Month September 2020
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Faced with a burgeoning infection rate and a steep increase in hospitalizations from coronavirus, Israel has initially tried to make a weak lockdown. At present, citizens are prohibited from going further than 500 meters from their homes… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: R’ Eliezer SofferHusband R’ Boruch LichtensteinBrother Sitting in Philadelphia R’ Menachem SofferSon R’ Yehuda SofferSon R’ Tzvi SofferSon R’ Yitzy SofferSon Sitting in Chicago R’ Zevy SofferSon Mrs. Esther HirshautDaughter Mrs. Chaya CohenDaughter Mrs. Gitty SchwartzDaughter
Family getting up: R’ Yidel SchiffBrother
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A rapid COVID-19 screening test developed in Israel will be used to screen passengers in several European airports. The test involves gargling with a small amount of special mouthwash and spitting it into a test tube. Virusight… Continue Reading →
After several hours of reportedly heated debate over whether to impose more stringent regulations on the movements and activities of the public, the coronavirus cabinet adjourned on Tuesday night without… Read more » The post Coronavirus Cabinet Deadlocked on Lockdown… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Canadian woman accused of mailing a package containing ricin to the White House included a threatening letter in which she told President Donald Trump to “give up and remove your application for this election,” according to… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Many people have gaps in their understanding of what anti-Semitism is and how it works, according to Rep. Ilhan Omar, who has been accused of fomenting anti-Semitism. Omar, D-Minn., offered her perspective on the anti-Semitism experience in… Continue Reading →
TRIO (Theological Research Institute Online) is disrupting the world of Jewish higher education, offering the best value for students’ time and money in three ways. Degree 1. They provide the most comprehensive and customized guidance services to help students choose… Continue Reading →
Health Ministry Deputy Director-General Itamar Grotto said on Tuesday that the ministry is demanding that the lockdown continue until the rate of positive results drops to 7%. “We must consider the rate of infection and not the number of confirmed… Continue Reading →
MASON, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor in Michigan has flushed a complaint about a toilet that was promoted as a place to drop absentee ballots. The election clerk in Ingham County informed police about a toilet on the front lawn… Continue Reading →
New York City will celebrate the legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by naming a building after her in Brooklyn, the borough of her birth, Mayor Bill de Blasio said… Read more » The post NYC to Name Brooklyn Civic… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK CITY (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – Citing previous successful efforts by the city to curtail the spread of the pandemic by focusing on hot spots, Mayor Bill de Blasio said that the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene would be… Continue Reading →
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court for fast action on its effort, blocked by a lower court, to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from the numbers used… Read more » The post Trump Asks Supreme Court for… Continue Reading →
An Israeli kibbutz has changed its name to honor the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in a weeklong tribute to the Jewish American judge. Kibbutz Ramat Hashofet, or… Read more » The post Israeli Kibbutz Tweaks Its Name… Continue Reading →
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson appealed Tuesday for a “spirit of togetherness” as he unveiled a series of new restrictions on everyday life to suppress a dramatic spike in new coronavirus cases. Warning that the restrictions, which will come into… Continue Reading →
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson appealed Tuesday for a “spirit of togetherness” as he unveiled a series of new restrictions on everyday life to suppress a dramatic spike in new coronavirus cases. Warning that the restrictions, which will come into… Continue Reading →
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 200,000 Tuesday, a figure unimaginable eight months ago when the scourge first reached the world’s richest nation with its state-of-the-art laboratories, top-flight… Read more » The post U.S. Death Toll from Coronavirus… Continue Reading →
Defense Minister Benny Gantz landed in Washington on Tuesday for discussions on maintaining Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge (QME) with his US counterpart Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and other senior Pentagon officials. Gantz’s goal is to ensure Israel’s military edge… Continue Reading →
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli kibbutz has changed its name to honor the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in a weeklong tribute to the Jewish American judge. Kibbutz Ramat Hashofet, or The Judge’s Heights, is named… Continue Reading →
Senate Republicans have swiftly fallen in line behind President Donald Trump’s push to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Supreme Court seat as one of the last holdouts, Sen.… Read more » The post Senate GOP Lines Up With… Continue Reading →