Month August 2020
The number of Americans newly diagnosed with the coronavirus is falling — a development experts say most likely reflects more mask-wearing but also insufficient testing — even as the disease… Read more » The post New Virus Cases Decline in… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Have you ever asked yourself: Do I need a degree? What will I be good at and enjoy? How can I avoid a boring, dead-end job? How can I find a job with long term salary growth? What are the lucrative… Continue Reading →
The Prince George’s County Police Department arrested and charged two men for opening fire on patrol officers, shooting three of those officers. The patrol officers were attacked while responding to a call for a residential robbery in progress at a… Continue Reading →
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — More than half a million people were ordered to evacuate the Gulf Coast on Tuesday as Laura strengthened into a hurricane that forecasters said could slam Texas and Louisiana with ferocious winds, heavy flooding and the… Continue Reading →
A Kentucky teenager known for video of his interaction with a Native American man during dueling demonstrations at the Lincoln Memorial last year is among Tuesday’s speakers at the virtual Republican National Convention. Nicholas Sandmann will urge voters to reelect… Continue Reading →
As far as external trappings go, the Democratic National Convention that was held last week was like none other in modern campaign history. Stripped of the emotional excitement delivered by… Read more » The post Everything But A Plan appeared… Continue Reading →
Packed like sardines” seemed apt. Two days before Rosh Chodesh Elul, the Kosel area was packed. And Egged’s bus service just couldn’t keep up. It was beautiful and inspiring to… Read more » The post Corona Confusion appeared first on… Continue Reading →
Medical professionals and community leaders are advising people to remain cautious as upticks of coronavirus cases are reported in New York and New Jersey. Today, Bobov’s central beis medrash in… Read more » The post As Scientists Confirm Reinfections, Coronavirus… Continue Reading →
Top United Arab Emirates and Israeli defense officials on Tuesday held their first publicly acknowledged phone call since their countries’ agreement to normalize ties, officials said, heralding possible security cooperation.… Read more » The post UAE, Israeli Ministers Pledge Defense… Continue Reading →
Governor Murphy hinted that he is likely to soon permit restaurants and gyms to let customers indoors. New Jersey had been poised to reopen indoor dining and gyms, but Governor Murphy slammed the brakes on the plan in late June… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] There will be another bus leaving from Lakewood on Thursday and Sunday Morning. We have successfully secured Bushkill Falls Resort for this אלול זמן . We have arranged accommodations for several hundred בחורים. We will be learning the same לימוד as Mir in Yerushalayim…. Continue Reading →
LONDON (JTA) – A renters’ union in England apologized after rejecting a membership request from a Jewish person in a message that said “sorry, no time for Zionists.” The renter also was told in a message sent through the Instagram… Continue Reading →
Tuesday’s program at the Republican National Convention is likely to wade into familiar waters, with a lineup expected to speak on divisive issues like abortion and “cancel culture,” while lambasting Democratic rival Joe Biden and the Democrats’ progressive wing. Unlike… Continue Reading →
The United States said on Tuesday it strongly objected to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s recent hosting of two leaders of Hamas in Istanbul. The State Department said the officials were… Read more » The post U.S. Slams Turkey’s Erdogan for… Continue Reading →
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a new interview that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden “should not concede under any circumstances” because she believes the final results in November’s election are “going to drag out” due to mail-in… Continue Reading →
Hundreds of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate the Gulf Coast on Tuesday as Laura strengthened into a hurricane that forecasters said could slam into Texas and Louisiana as a major storm with ferocious winds and deadly flooding. More… Continue Reading →
The Boro Park community mourns the petirah of Mrs. Toby Sheinshneider, a”h, niftar on Sunday night. Mrs. Sheinshneider, 33, was the wife of, yblch”t, Reb Yosef, and the daughter of… Read more » The post Mrs. Toby Sheinshneider, A”h appeared… Continue Reading →
The Merriam-Webster dictionary has removed a reference to Israel as an example of apartheid, in response to a complaint from a reader, The Jerusalem Post reported on Tuesday. The objectionable… Read more » The post Merriam-Webster Blames Apartheid Reference on… Continue Reading →
MIAMI SHORES, Fla. (AP) — A Florida police officer’s wife died after becoming trapped in the back of his patrol vehicle for several hours during a hot afternoon, police said Monday. Investigators are treating the death of Clara Paulino, 56,… Continue Reading →
KIEV (VINnews) — In a Zoom meeting marking the eve of the Jewish new year, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky , who himself is Jewish, met with leading local rabbis. Some of the rabbis participated physically in the president’s office, while… Continue Reading →
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The president of the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration’s demand to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran, a move that drew an angry rebuke from the U.S. ambassador who accused opponents of… Continue Reading →