Month May 2020
[COMMUNICATED] To the incredible staff at The Freehold Jewish Home, On behalf of myself and my family, we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude for all that you have done for our father during his recovery from Covid. The… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week as the key 30-year home loan marked an all-time low for the third time in the last few months since the coronavirus outbreak took hold. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported… Continue Reading →
On Shavuos, we acquire the Torah itself. One of the 48 ways listed in which we can acquire Torah is through the notion of Noseh b’ol Chaveiro. It is not only the time for acquiring Torah, but we are still… Continue Reading →
No one can forget The Siyum. Though it took place in a very different pre-Corona era, its voices and spirit reverberate even throughout its stormy aftermath. 100,000 Jews gathering together is something that’s hard to imagine now- but we can… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Business owners in New York will be able to deny entry to people not wearing masks or face coverings, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday. The promised executive order from Cuomo comes as restrictions on shops are… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) – CVS Health will try delivering prescriptions with self-driving vehicles in a test that begins next month. The drugstore chain said Thursday that it will partner with the Silicon Valley robotics company Nuro to deliver medicines and… Continue Reading →
The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the need to get children excited about learning Torah. Now that the trappings of the traditional classrooms have disappeared, teachers and parents are working overtime to give kids a reason to tune in and stay… Continue Reading →
The House is moving to pass a bipartisan measure to modify a new “paycheck protection” program for businesses that have suffered COVID-related losses, giving them more flexibility to use federal… Read more » The post House to Pass Changes to… Continue Reading →
Due to prep work on modernizing the signal system on the F line in Southern Brooklyn, the F train will not stop at the following stations on weekends through July… Read more » The post No Weekend Service at South… Continue Reading →
No one can forget The Siyum. Though it took place in a very different pre-Corona era, its voices and spirit reverberate even throughout its stormy aftermath. 100,000 Jews gathering together is something that’s hard to imagine now- but we can… Continue Reading →
Stocks are pushing higher in midday trading on Wall Street Thursday, extending this week’s rally built on hopes for a coming economic revival. The S&P 500 was up 0.7% as… Read more » The post Wall Street Pushes Higher to… Continue Reading →
The battle of Israel Police against organized crime in Israel took a dramatic turn early Monday morning when over 60 suspected criminals were arrested, the culmination of a year-long secret operation against illegal drugs, weapons and explosive devices. Some of… Continue Reading →
New York City businesses that try to reopen before coronavirus restrictions are lifted will face fines starting at $1,000, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday. “No, businesses are not supposed… Read more » The post De Blasio Says NYC Businesses… Continue Reading →
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 authorized the payment of Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) food benefits to households with children who would have received free or reduced-price school meals under the National School Lunch Act, if not… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order Thursday aimed at curbing liability protections for social media companies, two days after he lashed out at Twitter for applying… Read more » The post Trump Preparing Order Targeting Social-Media… Continue Reading →
Violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody rocked a Minneapolis neighborhood for a second straight night as angry crowds looted stores, set fires and left… Read more » The post Violent Protests Rock Minneapolis for… Continue Reading →
ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY (JTA) – A federal judge has ordered a New York school district to change the way it elects its school board, saying it has allowed the majority of seats on the nine-member board to be filled mostly… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City businesses that try to reopen before coronavirus restrictions are lifted will face fines starting at $1,000, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday. “No, businesses are not supposed to make up their own rules… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Are you one of the 33k who’ve downloaded the All Daf App? Are you one of thousands who browse alldaf.org for the Daf Yomi Shiurim and all the supplemental material available? Here’s an opportunity to meet some of our… Continue Reading →
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (JTA) – A shipment of kosher meat sent from the United States landed in the United Arab Emirates for the country’s Jews. The amount of meat will take care of the Jewish community for about a month… Continue Reading →