Month August 2020
Laura strengthened Wednesday into a menacing Category 4 hurricane, raising fears of a 20-foot storm surge that forecasters said would be “unsurvivable” and capable of sinking entire communities. Authorities implored… Read more » The post Laura Gains Strength, Could Bring… Continue Reading →
The US State Department censured Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for hosting a delegation of Hamas leaders in Istanbul over the weekend. Erdogan met with Hamas political bureau head Ismail Haniyeh as well as Hamas commander Saleh al-Arouri, founder of the Hamas… 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… Read more » The post Feds: NYPD Ambush Suspect Had… Continue Reading →
BROOKLYN, NY (VINnews/SandyEller) – A 46 year old woman is in a medically induced coma after a brutal beating that took place early Tuesday morning on a Williamsburg sidewalk. The incident took place 6 AM on the southwest corner of… Continue Reading →
When she introduces her father at the Republican National Convention on Thursday, Ivanka Trump intends to focus on the help he’s offered working families along with personal insights into how he makes decisions, according to two people with direct knowledge… Continue Reading →
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top trade official, Phil Hogan, resigned late Wednesday after he became embroiled in a controversy over a recent trip home to Ireland and questionable adherence to COVID-19 rules. The move will force the EU’s… Continue Reading →
Earlier this week the world suffered a tragic loss with the passing of Rabbi Dovid Oberlander, a 38-year-old father of 5 from Ashdod. Dovid & his father, renowned askan Rabbi Moshe Yosef Oberlander, were both admitted to the corona ward on… Continue Reading →
The Justice Department is seeking data about “orders which may have resulted in the deaths of thousands of elderly nursing home residents,” sending letters Wednesday to the governors of New… Read more » The post DOJ Seeks Data About COVID… Continue Reading →
The national census, currently ongoing in the United States, is of utmost importance for the good of the community. Over three hundred federal programs (such as Medicaid, SNAP and Unemployment Insurance, and a variety of federal education programs that benefit… Continue Reading →
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com When covering the Republican National Convention, the New York Times will also cover the fashion aspects of the convention – kind of as a side commentary. A Torah based publication should cover the halachic… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: R’ Eddie BeydaFather R’ David BeydaBrother Miss Helen BeydaSister Miss Lauren BeydaSister
The European Union’s top trade official, Phil Hogan, resigned late Wednesday after he became embroiled in a controversy over a recent trip home to Ireland and questionable adherence to COVID-19… Read more » The post EU Trade Chief Hogan Resigns… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A new ad by the Lincoln Project, a political action committee made up of Republican critics of President Donald Trump, calls White House adviser Jared Kushner evil. Kushner, who also is Trump’s Jewish son-in-law, “prioritized the President’s… Continue Reading →
A white, 17-year-old police admirer was arrested Wednesday after two people were shot to death during a third straight night of protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake. Kyle Rittenhouse, of Antioch, Illinois, was… Continue Reading →
Iran agreed on Wednesday to grant international nuclear inspectors access to two suspected sites, in a rare conciliatory move that came after months of increasing tensions between Tehran and Washington.… Read more » The post Iran Agrees to Outside Inspections… Continue Reading →
The Bank of Israel is purchasing major amounts of foreign currency to weaken the shekel and prevent it from falling below NIS 3.40/$, according to Globes on Wednesday. Although the… Read more » The post Bank of Israel Likely Behind… Continue Reading →
Laura strengthened Wednesday into a menacing Category 4 hurricane, raising fears of a 20-foot storm surge that forecasters said would be “unsurvivable” and capable of sinking entire communities. Authorities implored coastal residents of Texas and Louisiana to evacuate and worried… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: R’ Menachem RosensweigFather Mrs. Devorah RosensweigMother Habachur Mordechai RosensweigBrother Habachur Aron Moshe RosensweigBrother Habachur Chaim RosensweigBrother Hayeled Yossi RosensweigBrother Hayeled Eli RosensweigBrother Miss Chana RosensweigSister Miss Tamar RosensweigSister Miss Sara RosensweigSister Miss Hadasah RosensweigSister Miss Menucha RosensweigSister… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: R’ Boruch HilsonrathSon Mrs. Chaya HumanDaughter Sitting in Israel Mrs. Richele GoldschmidtDaughter Mrs. Aviva RapaportDaughter
Family getting up: Mrs. Norma AntebiDaughter Mrs. Ketty LouvienDaughter
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Amar’e Stoudemire has officially finished his conversion to Judaism. The former NBA star, who received Israeli citizenship in March 2019 while playing professional basketball there, announced Wednesday in a post on Instagram that his conversion to Judaism… Continue Reading →