Month May 2020
A day after the trial of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu began, he was attacked in the media by two of his most dedicated foes, former prime minister Ehud Olmert… Read more » The post Olmert Wishes Netanyahu in Prison… Continue Reading →
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and four other remaining prefectures on Monday, ending the declaration that began nearly eight weeks ago. The… Read more » The post Japan Lifts Coronavirus Emergency in… Continue Reading →
On a June day in 1878, Constantin Fahlberg, a research chemist conducting experiments in a Johns Hopkins University lab, sat down to eat, bit into a roll – some accounts… Read more » The post Safety of Sugar Substitutes Remains… Continue Reading →
The World Health Organization said that it will temporarily drop hydroxychloroquine — the malaria drug U.S. President Trump said he is taking — from its global study into experimental COVID-19… Read more » The post WHO to Temporarily Stop Study… Continue Reading →
This Sunday, on Rosh Chodesh Sivan, a monumental event occurred over the world. No, it had nothing to do with the corona virus, although it was affected by it. And it wasn’t connected to the political fallout from the virus…. Continue Reading →
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NEW YORK (JTA) – One of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s Super Bowl rings sold for $1.025 million in an online fundraiser to help address food insecurity during the coronavirus pandemic. The ring, which includes 283 diamonds and weighs… Continue Reading →
We regret to inform you of the Petirah of Reb Avraham Pashuter Z”L, who was Niftar today following an illness. Reb Avraham Z”L was a beloved member of the Lakewood community for many years, and went through many Yesurim. He… Continue Reading →
Tensions between El Al and the unions over forced layoffs turned ugly on Monday as a meeting between airline union leaders, management and the Histadrut ended in the overturning of… Read more » The post Things Turn Ugly in El… Continue Reading →
When the coronavirus first came to Brazil and a call went out for volunteers to work the critical care wards, Isabella Rêllo analyzed the risks. She was 28. She lived… Read more » The post In The Developing World, the… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump silently honored the nation’s war dead Monday in a wreath ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, first in a pair of public events also taking him to Baltimore,… Read more » The post Trump Doubles Up on Memorial… Continue Reading →
Joe Biden made his first in-person appearance in more than two months on Monday as he marked Memorial Day by laying a wreath at a veterans park near his Delaware… Read more » The post Biden Makes 1st In-Person Appearance… Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The coronavirus hasn’t been kind to car owners. With more people than ever staying home to lessen the spread of COVID-19, their sedans, pickup trucks and SUVs are parked unattended on the streets, making them easy… Continue Reading →
Israel’s new Strategic Affairs Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen has sent a letter to Twitter calling for the “immediate suspension” of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s account “over his consistent posting… Read more » The post Israeli Minister Seeks to Ban… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — During a Likud party faction meeting just a day after his trial commenced in the Jerusalem District Court, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu issued a declaration in which he set out the five main goals of his new… Continue Reading →
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Point Pleasant today, in a protest aimed at Governor Murphy’s executive orders keeping small businesses shuttered. The Memorial Day protest, organized by the Reopen NJ movement, drew hundreds of people demanding that the governor’s orders… Continue Reading →
President Trump tweeted last night that “should be opened ASAP”. Trump added “Much very good information now available.” The tweet came minutes after a segment aired by host Steve Hilton on Fox News. Trump tagged both @FoxNews and host Steve… Continue Reading →
ARLINGTON, Va. — President Donald Trump has laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery as he commemorates Memorial Day in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Trump was joined by Vice President Mike Pence and his defense secretary. He laid… Continue Reading →
When the Coronavirus hit New York – almost without warning – Jewish day schools, Yeshivos and Mesivtos had to scramble to find a solution for schooling kids from home while keeping them engaged – without free access to the internet…. Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and the Jewish Agency for Israel just welcomed 119 Ethiopian immigrants who will begin their new life in Israel. Upon their arrival on May 21, the new immigrants were greeted by… Continue Reading →
The Sanzer Rebbe was hospitalized on Monday in Laniado Hospital in Netanya after suffering a mild heart attack. The Rebbe, a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Agudas Yisrael, is fully conscious. He underwent a series of tests and… Continue Reading →