Month May 2020
WASHINGTON (JTA) – Lawmakers from two House committees used Memorial Day weekend to call for the removal of gravestones from a military cemetery that are inscribed with Nazi symbols and sentiments. The four lawmakers sent the bipartisan request to Veterans… Continue Reading →
Attorney Advertising– NEW YORK—Have you or a loved one used Talcum powder and been diagnosed with Cancer? The lawsuit claims that Talcum can cause cancer when applied for personal hygiene, and especially after use on the genital areas. If you or a loved… Continue Reading →
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has instructed his government to implement recently passed parliamentary legislation banning the use of any Israeli products in the country, including computer hardware or software, according… Read more » The post Iranian President Orders Ban on… Continue Reading →
The condition of Reb Shmuel Miller, Rosh Yeshiva Gedolah Bais Yisroel, has become critical. Please be Mispallel for Reuven Shmuel ben Chana Ettel.
Maimonides Medical Center is allowing patients two visitors per day during select hours, as New York’s pilot program allowing visitors to return to hospitals gets underway in 21 hospitals across… Read more » The post Maimonides Allowing Limited Visitation Under… Continue Reading →
On Monday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo addressed the fact that the disastrous forecasts he used to justify his lockdown orders were wildly wrong. Speaking to reporters, Cuomo admitted that the predictions were way off and said that he’s “out… Continue Reading →
It came as no surprise when the Central Bureau of Statistics released data showing that many Israelis are emerging from the coronavirus crisis in a state of anxiety. The CBS… Read more » The post Israelis Coming Out of Lockdown… Continue Reading →
There are currently 16,734 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Israel, with 14,307 patients having recovered and only 2,146 active cases. There are 41 patients in serious condition, of whom 29 are ventilated. One person died of the coronavirus since… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The husband of a woman who died accidentally in an office of then-GOP Rep. Joe Scarborough two decades ago is demanding that Twitter remove President Donald Trump’s tweets suggesting Scarborough, now a fierce Trump critic, murdered her…. Continue Reading →
Coronavirus diagnoses among school staff members and students in Israeli schools continue to occur, sending hundreds of more students and staff members into quarantine before Shavous. On Tuesday morning, an eighth-grader in the Toras Yishayahu Talmud Torah in Bnei Brak… Continue Reading →
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A black man has died in Minneapolis police custody after video shared online from a bystander showed a white officer kneeling on his neck during his arrest as he pleaded that he couldn’t breathe. His death, which… Continue Reading →
Out of town students now have the unique opportunity to join the acclaimed PCS Masters in Accounting program fully online! Since 2005 students have recognized this as an easy path to a stable and lucrative parnassah. With a 96% Placement… Continue Reading →
Governor Murphy today noted that professional sports teams which train or play in New Jersey are allowed to practice and engage in games or matches, if their leagues resume competition. “Our administration has been in constant discussions with our professional… Continue Reading →
Montenegro, the last country in Europe to be infected by the novel coronavirus, has become the first European country to eradicate the virus , the country’s health minister announced Monday. “In the days ahead, responsible behavior and shared health care… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Newly-appointed Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen has sent a letter to Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey calling for the immediate suspension of the Twitter account of Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for his anti-Semitic and genocidal posts…. Continue Reading →
A New Jersey man was arrested for a $5 million scheme to defraud NYC during the Covid-19 Pandemic, the DOJ announced today. Geoffrey S. Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Margaret Garnett, the Commissioner… Continue Reading →
Governor Murphy during a press conference today said he spoke with President Trump about reopening houses of worship in New Jersey. The governor has still not announced plans to fully reopen them.
The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange reopened Tuesday in a largely symbolic step toward economic recovery, and stocks surged at the opening bell, even as the official U.S. death toll closed in on 100,000, a mark President… Continue Reading →
The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a disturbing incident that occurred on Tuesday morning on Yeshiva Lane, when a man attempted to run over a senior staff member at Yeshiva Ner Yisroel with a vehicle. Sources tell YWN that at… Continue Reading →
NES TZIONA (VINnews) — The Nes-Tziona-based Institute for Biological Research, which is affiliated with Israel’s Defense Ministry, announced Tuesday that it has found that two drugs used to treat a genetic disorder known as Gaucher’s disease are also effective against… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel’s economy contracted by around 7.1 percent in the first quarter, the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics announced on Monday. This was the first quarterly contraction of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) since 2012, according to… Continue Reading →