Month February 2021
JERUSALEM (JNS) – The Israeli Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal to recognize the “Yemenite, Mizrahi and Balkan children affair,” from the early years of the state, and to provide financial compensation to the families who were hurt, the Prime… Continue Reading →
With Yeshivas cancelling their door-to-door collecting and many Purim parties cancelled due to Covid, less traffic is expected this year in Lakewood. Many of the hundreds of groups which usually make their way around town, will be having Sedarim in… Continue Reading →
Ron Kim, a Democrat assemblyman from Queens who was at the end of private and public attacks from Governor Andrew Cuomo, has called on the governor to be impeached over… Read more » The post Queens Democrat Whom Cuomo Attacked… Continue Reading →
As Texas was reeling from last week’s historic freeze, the state’s attorney general was in Utah for previously scheduled meetings, a spokesman said Monday. Republican Ken Paxton’s trip was not… Read more » The post Texas AG Was in Utah… Continue Reading →
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran officially has begun restricting international inspections of its nuclear facilities, state TV reported Tuesday, a bid to pressure European countries and U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration to lift crippling economic sanctions and restore the 2015… Continue Reading →
Facebook said on Tuesday it will lift its ban on Australians sharing news after it struck a deal with Australia’s government on legislation that would make digital giants pay for journalism. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Facebook confirmed that they have… Continue Reading →
Facebook said on Tuesday it will lift its ban on Australians sharing news after it struck a deal with Australia’s government on legislation that would make digital giants pay for journalism. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Facebook confirmed that they have… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell underscored the U.S. economy’s ongoing weakness Tuesday in remarks that suggested that the Fed sees no need to alter its ultra-low interest rate policies anytime soon. “The economic recovery remains uneven and… Continue Reading →
Israel’s restaurants and reception halls are expected to reopen as part of the lockdown rollback. The proposal does not include children. Restaurant owners are opposing this proposal, saying that it… Read more » The post Israel Set to Reopen Restaurants,… Continue Reading →
The Biden administration’s early efforts to resurrect the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are getting a chilly early response from Tehran. Though few expected a breakthrough in the first month of the new administration, Iran’s tough line suggests a difficult road… Continue Reading →
The U.N. human rights chief on Tuesday welcomed a pledge by U.S. President Joe Biden to work toward abolishing the death penalty in the United States. “I welcome the pledge… Read more » The post U.N. Rights Boss Welcomes Biden… Continue Reading →
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prosecutors in Poland say they have found no breach of law in an article about the role of Poles in the Holocaust and have dropped the case against the journalist who wrote it for a left-wing… Continue Reading →
Two U.K. studies released Monday showed that COVID-19 vaccination programs are contributing to a sharp drop in hospitalizations, boosting hopes that the shots will work as well in the real world as they have in carefully controlled studies. Preliminary results… Continue Reading →
From an early age I had difficulty reading Hebrew and learning Gemara, and I never really understood the Gemara. As result, I felt myself losing hope of ever being able to understand Gemara and feeling confused by this since I… Continue Reading →
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A moderate Democratic senator from West Virginia is suddenly one of the most powerful people in Washington. Sen. Joe Manchin has had multiple one-on-one phone calls with President Joe Biden. He can send the White House into a tailspin with… Continue Reading →
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The Biden administration’s early efforts to resurrect the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are getting a chilly early response from Tehran. Though few expected a breakthrough in the first month of… Read more » The post Biden Attempt to Resurrect Iran… Continue Reading →
Lakewood First Aid over the last few weeks held a series of extrication training drills, in order to keep up to date with the constant changes in new vehicles hitting the roads. “Due to the constant changes being made by… Continue Reading →
The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court not to hear arguments in two cases on its March calendar about the Trump administration’s plan to remake Medicaid by requiring recipients to work. The Biden administration has been moving to roll… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A number of yeshiva students from a well known yeshiva in Bnei Brak were canvassing passersby for donations to the yeshiva fund which supports bridegrooms and provides them with accessories for their wedding, as is customary before… Continue Reading →