Month February 2021
Former Republican U.S. Senator David Perdue, who lost his seat last month in a hotly contested run-off election, said on Tuesday he will not run again in 2022 against newly-elected… Read more » The post Georgia Republican Perdue Will not… Continue Reading →
In what is rapidly becoming a pre-election tradition, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s Likud party is exhorting its future coalition partners to sign a loyalty pledge not to join any government… Read more » The post Likud Allies Sign Loyalty Pledge… Continue Reading →
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — In Dutch supermarkets, no cookie aisle is fully stocked without a national treat called jodenkoeken, shortbread discs whose Dutch name means “Jew cookies.” Exactly how jodenkoeken (also spelled jodekoeken) got their name is unclear, but they have… Continue Reading →
The doctor slid a miniature camera into the patient’s right nostril, making her whole nose glow red with its bright miniature light. “Tickles a bit, eh?” he asked as he rummaged around her nasal passages, the discomfort causing tears to… Continue Reading →
Join Zichru, the revolutionary memory program for Daf Yomi, for Arvei Pesachim and remember all 23 blatt in 23 days! Imagine going into your seder and Yom Tov with the entire perek in your hands. Experience the memory breakthrough that… Continue Reading →
Governor Murphy is delivering his FY2022 budget address in a prerecorded live stream where he will outline New Jersey’s budget issues and his priorities for the coming fiscal year. Watch below.
A truck took down a traffic light and Lakewood today, and the traffic light remained on top of the truck. The accident occurred around noon at the intersection of Route 9 and James Street. Expect delays in the area. [TLS-15]
JERUSALEM (JNS) – While Israelis are getting vaccinated against COVID-19, the stones of the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City are receiving their own injections, with syringes surprisingly similar to those used in the medical world. Every six months, before… Continue Reading →
The Israeli Cabinet on Tuesday approved Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s and Environmental Protection Minister Gila Gamliel’s plan to allocate 45 million shekels to treat the pollution of the beaches, remove… Read more » The post Cabinet Approves Budget to Clean… Continue Reading →
YWN regrets to inform you of the sudden Petira of longtime Flatbush Hatzolah Paramedic Yaakov Aryeh Hakohen (Gary) Lava Z”L, known in Hatzolah by his unit number “F-15”. Gary was one of the original Paramedics in Flatbush Hatzolah and trained… Continue Reading →
YWN regrets to inform you of the sudden Petira of longtime Flatbush Hatzolah Paramedic Yaakov Aryeh Hakohen (Gary) Lava Z”L, known in Hatzolah by his unit number “F-15”. Gary was one of the original Paramedics in Flatbush Hatzolah and trained… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] The story of Osnat Benshitrit made ripples through worldwide news yesterday. The 32-year-old mother of 4 was 30 weeks pregnant and had no health conditions when she contracted coronavirus. One week later, she passed away. Osnat’s family says that… Continue Reading →
A day after media reports about dwindling supplies of the Pfizer covid vaccine, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu assured the public that there won’t be any interruption in the supply.… Read more » The post Netanyahu: No Break in Vaccine… Continue Reading →
With the goal to ensure seniors and residents with certain medical conditions can safely obtain drivers licenses, probationary licenses or identification cards with REAL ID, the Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee on Monday approved legislation to require the New… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden’s administration has reopened a tent facility to house up to 700 immigrant teenagers after they cross the U.S.-Mexico border unaccompanied by a parent, a sign of growing… Read more » The post U.S. Reopens Texas Surge Facility… Continue Reading →
For weeks after Cindy Pollock began planting tiny flags across her yard – one for each of the more than 1,800 Idahoans killed by COVID-19 – the toll was mostly a number. Until two women she had never met rang… Continue Reading →
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In life, the conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh was a divisive figure, who proudly waved the flag of conservatism and wallowed in the controversies he helped ignite. In death, those controversies follow him as partisans in… Continue Reading →
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he is confident high school students will be vaccinated as they head back to in-person learning… Read more » The post Fauci: Teenagers Can Be Vaccinated… Continue Reading →
When it comes to saving sea turtles, Israeli rescuers have discovered that mayonnaise is a miracle. Employees at Israel’s National Sea Turtle Rescue Center are treating endangered green sea turtles… Read more » The post Mayo Provides Cure for Endangered… Continue Reading →
Executives from the major COVID-19 vaccine producers answered questions Tuesday from Congress about expanding the supply of shots needed to curb the pandemic that has killed more than 500,000 Americans.… Read more » The post Drug Execs Face Capitol Hill… Continue Reading →
New York City will send mental health experts and EMTs to respond to some 911 calls in Manhattan, instead of police officers, starting this spring. For calls that involve someone… Read more » The post NYC to Test Mental Health… Continue Reading →