Month January 2021
The Lakewood Township Committee has authorized a resolution allowing for the acquisition of a Packbot or similar type of robot from the military to be used by the Lakewood Police Department. A Packbot is a specialized robot whose variants are… Continue Reading →
Nanosynex, a startup whose mission is to save lives by speeding up diagnostic processes, is working to bring a new inexpensive rapid testing kit that will successfully detect COVID-19 antigens… Read more » The post Israeli Startup Nanosynex Aims to… Continue Reading →
Israel’s Health Ministry recommended on Tuesday that pregnant women be vaccinated following a rash of cases of pregnant women becoming critically ill after contracting the virus, a phenomenon that health officials believe is linked to the British virus variant. The… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden launched initiatives on Thursday to rein in the raging COVID-19 pandemic, tackling his top priority on his first full day in the White House as he tries… Read more » The post Biden Launches COVID-19 Initiatives on… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It happened during the swearing in ceremony itself. “If you’re ever working with me, and I hear you treat another colleague with disrespect, talk down to someone, I promise you I will fire you… Continue Reading →
ZAKA director Yehudah Meshi-Zahav, who is currently sitting shiva for his mother, Mrs. Sora Zissel Meshi-Zahav, a’h, who passed away of the coronavirus on Monday evening, spoke to Kikar H’Shabbos, tearfully pleading with those who may still have failed to… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] A MIDWINTER EVENT LIKE NEVER BEFORE! Don’t miss the first-ever Jewish Musical Night out at America’s Largest Indoor Waterpark! Click HERETwo nights, two events, one for men, one for women! Men’s Night, Motzei Shabbos January 30th, featuring Beri Weber and… Continue Reading →
Construction on the long disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline halted Wednesday as incoming U.S. President Joe Biden revoked its permit on his first day in office. The 1,700-mile (2,735-kilometer) pipeline was planned to carry roughly 800,000 barrels of oil a… Continue Reading →
For years, legions of QAnon conspiracy theory adherents encouraged one another to “trust the plan” as they waited for the day when President Donald Trump would orchestrate mass arrests, military tribunals and executions of his Satan-worshipping, child-sacrificing enemies. Keeping the… Continue Reading →
Former Likud MK and Minister Benny Begin, son of late Prime Minister Menachem Begin, announced Thursday that he will be joining the New Hope Party led by former Likud MK… Read more » The post Former Likud Minister Benny Begin… Continue Reading →
Klal Yisrael is urged to daven for the refuah sheleimah of Hagaon Harav Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik, shlita, Rosh Yeshivah, Yeshivas Brisk, whose situation has taken a turn for the worse.… Read more » The post Atzeres Tefillah to Be Held… Continue Reading →
Bitcoin slumped 10% on Thursday to a 10-day low, retreating further from record highs, with traders citing fears of tighter U.S. regulation. The world’s most popular cryptocurrency Bitcoin was last… Read more » The post Bitcoin Slumps 10% as Pullback… Continue Reading →
A fire broke out Thursday at a building under construction at Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, possibly affecting its future expansion of COVID-19 vaccine production. Firefighters… Read more » The post Fire Hits Building at Indian… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] We’ve been trying to get your attention – you listening yet? New Great Prizes! Same low price! The Oorah Auction 2021 is better than ever. With prizes like a sefer torah written just for you, tuition for your children,… Continue Reading →
The Economic Affairs Committee chaired by MK Rabbi Yaakov Margi (Shas) approved on Wednesday a government decision that all passengers entering Israel from abroad would need to present a negative… Read more » The post All Passengers Entering Israel Will… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Miss Chaya Halpert Daughter Miss Shaindy Halpert Daughter Miss Ruchy Halpert Daughter
Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Gilad Erdan took on the additional role of ambassador to the U.S. on Thursday, replacing Ron Dermer, who held the position for the past seven… Read more » The post Israeli Ambassador to U.S. ‘Optimistic’… Continue Reading →
“Please know that even greater than the support you have shown by lifting up the Torah is what you have gained by the Torah lifting you up!” These were the… Read more » The post Philadelphia Community Kollel Celebrates 20th… Continue Reading →
Dr. Anthony Fauci said that President Joe Biden on Thursday will order the United States to support projects to deploy COVID-19 vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics to people in need around… Read more » The post Fauci: U.S. to Join Global… Continue Reading →
There has been a jackpot winner in the $730 million Powerball, the first to get the top prize in months. Thanks to math and bad luck, lottery players had another… Read more » The post Jackpot Winner in $730M Powerball,… Continue Reading →
Three National Guard members on a training flight were killed Wednesday when their helicopter crashed in a farmer’s field in western New York. The craft, a UH-60 Black Hawk medical… Read more » The post Military Helicopter Crash Kills Three… Continue Reading →