Month December 2020

Interior Minister Rabbi Aryeh Deri (Shas) has promoted a new initiative to help Israel’s hungry. In cooperation with local authorities, the “Food Security for Disadvantaged Families” project is set to provide… Read more » The post Interior Ministry Program Aims to… Continue Reading →

The European Union and the United Kingdom made public Saturday the vast agreement that is likely to govern future trade and cooperation between them from Jan. 1, setting the 27-nation… Read more » The post EU, U.K. Unveil Vast Trade… Continue Reading →

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday issued a new guidance stating that people with underlying health conditions can receive a coronavirus vaccine. The guidance explains that… Read more » The post CDC Issues New Vaccine Guidance… Continue Reading →

Gulf Arab foreign ministers will hold a virtual meeting hosted by Bahrain on Sunday ahead of an annual summit to discuss steps toward ending a diplomatic row that has undermined… Read more » The post Gulf Arab Ministers to Discuss… Continue Reading →

Israeli aircraft struck several sites in the Gaza Strip early Shabbos morning after Palestinian terrorists fired two rockets toward southern Israel. The airstrike targets included a secret rocket manufacturing facility… Read more » The post Hamas Official: Israel Struck a… Continue Reading →

Israel will begin its third national lockdown at 5 p.m. on Sunday, as coronavirus cases across the country continue to surge. Some 2,630 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed on… Read more » The post Israel Prepares for Third Lockdown… Continue Reading →

Millions of Americans saw their jobless benefits expire on Saturday after President Donald Trump refused to sign into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, protesting that it… Read more » The post Millions Lose Jobless Benefits as… Continue Reading →

Turkey would like better ties with Israel, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. Turkey and Israel, once allies, have had a bitter falling out in recent years. Ankara has… Read more » The post Erdogan Says Turkey Would Like… Continue Reading →

Hamodia is saddened to report the passing of Rebbitzen Aviva Weisbord, a”h, the wife of ybl”c Harav Beryl Weisbord, shlita, Mashgiach of Yeshiva Ner Yisrael of Baltimore. Rebbitzen Weisbord was the daughter… Read more » The post BD’E – Rebbitzen Dr. Aviva… Continue Reading →

Millions of people in the U.K. faced tough new coronavirus restrictions Saturday, with Scotland and Northern Ireland demanding tighter measures to try to halt a new variant of the virus that is believed to spread more quickly. Northern Ireland went… Continue Reading →

The olam haTorah was thrown into morning with the passing of Harav Shalom Povarsky, zt”l, Rosh Yeshiva in Kol Torah in Yerushalayim. He was 85 years old. Rav was stricken with corona,… Read more » The post BD’E – Harav Shalom Povarsky,… Continue Reading →

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The COVID-19 pandemic has not only killed 300,000+ Americans, destroyed innumerable businesses and livelihoods, and triggered mental illness in countless individuals; it has also eroded the trust that exists between the American public and the healthcare policy makers, public health… Continue Reading →

A New York City hospital apologized to staff after revealing that some workers had received access to the coronavirus vaccine despite being in low-risk categories, according to a report from The New York Times. In an email to staff obtained by… Continue Reading →

A woman died early Saturday after she fell between the subway cars of a Manhattan train, police said. The 32-year-old victim fell beneath the southbound No. 2 train as it… Read more » The post Woman Dies After Falling Between… Continue Reading →

Millions of people in the U.K. faced tough new coronavirus restrictions Saturday, with Scotland and Northern Ireland demanding tighter measures to try to halt a new variant of the virus that is believed to spread more quickly. Northern Ireland went… Continue Reading →

Retail sales increased a modest 3% during a longer holiday season this year, as homebound shoppers spent more on furnishing and food but less on clothing and jewelry, according to figures released Saturday by a firm that tracks all forms… Continue Reading →

Agudas Yisroel’s divisions of Yeshiva Services and Government Affairs presented a webinar regarding the stimulus bill passed by Congress and still awaiting the President’s signature. The webinar focused on the sections of the bill most relevant to the yeshiva and… Continue Reading →

Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned Saturday that “New Yorkers have a long journey ahead” as the state reported over 10,800 new coronavirus cases and New Jersey saw 4,000 more cases. Cuomo said there were 10,806 more positives out of 201,442 tests… Continue Reading →