Month February 2020

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The museum of the Nazi German Auschwitz death camp is objecting to a scene in a new TV series that shows a murderous game of human chess being played, insisting that no such thing took place… Continue Reading →

(by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com) Stores are starting to advertise for their Purim baskets and candies.  So why can’t we start preparing for the other Mitzvah – Matanos L’Evyonim?  What follows is an overview of this very important Mitzvah…. Continue Reading →

The White House could request close to $1 billion from lawmakers to help boost the nation’s response to the coronavirus, the Washington Post reported on Monday, citing three unnamed people… Read more » The post White House May Seek $1B… Continue Reading →

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tiny bits of broken-down plastic smaller than a fraction of a grain of riceare turning up everywhere in oceans, from the water tothe guts of fish and the poop of sea otters and giant killer whales…. Continue Reading →

The Dow Jones Industrials shed 800 points on Monday as investors scurried to safer assets after a sharp rise in coronavirus cases outside China fueled fears of a bigger impact… Read more » The post Dow Sheds 800 Points as… Continue Reading →

Ten people were injured on Monday after a car plowed into a carnival parade in the western German town of Volkmarsen, police said, adding that the driver had been arrested.… Read more » The post Car Drives Into German Carnival… Continue Reading →

Stock markets are falling around the world after the number of coronavirus cases surged in Italy and South Korea, putting two more major economies at risk from a virus that has already caused widespread disruption in China. The Dow plunged… Continue Reading →

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu held a security consultation Monday afternoon with National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat and Shin Bet chief Nadav Argaman at a secure facility in central Israel, following… Read more » The post Netanyahu: If Rockets Don’t Stop,… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders has joined fellow progressive Elizabeth Warren in proposing that a “wealth tax” can fiance government-funded child care from infancy through age 3 for every American family, then provide universal pre-kindergarten programs after that. Fresh off… Continue Reading →

By Monet Binder, Esq. A power of attorney is one of the most important estate planning documents, but when one sibling is named in a power of attorney, there is the potential for disputes with other siblings. No matter which… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (AP) — Dow sinks more than 900 points in early trading, following global markets lower as virus cases spread beyond Asia.

Seeking to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the close quarters of army service, the IDF has canceled service for reserve soldiers who have visited Thailand recently. Thailand is currently… Read more » The post IDF to Hold Off Reserve… Continue Reading →

In an effort to help with the critically low blood shortage, Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus will host a Blood Drive on Thursday, March 5, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., in the Schulman Conference Center. A blood shortage has… Continue Reading →

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett says the viral outbreak in China has slowed economic growth, but he remains confident in the long-term future of American business. Buffett appeared on CNBC Monday after releasing his annual letter to Berkshire… Continue Reading →

Billionaire Warren Buffett says the viral outbreak in China has slowed economic growth, but he remains confident in the long-term future of American business. Buffett appeared on CNBC Monday after… Read more » The post Buffett: Economy Is Slowing Amid… Continue Reading →

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned Islamic Jihad and Hamas on Monday that there will be a war if rocket fire from the Gaza Strip continues. “Islamic Jihad and Hamas have to understand that this can’t continue,” Netanyahu said to reporters… Continue Reading →

AHMEDABAD, INDIA (AP) — India poured on the pageantry with a joyful, colorful welcome for President Donald Trump on Monday that kicks off a whirlwind 36-hour visit meant to reaffirm U.S.-India ties while providing enviable overseas imagery for a president… Continue Reading →

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is considering officially declaring that his next term as prime minister will be his last, Channel 12 reported Monday. Internal Likud polls show that such a… Read more » The post Report: Netanyahu May Declare Next… Continue Reading →

ATERET, West Bank (AP) — With Israel’s prime minister eager to court the votes of the country’s influential West Bank settlers, President Donald Trump’s Mideast plan seemed to be the key to ramping up their support ahead of critical elections… Continue Reading →