Month July 2020

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The Kinos were meant to be said in a slow dirge in rhyme.  That is how they were written.  When it is read in English – this is lost.  There is something unique that… Continue Reading →

The government is considering lifting weekend lockdowns, introduced just two weeks ago as the latest measure meant to combat coronavirus. Partial weekend lockdowns were approved by the cabinet on July… Read more » The post Gov’t Mulls Lifting Weekend Lockdowns… Continue Reading →

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the “tide is turning” in U.S. dealings with China, saying there is international support for American policies, including the step-up of maritime… Read more » The post Pompeo Insists ‘Tide Is Turning’… Continue Reading →

The coronavirus outbreak in the United States appears to be shifting to the Midwest as the surge in the South shows signs of abating, White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator… Read more » The post Birx Says COVID-19 Shifting to… Continue Reading →

Three suspects were arrested after one of them stabbed a Boro Park Shomrim volunteer on Wednesday night. Sources tell YWN that Shomrim had received a hotline call reporting an assault, and while following the suspects, the stabbing occurred. The incident… Continue Reading →

President Donald Trump is for the first time floating a “delay” to November’s presidential election, as he makes allegations that increased mail-in voting will result in fraud. The dates of… Read more » The post Trump Floats Election ‘Delay’ Amid… Continue Reading →

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Wednesday that the viral epidemic is endangering the modest economic recovery that followed a collapse in hiring and spending this spring. As a result, he said, the Fed plans to keep interest rates pinned… Continue Reading →

Sewer surveillance in Ashkelon has pinpointed unknown outbreaks of COVID-19 by identifying traces of the virus in the sewage system. The project, similar to those undertaken in other countries, was… Read more » The post Surveillance Scheme Hunts for COVID-19… Continue Reading →

The United States is criticizing a number of eastern and central European nations, including Poland, for failing to compensate Holocaust victims and their families and communities for property seized during… Read more » The post U.S. Hits Poland, Others in… Continue Reading →

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said COVID-19 was now under some measure of control in the U.K., but a resurgence of the coronavirus in some European countries made clear that… Read more » The post U.K. PM Johnson: We Cannot… Continue Reading →

Figures from the Health Ministry released Thursday show that 1,968 people were diagnosed with the coronavirus in the last day. There are now 32,756 active cases of the virus in… Read more » The post 1,968 New Cases, 99 on… Continue Reading →

U.S. energy consumption plummeted to its lowest level in more than 30 years this spring as the nation’s economy largely shut down because of the coronavirus, federal officials reported Wednesday. The drop was driven by less demand for coal that… Continue Reading →

Az Aladdin Hussein, a 24-year-old resident of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, was arrested June 28 after crossing into Israel by swimming through the maritime border. The investigation of… Read more » The post Investigation of Former Hamas Operative… Continue Reading →

Israel’s Association of Event Hall Owners sent a letter to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu‏‏ on Tuesday saying that they plan to re-open their halls on August 5 despite current coronavirus restrictions forbidding it with or without the government’s permission. Although… Continue Reading →

The government is poised Thursday to deliver a double-dose of sobering news — on the devastation the coronavirus caused the U.S. economy last quarter and the damage it continues to… Read more » The post Two Grim Reports Expected on… Continue Reading →

As Belgium implements new restrictions to stem the tide of a soaring rate of coronavirus infections, the province of Antwerp has instituted even more stringent restrictions due to the particularly high rate of infections in the area, with 55% of… Continue Reading →

China on Thursday accused the United States of stoking a new Cold War because certain politicians were searching for a scapegoat to bolster support ahead of the U.S. presidential election… Read more » The post China Says U.S. Fueling New… Continue Reading →

Finance Minister Yisrael Katz said Thursday he would bring a short-term budget up for a vote next week, setting up a showdown between the government’s main two coalition partners that… Read more » The post Budget Vote Could Push Israel… Continue Reading →

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has undergone a nonsurgical medical procedure in New York City and expects to be released from a hospital there by the end of the week, the… Read more » The post Justice Bader Ginsburg Undergoes Medical… Continue Reading →