Month May 2020
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli archaeologists uncovered a 2000-year-old subterranean compound near the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, near the Western Wall tunnels. The compound, which was sealed off in the Byzantine period about 1,400 years ago, contains two open… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home building plunged again in April, taken down by the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that ground breakings plummeted 30.2% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 891,000…. Continue Reading →
In addition to the daily delivery at seven public school locations that continue to serve food prepared by the Sodexo Company, the morning bus route delivery for public students, and the four school sites that provide kosher food prepared by… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel’s Health Ministry on Tuesday temporarily lifted the requirement to wear protective masks in schools and open spaces due to an extreme heatwave in the country. According to the Health Ministry, the exemption, which will last until… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A report by the Washington Post claims that Israel was behind a recent sophisticated cyberattack on an Iranian port facility which caused widespread chaos. The attack was apparently in retaliation for an attempt last month by Iran… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus has cut an unequal path of grief through New York City, hitting hardest in a ring of predominantly poorer, nonwhite neighborhoods a long subway and bus ride from Manhattan, according to data released by… Continue Reading →
British budget airline easyJet said on Tuesday hackers had accessed the email and travel details of around nine million customers, as well as the credit card details of more than… Read more » The post Cyberattack on EasyJet Gets Details… Continue Reading →
Small businesses hoping for more leeway in using coronavirus loan money were disappointed as the government released instructions for seeking forgiveness for the loans. Forms the Small Business Administration released late Friday didn’t address two concerns shared by many owners… Continue Reading →
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — In a letter written Monday regarding the expected reopening of Shuls in Israel this week, Rav Chaim Kanievski wrote that we need “to establish a permanent rule (Takkanah Kevu’ah) that all telephones should be off during… Continue Reading →
Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Harav David Lau called on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to allow shuls to reopen after a near two month ban on indoors tefillos. In his letter to the… Read more » The post Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Calls on… Continue Reading →
Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Monday that the party “will not be holding a virtual convention,” pledging that the presidential nominating convention in late August will be conducted at least partly in-person. The coronavirus outbreak forced Democrats to… Continue Reading →
A group of 15 Republican state attorneys general filed an amicus brief Monday supporting the Justice Department’s motion to drop its case against former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn. The group, led by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost,… Continue Reading →
See the letter below, also signed by Harav Gershon Eidelstien.
Hi, This is a song I composed 12 years ago after the Petirah of my father, a Holocaust survivor. I feel that the message is pertinent to the Covid-19 situation now as well. שַׂ֭מְּחֵנוּ כִּימ֣וֹת עִנִּיתָ֑נוּ שְׁ֝נ֗וֹת רָאִ֥ינוּ רָעָֽה׃ Give… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Channel anchor Neil Cavuto strongly urged viewers on Monday not to follow the example of President Donald Trump, who revealed that he is taking a malaria drug to protect against the coronavirus. Trump said… Continue Reading →
The United Kingdom announced a new post-Brexit tariff regime on Tuesday to replace the European Union’s external tariff, maintaining a 10% tariff on cars but cutting levies on tens of… Read more » The post U.K. Announces New Post-Brexit Global… Continue Reading →
Terrorists used a remotely-controlled bomb and assault rifles to ambush a convoy of Pakistani troops assigned to protect an oil and gas facility in the country’s restive southwest, killing six… Read more » The post Terrorists Kill Six Pakistani Troops… Continue Reading →
A New York City physician known for his dedication to patient care continued working on the frontlines of the pandemic in an intensive care unit and died from COVID-19. As the coronavirus pandemic took hold in New York, Dr. James… Continue Reading →
“There I was, standing in the park, wondering why frisbees get bigger as they get closer. And then it hit me…” Wondering why you’re suddenly getting bombarded with emails and advertisements about the Oorah Auction? Because TODAY IS THE DAY!… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Reb Asher Amar Z”L was survived by his widow and 17 children! 10 of them still home unmarried. He was well known in Yerushalayim, where he was from the founders of the Rabbi Elbaz Yeshivah. Reb Asher was a… Continue Reading →
Israel’s cyberattack on an Iranian port was in retaliation for an Iranian attack that, according to a Channel 12 report, “crossed a red line, and Israel had to respond.” A… Read more » The post Source: Israel’s Cyberattack on Iran… Continue Reading →