Month February 2021

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. fought for a year and a half to get access to former President Donald Trump’s tax records. Now, thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, he will soon have them. But what will… Continue Reading →

Due to emergency repairs, beginning at 9:30 a.m., Route 88 in Lakewood will be shut westbound at Park Avenue, and eastbound will be open. A detour via 2nd Street is in place. The road closure is expected to last all… Continue Reading →

In an effort to rebuild the right-wing bloc of parties that aided him in previous elections, Prime Minister Netanyahu succeeded at securing an agreement from both of the Charedi parties UTJ and Shas, that they would only support a government… Continue Reading →

She’s guided the Senate through two impeachment trials, vexed Democrats and Republicans alike with parliamentary opinions and helped rescue Electoral College certificates from a pro-Trump mob ransacking the Capitol. She also does spot-on impersonations of senators including Bernie Sanders. Elizabeth… Continue Reading →

Dear Rabbi Abenson, I’m an Avreich in yeshiva in Eretz Yisrael. However, I still feel my skills at learning are very very weak, from reading to translation. It leads me to be depressed and feeling unaccomplished. I have this desire… Continue Reading →

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel won’t rely on the Biden administration’s efforts to return to a nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic. “On Erev Purim, I say to those who seek to destroy us: Iran and… Continue Reading →

The Knesset on Wednesday passed into law a bill, approved as a temporary order for three months or until the COVID-19-related state of emergency ends, the Health Ministry will be… Read more » The post Knesset: Local Authorities to Receive… Continue Reading →

President Joe Biden‘s nominee to be director of the CIA, William Burns, is expected to sail through his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, with discussion largely focused on challenges from… Read more » The post CIA Nominee Burns Faces Easy… Continue Reading →

The World Health Organization’s global vaccine-sharing scheme COVAX delivered its first COVID-19 shots on Wednesday, as the race to get doses to the world’s poorest people and tame the pandemic… Read more » The post First COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Dispatched… Continue Reading →

The huge parachute used by NASA’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a secret message, thanks to a puzzle lover on the spacecraft team. Systems engineer Ian Clark used a binary code to spell out “Dare Mighty Things” in… Continue Reading →

Are you a whiz at project management? Do you have a love for tackling creative ideas and executing with excellence? Are you interested in being a part of an organization committed to Jewish students across the world? If so, this… Continue Reading →

Hungary will on Wednesday become the first European Union country to start inoculating people with Chinese company Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine. The government said on its online coronavirus information page that… Read more » The post Hungary to Start Administering Sinopharm… Continue Reading →

Exactly half of the 160 Israeli passengers who had intended to depart were actually able to board the Lufthansa rescue flight from Frankfurt to Israel on Tuesday evening. The rest… Read more » The post Human Tragedy: Dozens of Israelis… Continue Reading →

It is up to the United States to make the first move in saving the Iran nuclear deal, Iran‘s ambassador in Geneva told the U.N.-sponsored Conference on Disarmament on Wednesday.… Read more » The post Iran Says Up to U.S…. Continue Reading →

​The Economic Affairs Committee chaired by MK Rabbi Yaakov Margi (Shas) approved on Wednesday amendments to regulations dealing with the restrictions on the entry to and departure from Israel due… Read more » The post Knesset Committee Restricts Entry to… Continue Reading →

The IDF launched a manhunt for a terrorist on Wednesday morning after he attempted to stab an Israeli citizen at the Yitzhar Junction in the Shomron. The IDF stated that… Read more » The post IDF Launches Manhunt After Attempted… Continue Reading →

Yamina leader Naftali Bennett on Wednesday reiterated that he will neither back Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu following the elections nor will he join the center-left bloc led by Yair Lapid.… Read more » The post Bennett Asserts He Won’t Join… Continue Reading →

The Biden administration is moving slowly but surely toward reengaging with the Palestinians after a near total absence of official contact during former President Donald Trump’s four years in office.… Read more » The post Biden Moves to Reengage With… Continue Reading →

An IDF soldier was seriously wounded on Tuesday night at a military base in the Jordan Valley. The wounded soldier was evacuated in critical condition to a hospital in Yerushalayim.… Read more » The post Investigation Launched After Soldier Seriously… Continue Reading →

The Health Ministry has decided to revoke the medical license of Dr. Arieh Avni, who opposes vaccines, even for coronavirus. Dr. Avni recently announced he had founded a political party… Read more » The post Health Ministry Revokes License of… Continue Reading →