Month September 2020
A yeshiva bochur in Wolfson Yeshiva in Jerusalem was mevater on attending his sister’s wedding in order to remain in his “capsule” and continue his learning until Motzei Yom Kippur. As the kallah and her brother are yesomim, it meant… Continue Reading →
A yeshiva bochur in Wolfson Yeshiva in Jerusalem was mevater on attending his sister’s wedding in order to remain in his “capsule” and continue his learning until Motzei Yom Kippur. As the kallah and her brother are yesomim, it meant… Continue Reading →
CHICAGO (JTA) – As stores and synagogues began reopening in Chicago in June, Manya Treece, a social worker and mother, wanted to know whether it was safe for her to resume some of her normal activities, like letting her kids… Continue Reading →
Numerous wildfires burned in Oregon’s forested valleys and along the coast, destroying hundreds of homes and causing mass evacuations. Farther north, flames devoured buildings and huge tracts of land in Washington state. Officials said the number of simultaneous fires and… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Citigroup’s Jane Fraser will become the first woman to ever lead a Wall Street bank when she succeeds CEO Michael Corbat in February. The New York bank announced the succession Thursday. Fraser is currently head of… Continue Reading →
Computer scientists had GPT-3, OpenAI’s powerful new language generator, write an essay for us from scratch. The assignment? To convince us robots come in peace. I am not a human. I am a robot. A thinking robot. I use only… Continue Reading →
TEANECK, NJ (JTA) – – Jewish deli food has been experiencing a resurgence over the past several years. Now it’ll have its reality television moment. Kosher-keeping chef Shalom Yehudiel of The Humble Toast in Teaneck, New Jersey, will be a… Continue Reading →
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — A prominent South Florida attorney was fatally shot Wednesday by his son, who also shot and wounded the attorney’s longtime girlfriend before turning the gun on himself, a family spokesman said. Hollywood police confirmed that officers… Continue Reading →
A Northern California wildfire threatened thousands of homes Thursday after winds whipped it into a monster that incinerated houses in a small mountain community and killed at least three people. Several other people have been critically burned and hundreds, if… Continue Reading →
Since the pandemic started, “Yitzi,” a seven year old living in Beit Shemesh, has had it rough. Before Covid 19, although his family lived month to month, they always had enough food to provide “Yitzi” and his siblings with three… Continue Reading →
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits hovered at high levels last week, suggesting the labor market recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic was stalling. The weekly jobless… Read more » The post U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Flattening… Continue Reading →
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week at 884,000, a sign that layoffs remain stuck at a historically high level six months after the viral pandemic flattened the economy. The latest figures released by the… Continue Reading →
BEIRUT (AP) — A huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, the site of last month’s catastrophic explosion that killed nearly 200 people and devastated parts of the capital. The new fire nearly 40 days after the… Continue Reading →
The first trial of the Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) coronavirus vaccine will be held next month at Sheba and Hadassah Hospitals, Yediot Acharonot reported Thursday. The report said… Read more » The post Report: Hundred Israelis to Receive… Continue Reading →
LPD: Arrangements will take place on Friday, September 11, 2020 at the Lakewood Blue Claws Stadium located at 2 Stadium Way in Lakewood. There will be a private viewing for family only prior to the Police and Public viewing. The… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner pledged to “do what we can” to preserve Israel’s qualitative military edge if the administration works out a deal to sell advanced combat jets to the United Arab Emirates. “With regard… Continue Reading →
It began on Friday night, August 14, at about 10:30 p.m., when Rabbi Chayim Mishulovin of Chabad of Oregon’s Everything Jewish resource center, got a knock on his door at… Read more » The post Chabad House of Southwest Portland… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — In a year when the coronavirus pandemic has reshaped countless American rituals, even the commemoration of 9/11 could not escape unchanged. The 19th anniversary of the terror attacks will be marked by dueling ceremonies at the… Continue Reading →
Yemen’s Houthis said they had attacked an “important target” in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Thursday using a ballistic missile and drones. The Saudi-led coalition, which has been at war… Read more » The post Yemen Houthis Say They Attacked… Continue Reading →
Century 21 Stores — a destination for bargain hunters looking for fat deals on designer dresses and shoes, cosmetics and housewares for nearly 60 years — has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is winding down its business, shutting all… Continue Reading →