Month February 2021
TEXAS (THE CONVERSATION)- Texans who made it through February’s extreme cold weather without losing power or natural gas must have felt lucky. But for some, keeping their electricity through the blackout may turn out to be more traumatic than losing… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Can gadlus and pashtus really coexist? Can one guard every single word, but still have all the time in the world for anyone? Can one possess the strongest of opinions, but still be accepting of all? Can one need… Continue Reading →
Agudath Israel of America has expressed strong support for a U.S Small Business Administration (SBA) proposal on “Ensuring Equal Treatment for Faith-Based Organizations in SBA’s Loan and Disaster Assistance Programs.” The rule would eliminate provisions that make certain faith-based organizations… Continue Reading →
Israel’s timeline for exiting the coronavirus crisis is April, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu declared on Wednesday. By then, health officials expect to have vaccinated the entire population over the… Read more » The post Netanyahu: Full Coronavirus Exit in… Continue Reading →
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took a major step towards approving Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot Covid-19 vaccine Wednesday, releasing a report stating that it had met its requirements for emergency use authorization. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine was… Continue Reading →
The New York Police department has a new police dog that doesn’t need food, walks, or pats on the head. Instead of fur, it has sleek metal and whirring circuits… Read more » The post NYPD Testing Robot Dog for… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Rabbi Yehuda Benshitrit continues to sit shiva with his four small children for his wife & their unborn child, who passed away from coronavirus complications. Though the general atmosphere in Israel right now is a happy one, with children… Continue Reading →
Nothing wrong with strawberry, chocolate, and poppyseed. Even pizza and sushi hamantaschen are so last year. But we’re just saying, there’s always room for more hamantaschen innovation. These hamantaschen on Kosher.com are crazy creative! Here’s just a sampling. Dror Elimelech…. Continue Reading →
Not waiting for more federal help, states have been approving their own coronavirus aid packages, spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help residents and business owners devastated by the… Read more » The post States Pass Their Own Virus… Continue Reading →
Demand for new homes in the U.S. surged 4.3% in January with the housing market still one of the strongest segments of the economy. Last month’s increase pushed sales of… Read more » The post Red-Hot U.S. Housing Market: January… Continue Reading →
Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi called on the international community for an urgent response to the latest Iranian breaches of the 2015 nuclear deal. “Iran is crushing the last vestiges of… Read more » The post Israel Calls for Urgent Response… Continue Reading →
Can gadlus and pashtus really coexist? Can one guard every single word, but still have all the time in the world for anyone? Can one possess the strongest of opinions, but still be accepting of all? Can one need nothing… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden is preparing to sign an executive order to review U.S. supply chains for large-capacity batteries, pharmaceuticals, critical minerals and semiconductors that power cars, phones, military equipment and… Read more » The post Biden to Order a Review… Continue Reading →
U.S. President Joseph Biden’s new administration said on Wednesday it would continue its international re-engagement by seeking election to the U.N. Human Rights Council where it will press to eliminate… Read more » The post U.S. Aims to Return to… Continue Reading →
New York Police Department Commissioner Dermot Shea on Tuesday acknowledged the NYPD’s “historical role at times in the mistreatment of communities of color.” Speaking at an event with the Greater… Read more » The post Shea: Racism a ‘Stain on… Continue Reading →
The U.S. has decided to delay the reopening of its consulate in Yerushalayim, the State Department’s former address for Palestinian matters, until after the Israeli elections on March 23, Axios… Read more » The post Consulate Reopening in Yerushalayim Delayed… Continue Reading →
We love this idea from Kosher.com! Sandwich-taschen. So much quicker and easier and you don’t have to worry about them popping open in the oven! Share this with the person in your life who wants to make hamantaschen but doesn’t… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS/Ruthie Blum) – A tragedy that befell a Jerusalem family this week and resonated throughout the country should serve as a cautionary tale. A pregnant mother of four was admitted last Tuesday to the COVID-19 intensive-care unit of Hadassah… Continue Reading →
The Lakewood Board of Education will be distributing free food boxes today from 2:45 pm to 5:15 pm, or until supplies are exhausted. Children under the age of 18 who do not receive free lunch from their school or daycare… Continue Reading →
Gilad Erdan, the Israeli Ambassador to the U.S., is visiting South Carolina and Alabama this week on a tour to learn more about African-American history. Erdan was scheduled to visit… Read more » The post Israeli Ambassador to US Visiting… Continue Reading →