Month July 2020
The mayor of Portland, Oregon, was tear-gassed by U.S. government agents late Wednesday as he stood at a fence erected to protect a federal courthouse during another night of protests against the presence of the agents sent by President Donald… Continue Reading →
Coronavirus continues to spread in the chareidi cities and neighborhoods, according to data from the Health Ministry released Thursday. Three hundred eighty-three new patients have been added in the last three… Read more » The post Spike in Coronavirus Cases in… Continue Reading →
Despite the uncertainty of the coronavirus crisis, the Health Ministry is formulating the outline for opening the next school year in a little over a month. According to a report… Read more » The post Kindergartens to Open Next School… Continue Reading →
On Wednesday, Congressman Jeff Van Drew introduced the Workforce Recovery and Training Services Act. The legislation is designed to address the needs of workers in a post COVID-19 job market. It authorizes the Department of Labor to disburse $3.5 billion… Continue Reading →
On Wednesday, Congressman Jeff Van Drew introduced the Workforce Recovery and Training Services Act. The legislation is designed to address the needs of workers in a post COVID-19 job market. It authorizes the Department of Labor to disburse $3.5 billion… Continue Reading →
Responding in the Knesset plenum on Wednesday to a motion for the agenda titled “Six Years Since Operation Protective Edge and the Kidnapping of Oron Shaul,” Defense Minister Benny Gantz… Read more » The post Gantz: ‘Fully Committed’ to Returning… Continue Reading →
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — United Hatzalah director Eli Beer, who hovered between life and death for over three weeks in Miami during April after contracting COVID-19, celebrated another milestone Wednesday when he served as the Sandak for his first grandson… Continue Reading →
ANKARA (JNS) – Palestinian scholar Mahmoud al-Shajrawi said during a recent interview with Turkey’s Channel 9 TV that the Jews will never give the Palestinians land on which they can establish a Palestinian state, because they are “tight fisted,” as… Continue Reading →
The Health Ministry reported a new record number of 2,085 new coronavirus cases on Thursday in the previous 24 hours, a “red line” sign that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu had stated would call for a return to a lockdown –… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of Israel’s spiraling number of coronavirus patients, including an unprecedented number of patients in serious condition, Israeli Chief Rabbi David Lau addressed a number of Gedolim asking whether to recite Avinu Malkeinu after prayers…. Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is releasing a video of his first in-person meeting with Barack Obama since the coronavirus outbreak began, enlisting the former president to help slam his successor’s response to the pandemic. Snippets offered by Biden’s campaign… Continue Reading →
For thousands of girls who just graduated high school, the dream of learning in seminary is suddenly out of reach. New financial realities, health concerns, and the question of whether seminaries in Eretz Yisroel will open at all mean that… Continue Reading →
A fire broke out in Camp Agudah in Ferndale on Thursday morning. The fire was in the game room. That building is not used for sleeping and no one was… Read more » The post Fire Breaks Out in Camp… Continue Reading →
A German court on Thursday convicted a 93-year-old former SS private of being an accessory to murder at the Stutthof concentration camp, where he served as a guard in the final months of World War II. He was given a… Continue Reading →
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, was tear gassed by the U.S. government late Wednesday as he stood at a fence guarding a federal courthouse during another night of protest against the presence of federal agents sent… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In another twist in Israel’s attempts to regain control over the coronavirus, Professor Ronni Gamzu, the director-general of Sourasky (Ichilov) Medical Center, was appointed Israel’s coronavirus project manager by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli… Continue Reading →
The number of laid-off Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time since the pandemic struck in March, evidence of the deepening economic pain the outbreak is… Read more » The post 1.4 Million Seek Jobless Aid,… Continue Reading →
Although he gets along nicely with President Trump, the same can hardly be said about New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s relationship with his predecessor. Speaking during Wednesday’s coronavirus press conference, Murphy was asked about recent comments made by Christie in… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s largely ceremonial president lashed out Thursday at squabbling members of Benjamin Netanyahu’s so-called unity government, beseeching them to quit bickering during a time of national emergency and stop floating the prospect of yet another “terrible” election… Continue Reading →
BERLIN (AP) — A German court on Thursday convicted a 93-year-old former SS private of being an accessory to murder at the Stutthof concentration camp, where he served as a guard in the final months of World War II. He… Continue Reading →