Month December 2020
LONDON (AP) — The head of drugmaker AstraZeneca, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine widely expected to be approved by U.K. authorities this week, said Sunday that researchers believe the shot will be effective against a new variant of the… Continue Reading →
Top officials in the Blue and White alliance, led by Defense Minister Benny Gantz, will reportedly abandon the party or retire from politics as the center-left faction continues to hemorrhage support ahead of the March 2021 general election. According to… Continue Reading →
We regret to inform you of the sudden Petirah of R’ Yeshaya Whiter Z”L, who was Niftar this morning in Lakewood. R’ Yeshaya Z”L resided with his children in the Raintree neighborhood. The Levaya is scheduled to take place at… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Friday (1/01/21)Morning R’ Moshe MorganHusband Sitting in Israel. Can be reached at 718-734-5150/ 08-979-1780 R’ Shemayah MorganSon Sitting in Brooklyn at 1362 38th St, 11218 R’ David MorganSon Sitting in Israel. Can be reached at 718-734-5150/ 08-979-1780… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: R’ Yitzchok Mordechai BerkowitzSon Mrs. Hendel BodekDaughter Mrs. Esther RochletzDaughter Mrs. Charna GottesmanDaughter
Family getting up: R’ Aron PontosBrother R’ Yosef PontosBrother Mrs. Rachel RosenbergSister Mrs. Chaya BerktinSister
Family getting up: R’ Daniel CohenSon R’ Morris CohenSon
An annual reenactment of George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River on Dec. 25 rowed on in this COVID-19-impacted year, but onlookers had to watch it via video online. Washington… Read more » The post Reenactment of Washington’s Crossing Delaware… Continue Reading →
On this, even President Donald Trump’s most fevered critics agree: He has left a deep imprint on the federal courts that will outlast his one term in office for decades to come. He used the promise of conservative judicial appointments… Continue Reading →
Cash is always flying in one classroom of Yeshiva Ketana Torah Vodaas! One creative teacher awards fake money for completing assignments on time, good behavior, and of course, effort. The boys of the class had their eyes on Chanuka, when… Continue Reading →
The $1.6 billion project replacing Manhattan’s cramped and dark Penn Station with a light-filled train hall is set for completion this week, with the first trains rolling out on Jan.… Read more » The post Penn Station Replacement Set for… Continue Reading →
George Blake, a former British intelligence officer who worked as a double agent for the Soviet Union and passed some of the most coveted Western secrets to Moscow, has died in Russia. He was 98. Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, known… Continue Reading →
A U.S. serviceman from Florida has been charged in a shooting at an Illinois bowling alley that left three people dead and three wounded, authorities said Sunday. Winnebago County State’s… Read more » The post 3 People Die in Shooting… Continue Reading →
Former Likud minister Zeev Elkin’s defection from Likud to Gideon Saar’s New Hope party has pushed the latter up in the polls, Globes reported on Sunday. The poll showed New… Read more » The post Poll Shows New Hope Party… Continue Reading →
CHICAGO (MEMRI) Ishmael Muhammad, National Assistant to Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan, warned blacks against COVID-19 vaccines in a recent lecture series titled “America’s Wicked Plan.” Quoting Farrakhan, Muhammad said, “In the 1960s, the honorable Elijah Mohammed [who led… Continue Reading →
There has been much talk about a new wave of Covid, but many in the local area have not seen or experienced it directly and there is a dangerous complacency. Hatzola Northwest are now definitely seeing patients with new onset… Continue Reading →
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new guidance regarding taking the COVID vaccines for people who have underlying medical conditions. Noting that underlying medical conditions place individuals with them at far greater risk for severe complications… Continue Reading →
Blue and White MK Asaf Zamir has paid the price for voting against the coalition bill to postpone the state budget deadline, as party chairman Benny Gantz fired him on… Read more » The post Gantz Crosses MK’s Name Off… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Mrs. Rivka Borger-KleinWife Will be sitting shiva at 1723 E. 17 St. Brooklyn, NY 11229 until Monday afternoon 12/28/20 Will be sitting shiva 150 Hadassah Lane, Lakewood, NJ 08701 Monday night-Thursday morning Mr. Harvey Klein Father Please… Continue Reading →
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A gunman opened fire inside an Illinois bowling alley, killing three people and injuring three others Saturday night in what authorities believe was a random attack. A 37-year-old male suspect was in custody after the shooting… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] A 100-year-old institution evokes images of “outdated” and “past-its-prime.” However, for a visionary institution, accustomed to setting the standard of Torah education in America, efforts to not only stay relevant but lead, are its marching orders. Yeshiva Torah… Continue Reading →