Month September 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve expects to keep its benchmark interest rate pegged near zero at least through 2023 as it strives to accelerate economic growth and drive down the unemployment rate. The central bank also said Wednesday that… Continue Reading →
Hamodia is saddened to report the petirah of Rebbitzen Shulamis (Prager) Keller, a”h. The Rebbitzen was married to Harav Shlomo Prager, zt”l, a noted talmid chacham and magid shiur in Yeshiva of Eastern Parkway for… Read more » The post BD’E – Rebbetzin Shulamis (Prager)… Continue Reading →
Following several days of feeling extremely weak, the Sanzer Rebbe of Netanya was tested for the coronavirus and the result was found to be positive on Tuesday. The Rebbe, 67, was known to be extremely careful in adhering to health… Continue Reading →
In response to recent developments at Shas Yiden and to his requests, Maran Sar Hatorah, Hagaon Hagadol Harav Chaim Kanievsky, shlit”a, was moved to write a special brocho to Shas Yiden and its supporters. “As the new year approaches, I extend my brochos… Continue Reading →
Governor Phil Murphy said on Wednesday that New Jersey’s current self-response rate for the 2020 Census is the highest the state has seen in the past four Censuses. The current self-response response rate for New Jersey is 68.1% and the… Continue Reading →
EL AL IS BOUGHT BY CHAREIDI! Eli Rozenberg, Son of Kenny Rozenberg From Monsey Is New Owner Of El Al
Eli Rozenberg, a 26-year-old American living in Israel is the new owner of El Al. Eli purchased El Al on behalf of his father, New York businessman and Hatzolah Paramedic Kenny Rozenberg, and has now purchased a controlling stake in… Continue Reading →
Lakewood Mayor Ray Coles announced that Lakewood Township and the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a free JBIZ 2020 Business Expo, Job Fair, and Conference at the BlueClaws Stadium, First Energy Park, 2 Stadium Way, Lakewood, this November from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (The rain date is November… Continue Reading →
ITALY (JTA) – An Italian lawmaker has nominated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel for the Nobel Peace Prize. Paolo Grimoldi of the right-wing Northern League party tweeted Wednesday that he had nominated Netanyahu because he signed peace agreements with the United… Continue Reading →
Two cranes collided Wednesday at a construction site in Austin, Texas, causing one of them to partially collapse and injuring at least 22 workers who were sent scrambling for safety, authorities said. The cranes collided and got tangled several stories… Continue Reading →
As the debate over a nationwide lockdown intensified on Wednesday, a group of petitioners from the fields of medicine, science, academia, law and journalism notified the government that they intend… Read more » The post Anti-Lockdown Petition Going to High… Continue Reading →
The state-run Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) is to open its first office outside the United Arab Emirates in Tel Aviv, the Abu Dhabi Media Office said on Wednesday, following… Read more » The post Abu Dhabi Investment Office to… Continue Reading →
New York City public school students won’t have any snow days this winter amid hybrid learning, according to state Department of Education guidelines. Under the guidelines, if in-person classes have to be canceled because of snowstorms or other weather, students… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTA) – A recently discovered poetic prayer written by the Ramban, or Nachmanides, the 13th-century Spanish rabbi and renowned author of commentaries on the Bible and the Talmud, has been translated into English and is now available on the… Continue Reading →
The IDF carried out two rounds of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip overnight Tuesday and early Wednesday morning in response to a wave of rockets fired at southern Israel beginning on Tuesday evening at the same time as the signing… Continue Reading →
We regret to inform you of the Petirah of Rebbetzin Shulamis Keller A”H, the wife of the Telze Rosh Hayeshiva Harav Chaim Dov Zaztal. The Petirah comes just after the Shloshim of the Rosh Hayeshivah’s Petirah. The Levaya is scheduled… Continue Reading →
And yet again, there are two streets in Lakewood with the same name – Railroad Street. The streets are not a West and East or North and South, but rather both Railroad Street. The original Railroad Street is off of… Continue Reading →
A fire broke out Tuesday in a downtown Beirut building near the city’s port where an explosion last month killed nearly 200 people, injured thousands and left the city’s residents traumatized. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire… Continue Reading →
Americans kept spending in August, but the pace of that growth is slowing as millions of people who lost jobs have now lost a $600 a week boost in their… Read more » The post Retail Sales Rise Slightly for… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: R` Leon SchenkerSon Not sitting at main address Mrs. Esther KazarnovskyDaughter
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has charged five Chinese citizens with hacks targeting more than 100 companies and institutions in the United States and elsewhere, including social media and video game companies as well as universities and telecommunications providers,… Continue Reading →
Unfortunately, the uptick in COVID-19 cases in our communities, noted in Agudath Israel of America’s recent statement regarding simchos, continues its upward trajectory. While there have been hospitalizations, boruch Hashem most of the recent cases have not been as serious… Continue Reading →