Month August 2020
Yeshivas Or Yisroel located in Petach Tikvah began their Elul Zman in capsules early, and commenced classes on Sunday. The reason for the early beginning of the new Zman was in order to enable all of the Talmidim to arrive… Continue Reading →
A Levaya for Hagaon Rav Chaim Dov Keller Zatzal will be held in Lakewood Tuesday. The Aron will be brought to Beth Medrash Govoah between Private Way and Lakewood Avenue at approximately 12:00 PM. The Niftar will then be brought… Continue Reading →
Joe Biden introduced the breadth of his political coalition to a nation in crisis Monday night at the Democratic National Convention, giving voice to victims of the coronavirus pandemic, the… Read more » The post Biden’s Convention: Left and Not-So-Left… Continue Reading →
In a bid to survive, airlines are desperately trying to convince a wary public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic. It… Continue Reading →
CHICAGO (AP) — A special prosecutor in Chicago accused Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and her office on Monday of repeatedly abusing their discretion and making false public statements in the case against actor Jussie Smollett last year, but… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Some 250,000 new immigrants to Israel will arrive over the next five years, the Jewish Agency estimates. The estimate is part of a Jewish Agency report with figures on immigration to Israel since the outbreak of the… Continue Reading →
The Trump administration on Monday took another step to opening Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling for oil and gas, potentially fulfilling a decades-long dream for Republicans. Environmentalists, however, promised to fight opening up the coast plain of the… Continue Reading →
According to the Israeli Health Ministry’s website, since midnight last night, 16,587 people were tested for Covid-19 Coronavirus and 1,060 tested positive for the virus. Since the beginning of the plague in Israel, some 94,277 people have contracted the virus…. Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel’s sharks travel about 50 kilometers (about 30 miles) between human-altered habitats along the shores of Hadera and Ashdod from season to season in a single-day commute, reveals research from the University of Haifa’s Leon H. Charney School… Continue Reading →
LEXINGTON, KY (JNS) – After denouncing racist, anti-Semitic fliers left around his community earlier this month and then being threatened by a neo-Nazi leader, Rabbi Shlomo Litvin of Lexington, Ky., aims to educate others on what Judaism and anti-Semitism are… Continue Reading →
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A thief apparently made off with numerous items from multiple houses in the Oak and Vine area last night. According to multiple reports, the perpetrator stole tools from one home and placed it in a backyard. He then went to… Continue Reading →
PORTLAND (AP) — Protesters punched and kicked a man to the ground in Portland, Oregon, after he crashed his truck onto the sidewalk on Sunday night near otherwise peaceful demonstrations. Portland police said they received a report around 10:30 p.m…. Continue Reading →
Outbreaks of coronavirus in three different Chabad Bungalow colonies in the Catskills have led to a lockdown for at least one of them this week. According to COLlive, cases have been confirmed at Evergreen Estates, Inner Circle, Mei Menuchos, and… Continue Reading →
Indoor gyms in New York can reopen as soon as next week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday, if they meet public health requirements including inspections, mandatory mask wearing, a 33%… Read more » The post New York to Allow Indoor… Continue Reading →
More than a dozen states as early as this week are expected to sue the Trump Administration over cuts at the United States Postal Service they say could delay mail-in… Read more » The post Over a Dozen States May… Continue Reading →
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers plan to take up dozens of criminal justice reforms during a special legislative session this week, but one proposal in particular is expected to spark an intense battle: a push to change a law… Continue Reading →
Google warned on Monday that the Australian government’s plan to make digital giants pay for news content threatens users’ free services in Australia and could result in their data being given to media organizations. The U.S.-based company’s warning, contained in… Continue Reading →
Ohio’s former Gov. John Kasich, a Republican presidential contender four years ago, joined Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, on Monday in calling for voters across the political… Read more » The post Democrats Claim ‘Big Tent’ for… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump’s appointed postmaster general on Monday agreed to testify before Congress next week on cuts in service that lawmakers fear could hamper the Postal Service’s ability to handle… Read more » The post Postmaster General to Testify Amid… Continue Reading →
The operator of California’s electric grid said up to 3.3 million homes may lose power Monday as part of rolling outages to ease pressure on the state’s energy grid. The… Read more » The post Grid Operator: 3.3 Million California… Continue Reading →