Month January 2021
Shortly after the swearing-in ceremonies of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin sent messages of congratulation. “President Biden, you… Read more » The post Israel Congragulates Biden appeared first… Continue Reading →
Trump Heights, Trump Square, Trump train terminal: Israel hasn’t been shy about honoring Donald Trump, who is widely admired among Israelis for his staunch support of their country. In four… Read more » The post What Will Survive of US… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden became the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, declaring that “democracy has prevailed.” He swore the oath of office to take the helm of a deeply divided nation and inheriting a confluence of… Continue Reading →
Joseph R. Biden Jr. was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. Kamala Harris was sworn in as the nation’s first female vice president. Vice President Mike… Read more » The post Joe Biden Sworn in as… Continue Reading →
Two of Fox News Channel’s top news executives involved in the controversial — but correct — election night call of Arizona for Democrat Joe Biden are out at the network. Bill Sammon, senior vice president and managing editor at Fox’s… Continue Reading →
As Joe Biden enters the presidency, there are still numerous positions to be filled, one of the most important among them ambassador to Israel. Daniel Friedman, who served in the… Read more » The post The Short List for Ambassador… Continue Reading →
Numerous officials have stepped in to help after the tragic passing of the father of 5 Lakewood public school students yesterday from cancer. According to information obtained by TLS, the Lakewood police department, notably Ptl. Alex Guzman, went over to… Continue Reading →
TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian company behind the Keystone XL oil pipeline said Wednesday it has suspended work on the pipeline in in anticipation of incoming U.S. President Joe Biden revoking its permit. Biden’s Day One plans included moving to… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who has spent much of his long career casting Israel’s Arab minority as a potential fifth column led by terrorist sympathizers, is now openly courting their… Read more » The post Joint List Shows Signs of… Continue Reading →
WASHINGOTN (JTA) – President-elect Joe Biden filled the months before Inauguration Day lining up a slate of Cabinet secretaries, assistants and advisors, many of them Jewish. Biden’s choices reflect a diverse cross-section of American Jewry and possess expertise gleaned from… Continue Reading →
ZAKA Head Yehuda Meshi Zahav Slams Violators Of COVID-19 Regulations: ‘Worse Than Holocaust Deniers’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Yehuda Meshi Zahav, the director and founder of ZAKA, lost his mother Sora Zisel to coronavirus this week, less than a month after his brother died from a serious illness. The pain of losing his mother is… Continue Reading →
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles believe they discovered a new, mutated strain of the coronavirus to be behind a third of the area’s cases. California is in… Read more » The post New Mutated Strain Suspected to… Continue Reading →
The inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden will take place in a Washington on edge, after the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol unleashed a wave of fear and unmatched security… Read more » The post DC on Lockdown and on… Continue Reading →
U.S. stocks are rising again Wednesday, climbing toward records on stronger-than-expected earnings reports and continued optimism that new leadership in Washington will help usher in an economic recovery. The S&P… Read more » The post U.S. Stocks Near Records Amid… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his first hours as president, Joe Biden will aim to strike at the heart of President Donald Trump’s policy legacy, signing a series of executive actions that reverse his predecessor’s orders on immigration, climate change and… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Mrs. Miriam GhershenzonWife R’ Motty GhershenzonSon Mrs. Ruchi LandyDaughter Mrs. Henny KlipperDaughter
MADRID (AP) — A powerful explosion apparently caused by a gas leak ripped the facade off a residential building in central Madrid on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring at least two more, according to the mayor. The first images… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (JNS) – As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage throughout the world and within Jewish communities—and especially in light of the new virus variants discovered in the United Kingdom and South Africa—public-health guidance dictates continued mask-wearing and social… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (JNS) – As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage throughout the world and within Jewish communities—and especially in light of the new virus variants discovered in the United Kingdom and South Africa—public-health guidance dictates continued mask-wearing and social… Continue Reading →