Month November 2020
N.J. Governor Phil Murphey announced that the outdoor gathering limit would be reduced from 150 to 25 people beginning Dec. 7. The change won’t affect outdoor dining, he said. In… Read more » The post COVID-19 Spike Leads Murphy to… Continue Reading →
MIAMI (AP) — Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Monday that schools will be required to remain open despite the rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, arguing lockdowns and closures have not worked. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the… Continue Reading →
Arizona officials have certified Joe Biden’s narrow victory over President Donald Trump in the state. Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and Republican Gov. Doug Ducey stood up for the integrity of the election even as lawyers for Trump were… Continue Reading →
Hundreds of women in the Lakewood community have joined the Chai Lifeline Chanukah Heroes program, undertaking to buy Chanukah gifts for children of families battling illness. The gifts will light up the eyes of more than thousand children at Chai… Continue Reading →
SAUDI ARABIA (JNS) — Saudi Arabia announced on Monday that Israeli airliners can use its airspace en route to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Until now, Israeli airliners did not have permanent approval for direct flights to traverse Saudi… Continue Reading →
Iran held a funeral service Monday for the slain scientist who founded its military nuclear program two decades ago, with the Islamic Republic’s defense minister vowing to continue the man’s work “with more speed and more power.” An honor guard… Continue Reading →
According to the Talmud, when the Moshiach arrives, all dead people whose bodies are not buried in Israel will roll through underground tunnels to the holy land. Avoiding this process, which is considered to be spiritual torture,is one reason a… Continue Reading →
As the Kenneret approaches capacity, the Israel Water Authority is getting ready to open the Deganya dam at the southern end of the lake, in order to allow water to… Read more » The post Kinneret Almost Full, First Time… Continue Reading →
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced his senior economic team, including his plans to nominate the first woman to head the Treasury Department as well as several liberal economists and policy specialists who established their credentials during the previous two… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A Chareidi woman was manhandled and violently arrested after she refused to identify herself on a public bus. Police had entered the bus and found that she was not wearing a mask as required. The woman was… Continue Reading →
After a 3-day lag, several countries on Monday issued condemnations of the assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on Friday, which Iran blamed on Israel. The Russian foreign… Read more » The post More Condemnations of Iran Assassination… Continue Reading →
A Knesset committee approved on Monday a bill to enable bereaved parents to specify on their identification cards the title “Israeli fallen” or “casualty of war,” The Jerusalem Post reported.… Read more » The post Bereaved Parents to be Offered… Continue Reading →
After Israeli and American officials pressed Saudi Arabia to concede to a request for permission to fly Israeli planes through Saudi airspace on a route to Dubai, the kingdom gave… Read more » The post Saudi Arabia Relents, Lets Israel… Continue Reading →
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials on Monday were expected to certify a Republican candidate as the winner by six votes of an open seat in the U.S. House, in what is shaping up to be the closest congressional… Continue Reading →
[communicated] You’ve waited long enough for that stylish layering accessory, for that wardrobe staple, or for that comfy stock of closet basics. Now is the time to treat yourself. The Shell Station’s Cyber Monday Flash Sale for 48 hours! Spin… Continue Reading →
A Lakewood man has been sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison after pleading guilty to aggravated assault, eluding, and criminal mischief. On September 7, 2019, Lakewood Township Police observed a motor vehicle traveling at a high rate… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A reckless youth decided to capture himself jumping from Pennybacker Bridge in Austin, Texas in order to “chase a dream” ended up spending three days in hospital with a fractured skull. Saa Fomba, a Youtuber from… Continue Reading →
Nearly 1.2 million people passed through U.S. airports Sunday, the greatest number since the pandemic gripped the country in March, despite pleas from health experts for Americans to stay home… Read more » The post Holiday Air Travel Surges Despite… Continue Reading →
Arizona officials have certified Joe Biden’s narrow victory over President Donald Trump in the state. Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and Republican Gov. Doug Ducey certified the result… Read more » The post Arizona Certifies Biden’s Victory Over… Continue Reading →
The Crown Heights Jewish community is on edge after two people were mugged on Sunday night – in two separate incidents. Sources tell YWN that in the first incident, two black males approached a 19-year-old Jewish man on Union Street… Continue Reading →
New York hospital networks have been ordered by the state’s Department of Health, effective immediately, to be prepared for overloaded hospitals to send out patients to other hospitals that have… Read more » The post New York State Hospitals Ordered… Continue Reading →