Month September 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday it was possible another country could soon join a diplomatic accord between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. Trump is to host a… Read more » The post Trump Says Another Country Could… Continue Reading →
The Shiva for Reb Yehuda Zev b-n Reb Avrohom Dowek Z’L will be taking place at 196 Sunset Road (Side Entrance), Lakewood. Telephone number: 732-901-0891. Shachris Friday morning: 7:40am. Mincha: 1:40pm Shachris Sunday morning: 8:00am. Mincha: 6:45pm. Maariv: 8:30pm Shachris… Continue Reading →
Rav Mendel Cohen, 39, the Chabad Rav of the city of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine, contracted the coronavirus about a month ago and was hospitalized before Shabbos, Kikar H’Shabbos reported. On Motzei Shabbos, Rav Cohen arranged to be transferred to… Continue Reading →
The U.S. Senate on Thursday killed a Republican bill that would have provided around $300 billion in new coronavirus aid, as Democrats seeking far more funding prevented it from advancing.… Read more » The post U.S. Senate Defeats ‘Skinny’ Coronavirus… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized for calling a Bedouin teacher who was shot by police in 2017 a terrorist. Netanyahu said Tuesday night that in making the claim, he had relied on information from the police…. Continue Reading →
Passengers on New York buses and trains who don’t wear a mask are now subject to a $50 fine, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday. Anyone using public or private transportation… Read more » The post Maskless MTA Riders Face $50… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: R’ Avrohom DowekSon Sitting in Wickliffe, Ohio. Can be reached at 440-585-0518 R’ Shia DowekSon Sitting in Israel at 5 Panim Meiros. Can be reached at 011-972-54-844-3267 R’ Naftali DowekSon Sitting in Israel at 5 Panim Meiros…. Continue Reading →
If there was anything good that happened during the coronavirus shutdown, it is this: our children didn’t have the pressure and time crunch they always had during the school year. And so many people, myself included, saw how big of… Continue Reading →
Israeli ministers have approved a plan for a full, two-week lockdown nationwide starting next Thursday night, after several hours of deliberations, according to media reports, although no official announcement has… Read more » The post Coronavirus Cabinet Votes for Chagim… Continue Reading →
Firefighters were battling a working structure fire in a Jewish-owned home in Monsey at 2 Cardinal Lane, Thursday afternoon. The fire department was called at around 4:00PM and found heavy fire upon arrival at the scene. Sources tell YWN that… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump’s comments about the threat from the novel coronavirus attracted widespread attention after excerpts from journalist Bob Woodward’s book “Rage” were released. The excerpts also provide new details about the president’s thoughts on North Korea’s Kim Jong Un,… Continue Reading →
BOSTON (AP) — The same Russian military intelligence outfit that hacked the Democrats in 2016 has attempted similar intrusions into the computer systems of more than 200 organizations including political parties and consultants, Microsoft said Thursday. Those efforts reflect a… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It was the first day of school for two girls from different schools – school A and School B. One young girl, upon hearing how rigid school A was about masks and social distancing,… Continue Reading →
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Black Democratic state lawmaker who is challenging the appointment of a Black woman to the Florida Supreme Court contended Thursday that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is engaging in “racial tokenism” by choosing someone the… Continue Reading →
The United States plans to end enhanced health screening of travelers from certain countries next week, and those visitors will no longer be funneled through 15 large U.S. airports. Those requirements were imposed in February to prevent the spread of… Continue Reading →
The Ministerial Committee on the coronavirus on Thursday evening decided on a two-week full lockdown on the entire country that will begin before Rosh Hashanah next week. The lockdown is expected to start Tuesday, September 15. Eight cabinet members supported… Continue Reading →
The Arab League voted against a Palestinian proposal to condemn the Israel-United Arab Emirates peace deal during a meeting in Cairo on Wednesday, following a three-hour debate on the matter. Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki slammed the body for… Continue Reading →
LONDON (AP) — A woman who received an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed severe neurological symptoms that prompted a pause in testing, a spokesman for drugmaker AstraZeneca said Thursday. The study participant in late-stage testing reported symptoms consistent with transverse myelitis,… Continue Reading →
In an early morning email sent to Teachers Union officials and obtained by TLS, Lakewood Board of Education attorney Michael Inzelbuch extended another offer to meet with LEA officials to smooth over differences between the Union and the Lakewood School… Continue Reading →
In an early morning email sent to Teachers Union officials and obtained by TLS, Lakewood Board of Education attorney Michael Inzelbuch extended another offer to meet with LEA officials to smooth over differences between the Union and the Lakewood School… Continue Reading →