Month September 2020
The frum community in Melbourne, Australia wrote a letter to the local authorities requesting a permit to daven in minyanim for Rosh Hashanah in accordance with social distancing regulations, even offering for all participants be tested for the coronavirus prior… Continue Reading →
MIAMI (JTA) – Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories are spreading among Florida’s Latino communities ahead of the presidential election, amplified by social media and messaging apps as well as respected mainstream outlets. According to a report in Politico, much of the anti-Semitism… Continue Reading →
Watch R’ YY Jacobson LIVE this Wednesday, 8:30 NY TIME on Zoom for Yad L’Achim. Also live Q&A after event Visit WWW.YADEVENT.COM or click on the image below to receive a reminder about the event and for more information The post R’… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTA) – A leading Orthodox lawmaker said that not following the country’s lockdown rules to slow the spread of the coronavirus is comparable to murder. Aryeh Deri, the head of Israel’s Sephardic Orthodox Shas Party who also serves as… Continue Reading →
The Jewish community in Tehran recently renovated their mikvah and installed purifiers and filters that purify the water after every tevilah within twelve minutes. “With the help of Hashem and with the support of the authorities, we installed two advanced… Continue Reading →
There is an ongoing crisis at the Belarus / Ukrainian border, which has since turned into a potentially serious situation. Despite being told they would not be allowed into Ukraine to travel to Uman, there are hundreds of Breslover Chassidim… Continue Reading →
We regret to inform you of the Petirah of Mrs Rochel Kahan A”H who was Niftar this evening. She was 81. The Nifteres is the mother of R’ Moshe Chaim, R’ Dov, and Mrs. Tova Gamss. The Levaya is scheduled… Continue Reading →
Dear friends around the Globe, To keep you up to speed, our precious daughter Maayan just underwent a TRACHEOTOMY SURGERY in order to allow her to breathe properly – as she had a COLLAPSED LUNG with SERIOUS ONGOING PNUEMONIA. Click to donate!… Continue Reading →
CHICAGO (JTA/STEPHEN M. FLATOW)- Many of the recent protests over police shootings have focused on a specific victim, Ms. Breonna Taylor. The “Say Her Name” campaign has taught millions of people about Breonna as a person, about her life and… Continue Reading →
Jared Kushner, U.S. special adviser to President Trump, gave His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman al-Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain a sefer Torah that he purchased with his own… Read more » The post Jared Kushner Gives Sefer Torah… Continue Reading →
Following the Israeli government’s approval of a nationwide lockdown beginning on erev Rosh Hashanah, it also approved a special outline for tefillos for the Yamim Tovim in Tishrei. The outline will go into effect at the same time as the… Continue Reading →
Following the Israeli government’s approval of a nationwide lockdown beginning on erev Rosh Hashanah, it also approved a special outline for tefillos for the Yamim Tovim in Tishrei. The outline will go into effect at the same time as the… Continue Reading →
Joe Biden’s tax and spending policies would add nearly $2 trillion to federal deficits over the coming decade, according to an analysis released Monday by a nonpartisan research group. The… Read more » The post Biden Budget Policies Would Increase… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen has agreed to buy the New York Mets from the Wilpon and Katz families. The team announced the agreement on Monday. The deal is subject to the approval of Major… Continue Reading →
Did the sun appear a little odd to you today? It’s not just you, and yes, it does look different today. TLS received numerous submissions from readers today about the sun looking hazy and reddish in color. The reason? Massive… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTA/MOSHE RAAB) – As my calendar announced the approach of September, I began to relive an event that took place exactly 50 years ago. On Sept. 6, 1970, my mother, my four siblings and I were on a plane… Continue Reading →
Sen. Kamala Harris’ motorcade raced past Colombian neighborhoods and made a quick stop for takeout in Doral — or “Doral-zuela” as it’s known locally because of its large Venezuelan population — before speeding through the Cuban stronghold of Hialeah. But… Continue Reading →
Yair, was battling cancer for 3 years before he passed away.He left behind a young widow and her orphans. CLICK HERE TO DONATE NOWAlready during his sickness, it was not easy for his kids to see their father suffering, and… Continue Reading →
A U.S. appeals court on Monday sided with President Donald Trump over his administration’s decision to end humanitarian protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants, many of whom have lived… Read more » The post U.S. Court Allows Trump to… Continue Reading →
At his Monday Covid-19 press conference, Governor Phil Murphy told reporters that the reopening of schools and restaurants appear to have been successful so far. The governor said that health officials have not yet observed any new outbreaks linked to… Continue Reading →
A drug company says that adding an anti-inflammatory medicine to a drug already widely used for hospitalized COVID-19 patients shortens their time to recovery by an additional day. Eli Lilly… Read more » The post Anti-Inflammatory Drug May Shorten COVID-19… Continue Reading →