Month May 2020
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Most Dutch municipalities were involved in the theft of Jewish-owned real estate during World War II — and most appear to have no record of it. Among the 223 municipalities involved, 80% have no data about it,… Continue Reading →
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mayor of Minneapolis called Wednesday for criminal charges against the white police officer seen on video kneeling against the neck of a handcuffed black man who complained that he could not breathe and died in police… Continue Reading →
(By: Frimet Blum) It’s been months since anyone entered a Chesed 24/7 Hospitality Room. But on Wednesday, May 26, the long-deserted rooms in Mount Sinai and Lenox Hill hospitals came alive, as family members of patients swarmed in seeking food… Continue Reading →
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee will soon stop providing the names and addresses of COVID-19 patients to first responders, after initially arguing that doing so would protect those on the front line. Gov. Bill Lee’s administration decided on the change… Continue Reading →
To our dear friends and supporters, I want to invite you… twice! #1 To fulfill the #1 priority in tzedaka (Shulchan Aruch) giving which is Pidyon Shvuyim – (redeeming of captives) by helping Yad L’Achim rescue trapped women & children before Shavuos…(Many… Continue Reading →
The highest number of new cases of the coronavirus relative to its population in Israel in recent days has been in Tel Aviv, which recently has seen large gatherings at protests and concerts. Some of the new cases have been… Continue Reading →
Looters have struck a Target store as protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis continue. FOX 9 crews witnessed groups of looters running in and out of the Target location off East Lake Street Wednesday evening. The store… Continue Reading →
Looters have struck a Target store as protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis continue. FOX 9 crews witnessed groups of looters running in and out of the Target location off East Lake Street Wednesday evening. The store… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will testify next week at a Senate committee hearing on the Justice Department’s Russia investigation, the committee chairman said Wednesday. The session Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee is the first… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. is hitting a tragic milestone: 100,000 dead from the coronavirus. But is that number right? The accuracy of U.S. coronavirus death count has been both a scientific and political issue. Some conservatives have suggested… Continue Reading →
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas officials fighting to block widespread mail-in voting during the pandemic claimed victory after the state’s highest court ruled Wednesday that a lack of immunity to the coronavirus doesn’t qualify someone to cast a ballot by… Continue Reading →
A soldier stationed in Kansas saved “countless lives” Wednesday when he hit a man with his car as the man was shooting randomly at people on a bridge near an… Read more » The post Soldier Saved Lives by Stopping… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order shortly regarding social media companies, a White House spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany made the remark to reporters aboard Air… Read more » The post Trump Will Sign an Executive… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) – U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and his family joined a special online broadcast on Tuesday from Pantry Packers in Jerusalem to commemorate Shavuot. The broadcast featured celebrity chef Jamie Geller demonstrating and preparing the perfect cheesecake,… Continue Reading →
Are you one of the 33k who’ve downloaded the All Daf App? Are you one of the thousands who browse alldaf.org for the Daf Yomi Shiurim and all the supplemental material available? Here’s an opportunity to meet some of our Maggidei… Continue Reading →
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A protester who participated in hanging an effigy of Kentucky’s governor at an armed rally on the State Capitol grounds has been fired from his job at an auto dealer. Neil Huffman Auto Group said it… Continue Reading →
House lawmakers cast the first-ever remote congressional floor votes Wednesday, albeit under a legal cloud after Republican leaders filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the arrangement. The new… Read more » The post House Votes Remotely for First… Continue Reading →
Israel’s restaurants, bars, swimming pools, hotels and tourist attractions re-opened on Wednesday as the government launches ahead to revive the beleaguered economy. The government approved the lifting of the restrictions late Tuesday night. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told Israelis: “Drink… Continue Reading →
The mayor of Minneapolis called Wednesday for criminal charges to be filed against the white police officer seen on video kneeling against the neck of a handcuffed black man who… Read more » The post Mayor: Officer Who Put Knee… Continue Reading →