Month May 2020
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Stormy weather is threatening to delay SpaceX’s first astronaut launch. A SpaceX rocket is scheduled to blast off Wednesday afternoon from Kennedy Space Center, carrying a Dragon capsule with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob… Continue Reading →
A U.S. biotechnology company announced on Tuesday the start of human trials in Australia of a vaccine for the coronarvirus with hopes of releasing a proven vaccine this year. Novavax… Read more » The post U.S. Company Trials Coronavirus Vaccine… Continue Reading →
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GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — More than 200 workers at an export-focused textile plant in Guatemala have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and more results are pending in what could be one of the country’s largest outbreaks, officials said Monday…. Continue Reading →
Despite no transportation and Sodexo not operating due to Memorial Day, 12,000 meals were distributed to Lakewood school children today – provided by Gelbstein’s Bakery, and coordinated by School District Attorney Michael Inzelbuch.
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A U.S. biotechnology company announced on Tuesday the start of human trials in Australia of a vaccine for the coronarvirus with hopes of releasing a proven vaccine this year. Novavax has begun the first phase of… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Maran Sar Hatorah – Nasi: “The Best Yissachar-Zevulun Pact of Our Generation Is At Shas Yiden”
Congressional leaders who oversee the budget for the Veterans Administration are making a Memorial Day push for the removal of gravestones containing swastikas and praise for Adolf Hitler from veterans’… Read more » The post Congressional Leaders Push to Remove… Continue Reading →
State and military officials gathered on Monday to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in a memorial service unlike any in recent memory. Gov. Phil Murphy, along with leadership… Read more » The post Murphy Honors Military Fallen, COVID-19… Continue Reading →
With the cream cheese shortage becoming a bit of a challenge ahead of Shavuos… Here’s one idea, given out with the lunches today: This one was provided by Shloimy’s Kosher World:
It’s back to the future as NASA astronauts launch again from the U.S. — aboard a retro-style capsule. Make no mistake: This is not your father’s — or grandfather’s —… Read more » The post NASA Astronauts Go Back to… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTA) – A six-year-old Israeli boy discovered a 3,500-year-old tablet during a visit to the site of an archaeological site in the Negev desert. Imri Elya from Kibbutz Nirim found the artifact at Tel Jemmah, and turned it over… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Our Dear Friends and Partners, In these tumultuous times, we are davening and hoping that you and your families are well. Kupas Yom Tov was founded with the goal of “איש את ריעהו יעזורו”, to be there to help… Continue Reading →
Curtis Sliwa donned a wetsuit and his trademark Guardian Angels red beret and strode into the water at Coney Island Sunday in defiance of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s no-swimming order.… Read more » The post Curtis Sliwa, in Guardian Angels… Continue Reading →
Florida blew past 51,000 confirmed COVID-19 infections as the number of daily confirmed cases continued to rise in the state. Monday’s report from the Florida Department of Health added another… Read more » The post Florida’s COVID-19 Cases Zoom Past… Continue Reading →
Watching your child struggle in school is difficult at any time. With the added stress of distance-learning in a distracted home environment, success becomes even more challenging. So many boys are struggling to grasp Gemara and its concepts, whether in… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] The Ohel Sarala program is a conduit for simcha. Sarala Ginzberg was a young girl who passed away a few weeks after she turned 17. Her death was a devastating blow to those who knew her, but her family… Continue Reading →
Families of front-line workers killed by coronavirus will be entitled to government-backed death benefits, Gov. Cuomo announced Monday. The governor, holding his daily briefing aboard the Intrepid Sea Air and… Read more » The post New York to Provide Death… Continue Reading →
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said Monday that it will temporarily drop hydroxychloroquine — the anti-malarial drug U.S. President Trump says he is taking — from its global study into experimental COVID-19 treatments, saying that its experts need… Continue Reading →
Seen at a supermarket in Lakewood.
Six-year-old Imri Elya from Kibbutz Nirim near the Gaza Strip, went on an outing last March with his parents to tour the Tel Jemmeh archaeological site near Kibbutz Re’im. Suddenly,… Read more » The post Boy in Gaza Periphery Discovers… Continue Reading →