Month September 2020
The largest container ship ever to call on a U.S. east coast port was headed to New Jersey on Saturday, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced. The 1,200-foot (366-meter) CMA CGM Brazil will dock at the… Continue Reading →
Firefighters took advantage of a welcome break in hot, dry weather on Saturday to make gains against massive wildfires burning across three western states as President Donald Trump said he… Read more » The post Weather Aids Fight Against Massive… Continue Reading →
White smoke rose from the smoldering wreckage of Beirut’s port on Friday hours after firefighters extinguished a huge fire that terrified the city’s residents five weeks after a massive blast killed nearly 200 people and destroyed parts of Lebanon’s capital…. Continue Reading →
Americans commemorated 9/11 on Friday as another national crisis, the coronavirus, reconfigured ceremonies and as a presidential campaign carved a path through the memorials. In New York, victims’ relatives gathered Friday morning for split-screen remembrances at the World Trade Center’s… Continue Reading →
Israel’s Health Ministry stated on Motzei Shabbos that 3,961 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in the previous 24 hours. There are currently 37,926 active patients, of whom 1,018 are hospitalized, with 495 seriously ill, of whom 138 are ventilated. The… Continue Reading →
Israel’s nationwide lockdown, which the coronavirus cabinet approved on Thursday evening, will begin on erev Rosh Hashanah and will consist of three stages. The exact details and dates of the lockdown will be delineated on Sunday and still requires approval… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (VINnews) — Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, who has been directing the peace initiatives in the Middle East with Arab countries, bought a Sefer Torah and presented it to Bahraini king Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa last year, stating that… Continue Reading →
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Saturday strongly condemned Bahrain’s plan to normalize relations with Israel, calling it a shameful and ignominious move by the Gulf Arab country. Bahrain’s announcement Friday followed a similar normalization agreement last month by the… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Two members of Saudi Arabia’s royal family will have to answer questions about the Sept. 11 attacks in what lawyers for victims call a turning point in a long-running lawsuit, a federal judge ruled. U.S. Magistrate… Continue Reading →
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors in the case of four former Minneapolis officers charged in the death of George Floyd told a judge Friday that the men should face trial together because the evidence and charges against them are similar, and… Continue Reading →
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NEW YORK (AP) — Americans commemorated 9/11 Friday as another national crisis reconfigured memorial ceremonies, dividing some victims’ families over coronavirus safety precautions, and a presidential campaign carved a path through the observances. In New York, victims’ relatives gathered Friday… Continue Reading →
Governor Murphy announced several Motor Vehicle Commission that will go into effect immediately. Valid license/ID photos are extended from 8 years to 12 years Special hours at DMV’s will be designated for senior citizens and other populations vulnerable to Covid-19… Continue Reading →
9/11 Remembered – Ceremonies to memorialize the 9/11/01 attacks on the United States took place throughout the country on Friday. President Trump attended and spoke at a ceremony in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, at the site where Flight 93 crashed, heroically taken down… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (JTA) – About one-third of American Jews live in just 20 of the country’s congressional districts. Nearly half of those districts are in New York, and all but one of them is represented by a Democrat. Meanwhile, the… Continue Reading →
There’s a world out there, and your son with Down’s syndrome deserves to be part of it. To experience it. Fully. Established to create a new world for high-functioning boys with Down’s syndrome, Yeshivas Bein Yakir is a special yeshiva… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israel’s government has allocated $51 million to bring over 2,000 Ethiopian citizens this year, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. The allocation was finalized Wednesday in budget talks, according to the The Marker’s report about… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com To vote or not to vote? Is there really a Mitzvah to do so? Should we be filling out absentee ballots? Some are so sickened by the presidential campaign that they are actually tempted… Continue Reading →
My daughter hung a “Trump 2020” banner from her porch balcony on the third floor of her apartment building. The building, at the outskirts of New York City, is set… Read more » The post Some Candidates Are More Equal… Continue Reading →
Bahrain joined the United Arab Emirates in striking an agreement to normalize relations with Israel on Friday, a dramatic move aimed at easing tensions in the Middle East. U.S. President… Read more » The post Bahrain Follows Emirates and Normalizes… Continue Reading →