Month August 2020
[COMMUNICATED] A moving, historic event took place in the Bnei Brak home of Rav Chaim Kanievsky recently, upon the founding of the “Olelim” fund – a nutritional safety net for hungry children established by Kupat Ha’ir, whose purpose is to act on behalf… Continue Reading →
The United States and China traded jibes as military tensions grow between the world’s two largest economies, with the U.S. defense chief vowing not to “cede an inch” in the… Read more » The post U.S., China Trade Jibes as… Continue Reading →
Hurricane Laura pounded the Gulf Coast with ferocious wind and torrential rain and unleashed a wall of seawater that could push 40 miles inland as the Category 4 storm roared… Read more » The post Laura Blasts Gulf Coast With… Continue Reading →
BERLIN (AP) — Foreign Minister Heiko Maas agreed with his Israeli counterpart Thursday that an effort must be made to extend a weapon embargo on Iran, while stressing Germany still sees the landmark 2015 deal between Tehran and world powers… Continue Reading →
A blind Chinese dissident whose escape to the U.S. was facilitated by the Obama administration is calling on other countries to support President Donald Trump in leading a coalition to “stop China’s aggression.” “Standing up to fight unfairness is not… Continue Reading →
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — Yehoshafat Stoudmire, formerly known as Amara Stoudmire, took a long and tortuous road from NBA fame and fortune to converting and becoming an orthodox Jew. The story of how he made his remarkable metamorphosis is fascinating… Continue Reading →
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has permanently barred two individuals and two companies that transmitted massive volumes of fraudulent robocalls from operating as intermediate voice-over-internet-protocol (VoIP) carriers conveying telephone calls into the U.S. telephone… Continue Reading →
CHARLOTTE (JTA) – On the third night of the Republican convention, Aryeh Spero, an Orthodox rabbi with a long track record of right-wing Republican involvement, asked God to bless President Donald Trump. Spero, who bills himself as the first rabbi… Continue Reading →
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com A question was recently posed to Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein: In Israel, there is something called VAT or Value Added Tax. In Hebrew it is called Mas Erech Musaf and it is 17% in Israel. … Continue Reading →
Ukrainian authorities refused entrance to dozens of Israeli Jews, who came with the intention of staying until Rosh Hashanah, to daven at the kever of the Rebbe Reb Nachman of… Read more » The post Ukraine to Deport Dozens of… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Settlers established a new outpost Wednesday night named Maaleh Shai in memory of Rabbi Shai Ochayon Hy’D, who was murdered by an Arab terrorist in Petach Tikva Wednesday. The settlers say that it is not enough of… Continue Reading →
Interim results of the Phase 2 clinical study, performed at two hospitals in Israel, have disclosed that use of the innovative additive by COVID-19 patients results in a substantial alleviation… Read more » The post Success in Clinical Study in… Continue Reading →
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DELAWARE (JTA) – Arson was the cause of a fire at the Chabad center at the University of Delaware, the state’s fire marshal has ruled. Assistant State Fire Marshal Michael Chionchio said Wednesday that investigators have found “no indication of… Continue Reading →
A 28-year-old Vizhnitzer chassid has expressed interest in purchasing El Al Airline, B’Chadrei Chareidim reported. Yisrael Rosner, a resident of Zurich, Switzerland, is very interested in purchasing the airline and business associates say that he’s prepared to offer a larger… Continue Reading →
The Federal Reserve announced a significant change Thursday in how it manages interest rates by saying it plans to keep rates near zero even after inflation has exceeded the Fed’s… Read more » The post Fed: Rates to Stay Ultra-Low… Continue Reading →
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — The white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the first time the maximum available sentence has been imposed in… Continue Reading →
Just over one million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the coronavirus outbreak continues to threaten jobs even as the housing market, auto sales and other… Read more » The post More Than One Million Americans… Continue Reading →
The government has asked the country’s airlines to submit bids for a special flight to carry an Israeli delegation and top aides to President Donald Trump to the United Arab… Read more » The post Israel Holds Tender for Flight… Continue Reading →
A man who ambushed a New York City police officer in June — stabbing him in the neck and stealing his gun to shoot other officers — had an interest in violent Islamic extremism and punctuated the attack with screams… Continue Reading →