Month July 2020

New research from the Hebrew University of Yerushalayim indicates that since the government reinstated bans on public gatherings approximately ten days ago, Israel is seeing a drop in the number… Read more » The post Study Shows Restrictions Might Be… Continue Reading →

President Donald Trump said he never questioned Russian President Vladimir Putin about U.S. intelligence reports that Russia paid the Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan, casting doubt on the… Read more » The post Trump Says He Never Confronted… Continue Reading →

Top Trump administration officials and Democratic congressional leaders will try on Wednesday to narrow their stark differences over a coronavirus aid bill, with no guarantees they can craft a compromise… Read more » The post White House, Lawmakers Tangle Over… Continue Reading →

A stalwart defender of the Crown Heights community for 20 years, 71st Precinct Community Affairs Officer Vincent “Vinny” Martinos will be saying goodbye, as he heads to retirement at the… Read more » The post Long-Time Crown Heights Community Affairs… Continue Reading →

The Knesset’s Research and Information Center, at the request of Shas MK Rabbi Michael Malkieli, examined the distribution of the government advertising resources during the coronavirus period. The data revealed… Read more » The post Report Highlights Failure of Conveying… Continue Reading →

Jordan’s King Abdullah issued a royal decree to hold a parliamentary election, with the date to be set within the next 10 days by an independent election commission, state media… Read more » The post Jordan’s King Abdullah Issues Decree… Continue Reading →

The British government has signed a deal with GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur for 60 million doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine that could start to be rolled out in the… Read more » The post UK Signs Deal for 60… Continue Reading →

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The Likud Party is falling, and the right can no longer count on a majority in the Knesset if new elections were held today, a poll released by Radio 103FM Wednesday… Read more » The post Poll: Likud Continues to Fall,… Continue Reading →

MK Rabbi Yaakov Tessler (UTJ) spoke in the Knesset plenum on Monday to convey a message on behalf of Gedolei Yisrael, shlita, about the obligation to keep Shabbos, especially during… Read more » The post MK Rabbi Tessler: Shemiras Shabbos… Continue Reading →

Authorities in Maine said Tuesday the shark that killed a woman in a rare attack off the state’s coast was a great white shark. The shark bite killed Julie Dimperio… Read more » The post Shark That Killed NY Woman… Continue Reading →

Germany awarded three biotech companies grants to help them speed up the development of coronavirus vaccine candidates, but Research Minister Anja Karliczek said any vaccine was unlikely to be widely… Read more » The post Germany: Coronavirus Vaccine Unlikely to… Continue Reading →

After IDF forces thwarted an attempted infiltration by Hezbollah terrorists on Monday, Israel’s security and defense establishment thinks that Hezbollah will make another attempt to carry out a cross-border attack… Read more » The post IDF Expects Hezbollah to Make… Continue Reading →

The Health Ministry recommended Wednesday to permit the entry of tourists from “green states” without needing to undergo testing for coronavirus or quarantine. Attending a Knesset deliberation, Associate Director General… Read more » The post Israel to Permit Entry From… Continue Reading →

Asian shares were mixed Wednesday as reports of dismal company earnings add to pessimism over the widespread economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 1.2% to… Read more » The post Asian Shares Mixed Amid Dismal… Continue Reading →

It was the summer of 2004, and my wife and I were returning from a shivah visit in Providence, where we had lived for 11 years before moving to New York. The CD player in our car was broken, and… Continue Reading →

Arriving at the yeshivah headed by the renowned singer Beri Weber takes me by surprise. The yellow ramshackle country-style structure is somewhat expected, but not the roosters running around and crowing. There’s also a horse behind a wooden fence that… Continue Reading →

Officials in at least 28 states are urging residents to report any unsolicited packages of seeds that appear to have been sent from China because they could be harmful. The agricultural departments in those states released statements in recent days… Continue Reading →

The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will reject new applications and shorten renewal periods for an Obama-era program that shields young people from deportation, taking a defiant stance after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to let it be scrapped… Continue Reading →