Month February 2021
New York City’s Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza announced Friday he will step down, citing the coronavirus pandemic’s personal toll on his family. He will be replaced by Bronx Executive Superintendent… Read more » The post NYC Schools Chancellor Exits, Citing… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden on Saturday said his administration would make an announcement on Saudi Arabia on Monday, following a U.S. intelligence report that found Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had… Read more » The post Biden Says He Will Make… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill that was championed by President Joe Biden, the first step in providing another dose of aid to a weary nation as the measure now moves to a tense… Continue Reading →
An explosion struck an Israeli-owned cargo ship sailing out of the Middle East on Friday, an unexplained blast renewing concerns about ship security in the region amid escalating tensions between… Read more » The post Explosion Strikes Israeli-Owned Ship in… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden scored his first legislative win as the House of Representatives passed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday, though Democrats face challenges to their hopes of… Read more » The post Biden Scores Legislative Win as… Continue Reading →
The House approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill early Saturday in a win for President Joe Biden, even as top Democrats tried assuring agitated progressives that they’d revive their derailed drive to boost the minimum wage. The new president’s… Continue Reading →
by Ms. Vichna Frizzle Shalom uVracha Everyone! This is Ms. Frizzle. I used to be a 4th grade teacher before I joined up with Klal Yisroel. I wanted to discuss Purim with you. So please put on your seat belts!… Continue Reading →
Governor Murphy announced Friday that New Jersey was notified to expect an initial shipment of 70,000 Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines delivered to the state next week. The shipment is contingent on the FDA giving emergency use approval for the… Continue Reading →
New Jerseyans who receive food assistance through the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (NJ SNAP) will continue to receive enhanced food assistance benefits in March to help address needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. A 15 percent increase in SNAP… Continue Reading →
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An explosion struck an Israeli-owned cargo ship sailing out of the Middle East on Friday, an unexplained blast renewing concerns about ship security amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran. The crew and… Continue Reading →
The Biden administration and Israel will reconvene a strategic working group on Iran and will be holding talks in the coming days, Axios reported on Wednesday. The talks, which will focus on intelligence reports on Iran’s nuclear program, are intended to… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza announced Friday he will step down, citing the coronavirus pandemic’s personal toll on his family. He will be replaced by Bronx Executive Superintendent Meisha Ross Porter, who will become… Continue Reading →
Dear Friends, “We can face any future without fear so long as we know we will not face it alone.” – Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Zatzal. Without your support we would not be rejoicing with our beloved Father of 8 with… Continue Reading →
Israel will launch a pilot program to monitor returning travelers with electronic bracelets during home quarantine as an alternative to mandatory quarantine in state-run hotels. About 100 travelers will wear the bracelets (on their wrists or ankles), which will monitor… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Never before in Jewish history was there such a need for kosher Megillahs. The COVID 19 pandemic has caused numerous people to go into quarantine – either because they got COVID or were exposed… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than a month after excoriating Donald Trump in a blistering floor speech, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he would “absolutely” support the former president again if he secured the Republican nomination in 2024…. Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups. The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that… Continue Reading →
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian media reported that a Boeing 777 plane made an emergency landing in Moscow in the early hours of Friday after the pilot reported a problem with the engine. The Interfax news agency cited an anonymous source… Continue Reading →
A secretive Israeli nuclear facility at the center of the nation’s undeclared atomic weapons program is undergoing what appears to be its biggest construction project in decades, satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press show. A dig about the size… Continue Reading →