Month May 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr said Monday that he did not expect investigations into the origins of the FBI’s Russia investigation to lead to criminal probes into either President Donald Trump’s Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, or former President… Continue Reading →
By Gavriel Levy. Even as we experience a world shut down in this era of the novel coronavirus, there is one fire that continues to burn brightly: Limud Daf HaYomi. Whether via telephone or video conference, thousands upon thousands of… Continue Reading →
Israeli inventors have developed a coronavirus mask with a remote control mouth that lets diners eat food without taking it off, a device they say could make a visit to… Read more » The post Dining Out by Remote Control… Continue Reading →
Mesivta Gaon Yaakov, a Yeshiva High School in Lakewood, decided that on Sunday afternoons they wanted their 9th graders to have something constructive to do when school ends @3:30 pm. One of the parents Mr. Shimon Weinstein a computer specialist, suggested… Continue Reading →
The Saudi Air Force student who opened fire at a U.S. military base in Pensacola, Florida, last year was in contact with an al-Qaida suspect before the shooting, according to… Read more » The post FBI Links al-Qaida to Saudi… Continue Reading →
A group of small business owners are banding together to urge New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to begin reopening the state for business. The group, comprised of elected officials, business owners, civic leaders, and residents, has presented a proposal to… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is ramping up its ability to test for the coronavirus, with testing available at more than 150 sites citywide and test kits made in the city now in use at city-run health clinics,… Continue Reading →
Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that he believes New York City will likely meet the state’s seven metrics to begin easing restrictions for the first phase of reopening sometime in the first half of June. “The first half of… Continue Reading →
Following weeks of deliberation, the Jerusalem District Attorney’s Office informed Rabbi Berland’s attorneys on Monday that a decision has been made to charge him with offenses of fraud with the intent to evade taxes, money laundering and other offenses subject… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – For the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, Israel on Monday morning reported no new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths from the disease over the previous 12 hours. On… Continue Reading →
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[COMMUNICATED] Baruch Hashem, the hospitalizations and deaths R”l in our kehillah have been on a downward trend for weeks, but the Coronavirus crisis’ effects are felt stronger than ever by so many families. All too many of our friends and neighbors… Continue Reading →
PARIS (AP) — Just one week after a third of French schoolchildren went back to school in an easing ofthe coronavirus lockdown, there’s been a worrying flareup of about 70 COVID-19 cases linked to schools. Some schools were opened last… Continue Reading →
ASHDOD (VINnews) — Yuval Carmi, the falafel store owner who touched the hearts of all Israelis when he broke down in tears during an emotional interview and described his deplorable financial situation during the coronavirus outbreak, suffered a cardiac attack… Continue Reading →
Delta Air Lines said on Monday it would resume flying several major routes in June that were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Detroit to Toronto, Seattle to Shanghai and… Read more » The post Delta to Resume Flying Several… Continue Reading →
Yerushalayim, Israel’s largest city and its capital, continued to grow even larger in both population and industry in the past year, according to this year’s Statistical Yearbook of Jerusalem, released… Read more » The post Annual Yearbook Reveals: Yerushalayim Experiences… Continue Reading →
Moderna Inc said on Monday its experimental COVID-19 vaccine showed promise in a small early-stage trial, with the vaccine producing virus-neutralizing antibodies similar to that found in recovered patients, sending… Read more » The post Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Promise… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (israel21c.org) – An immune system run amok may be responsible for some Covid-19 patients faring worse than others, suggests a new international study led by immunology researchers at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science. Published in the journal Cell on… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (israel21c.org) – An immune system run amok may be responsible for some Covid-19 patients faring worse than others, suggests a new international study led by immunology researchers at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science. Published in the journal Cell on… Continue Reading →
The FBI has found a link between the gunman in a deadly attack at a military base last December and an al-Qaida operative, a U.S. official said Monday. Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Chris Wray were set to… Continue Reading →