Month September 2020
Why settle for a good year when you can have a great year? For 15 Years, Avinu Malkeinu has been inspiring tens of thousands of women and girls around the world during the Aseres Yemei Teshuvah. This year’s expanded, exciting… Continue Reading →
Vice President Mike Pence’s airplane struck a bird Tuesday upon takeoff from a New Hampshire airport, causing the pilot to return to the airport out of caution, the White House… Read more » The post Pence’s Airplane Returns to Airport… Continue Reading →
We have all heard about the recent increase in coronavirus cases in the Lakewood community. Thankfully, there has not been an accompanying surge in serious cases. This has lead to differing interpretations. Some believe that the virus is less deadly… Continue Reading →
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is joining the ranks of city cultural institutions welcoming the return of visitors. The museum, a former aircraft carrier on Manhattan’s west side,… Read more » The post Intrepid Museum Re-Opening to Public… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan bill aimed at keeping goods out of the U.S. that are made with the forced labor of detained ethnic minorities in China passed overwhelmingly Tuesday in the House of Representatives despite concerns about the potential… Continue Reading →
China on Tuesday said allegations against a New York City police officer charged with being an “intelligence asset” for the Chinese government are a “pure fabrication” and part of a U.S. plot to smear Chinese diplomats in the United States…. Continue Reading →
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivered a defiant and fiery speech Tuesday to the U.N. General Assembly as his nation grapples with the Middle East’s worst coronavirus outbreak and a weakened economy, but he insisted that it is the U.S. that… Continue Reading →
The New Jersey State Police Missing Persons Unit has joined the search for a Lakewood man who went missing this morning. According to a Facebook post from his granddaughter, Robert Morris, 88, left his home on Huntingdon Drive in Lakewood… Continue Reading →
CALIFORNIA (AP) — Facebook says it has removed a small network of fake accounts and pages that originated in China and focused on disrupting political activity in the U.S. and several other countries. The U.S.-focused activity was just a “sliver”… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will face off on the Supreme Court, the coronavirus pandemic and race and violence in the nation’s cities next week when they meet for their first presidential debate. The nonpartisan Commission on… Continue Reading →
She was Moser Nefesh for Torah and her father,and her life today is in real danger. One of the Rebbetzin Leah Kolodetzkys’ Nieces, A single 24 Year old Bais Yaakov Teacher assumed responsibility for the finances of her fathers yeshiva… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Ten years ago, Rabbi Dan Roth had dreams of being a Jewish educator in Jerusalem. An immigrant from London, he landed his first job as a teacher for high-risk youth and entered the classroom with high hopes. Unfortunately, his… Continue Reading →
The prospect that President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans will fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Supreme Court seat before the year is out has ignited a call for major changes on the court, including expanding the number of justices. Some… Continue Reading →
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 200,000 Tuesday, by far the highest in the world, hitting the once-unimaginable threshold six weeks before an election that is certain to be a referendum in part on President Donald Trump’s handling… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Dr. Stanly GoldbergSon Mrs. Ann BelzerDaughter Mrs. Perl RatzDaughter
It’s so on brand for Sen. Susan Collins to be in a pressure cooker over how she’ll vote in a showdown riveting the nation. This time, it’s unclear how the battle over President Donald Trump’s effort to replace the late… Continue Reading →
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Officials in Kentucky’s largest city were preparing Tuesday for more protests and possible unrest as the public nervously awaits the state attorney general’s announcement about whether he will charge officers in Breonna Taylor’s shooting death. With… Continue Reading →
Since that fateful day in March when yeshivos and shuls closed their doors, the hanhalah and administration of Yeshiva of South Shore, together with a dedicated committee of parents, have… Read more » The post Barriers, Not Obstacles, at YOSS… Continue Reading →
On Monday, September 14, the Council of Jewish Organizations of Staten Island (COJO-SI) and its Security Committee held its annual Pre-Rosh-Hashanah Security Meeting which, due to the pandemic, was held… Read more » The post Council of Jewish Organizations Hosts… Continue Reading →
Last week, I wrote that everyone should get the influenza vaccine this year. My reasoning, which I believe is sound (feel free to opine otherwise), is that because coronavirus and the flu have multiple overlapping symptoms, getting the flu this… Continue Reading →
Mordechai Samet was released to home confinement on Friday. Mr. Samet had been incarcerated, and his status as being under detainer from immigration also stood in the way of early… Read more » The post Mordechai Samet Released appeared first… Continue Reading →