Month September 2020
With ongoing debates over wearing masks leading to many Americans refusing to wear one in public during the COVID-19 pandemic, Assembly Democrats Ralph Caputo, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Joe Danielsen and Annette Quijano sponsor a bill that would penalize customers who… Continue Reading →
AUSTRALIA (VINnews) — Chairman of Chabad in Australia’s capital Canberra, Rabbi Shmueli Feldman, together with Rebbetzin Chasia Feldman, Principal of the Canberra Jewish School, paid an official visit to the UAE Embassy in Australia. Rabbi and Rebbetzin Feldman were greeted… Continue Reading →
Higher Education Minister Zeev Elkin (Likud), who was appointed to a governmental committee on the Uman issue, announced on Thursday morning that Ukraine has issued its final official answer on the matter and is not allowing additional visitors to Uman… Continue Reading →
MIAMI (JTA) – The Miami Herald has apologized for running anti-Semitic and racist ads in its Spanish-language publication el Nuevo Herald for months. A column in a paid insert titled “Libre” in the Friday edition said Jews support “thieves and… Continue Reading →
Not everyone gets a flu shot each year. According to health experts in New Jersey, only about 50% of the population gets vaccinated for the flu. In a regular year, that wouldn’t be a problem because the flu isn’t a… Continue Reading →
Homeowners and businesses along the soggy Gulf Coast began cleaning up Thursday in the wake of Hurricane Sally, even as the region braced for a delayed, second round of flooding in the coming days from rivers and creeks swollen by… Continue Reading →
In a private call with federal prosecutors across the country, Attorney General William Barr’s message was clear: aggressively go after demonstrators who cause violence. Barr pushed his U.S. attorneys to bring federal charges whenever they could, keeping a grip on… Continue Reading →
In a private call with federal prosecutors across the country, Attorney General William Barr’s message was clear: aggressively go after demonstrators who cause violence. Barr pushed his U.S. attorneys to bring federal charges whenever they could, keeping a grip on… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP/The Conversation/Maurizio Valsania, Università di Torino) – Pessimism looms large in America today. It’s not just because of Donald Trump, the vicar of fear and violence. It’s COVID-19, a faltering economy, the growing power of Russia and China, fires… Continue Reading →
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: Why is route 88 being closed in one direction to allow trucks to cut trees at… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Short of staff and supplies for opening New York City’s public school system for both remote and in-person learning during the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday that in-school learning for most city students… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – On the eve of the Jewish New Year, Israel’s population stands at 9.246 million people, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported, marking an annual population growth rate of 1.6 percent (150,000 people). The past year saw the… Continue Reading →
The first volume of former President Barack Obama’s memoir is coming out Nov. 17, two weeks after Election Day. It’s called “A Promised Land” and will cover his swift and historic rise to the White House and his first term… Continue Reading →
My neshoma is here on earth is to teach people Emunah and allow them to do mitzvos! With my recent TRACHEOTOMY, BROKEN FEMUR, AND BONES SO FRAGILE THAT I MUST BE TURNED OVER BY 2 PEOPLE LEST SOMETHING BREAKS, IMMA AND… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (JNS) – U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said on Wednesday that recent regional developments, and especially the peace treaties between Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, mark the beginning of the end of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Speaking… Continue Reading →
Israel closed its schools on Thursday, a day before entering a second national coronavirus lockdown, as daily infections topped 4,500. The initial lockdown was imposed in late March and eased… Read more » The post Schools Close a Day Early… Continue Reading →
Just two weeks after students started returning to Ball State University last month, the surrounding county had become Indiana’s coronavirus epicenter. Out of nearly 600 students tested for the virus, more than half have been positive. Dozens of infections have… Continue Reading →
The newest episode of Inside ArtScroll features a full-length interview with Rabbi Binyomin Pruzansky, author of the new book,Chizuk for Your Heart. Rabbi Pruzansky knows how to find stories that give us chizuk, strengthening our hearts and reminding us of the greatness that exists… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] In Bucks County Pa., home to approx. 50,000 Jews, a revolution is taking place. In this midbar, a shul with a daily minyan, a mikvah, an eruv, a preschool, a Kollel, a Hebrew school, and an active Outreach… Continue Reading →
Authorities are investigating a shooting that occurred in Lakewood overnight, police confirm to TLS. At approximately 2:30 AM, an unknown gunman opened fire on MLK Drive, firing off approximately five rounds, police say. Nobody was struck. Lakewood’s Detective Bureau and… Continue Reading →
The United States is preparing to declare that all international sanctions against Iran have been restored. Few countries believe the move is legal, and such action could provoke a credibility… Read more » The post Showdown Set as U.S. to… Continue Reading →