Month November 2020
Israel’s Health Ministry confirmed 943 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday morning, the highest number of daily cases since October 22, but tests reflected a relatively low 1.8% positivity rate, a decrease from the rate in recent days. There are currently… Continue Reading →
It took about five minutes after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg this past September for the full canonization of “Notorious R.B.G.” to take place. Her likeness had long before materialized on coffee mugs, buttons, T-shirts and hats. On Amazon,… Continue Reading →
US policy on Israel has been changed by President Donald Trump. But what will happen when he’s gone? That was the subtext of a visit last week by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Israel, which included a visit over… Continue Reading →
One of the bright lights at the end of the dark tunnel of COVID-19 has been the prospect of a vaccine—and the global race for one seems to have brought that light speeding toward us. The announcements by both Pfizer/BioNTech… Continue Reading →
Why is sleep so important? Sleep is the foundation of our physical and mental health, productivity, success and emotional balance. If you’ve ever been chronically exhausted, you know how hard things become because you are sleep deprived. Sleep gives us… Continue Reading →
Carrot-Zucchini Ribbon Salad Shaving carrots into ribbons maximizes both beauty and flavor to create a pretty and very delicious marinated salad. This salad is easy to prepare on Yom Tov and makes every dish look beautiful, whether you serve it… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Tragedy struck Tuesday evening when a Jewish woman was fatally struck by a vehicle. The accident occured at approximately 5:30 PM in the area of Ave M and E 12 St in Flatbush. The woman, who… Continue Reading →
BEIJING (AP) — China says it has detected the coronavirus on packages of imported frozen food, but how valid are its claims and how serious is the threat to public health? Frozen shrimp imported from an Ecuadorian company was banned… Continue Reading →
Nostalgia was in and jokes were out Tuesday as President Donald Trump offered a reprieve to a pair of meaty turkeys at the traditional Thanksgiving turkey pardon ceremony at the White House. The National Turkey Federation presented the White House… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that he is not giving up his fight to overturn the election results, but across the federal government, preparations were beginning in earnest to support President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration. Within hours of the General… Continue Reading →
TEHRAN (JTA) — The Swedish foreign minister pleaded with Iran to spare the life of a Swedish-Iranian physician who was convicted on charges that he was spying for Israel, saying they were trumped up. “Sweden condemns the death penalty and… Continue Reading →
Don’t even think of putting the mask away anytime soon. Despite the expected arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in just a few weeks, it could take several months — probably well into 2021 — before things get back to something close… Continue Reading →
Don’t even think of putting the mask away anytime soon. Despite the expected arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in just a few weeks, it could take several months — probably well into 2021 — before things get back to something close… Continue Reading →
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s system for paying unemployment benefits is so dysfunctional that the state approved more than $140 million for at least 20,000 prisoners, local and federal prosecutors said Tuesday, detailing a scheme that resulted in claims filed… Continue Reading →
A German government official warned Tuesday that anti-Semitism is emerging as a common position among people protesting pandemic lockdown measures who otherwise come from widely differing political backgrounds. Felix Klein, who was appointed in 2018 to head the government’s efforts… Continue Reading →
President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday that the Trump administration has already begun to reach out to his transition team, and he described the effort as “sincere,” a day after a federal agency released a letter to formally begin the transition… Continue Reading →
President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday that the Trump administration has already begun to reach out to his transition team, and he described the effort as “sincere,” a day after a federal agency released a letter to formally begin the transition… Continue Reading →
A grand celebration will take place on December 6 to celebrate the completion of The Miracle Sefer Torah, begun during the first few months of the worldwide pandemic. The Torah was begun in an effort to end the pandemic by… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) – President-elect Joe Biden says that the transition of power has “already begun” and that he feels his team is “going to not be so far behind the curve as we thought we might be in the past.”… Continue Reading →
A state judge has ordered a hold on the certification of election results in the tight race for a New York congressional district that stretches from Lake Ontario to the… Read more » The post Results Delayed in NY 22nd… Continue Reading →