Month October 2020
[COMMUNICATED] By: Nachman Mostofsky Much has been written about the recent closings by Governor Cuomo. And how antisemitic they are. What has not been written is what needs to be done from here on out. After all, lawsuits have been… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (JTA) – The days of airlines blocking seats to make passengers feel safer about flying during the pandemic are coming closer to an end. JetBlue is the latest to indicate it is rethinking the issue. A spokesman for… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Debris fell from a supertall skyscraper nearing completion in New York City as the top of a crane spun in the wind Thursday evening, but no one was injured, officials said. Video posted to social media… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — There are no crowds at Disneyland, still shut down by the coronavirus. Fewer fans attended the World Series this year than at any time in the past century. Big concerts are canceled. But it’s a different story… Continue Reading →
Special Representative for International Negotiations Avi Berkowitz confirmed US President Donald Trump’s statements on Tuesday about further peace deals between Muslim countries and Israel on Israel’s Army Radio on Thursday morning. “The president was asked about it and he replied… Continue Reading →
We regret to inform you of the Petirah of R’ Shimon Brecher Z”L (pictured left) who was Niftar today. He was 58. R’ Shimon Z”L, a resident of the 14th Street area, leaves behind his wife Feige and children. The… Continue Reading →
We regret to inform you of the Petirah of R’ Shimon Brecher Z”L who was Niftar today. He was 58. R’ Shimon Z”L, a resident of the 14th Street area, leaves behind his wife Feige and children. The Levaya is… Continue Reading →
By: Nachman Mostofsky Much has been written about the recent closings by Governor Cuomo. And how antisemitic they are. What has not been written is what needs to be done from here on out. After all, lawsuits have been filed…. Continue Reading →
A total of 630 new cases of the coronavirus were diagnosed in Israel on Thursday, according to data released by the Health Ministry on Friday morning. Israel’s death toll reached 2,511… Read more » The post 630 New Coronavirus Cases; Death… Continue Reading →
The post U.S. Embassy Grants American Citizens Born in Yerushalayim to List ‘Israel’ as Birthplace appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Hadassah Medical Center CEO Resigns Israel Arrests Iranian Reporter on Security Charges Close to 100,000 Attend Birkas Kohanim… Continue Reading →
Summer time will end on the East Coast at 2 a.m. on Motzoei Shabbos, when clocks will be turned back an hour. DST began on March 8, 2020, and is… Read more » The post REMINDER: Summer Time Ends Motzoei… Continue Reading →
The right-wing Yamina Party is again cutting into the Likud’s lead, a week after polling showed the Likud recovering some of its losses, at Yamina’s expense. According to a new… Read more » The post Poll Shows Yamina Steady, Biting… Continue Reading →
A national lockdown in England is not inevitable to contain an increase in COVID-19 cases, British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said on Friday, adding that a localized approach could work… Read more » The post National COVID Lockdown in England… Continue Reading →
A man, , who is reportedly known to be mentally unstable, tried to set fire to the Pardes Nissim shul on Harav Herzog Street in Bnei Brak Tuesday night. The… Read more » The post Man Suspected of Breaking Into… Continue Reading →
Ahead of the final weekend before Election Day on Tuesday, President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will barnstorm across battleground states in the Midwest, including Wisconsin, where the… Read more » The post As Final Weekend Looms, Trump… Continue Reading →
The White House coronavirus task force warned that much of the country is in the grips of an “unrelenting” surge in COVID-19 cases and urged tough countermeasures, as the number… Read more » The post Task Force Sees ‘Unrelenting’ COVID-19… Continue Reading →
A 47-year-old man has been taken into custody on suspicion of having been in contact with the perpetrator of Thursday’s deadly knife attack in Nice, a judicial source said. On… Read more » The post Judicial Source: Man in Custody… Continue Reading →
Heads of the Jewish communities in the city of Nice in France have decided to close all schools and shuls in the city following the fatal stabbing attack that took place on Thursday. The attack, which claimed the lives of… Continue Reading →
PARIS (AP) — French doctors expressed relief but business owners were in despair as France prepared Thursday to shut down again for a month to try to put the brakes on a fast-moving fall coronavirus outbreak. Shoppers at a Paris… Continue Reading →
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that he believes Democratic nominee Joe Biden will beat President Trump but that he’s “nervous” about what Trump will do after the election. “I believe Joe Biden is going to win the election. I’m just… Continue Reading →