Month May 2020
The Justice Department today announced that it filed a lawsuit against Jackson Township, New Jersey, and the township planning board alleging they implemented zoning ordinances that intentionally restrict the operation of religious schools and housing associated with such schools, including… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said it thwarted an attempt on Wednesday to smuggle weapons into the country from neighboring Jordan, firing upon and arresting one of the smugglers. The military said that together with Israeli police, it identified… Continue Reading →
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Johnson & Johnson is ending sales of its iconic talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder in the U.S. and Canada, where demand has dwindled amid thousands of lawsuits claiming it has caused cancer. The world’s biggest maker of health care products said… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Ateres Shlomo is now the first yeshiva allowed by the Health Ministry to return to full functionality, following two weeks of learning in “capsules”, small groups of students in outdoor areas. During his drasha, Rav Sorotzkin emotionally declared… Continue Reading →
Religious services and ceremonies of 10 or less people will be permitted across the state starting on Thursday. NY Governor Cuomo suggested drive-thru services and ceremonies as an alternative. DEVELOPING STORY – REFRESH FOR UPDATES The post STARTING THURSDAY –… Continue Reading →
Agudath Israel’s Project LEARN is delighted to announce an upcoming webinar devoted exclusively to parents of children with special needs. While all of us have been effected by this pandemic, parents of children with special needs have been particularly challenged:… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. births continued to fall last year, leading to the fewest number of newborns in 35 years. The decline is the latest sign of a prolonged national “baby bust” that’s been going on for more than… Continue Reading →
On Wednesday morning, Israel’s Health Ministry failed to publish updated coronavirus data in the morning for the first time so the latest data available is from Tuesday night, when there were 16,666 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with 50 in… Continue Reading →
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel bade farewell on Wednesday to China’s ambassador to the country who died earlier this week. Diplomats held a short ceremony at Ben-Gurion Airport in honor of Du Wei before his body was flown back to China…. Continue Reading →
Twenty years after Hezbollah terrorists pushed Israel’s last troops from southern Lebanon, both sides are gearing up for a possible war that neither seems to want. IDF troops are striking… Read more » The post 20 Years After Withdrawal, Israel,… Continue Reading →
26 Iyar 5780 May 20, 2020 To Our Beloved Community, We hope this letter finds you and your family safe, secure, and healthy. We appreciate your strength and fortitude during these difficult times. For the last 9 weeks we have… Continue Reading →
BROOKLYN, NY (JTA) – In the latest dustup between New York authorities and Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn, police broke up a gathering of at least several dozen men at a Hasidic synagogue on Wednesday morning. Videos circulating on the messaging… Continue Reading →
As New York City makes plans to reopen in the coming months, officials are dusting off the playbook from the 1918 flu pandemic, when businesses were ordered to begin their… Read more » The post New York May Use Staggered… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — They fly at speeds of a mile a second or faster and maneuver in ways that make them extra hard to detect and destroy in flight. President Donald Trump calls them a “super-duper missile,” though they’re better… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court on Wednesday ordered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to appear for the opening of his criminal trial in Jerusalem on Sunday. Netanyahu’s attorneys had asked the Jerusalem District Court for an exemption from appearing for… Continue Reading →
When Jeff Borghoff heard about the need for personal protective equipment (PPE’s) for first responders and public health workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, he immediately knew he wanted to pitch in and help out. Jeff, a 56 year old from… Continue Reading →
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday slammed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s offensive remarks against Israel a day earlier. “The United States condemns Supreme Leader Khamenei’s disgusting and hateful… Read more » The post Pompeo Slams Khamenei Over Anti-Israel… Continue Reading →