Month February 2020

On Shabbos Parashas Bo, Ner Hamizrach and Beth Jacob of Atlanta hosted Rabbi Pinchos Winston, a resident of Telz-Stone, for a special scholar-in- residence program. The Shabbos was sponsored by… Read more » The post Atlanta Community Hosts Rabbi Pinchas… Continue Reading →

On Tuesday, January 28, Chaverim of Queens held their Members Appreciation Dinner, celebrating 12 years of service to the Queens community. The event, which took place in Fresh Meadows at… Read more » The post Chaverim of Queens Members Appreciation… Continue Reading →

Europe’s busiest airport suffered the knock-on effects Monday of technical issues that disrupted travel over the weekend. About 60 arrivals at Heathrow Airport were disrupted, reflecting almost 10% of the total number. Those troubles come a day after some 130… Continue Reading →

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The condition IDF soldier who was seriously injured in the ramming attack in Jerusalem two weeks ago continues to make improvements. Shaare Tzedek Hospital in Jerusalem tells the media that he has been released from the ICU and transferred into… Continue Reading →

The recent massive leak of personal information from the Israeli voter registry was not only a violation of privacy laws but an unprecedented breach of national security, according to a… Read more » The post Haaretz: Voter Rolls Leak Imperils… Continue Reading →

Alleged RUOC Administrator Sentenced for Check Fraud The man believed to be the administrator of Rise Up Ocean County’s (RUOC) online presence was sentenced to 60 days in prison for… Read more » The post Lakewood Briefs appeared first on… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (JNS) — An Israeli child on Sunday found an explosive device attached to a balloon in the yard of her home in Moshav Shuva in southern Israel, according to the Israeli military. The device is believed to have been… Continue Reading →

An orphaned black bear cub has been placed with a substitute mother this week after being saved by a dog and brought to safety. The rescue effort unfolded after the… Read more » The post Bear ‘Foster Mom’ Raises Cub… Continue Reading →

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Days and days of heavy rain have created a dilemma for authorities managing dams along swollen rivers in Mississippi and Tennessee. The water has to be released eventually, worsening the… Read more » The post Dams Unleash Floodwaters in Mississippi… Continue Reading →

Israel’s Ministry of Transportation has given approval to a plan to construct a high-speed rail link from Ben-Gurion Airport to the Kosel, a proposal which has been held up in… Read more » The post High-Speed Rail Link From Airport… Continue Reading →

Two charter flights carrying cruise ship passengers from Japan landed at military bases in California and Texas overnight, starting the clock on a quarantine period to ensure passengers don’t have… Read more » The post Trading Quarantines, Americans From Cruise… Continue Reading →

An Arab attempted to stab a Border Police officer at a security check post by Mearas Hamachpeila early Monday afternoon. During the inspection, the Arab put on his jacket which raised the suspicion of the officer on duty who prepared… Continue Reading →

Beijing (AP) — For decades, the Uighur imam was a bedrock of his farming community in China’s far west. On Fridays, he preached Islam as a religion of peace. On Sundays, he treated the sick with free herbal medicine. In… Continue Reading →

The Eim B’yisroel. Who ensure the future of klal yisroel. The women who are tasked with running a healthy, happy, Torahdik home. The heroes who tackle a never ending list of to-dos. Carpools. Appointments. Supper. Errands. Work. Simchas. But then… Continue Reading →

The coronavirus continues to wreak havoc as a third Israeli aboard the Diamond Princess, the cruise ship quarantined off Yokohama port in Japan, was confirmed to have contracted the virus on Sunday evening. Earlier on Sunday, Japan’s Health Ministry announced… Continue Reading →

A Jewish-owned business based out of Jackson was defaced with Swastikas. The owners came to work to find a trailer and fence spray-painted with swastikas and other graffiti. A woman was seen in the surveillance video getting out of her… Continue Reading →

The Palestinian prime minister lashed out Sunday at U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to end the Mideast conflict, saying it would be “buried very soon.” Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Mohammad Shtayyeh said the U.S. plan was “no more… Continue Reading →

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — With the Nevada caucuses less than a week away, Democratic presidential candidates campaigning were fixated on a rival who wasn’t contesting the state. Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg all… Continue Reading →

A plane sent to return the 12 quarantined Israelis from the cruise ship Diamond Princess will depart from Thailand to Japan on Wednesday, in coordination with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs… Read more » The post Plane to Return Israelis From… Continue Reading →