Month November 2020

The post Dubai: First Minyan Minchah in World’s Tallest Building appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Deal for Pollard’s Freedom May Be in the Works Legal Heavyweights Ask Prosecutor to Rectify Rubashkin Injustice BDE: Mr. Mendy Klein, Z”l BD”E:… Continue Reading →

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas slammed the words of a protester at a coronavirus restriction demonstration in Munich on Sunday for comparing herself to a Nazi resistance fighter. “Anyone who compares themselves to Sophie Scholl or Anne Frank today is… Continue Reading →

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The headlines on Jewish newspapers and websites are often filled with bad news and tidings.  Person X passed away from Covid-19.  Car runs over a border guard.  Company X faces financial ruin. And yet,… Continue Reading →

As President-elect Joe Biden started rolling out his administrative team, one voice has been notably silent: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Senate Republicans will hold great sway in confirming or denying Biden’s Cabinet nominees, regardless of which party controls the… Continue Reading →

Australia has cancelled the citizenship of an Algerian-born Muslim cleric who was convicted of leading a terrorist cell that planned to bomb a sports match in Melbourne in 2005, Minister… Read more » The post Australia Cancels Citizenship of Muslim… Continue Reading →

Free Gelbstein’s food boxes will be distributed today from 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM. The weekly distribution is taking place today, Wednesday, rather than tomorrow due to Thanksgiving. The food boxes will be given out at the Clifton Avenue Grade… Continue Reading →

The White House is considering rescinding entry bans for most non-U.S. citizens who recently were in Brazil, Britain, Ireland and 26 other European countries, five U.S. and airline officials told… Read more » The post Sources: White House Considers Lifting… Continue Reading →

Political polls aired Tuesday projected a very close race between Yamina and Likud in the next elections, giving the Likud a narrow, four-seat lead. Still, polls on Channel 13 News… Read more » The post Polls Show Rightwing Bloc Growing… Continue Reading →

A top European Union official said Wednesday that the first citizens in the 27-nation bloc could be vaccinated against the coronavirus by the end of December, but she warned that… Read more » The post EU Says First Virus Vaccinations… Continue Reading →

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon shorten the length of the self-quarantine period recommended after potential exposure to the coronavirus, a top official said on Tuesday.… Read more » The post CDC May Shorten COVID-19 Quarantine… Continue Reading →

There were 832 new coronavirus cases reported in Israel on Tuesday, the Health Ministry announced Wednesday morning. The Health Ministry announced that they conducted 59,488 tests on Tuesday, with around… Read more » The post 832 New Coronavirus Cases on… Continue Reading →

A car crashed into the gate of the office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Wednesday, a witness said. Reuters pictures from the scene showed police inspecting an… Read more » The post Car Crashes Into Gate of… Continue Reading →

Abu Dhabi’s financial center, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), will sign a memorandum of understanding with Israel Securities Authority and Israel’s biggest lender, Bank Hapoalim, to support financial technology, ADGM… Read more » The post UAE’s ADGM to Sign MOU… Continue Reading →

The United Arab Emirates has stopped issuing new visas to citizens of 13 mostly Muslim-majority countries, including Iran, Syria and Somalia, according to a document issued by a state-owned business… Read more » The post UAE Halts New Visas to… Continue Reading →

The European Union on Wednesday committed to be “creative” in the final stages of the Brexit trade negotiations but warned that whatever deal emerges, the United Kingdom will be reduced… Read more » The post EU Is Willing to Be… Continue Reading →

President Donald Trump has told allies he plans to pardon his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during an investigation into… Read more » The post Source: Trump Plans to Pardon… Continue Reading →

The Yerushalayim District Court decided on Tuesday to accept Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s attorney’s request and delay the evidence phase in his trial to February 2021. The request was also… Read more » The post Evidence Phase of Netanyahu’s Trial… Continue Reading →

Syria’s military said suspected Israeli warplanes struck locations south of the capital Damascus late Tuesday, causing only material damage, state-run media reported. The report, which quotes an unidentified military official,… Read more » The post Report: Syria Claims Israeli Attack… Continue Reading →

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is slated to travel to Bahrain next week for the first-ever state visit by a senior Israeli leader, according to a report by Yisrael Hayom on… Read more » The post Report: Netanyahu to Visit Bahrain… Continue Reading →

Increasingly, it looks like the question of new elections is not if, but when. Benny Gantz’s Blue and White Party might introduce a bill as early as next Monday to… Read more » The post Elections: A Question of When,… Continue Reading →

A tragic accident occurred in Midwood on Tuesday evening, as a woman was struck and killed by a car. The victim has been identified as Mrs. Bella Wolman, 69, of… Read more » The post BDE: Mrs. Bella Wolman of… Continue Reading →