Frum News From The Greater Lakewood Area

Month August 2020

Watch: Breslov Chasidim Join Anti-Netanyahu Demonstrators Outside PM’s House

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — When the Breslov chasidim announced that they intended to demonstrate Saturday night and walk through Jerusalem towards the prime minister’s residence, protesting Netanyahu’s inaction (or maybe his attempts to foil) on flights to Uman, it promised to… Continue Reading →

FDA Commissioner Says Willing to Fast-Track COVID-19 Vaccine

The head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is willing to fast-track a COVID-19 vaccine as quickly as possible, the Financial Times reported him as saying in an interview… Read more » The post FDA Commissioner Says Willing to… Continue Reading →

El Al Schedules 1st Flight To UAE, Asks Permission To Cross Saudi Airspace

El Al requested permission from Saudia Arabia to use its airspace for its historic first commercial flight from Israel to the United Arab Emirates on Monday, Ynet reported. Israel’s National Security Council conveyed the request on behalf of El Al,… Continue Reading →

Study: Polls May be Skipping Shy Trump Voters

Republicans and independents are twice as likely to be afraid of telling a telephone pollster who they’re going to vote for in the 2020 election than a Democrat, according to a study from Cloud Research. That suggests that many people may… Continue Reading →

113,648 Cases, 909 Deaths: Israel’s Lab Workers On Strike, Threaten To Halt COVID-19 Tests

Israel’s Health Ministry reported 898 new coronavirus cases on Sunday morning, a typically low number following the weekend, when a low number of tests are carried out. There are currently 20,151 active coronavirus cases, with 441 seriously ill patients, of… Continue Reading →

Rav Avigdor Miller on Marriage Trouble

Q: What can we say to a couple who are fighting all the time and are now talking about a divorce? A: And the answer is – ach, wouldn’t it be good if you could give a simple answer to… Continue Reading →

Belarus Cracks Down On Journalists, 2 AP Staff Deported

Belarus, shaken by three weeks of massive protests against its authoritarian president, on Saturday cracked down hard on the news media, deporting some foreign journalists reporting in the country and revoking the accreditation of many Belarusian journalists. Two Moscow-based Associated… Continue Reading →

Open House this Wednesday: Learn Software and Web Development!

Software and web development has been rated as the #1 job by US News and World Report. PCS Open House September 2nd PCS/Agudath Israel is hosting an open house on Wednesday, September 2nd, 7:30 PM for the ninth cohort of… Continue Reading →

Nasrallah Warns: Hezbollah Will Avenge Slain Fighter

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday the group would kill an Israeli soldier to avenge the slaying of one its fighters in Syria and would not be drawn… Read more » The post Nasrallah Warns: Hezbollah Will Avenge… Continue Reading →

Afghan President Names Council for Peace Deal With Taliban

Afghanistan’s president has appointed a council for national reconciliation, which will have the final say on whether the government will sign a peace deal with the Taliban after what are… Read more » The post Afghan President Names Council for… Continue Reading →

DNI Drops In-Person Briefings to Congress on Election Security

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, John Ratcliffe, will no longer give two oversight committee in Congress “in-person” briefings on election security, and will rely instead on written updates, CNN reported Saturday. CNN anchor Jake Tapper, in a… Continue Reading →

Chinese National Arrested in U.S. Probe of Possible Transfer of Software to China

A Chinese national was arrested and charged with destroying a computer hard drive during an FBI investigation into the possible transfer of sensitive software to China, the Justice Department said… Read more » The post Chinese National Arrested in U.S…. Continue Reading →

Families of Three Murdered Teenagers Sue Hamas for NIS 520M

Six years after their sons were abducted and murdered by Hamas terrorists, the families of Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Sha’ar and Eyal Yifrach, Hy”d, are suing the Hamas terror organization, which… Read more » The post Families of Three Murdered Teenagers… Continue Reading →

Cellcom to Compensate 27,000 Kosher Phone Subscribers for Not Advising of Price Increase

Cellcom is to compensate over 27,000 subscribers with kosher phones for not sending them a voice message in advance about the increase in the cost of their plan. According to… Read more » The post Cellcom to Compensate 27,000 Kosher… Continue Reading →

New Study Predicts End of Coronavirus Peak in Israel in Weeks

A new study conducted by Prof. Mark Last of Ben-Gurion University shows that in the next two weeks Israel will have reached a state of herd immunity against the coronavirus.… Read more » The post New Study Predicts End of… Continue Reading →

Israeli Tanks Hit Hamas Targets Amid Continued Incendiary Balloon Attacks

Israeli tanks struck Hamas terror targets in the Gaza Strip early Sunday, the IDF said, as Palestinian incendiary balloon attacks across the border continued despite international truce efforts. The IDF… Read more » The post Israeli Tanks Hit Hamas Targets… Continue Reading →

Beirut Port Blast Death Toll Rises to 190

The death toll from this month’s Beirut port blast has risen to 190 with more than 6,500 injured and three people missing, Lebanon’s caretaker government said in a report dated… Read more » The post Beirut Port Blast Death Toll… Continue Reading →

One Shot Dead in Portland as Rival Protesters Clash

One person was shot dead in Portland late on Saturday as protesters from rival groups clashed in the northwest city, which has seen frequent demonstrations for months that have at… Read more » The post One Shot Dead in Portland… Continue Reading →

Global Coronavirus Cases Top 25 Million

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases globally has topped 25 million, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. leads the count with 5.9 million cases, followed… Read more » The post Global Coronavirus Cases Top 25… Continue Reading →

Israel Hopes for Washington Signing Ceremony on UAE Deal by Mid-September

Israel hopes to hold a signing ceremony in Washington for its normalization deal with the United Arab Emirates by mid-September, a member of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s cabinet said on… Read more » The post Israel Hopes for Washington Signing… Continue Reading →

Commuter Bus Slams Into Divider at NYC Bus Terminal, 16 Hurt

A commuter bus slammed into a divider at New York City’s main bus terminal on Saturday, injuring 16 people including one critically, the fire department said. The New Jersey Transit… Read more » The post Commuter Bus Slams Into Divider… Continue Reading →

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