Month August 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 2% target level. The change signifies that… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel’s national coronavirus project coordinator apologized on Thursday for bypassing the country’s political echelon and directly contacting Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to ask that he bar Chassidic pilgrims from visiting the city of Uman in September. Many… Continue Reading →
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday visited Oman’s new sultan, the last stop on a Mideast trip that sought to build on an American-brokered deal to have Israel and the United Arab… Continue Reading →
U.S. officials said Wednesday there has been no intelligence to suggest that foreign countries are working to undermine mail-in voting and no signs of any coordinated effort to commit widespread fraud through the vote-by-mail process, despite numerous claims made by… Continue Reading →
The following is an ‘Ask The Mayor’ question submitted to TLS, and the Mayor’s response. Email your questions for the Mayor to AskTheMayor@thelakewoodscoop.com. Question: Thank you for all that you have done so far for all of us here in… Continue Reading →
The FBI chief in Portland, Oregon, said Wednesday he is shifting the agency’s resources to focus more heavily on crimes committed during nightly racial injustice protests in the city that often end in vandalism, clashes with police and dozens of… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Shalom Arush, the head of the Chut Shel Chesed yeshiva and one of the leading Breslav rabbis, told Kikar Hashabat that there was a framework in place which could enable flights to Uman. Rabbi Arush spoke… Continue Reading →
[Reposted as a public service] Note: Many Lakewood residents have already claimed money owed to them. Hi, my name is Yehoshua Eidlitz, I am a resident of Lakewood, New Jersey. Like many of you, due to the coronavirus outbreak, I… Continue Reading →
LONDON (VINnews) — A quick-witted 5-year-old boy saved his mother yesterday after she lost consciousness due to a diabetic coma. Josh Chapman of Telford in Shropshire, England, was playing with his 18-month-old younger brother Harry when their mother Caroline collapsed… Continue Reading →
Adelphi University – “As a scholarly community, Adelphi’s College of Education and Health Sciences is committed to providing educational opportunities for professional growth by creating authentic academic and field experiences, cultivating respect for the diverse population we serve, embracing ethical… Continue Reading →
Beitar Ilit Mayor Rabbi Meir Rubinstein conducted a comprehensive tour of the city’s educational institutions, on the occasion of the opening of the new school year. He was accompanied by Deputy… Read more » The post Deputy Education Minister Opens New… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Rabbi Shay Ohayon of Petach Tikvah was laid to rest in the city on Wednesday, just hours after being murdered by a Palestinian in an apparent terrorist attack. Ohayon, 39, leaves behind four children and his wife,… Continue Reading →
Winter is ending in the Southern Hemisphere and country after country — South Africa, Australia, Argentina — had a surprise: Their steps against COVID-19 also apparently blocked the flu. But there’s no guarantee the Northern Hemisphere will avoid twin epidemics… Continue Reading →
The Internal Revenue Service today announced its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams with a special emphasis on aggressive and evolving schemes related to coronavirus tax relief, including Economic Impact Payments. This year, the Dirty Dozen focuses on scams… Continue Reading →
The post COVID Testing in Yeshivas Wolfson in Yerushalayim appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Message to Parents of Bachurim in Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim Harav Moshe Wolfson, shlita: Hold On to the Achdus Death Toll in Israel Rises to… Continue Reading →
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic there have been individuals who have taken a stand to look beyond the terribly tragic stories and experiences and inspire others through their example as role… Read more » The post Soaring Accomplishments During COVID-19 at… Continue Reading →
For the past 28 years, the Dallas Area Torah Association (DATA) has been extremely influential in shaping the Dallas Jewish community, and helping it grow and develop into a makom… Read more » The post New Community Kollel Launched in… Continue Reading →
Russia’s Interior Ministry said on Thursday it was launching an investigation into the hospitalization of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny over what his allies suspect was a poisoning. Navalny, 44, is… Read more » The post Russia Launches Probe Into Hospitalization… Continue Reading →
The Health Ministry reported Thursday morning that 1,937 new coronavirus cases were diagnosed in Israel in the span of 24 hours, bringing the number of active patients in the country… Read more » The post 1,937 New Coronavirus Cases, Death… Continue Reading →
Abbott Laboratories said on Wednesday it won U.S. marketing authorization for a COVID-19 portable antigen test that can deliver results within 15 minutes and will sell for $5. The portable… Read more » The post Abbott Wins FDA Authorization for… Continue Reading →
German 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… Read more » The post Germany, Israel Agree Continued Iran… Continue Reading →