Month February 2020

JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli taxi service app is being sued by human rights lawyers in Jerusalem over its feature that allows riders to be almost sure they will not get an Arab driver. Gett riders can request the Mehadrin… Continue Reading →

Cashless tolling and wider lanes have made the Goethals Bridge a safer place for motorists, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said. Crashes on the span, which… Read more » The post Cashless Tolling, Wider Lanes Credited… Continue Reading →

Areas of upstate New York braced Thursday for high winds and up to 4 feet of snow that already had closed schools and led to calls for drivers to stay… Read more » The post Parts of New York Brace… Continue Reading →



Cashless tolling and wider lanes have made the Goethals Bridge a safer place for motorists, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said. Crashes on the span, which links Elizabeth with Staten Island, New York, have declined by… Continue Reading →

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A cruise ship heading to the Dominican Republic to disembark hundreds of passengers after a 14-day tour was turned away on Thursday because officials feared eight of those aboard showed potential symptoms of the… Continue Reading →

Over a thousand graduates, parents, and friends of Nesivos Chachma gathered at Binyanei HaUmah for a historic fundraiser to guarantee the future of the yeshiva. Throughout the event live footage was broadcast in the hall of the hundreds of bochurim… Continue Reading →

U.S. wildlife managers proposed Thursday to set aside a vast area across seven Western states as habitat critical to the survival of a rare songbird that migrates each year from… Read more » The post U.S. Identifies Habitat Critical for… Continue Reading →

Dozens of interviews with Democratic establishment leaders this week show that the Democratic Party are not just worried about a Bernie Sanders’s candidacy, but are also willing to risk intraparty damage to stop his nomination at the national convention in… Continue Reading →

Israel became the first country on Wednesday to advise its citizens to halt all unnecessary travel abroad in light of the recent alarming spread of the coronavirus in countries outside China, including South Korea, Italy, Germany and other European countries… Continue Reading →

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times So what will Purim be like AFTER  Moshiach comes? There is a famous Yalkut Shimoni (#944) referring to the time of Moshiach that states, “All the holidays are destined to… Continue Reading →

It has all the hallmarks of an only-in-Los Angeles crime: A thief stole a hearse – with a body inside – that went on a wild ride, ending with a chase and a crash on a busy freeway. Authorities say… Continue Reading →

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ ascendancy as Democrats’ leading presidential hopeful fueled growing unease as lawmakers openly expressed anxiety that the self-proclaimed democratic socialist could cost them House control and questions abounded over what party leaders should do. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi,… Continue Reading →

PARIS (JTA) – A secret network of Jews influences global political and economic affairs. That’s the feeling among a fifth of the 16,000 respondents to a survey among Europeans from 16 countries. The same number also agreed with the statement… Continue Reading →

Vice President Mike Pence announced today that Ambassador Dr.Debbie Birx will serve as the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, and will also join the Task Force led by Health and… Read more » The post Vice President Pence Announces Ambassador… Continue Reading →

Worshippers who came to visit the grave of the Yid Hakudosh of Peshischa and that of his disciple Rebbe Reb’ Bunim zy’a in the town of Peshischa, Poland, were horrified… Read more » The post Shocking and Painful: Tzion of… Continue Reading →

AUSTRIA (JNS) — The Austrian parliament unanimously passed a resolution on Thursday rejecting the BDS movement and all forms of anti-Semitism, including Israel-related anti-Semitism. The resolution, which was initiated by Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s center-right People’s Party, was first introduced… Continue Reading →

The coronavirus epidemic, while still mostly confined to China, has health experts concerned that a “window of opportunity” to fully contain it is rapidly closing. Still, with few cases in the United States, the coronavirus is little more than a… Continue Reading →

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It has all the hallmarks of an only-in-Los Angeles crime: A thief stole a hearse — with a body inside — that went on a wild ride, ending with a chase and a crash on a… Continue Reading →

The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank nearly 1,200 points Thursday, deepening a weeklong global market rout caused by worries that the coronavirus outbreak will wreak havoc on the global economy.… Read more » The post Stock Market Rout Deepens on… Continue Reading →

New York’s governor says he believes President Donald Trump is punishing his home state for being too liberal. In the past few weeks, New York has come out on the losing end on a series of federal acts. The Army… Continue Reading →