Month January 2021
New Jerseyans who receive food assistance through the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (NJ SNAP) will continue to receive enhanced food assistance benefits in February to help address needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. A 15 percent increase in SNAP… Continue Reading →
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — Bnei Brak has never been a focal point for police activity in the past. Despite being one of the most crowded and densely populated towns in Israel, with over 200,000 people crammed into a narrow sector… Continue Reading →
For the first time since Joe Biden became president and in the sixth incident since last fall, a U.S. B-52 bomber flew over the Persian Gulf in a warning to… Read more » The post In Warning to Iran, U.S…. Continue Reading →
The Health Ministry said on Monday that in light of the still high infection rate, lockdown restrictions should be extended for another week, until February 7. Currently, the lockdown is scheduled to expire on January 31. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu… Continue Reading →
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Tova Friedman hid among corpses at Auschwitz amid the chaos of the extermination camp’s final days. Just 6 years old at the time, the Poland-born Friedman was instructed by her mother to lie absolutely still in… Continue Reading →
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military said Wednesday it again flew a B-52 bomber over the Middle East “to deter potential aggression” amid tensions with Iran, the first such flight under President Joe Biden. The B-52 flew… Continue Reading →
A plant in Wales that produces AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine has been partially evacuated after a suspicious package was received, the company that operates it said on Wednesday. “Wockhardt U.K. in… Read more » The post U.K. Plant Producing AstraZeneca Vaccines… Continue Reading →
Israel’s military chief Tuesday warned the Biden administration against rejoining the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, even if it toughens its terms, adding he’s ordered his forces to step up preparations for possible offensive action against Iran during the coming year…. Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Nir Dorfman serves as a volunteer EMT in the United Hatzalah organization. Recently he was called to the house of a woman about to give birth who had a serious medical problem. There was also concern… Continue Reading →
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Pictured above is Rav Dovid Schustal, one of the Lakewood Roshei Yeshiva, at the Lessman family home in Bnei Brak, reciting the special Yehi Ratzon on an esrog last Tu B’Shvat. Were it not… Continue Reading →
Some 900 people who survived the Holocaust died from COVID-19 in Israel last year, the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics said Tuesday. The bureau reported that about 5,300 survivors of the World War II-era mass murder of European Jews and… Continue Reading →
A global investigations team has disabled the infrastructure of Emotet, which is considered the world’s most dangerous malware, capable of stealing passwords and remotely installing malicious software, Germany’s Federal Criminal… Read more » The post International Team Disables World’s Most… Continue Reading →
The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on Tuesday urged Israel to join their ranks in forging an outreach effort to the United States against the Iranian threat in the region.… Read more » The post UAE, Bahrain Call for Joint… Continue Reading →
Wow wow wow!! Join Bello and Friends for a SPECTACULAR winter vacation show, and help Chazaq too! Bello and friends have a spectacular and magical show for you and your family! From high flying antics on the Wheel of Wonder… Continue Reading →
Harav Moshe Alexander Zusha Kinstlicher, zt”l, the chairman of the Zichron Institute for the Commemoration of Hungarian Jewry, who published many books on the heritage of Hungarian Rabbanim and Jews, passed… Read more » The post BD”E: Harav Moshe Alexander Zusha… Continue Reading →
The Lakewood Board of Education will again be distributing free Gelbstein’s food boxes today from 2:45 pm to 5:15 pm, or until supplies are depleted. As in past distributions, the food boxes will be given out at the Clifton Avenue… Continue Reading →
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani mocked statements by IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi and threatened to respond to any attacks. In a statement released by Rouhani’s office Wednesday, the president… Read more » The post Rouhani: Israel Needs to Understand… Continue Reading →
The European Union is asking AstraZeneca to publish the contract it signed with the bloc on COVID-19 vaccine supplies, an EU official said on Wednesday, in an escalation of the… Read more » The post EU Asks AstraZeneca to Publish… Continue Reading →
A New York City police officer was shot Tuesday night in the Bronx, police said. Officers were responding to a call in the area of Lafayette Avenue and White Plains… Read more » The post NYPD Officer Shot in the… Continue Reading →