Month June 2020
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com A person who cannot stop smoking is in violation of a Torah prohibition for every cigarette – “Do not return to Mitzrayim.” The purpose of being redeemed from Mitzrayim was so that we would… Continue Reading →
Topic: Mental Health – All the questions you ever wanted to ask. Dr Shmuel Mandelman PHD Zoom ID 645572066 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/645572066 Meeting ID: 645572066 Phone: 929-205-6099 Meeting ID: 645572066##
NEW YORK (AP) — Chesapeake Energy, a shale drilling pioneer that helped to turn the United States into a global energy powerhouse, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The Oklahoma City-based company said Sunday that it was a necessary decision given… Continue Reading →
Luiz Fux, the first Jewish justice on Brazil’s highest court is now the first head of the Federal Supreme Court, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported. Every two years, one of the 11 justices of Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court serves as… Continue Reading →
ROME (AP) — The world surpassed two sobering coronavirus milestones Sunday — 500,000 confirmed deaths, 10 million confirmed cases — and hit another high mark for daily new infections as governments that attempted reopenings continued to backtrack and warn that… Continue Reading →
The coronavirus cabinet meeting held on Sunday following Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s announcement that restrictions will likely be approved in light of the uptick in coronavirus cases in recent weeks ended with no decisions made as most ministers vehemently opposed… Continue Reading →
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This summer, following on the heels of a school year like none other, poses challenges for our students and families. For many of our children, summer camp is not an option this year, and the summer months which are… Continue Reading →
An exit poll shows the conservative Polish president, Andrzej Duda, with the most votes in Poland’s presidential election on Sunday, but short of the 50% required for an outright win… Read more » The post Exit Poll: Duda Leads In… Continue Reading →
House Democrats on Tuesday will issue an ambitious plan to fight climate change, a move intended to reassure their base of supporters but that’s sure to inflame opponents on the… Read more » The post House Democrats Will Call for… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Police in Jerusalem arrested three members of a Jewish extremist group over concerns that they would disrupt a Pride rally in the Israeli capital city. Members of the Lehava organization had been instructed on how to blend… Continue Reading →
U.S. lawmakers will try this week to revive efforts to enact police reform legislation in Congress, a Republican senator said on Sunday, after moves to address police misconduct following the… Read more » The post Republican Senator Sees Effort This… Continue Reading →
In a prestigious project that has captured the collective imagination of the Jewish community worldwide, a talented team is gearing up for the occupancy date in two months’ time. As experts of the Jerusalem real estate market, those at the… Continue Reading →
A preliminary study of coronavirus patients has found that more than half of those who recovered from the disease still experienced general weakness and respiratory distress several weeks after the… Read more » The post Study: Over Half of COVID-19… Continue Reading →
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says President Donald Trump’s “unique” circumstances is why he doesn’t wear a mask even as the government is urging people to do so. Addressing spikes in reported coronavirus cases in… Continue Reading →
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered bars that have opened in seven counties to immediately close. Newsom is urging bars in eight other counties to do the same, saying the… Read more » The post Coronavirus Updates Across the U.S.A…. Continue Reading →
Nine fighters were killed at an Iran-backed militia site in eastern Syria on Sunday in an air raid, according to a war monitor. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights… Read more » The post Air Raid Kills 9 People… Continue Reading →
For the first time since Lakewood residents began receiving tests for Covid-19 infection, the Ocean County Health Department has received zero reports of new cases in the township of 100,000. Lakewood and many surrounding towns in Ocean County have been… Continue Reading →
Five people died Saturday from the coronavirus in New York State, a death toll Gov. Andrew Cuomo called “the lowest number we have had since this started.” Saturday’s total compared… Read more » The post Coronavirus Death Toll Drops to… Continue Reading →
SEATTLE (AP) — Starbucks is the latest company to say it will pause social media ads after a campaign led by civil rights organizations called for an ad boycott of Facebook, saying it doesn’t do enough to stop racist and… Continue Reading →