’s contention… Read more » The post Delta Air Lines Fined $50,000… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (JTA) — Relentless campaigns calling for curricula reform in the nation’s yeshivas. Misleading headlines about educational standards at Orthodox schools. Zoning efforts aimed at keeping large Jewish families out of suburban towns. Some see a direct link between… Continue Reading →

Ask anyone about their frustrations with their current healthcare program, and you’ll likely hear “it’s limiting” among their top grievances. When it comes to choosing a provider, no one wants to be told who they can turn to for care… Continue Reading →

Naama Issachar filed an official request for a presidential pardon from Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday. Naama Issachar’s mother, Yaffa, flew to Moscow on Motzei Shabbos hoping that she’ll return to Israel shortly with her daughter. “I hope to… Continue Reading →

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is inviting prayers and reflection about the “atrocity” of the Holocaust, urging people to vow in their heart “never again.” In remarks to the public in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, Francis noted that… Continue Reading →

MOROCCO (JTA) — Morocco’s king has inaugurated a $1.5 million center dedicated to Jewish culture in the city of Essaouira. Last week, King Mohammed VI attended the inauguration for Bayt Dakira, which means House of Memory in Arabic. The port… Continue Reading →

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Working against the clock in freezing temperatures, Turkish rescue teams pulled more survivors from collapsed buildings Sunday, days after a powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the country’s east. Rescued survivors wept with gratitude for their efforts…. Continue Reading →

A drunk man with a gun was arrested just outside a Lakewood Yeshivah, TLS has learned. At approximately 3:00 AM this morning, Lakewood Police Officer Michelle Banuelos was patrolling when she spotted a vehicle parked near a Yeshivah, with the… Continue Reading →

[Submitted] Introducing Lakewood Daf Yomi on Kol Haloshon, as well MP3 downloads. Just 3 weeks ago, Klal Govoah held its first ever in-person shiur  and livestream event of the reknown Lakewood Daf Yomi Shiur – streamed to many thousands around… Continue Reading →

AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized for how his kingdom’s wartime government failed its Jews, a first by a sitting prime minister Rutte, on Sunday during a Holocaust commemoration, offered “apologies for the government of those days,… Continue Reading →

An estimated 400 Bochrim from Yeshivos affiliated with the Peleg Yerushalmi were protesting in Yerushalayim on Sunday afternoon. They are protesting the arrest and incarceration of a Yeshiva Bochur named Gamliel Mahadani, who was arrested for failing to register for… Continue Reading →

Naama Issachar, a U.S.-Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges, has asked for a pardon, Interfax news agency reported, citing a statement by her lawyers. Israel has called on… Read more » The post Lawyers: Naama Issachar Files for… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Bernie Sanders launched a campaign video highlighting his Jewish identity and casting President Donald Trump as part of the white nationalist threat. The four-minute video posted Thursday night on Sanders’ Twitter feed, interpolates excerpts from Sanders’ speech… Continue Reading →