Month June 2020
NEW YORK (JNS/Jonathan S. Tobin)In the weeks since the brutal and unjustified killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, America has been undergoing what The New York Times approvingly called a “reckoning” that marks a fundamental shift in… Continue Reading →
Software and Web Development Course/ Agudath Israel PCSNew! Bachelor’s Degree 15-month course; live Classes & homework labsRemote optionInternship and job placement assistance Classes for men and women Remote Open House THIS Thursday, June 18, 7:30 PM!For zoom link/phone conference #/info.nj@nj.pcsjobs.org or 732-905-9700 x 610 Click… Continue Reading →
A specialized CIA unit that developed sophisticated hacking tools and cyber weapons didn’t do enough to protect its own operations and wasn’t prepared to adequately respond when the secrets were stolen, according to an internal report prepared after the worst… Continue Reading →
BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister demanded Wednesday that India punish those behind deadly border clashes between their forces this week, and warned New Delhi not to underestimate Beijing’s determination to safeguard what it considers its sovereign territory. Wang Yi’s… Continue Reading →
Miami Beach is Now Open! Consider an escape to one of our luxury apartments in the heart of Miami Beach directly on the beach with pool and other amenities. Miami Beach, shuls and restaurants are open. Many Jewish families love… Continue Reading →
We live in times of upheaval. Across the country, towns and cities, small and large, are taking a good look at themselves and asking whether they are doing what’s right. Are they treating their minorities the way they should? Are… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews/Ezra Friedlander) – We are living in difficult times. There’s been much consternation within our community, and rightfully so, about the apparent double standard currently being leveled at us. We endured the challenges of lockdowns and sheltering in… Continue Reading →
Dear Friends, We are honored to invite you to an Evening of Wisdom, Inspiration and Song that is dedicated to a single, lonely child: a picked-on boy or girl who is horrified by the mere idea of going back to… Continue Reading →
PepsiCo Inc will change the name and brand image of its Aunt Jemima pancake mix and syrup, it said on Wednesday, dropping a mascot criticized for a racist history. The… Read more » The post PepsiCo to Drop Aunt Jemima… Continue Reading →
The toughest U.S. sanctions yet on Syria take effect this week, increasing the pressure on President Bashar al-Assad as he grapples with a deepening economic crisis after a decade of… Read more » The post New U.S. Sanctions on Syria… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Dear Friends, We are honored to invite you to an Evening of Wisdom, Inspiration and Song that is dedicated to a single, lonely child: a picked-on boy or girl who is horrified by the mere idea of going back… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Arab Israeli diplomat once deployed abroad to push back against Israel’s critics says he was beaten by security guards at Jerusalem’s central bus station last week in what he believes was a case of ethnic profiling…. Continue Reading →
A frightening scenario is occurring in France in recent days in the city of Dijon, with four consecutive days of guerrilla warfare between Chechen and Muslim gangs, complete with Kalashnikov rifles and other weapons, iron bars, gunshots and shouts of… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Aliyah and Absorption Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata predicted Wednesday that according to latest forecasts, 90,000 new immigrants will arrive in Israel by the end of 2021. Many Aliya organizations, including the Jewish Agency, Nefesh B’Nefesh and Qalita are… Continue Reading →
The Hartstein family is sitting Shiva at 196 Enclave Boulevard, Lakewood. Shachris 8:00 PM, and Mincha and Maariv at 8:15 PM. They will be getting up Monday after Shachris.
U.S. officials said Tuesday they expect health insurance companies will cover vaccines for COVID-19 without charging copays, once those vaccines are developed and become available. At a briefing for reporters, a senior Trump administration official said the government has been… Continue Reading →
AMMAN (VINnews) — Jordan’s King Abdullah has reiterated his warning that Israel’s planned move to annex parts of Judea and Samaria next month will threaten Middle East stability. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to extend sovereignty to Jewish… Continue Reading →
San Francisco (AP) – Facebook is launching a widespread effort to boost U.S. voter turnout and provide authoritative information about voting — just as it doubles down on its policy allowing politicians like President Donald Trump to post false information… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINNews) — In a Knesset hearing on public transport on Shabbat, Yisrael Beitenu MK Yevgeni Sofa asked Deputy Transport Minister Uri Maklev why Israel does not provide public transport to the Kotel Ma’aravi (Western Wall) on Shabbat. Maklev, who… Continue Reading →
As local businesses begin to open up, the LCSC and LDC wish to remind the Lakewood business community that there are extremely attractive micro loans available to assist local businesses in starting up after a long and challenging few months… Continue Reading →
MOSCOW — A special disinfection tunnel has been installed in the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin outside Moscow and two more in the Kremlin, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed to The Associated Press on Wednesday. Reports about the tunnel… Continue Reading →