Month February 2020

The morning dawned crisp and cloudy and overflowing with mixed emotions. Like marathoners nearing the finish line, participants at the Agudah’s 20th annual Yarchei Kallah were filled with anticipation as they… Read more » The post Heartful Inspirations and Renewed Dedication… Continue Reading →

A woman attempted to stab passersby at the Armon Hanatziv Promenade in Yerushalayim on Friday in a suspected terror attack, police said. The woman tried to stab people on the promenade… Read more » The post Attempted Stabbing Attack in Yerushalayim’s… Continue Reading →

The results of the March 2 elections could depend on how many loyalists each party gets out to the polls – because there is less interest in this election among… Read more » The post Poll: Left-Wing Voters More Likely… Continue Reading →

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is jailed in Britain fighting extradition to the United States for espionage and computer hacking, may seek asylum in France, his lawyer Eric Dupond-Moretti said… Read more » The post WikiLeaks’ Assange May Seek Asylum… Continue Reading →

With travelers canceling trips to the Far East, excess capacity on flights and ships has forced operators to come up with alternative plans – and one of those plans is… Read more » The post Biggest Cruise Ship Ever to… Continue Reading →

Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower Friday after a spike in new virus cases in South Korea refueled investor anxiety about China’s disease outbreak. Benchmarks in Tokyo, Hong Kong… Read more » The post Asian Stocks Follow Wall Street… Continue Reading →

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday that the City is expanding relief for small businesses, including eliminating fines for first time violations and expanding the universe of violations that will… Read more » The post NYC Expands Relief For Small… Continue Reading →

Iranians began voting on Friday in a parliamentary election likely to help religious rulers tighten their grip on power as the country faces mounting U.S. pressure over its nuclear program… Read more » The post Iran Holds Parliamentary Election Likely… Continue Reading →

Japan’s health minister said that the last cruise ship passengers who tested negative for a new virus will leave the Diamond Princess on Friday after a much-criticized quarantine of the… Read more » The post Japan to Let Off Last… Continue Reading →

After two weeks in which they were isolated from the rest of the world – and even from other passengers – eleven Israelis who were aboard the Princess Diamond cruise… Read more » The post Israelis Evacuated From Coronavirus Cruise… Continue Reading →

If there was any chance for reconciliation between chareidi parties and Blue and White in advance of the elections, it seems to have dissipated Thursday night, when Health Minister Rabbi… Read more » The post Rabbi Litzman to Gantz: You’ve… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A group of Israeli passengers who spent the last 2 weeks quarantined on a cruise ship off Japan due to the Coronavirus outbreak, finally landed in Ben Gurion airport early Friday morning. But their time under quarantine… Continue Reading →

Israeli prosecutors say they are opening a criminal investigation into the failed start-up of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s challenger, shaking up what has already been a tumultuous election campaign. In a statement released Thursday night, Israel’s Justice Ministry said Israeli… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (JNS) — For 42 girls who came together at the Hadar Hall in Jerusalem on Monday, the idea of a bat mitzvah celebration had been something difficult to imagine. The girls were all united; they were orphans who have… Continue Reading →

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NEW YORK (AP) — This week’s feisty Democratic presidential debate, the first to feature former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, was a huge television hit with nearly 20 million viewers. The Nielsen company said the debate, seen by 19.7 million… Continue Reading →

With 11 days left before the elections, an election poll conducted by Direct Pulse headed by Shlomo Filber shows a role reversal in the number of seats that will be won and for the first time, Blue and White isn’t… Continue Reading →

LAKEWOOD (JNS) — Some 200 people gathered at Congregation Sons of Israel in Lakewood, N.J., on Tuesday night not to pray, but to learn about new security technologies and hear from law-enforcement experts and others about how to stay safe…. Continue Reading →

A Mexican municipal worker who was shot at point-blank range by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in New York this month suffered excruciating pain, has limited vision in his left eye and cannot use his left arm, according… Continue Reading →

The Lakewood Police Department this week rolled out its newest Initiative – ‘Shop with a Cop’. The initiative, by Police Chief Greg Meyer, aims to give residents – and especially children – the ability to ask police officers whatever is… Continue Reading →