Month April 2020
New York City schools will implement a new grading system for the remainder of the coronavirus-disrupted school year, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. Elementary school students will be graded… Read more » The post Altered Grading System Announced for… Continue Reading →
Jets from the Navy’s Blue Angels and the Air Force’s Thunderbirds flew over New York City on Tuesday in a tribute to the medical personnel, first responders and other essential… Read more » The post Military Flyover Honors Medical Workers… Continue Reading →
Igud ha’avreichim supports 100’s of individuals learning torah behind closed doors. Under the auspices of Harav Yehuda Aryeh dunner Shlit”A, Igud Ha’avreichim has undertaken to sponsor every hour of Torah learning being studied at the cost of $6 per hour;… Continue Reading →
On the second day of this teleconferencing school, my home phone stopped working for the kids numbers. However, cell phones were working to those phone numbers. Something was up, but no one had time to figure out why. Everyone ran… Continue Reading →
The condition of a 62-year-old woman who was stabbed by a Palestinian terrorist in Kfar Sava on Tuesday afternoon was reported to have improved, and hospital staff said she may… Read more » The post Stabbing Victim’s Condition Improves appeared… Continue Reading →
There are 5,589 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Israel as of Tuesday, with 117 in serious condition, of whom 94 are ventilated. Israel has recorded 208 fatalities due to the coronavirus as of Tuesday. A total of 7,375 Israelis… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A hospital in Israel is partnering with the National Institutes of Health to study and combat COVID-19. The Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer, near Tel Aviv, said it signed an “emergency agreement” with the Maryland-based NIH… Continue Reading →
The Thunderbirds and Blue Angels flew in formation over New York City and Newark, NJ Tuesday afternoon. “Operation America Strong” paired the US Navy’s Blue Angels and the Air Force Thunderbirds in a coordinated flyover. The effort served as a… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) – Jets from Navy’s Blue Angels and the Air Force’s Thunderbirds flew over New York City on Tuesday in a tribute to the medical personnel, first responders and other essential workers involved in fighting the pandemic. The… Continue Reading →
The New York City Department of Education has announced that it will extend its iPad loan program to students in private schools, prioritizing those who receive special education and related… Read more » The post New York City to Loan… Continue Reading →
As the COVID-19 pandemic is taking over the world and affecting the regular learning schedule of Yeshivas, schools, and seminaries, we are all experiencing the live classes that todays technology offers. For some, this experience is not new. Over the last… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Once again klal yisroel is reeling from another tragic petira, this time of a yungerman in his high 30s, R’ Yehuda Aryeh Falik a”h. R’ Yehuda Aryeh a”h suffered multiple health issues throughout most of his life as well… Continue Reading →
PARIS (JTA) – The driver of a car who intentionally rammed into two police officers on motorcycles in suburban Paris said he was avenging actions against the Palestinians. The officers, who were conducting routine traffic checks, were reported to be… Continue Reading →
MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. (AP) — A New York woman who was born during the Spanish Flu pandemic has survived COVID-19. Angelina Friedman, who lives in a nursing home in Lake Mohegan, was taken to a hospital for a minor medical… Continue Reading →
Dear Friends, While we are seeing a positive trend in data, with deaths, hospitalizations, and critical care cases going down, the aftershocks of this virus are going to linger for… Read more » The post Deutsch ‘Deep Dive’ Into Unemployment… Continue Reading →
Jordan on Monday eased restrictions on movement aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus and allowed more businesses to reopen to help jump-start the cash-strapped economy, officials said. Residents… Read more » The post Jordan Starts Reopening Economy appeared… Continue Reading →
2020 GMC Acadia AWD AT4: No, that doesn’t designate four-cylinder automatic; it means sporty all-wheel-drive ruggedness. Price: $46,330 as tested. Trailer package added $650; black paint, $495; Driver Alert Package… Read more » The post AUTO REVIEW: GMC Acadia AT4… Continue Reading →
LONDON (JTA) – A haredi Orthodox girls high school in London redacted history books to cover up what it considers the immodest behavior of British monarchs. At a hearing on the Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls’ School, a government school standards… Continue Reading →