Month June 2020
The biggest cases of the Supreme Court term so far have a surprising common thread. On a court with five Republican appointees, the liberal justices have been in the majority in rulings that make workplace discrimination against gay and transgender… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — A former Obama administration official and House counsel who helped draft the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump has a book coming out this summer. Norman Eisen’s “A Case for the American People: The United… Continue Reading →
Minister of Construction and Housing Rabbi Yaakov Litzman has made a far-reaching proposal for restructuring the government’s entire housing policy in an effort to provide viable solutions for young families… Read more » The post Litzman Drafts Proposal to Overhaul… Continue Reading →
Gateshead Tashbar & GJ Nursery celebrated the pupils’ completion of learning the alef beis with an outdoor event held in the playground. Each of the children was given a time… Read more » The post Gateshead Tashbar & GJ Nursery… Continue Reading →
The post Sullivan County Legislator Asks People to Wear Masks appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Sullivan County Officials Asks Summer Residents Not to Seek Refuge in Summer Homes Surgeon General Asks People Not to Use Face Masks Top… Continue Reading →
Israel’s attorney general said Tuesday he opposed a request from Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to have a wealthy American supporter finance his legal defense against corruption charges. Netanyahu had asked… Read more » The post Mandelblit Nixes Netanyahu Legal Fund… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (THE CONVERSATION/AP) The number of fireworks being lit off at night is out of control this year. While people often light off fireworks close to the Fourth of July, this year fireworks have been lit in large numbers starting… Continue Reading →
Due to the steady decline in the number of individuals with COVID-19 in New Jersey, RWJBarnabas Health announces that effective immediately, all hospitals in the system will begin permitting visitation within defined safety parameters. Visitation for patients with confirmed COVID-19… Continue Reading →
New York City lawmakers are holding a high-stakes debate on the city budget as activists demand a $1 billion shift from policing to social services and the city grapples with multibillion-dollar losses because of the coronavirus pandemic. The City Council… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS/DAVID M. WEINBERG) – In this era of radical liberal hypersensitivity, where every slightly conservative position is considered a “personal offense” and automatically labeled “racism,” it is no surprise that every Israeli move that veers from leftist dogma is… Continue Reading →
Tefillos are requested for Harav Chaim Dov Keller, shlita, Rosh Hayeshiva of Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago, who is ill. Please be mispallel for Chaim Dov ben Kreindel, b’soch she’ar cholei Yisrael. The post Tehillim Requested for Harav Chaim Dov Keller appeared first… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that discussions with the U.S. on his plan to annex occupied West Bank territory would continue “in the coming days,” indicating he would miss a July 1 target date for beginning… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (JNS/Karen Bekker)- CAMERA, the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis, recently prompted three corrections from The Forward. All involved one of the publication’s contributing columnists, Muhammad Shehada. In one case, he had falsely claimed that,… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON D.C. (VINnews) — A Brookings Institute research report predicts that the coronavirus will not cause a baby boom and may even lead to half a million less births in the US over the next year. The report states that… Continue Reading →
Bouncing Back from Covid-19 Period, Supporters Launch Vital Response Campaign In the two decades since its founding, Bonei Olam has continually said “yes” tens of thousands of times, helping, guiding, supporting and advising. In a world where time stops for… Continue Reading →
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to overturn a ban in Montana on taxpayer funding for religious schools, a monumental win for yeshivos and all religious schools across the country. In Montana, the state gave a tax credit to people who… Continue Reading →
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a $202.1 billion budget on Monday, reflecting an economy and tax revenues hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic. The budget contains billions of dollars in… Read more » The post California’s Budget Has Billions in… Continue Reading →
OPEC oil output hit the lowest in two decades in June as Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab members made larger cuts, a Reuters survey found, pushing group compliance in… Read more » The post OPEC Oil Output Sinks as… Continue Reading →
The deadline for small businesses and non-profits in Ocean County affected by the coronavirus pandemic to apply for a grant has been extended to 5 p.m., July 8. “The extension will provide additional time to our small businesses and non-profits… Continue Reading →
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK (JTA) – With the date set by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to begin annexing West Bank territory days away, the Palestinians appear ready to restart peace negotiations with Israel. A four-page letter from the Palestinian Authority… Continue Reading →