Frum News From The Greater Lakewood Area

Month August 2020

Tesla Seeks Approval for Sensor That Could Detect Child Left in Hot Cars

Tesla Inc. asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for approval to market a short-range interactive motion-sensing device that could help prevent children from being left behind in hot cars and… Read more » The post Tesla Seeks Approval for Sensor… Continue Reading →

98,550 Cases, 789 Deaths: Coronavirus Cabinet Mulls Lockdown During Yamim Tovim

The Health Ministry reported 1,637 new coronavirus cases as of Thursday morning in the previous 24 hours. There are currently 23,913 active cases, with 403 in serious condition, of whom 110 are ventilated. The death toll has risen to 789…. Continue Reading →

Lightning Blitz Keeps Wildfires Raging Across California

More than two dozen major fires were scorching California on Thursday, largely the result of an unprecedented lightning siege that dropped nearly 11,000 strikes over several days. “This is definitely… Read more » The post Lightning Blitz Keeps Wildfires Raging… Continue Reading →

Opinion: We Want 100% But We Won’t Even Give 50

NEW YORK (VINnews/Ezra Friedlander) – As I write these words the opportunity to be counted in the cen-sus is closing and you, as a member of the community, should be as up-set as I am. I will explain why. The… Continue Reading →

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Netanyahu Makes Peace Call to Gantz

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu called Blue and White leader Benny Gantz on Thursday evening with a heartfelt plea to end the fight over the state budget that threatens another round… Read more » The post Netanyahu Makes Peace Call to… Continue Reading →

California Court Gives Reprieve to Uber, Lyft in California

An appeals court has allowed ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft to continue treating their drivers as independent contractors while an appeal works its way through the court. Both companies had… Read more » The post California Court Gives Reprieve to… Continue Reading →

US Long-Term Mortgage Rates Rise; 30-Year At 2.99%

U.S. average rates on long-term mortgages rose this week though they remain at historically low levels. The key 30-year loan nudged toward 3%. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate on the 30-year home loan increased to… Continue Reading →

Israel Says 2 Rockets Fired From Gaza Strip; No Casualties

JERUSALEM (AP) — Two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip landed near the Israeli security fence late on Thursday, the Israeli military said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage in the attack. Tensions have risen in recent… Continue Reading →

Young Children Pose Dilemma for Airlines With Mask Rules

Two recent incidents involving young children who refused to wear face masks show how airlines are struggling to balance safety with compassionate treatment of all their customers during a pandemic.… Read more » The post Young Children Pose Dilemma for… Continue Reading →

Lakewood Mayor Ray Coles responds to your ‘Ask The Mayor’ questions: Don’t block the grid

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: Dear Mayor Coles, I want to thank you for all the wonderful things that you do… Continue Reading →

In A First, An Israeli Will Race In The Tour De France

JERUSALEM (JTA) — For the first time, an Israeli will compete in the Tour de France, the world’s premier cycling event. Guy Niv, 26, is a member of Team Israel Start-Up Nation, the first Israel-based and -owned team to race… Continue Reading →

Teachers Could Stay in Classroom If Exposed to COVID-19

New guidance from President Donald Trump’s administration that declares teachers to be “critical infrastructure workers” could give the green light to exempting teachers from quarantine requirements after being exposed to… Read more » The post Teachers Could Stay in Classroom… Continue Reading →

Beitar Couple Pass Away Days Apart From COVID-19

R’ Yitzchak Neiman, z’l, of Beitar Illit, passed away on Thursday in Shaarei Tzedek Hospital at the age of 74, less than a week after his wife, Mrs. Ayala Neiman, a’h, passed away, also from the coronavirus, Kikar H’Shabbos reported…. Continue Reading →

U.S. Demands Restoration of UN Sanctions Against Iran

The Trump administration on Thursday formally notified the United Nations of its demand for all U.N. sanctions on Iran to be restored, citing significant Iranian violations of the 2015 nuclear… Read more » The post U.S. Demands Restoration of UN… Continue Reading →

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Germany Welcomes Israeli Air Force For First Joint Exercise

NOERVENICH, Germany (AP) — Germany welcomed military aircraft from Israel to its airspace on Thursday in their first joint combat exercises in German territory as both air forces praised the intensive cooperation between the two countries. “It was very emotional… Continue Reading →

Trump Reaffirms Plan To Withdraw All US Troops From Iraq

President Donald Trump on Thursday reaffirmed his plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq as quickly as possible as he met with the prime minister of Iraq to discuss ways to rein in pro-Iran militias in the country and… Continue Reading →

American Airlines Will Drop Flights to 15 Cities in October

American Airlines will drop flights to 15 smaller U.S. cities in October when a federal requirement to serve those communities ends. The airline blamed low demand during the coronavirus pandemic,… Read more » The post American Airlines Will Drop Flights… Continue Reading →

Coronavirus Meeting Breaks Up With No Decisions on Elul, Chagim

The Israeli government’s coronavirus policy was in limbo on Thursday evening after ministers failed to agree on revised regulations during a meeting which featured a walkout by Prime Minister Binyamin… Read more » The post Coronavirus Meeting Breaks Up With… Continue Reading →

Opinion: Thank You, Obama And Biden, For Bringing Peace To The Middle East, NOT

JERUSALEM (JNS/Jerome M. Marcus) – The Middle East Peace Process has for decades seen peace in that region depend on negotiations between Israel and the Arabs who live in the rest of what used to be the British Mandate. The… Continue Reading →

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