Month September 2020

More than 150 students from the Grodna Yeshiva in Beer Yaakov tested positive for the Coronavirus on Tuesday. This was out of only 400 students who attend the yeshiva. additionally, many of the students were symptomatic. The Yeshiva set up… Continue Reading →

The central committee of Agudas Yisroel met in Bnei Brak on Tuesday night in order to review the past year’s activities. The main topic of discussion was the recent resignation of former Minister Yaakov Litzman from the government. During the… Continue Reading →

The Mayors of Ohr Yehuda, Bat Yam and Kiryat Shmona appealed to the High Court on Wednesday against the State and the police, to allow the same amount of people… Read more » The post Mayors Petition to High Court… Continue Reading →

Dubai’s DP World said on Wednesday it is partnering with an Israeli group to bid for one of Israel‘s two main ports and possibly open a direct shipping line between… Read more » The post Dubai’s DP World to Partner… Continue Reading →

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that “five or six” more Arab countries were poised to agree to normalize relations with Israel, in line with the landmark accords struck between the Jewish state and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. “We’re… Continue Reading →

An 18-month investigation by a U.S. House panel blasted Boeing Co and the Federal Aviation Administration over the 737 MAX which has been grounded since March 2019 after two fatal… Read more » The post House Report Blasts Failures of… Continue Reading →

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday that the United Kingdom cannot unilaterally change the EU-U.K. bilateral withdrawal agreement without destroying global trust in the country. Insisting that… Read more » The post EU Chief Says U.K. Cannot… Continue Reading →

On Wednesday, a disinfection and cleaning procedure was carried out at the Kosel, which is visited by hundreds of thousands of visitors from Israel and around the world. The thousands… Read more » The post Kosel Disinfected Ahead of Rosh… Continue Reading →

Israel’s school system will close Thursday, the government ruled on Wednesday, as the infection rate hit a peak of 5,523 new cases in a single day. The schools were originally… Read more » The post Schools to Close as New… Continue Reading →

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said a vaccine against the deadly coronavirus could be three or four weeks away, despite cautionary notes sounded by some U.S. public health officials about… Read more » The post Trump: Coronavirus Vaccine Could Be… Continue Reading →

Japan‘s Yoshihide Suga was voted prime minister by parliament on Wednesday to become the country’s first new leader in nearly eight years, appointing a new cabinet that kept about half… Read more » The post Japan’s Suga Crafts ‘Continuity Cabinet’… Continue Reading →

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu departed Washington on Wednesday morning, flying back to Israel following the signing of the peace treaty with the United Arab Emirates and a declaration of peace… Read more » The post Netanyahu: I’m Not Surprised Terrorists… Continue Reading →

A ten-year-old girl was in serious condition after being struck by a bus on Chazon Ish Street in Beit Shemesh on Tuesday. Witnesses to the incident related that the girl was crossing the street, when she was struck by the… Continue Reading →

Amid growing anger over a bottleneck in Britain’s creaking coronavirus testing system, the government promised on Wednesday to do whatever it takes to boost laboratory capacity that has left people… Read more » The post Amid COVID Testing Chaos, U.K…. Continue Reading →

The IDF struck Hamas terror sites in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday in response to rocket fire toward Israel the previous night that coincided with the signing of normalization agreements… Read more » The post IDF Strikes Gaza Terror Sites… Continue Reading →

Alison Birch, the owner of a hair salon in Stroud, England, was seeking a part-time stylist. The advertisement (it was the UK, so read it “adVERtisment”) she submitted to a local job center publication was rejected. It contained nothing tasteless… Continue Reading →

Alison Birch, the owner of a hair salon in Stroud, England, was seeking a part-time stylist. The advertisement (it was the UK, so read it “adVERtisment”) she submitted to a local job center publication was rejected. It contained nothing tasteless… Continue Reading →

Amongst the numerous charismatic Jewish leaders with which Eretz Yisrael is blessed, Rav Avner Afgin is undoubtedly a standout. In fact, he is considered to be Israel’s only Sephardic admor. Even more striking, perhaps, is the demographics of his followers,… Continue Reading →

Despite his innumerable media appearances during this pandemic, the nation’s top infectious disease specialist, Dr. Anthony Fauci, isn’t easy to reach. This has been especially true in the weeks following his recent vocal cord surgery, which limited his ability to… Continue Reading →