Month June 2020
Health authorities in South Korea said for the first time on Monday it is in the midst of a “second wave” of novel coronavirus infections around Seoul, driven by small… Read more » The post South Korea Says It Is… Continue Reading →
Today, the Association of Jewish Camp Operators (AJCO), took the extraordinary move of requesting a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to ask the court to immediately open overnight camps in New York State. AJCO, an umbrella organization formed by… Continue Reading →
There are 20,869 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Israel as of Monday, an increase of 56 from Sunday at midnight The number of active cases has risen to 4,848. The number of patients in serious condition rose by six… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — From Macy’s “Miracle on 34th Street” store to the World Trade Center’s office towers, New York City hits a key point Monday in trying to rebound from the nation’s deadliest coronavirus outbreak. For the first time… Continue Reading →
New York City hits a key point Monday in trying to rebound from the nation’s deadliest coronavirus outbreak. Restaurants will be allowed to open with outdoor seating, Mayor Bill de… Read more » The post Phase Two: NYC Reopens as… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Existing home sales in the U.S. plunged 9.7% in May. It was the third straight monthly decline and further evidence of the harm the virus pandemic has done to the housing market. The National Association of Realtors… Continue Reading →
From Macy’s “Miracle on 34th Street” store to the World Trade Center’s office towers, New York City hit a key point Monday in trying to rebound from the nation’s deadliest coronavirus outbreak. For the first time in three months, New… Continue Reading →
The Coronavirus Cabinet approved an increase in the fines given out to Israelis who fail to wear masks while out in public during their meeting on Monday. The fines were… Read more » The post Coronavirus Cabinet Approves Increase in… Continue Reading →
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s currency on Monday dropped to its lowest value ever against the dollar and officials warned Iranian exporters to bring their foreign earnings home from abroad. Money exchange shops briefly traded the Iranian rial 200,000 for… Continue Reading →
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — Rabbi Shimon Ragobay, a senior medical advisor for the Chareidi community in Israel and the director of the Mazor organization, called for a return to open space minyanim and the closure of all shuls in the… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Sara Schenirer is excited to announce new and exciting degree options for Fall 2020 offered through their college partners.Long considered the premier choice for students seeking a quality and affordable degree, Sara Schenirer is proud to introduce two new and… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipality will recognize same-sex, interfaith and other couples who are not eligible to be married by the state’s religious authorities. Those couples who live together will be allowed to register their relationship with a… Continue Reading →
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Monday there is no second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, even though there are some flare-ups in states such as Florida, and… Read more » The post Kudlow: No Second Wave of… Continue Reading →
A New Jersey State Police trooper was hurt in a collision with a dump truck on the New Jersey Turnpike on Monday morning. The crash occurred on the southbound side near milepost 70.7 in Cranbury, State Police said. State police… Continue Reading →
HEVRON (VINnews) — The Balad party, a faction within the Joint Arab List in the Knesset, has published a tribute on its official Facebook page to three of the leading murderers of Hevron’s Jews during the 1929 massacre, marking 90… Continue Reading →
BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese political activist who was detained last week was charged on Monday with collaborating with Israel and referred to a military prosecutor, Lebanon’s state-run news agency reported. The National News Agency said Government Commissioner to the… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] A storm of emotions that is. A Kallah will be walking down the aisle this coming Wednesday all alone, three weeks after losing her father to Covid-19, and four years after losing her beloved mother to cancer. Losing one’s… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu sent an unequivocal warning to Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz who has persistently refused to adopt the Trump plan including declaring sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria. The Yisrael Hayom newspaper reported… Continue Reading →
Dear Lakewood Community, This has been bothering me for a long while. There is a mitzvah “vnishmartem me’oid lenafshosachem”. Yet, I drive around town and see approximately 50% or more of kids NOT wearing helmets while on toys with wheels… Continue Reading →