Month June 2020
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by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com Rav Yoseph Leib Nenendick zt”l was the Mashgiach of the Chofetz Chaim’s Yeshiva in Radin and Rav Aharon Kotler’s Yeshiva in Kletzk. He and his family were murdered by teh Nazis in 1943, H”YD…. Continue Reading →
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Russian computer hacker who facilitated $20 million in credit card fraud and ran a sophisticated clearinghouse for international cybercriminals was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison. Prosecutors say Aleksei Burkov of St. Petersburg, Russia,… Continue Reading →
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces arrested over a dozen men suspected of a spate of rocket attacks against the U.S. presence in Iraq, the Iraqi military said Friday — the strongest action to date by the new government in… Continue Reading →
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The United States has agreed to provide Cambodia with more than $56 million in development assistance, the two countries announced. The aid provides an opportunity to improve relations between the nations, which are strained because… Continue Reading →
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against the Trump administration in its transfer of $2.5 billion from military construction projects to build sections of the U.S. border wall with Mexico, ruling it illegally sidestepped Congress,… Continue Reading →
SEATTLE (AP) — Crews arrived with heavy equipment arrived early Friday at Seattle’s “occupied” protest zone, apparently ready to dismantle barriers set up by demonstrators, but halted work when demonstrators resisted, including by lying on top of some of the… Continue Reading →
The Lakewood Police Department has arrested two suspects involved in an attack that injured a man on 2nd Street on Thursday night. Responding police units were advised that the victim, identified as 58 year old Mocollie Mabry, was being attacked… Continue Reading →
Covid-19 Cases Spiking Nationally – At least sixteen states across the US are seeing jumps in the number of coronavirus infections in their states. States which have been reopening to business have been hit especially hard. In Texas, Governor Abbott reversed… Continue Reading →
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida banned alcohol consumption at its bars Friday after its daily confirmed coronavirus cases neared 9,000, a new record that is almost double the previous mark set just two days ago. The Florida agency that… Continue Reading →
DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines will start booking flights to full capacity next week, ending any effort to promote social distancing on its planes while the United States sets records for new reported cases of the coronavirus. American’s move matches… Continue Reading →
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At his Friday Covid-19 press conference, Governor Phil Murphy said he “has every expectation” that schools would be permitted to open for students in September, but that certain protocols and restrictions would need to be implemented. Governor Murphy said his… Continue Reading →
The streets of Midwood were thrown into disarray this week when the city closed off several streets in line with NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio’s new Open Streets initiative, causing… Read more » The post Mayor’s ‘Open Streets’ Closures Wreak… Continue Reading →
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council on Friday unanimously approved a proposal to change the city charter to allow the police department to be dismantled, following mass public criticism of law enforcement over the killing of George Floyd. The… Continue Reading →
New York City’s revamped COVID-19 Food Delivery program now allows New Yorkers to schedule a month of free kosher grocery deliveries, Met Council announced this week. With a single 311 call or by visiting NYC.gov/getFood New York City residents that… Continue Reading →
A federal judge on Friday issued an injunction blocking New York from enforcing restrictions on outdoor religious gatherings, and from limiting indoor religious gatherings any further than any other industry that is part of Phase 2 of the state’s reopening… Continue Reading →
The Minneapolis City Council on Friday unanimously approved a proposal to change the city charter to allow the police department to be dismantled, following mass public criticism of law enforcement… Read more » The post Council Advances Plan to Dismantle… Continue Reading →
The jewish community is still reeling from the horrific tragedy that occurred last week, when Reb Shlomo Birnhak Z”L was killed in a car accident along with his father-in-law, Reb Aryeh Shmuel Deutsch Z”L and his sister-in-law Tziporah Deutsch A”H…. Continue Reading →