Month February 2021
As another Covid Relief bill moves through Congress, Agudath Israel of America is urging committee leadership to ensure that nonpublic schools are treated equitably in the full allocation and use of funds directed to the nation’s elementary and secondary schools…. Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after marking a solemn milestone in the pandemic, President Joe Biden is celebrating the pace of his efforts to end it. On Thursday, Biden marked the administration of the 50 millionth dose of COVID-19 vaccine since… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is eerie. It is also what can be called an “Emunah Builder.” One could perhaps suggest that it is coincidence, but the combination of all of these coincidences in one area, particularly when… Continue Reading →
See below a Chazaras Ha’Shatz with incorporated Krovetz Purim-Nusach Ashkenaz. You can download and print it here.
SAUDI ARABIA (AP) — The United States has pledged to tell the world its conclusions on what role Saudi Arabia’s crown prince played in the brutal killing and carving up of a U.S.-based journalist, but as important is what comes… Continue Reading →
A research team at Tel Aviv University said on Thursday that Israel’s vaccination drive, which prioritized the over-60 population, saved many lives that otherwise would have been lost to the… Read more » The post Vaccines Saved Lives of Elderly… Continue Reading →
For those who still think of Mazda mainly as a purveyor of sporty sedans, it might be a shock to discover that of the three cars and four crossovers that… Read more » The post AUTO REVIEW: The Mazda CX-30’s… Continue Reading →
The United States has pledged to tell the world its conclusions on what role Saudi Arabia’s crown prince played in the brutal killing and carving up of a U.S.-based journalist,… Read more » The post Ties With Saudis at Stake… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s GameStop saga can’t stop. At the very least, it won’t stop. After weeks of going dormant, shares of GameStop have suddenly shot higher again, jumping 75% in the last hour of trading Wednesday and… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm won Senate confirmation Thursday to be energy secretary and will be a key Cabinet member trying to fulfill President Joe Biden’s commitment for a green economy as the United States fights to… Continue Reading →
Bahrain’s crown prince spoke with the Israeli prime minister on Thursday about the return to nuclear talks with Iran, Bahrain’s state-run news agency reported, as the U.S. administration tries to revive the tattered 2015 nuclear accord. Bahraini Crown Prince Salman… Continue Reading →
Apple mini stores will open in select Target locations and online this month, expanding the number of iPhones and other products available. The Monticello, Minn., store will be one of… Read more » The post Specialized Mini Apple Stores to… Continue Reading →
Wall Street’s GameStop saga can’t stop. At the very least, it won’t stop. After weeks of going dormant, shares of GameStop have suddenly shot higher again, jumping 75% in the… Read more » The post Game on, Again: GameStop Surges… Continue Reading →
A regulatory agency that’s responsible for the water supply of more than 13 million people in four Northeastern states voted Thursday to permanently ban natural-gas drilling and fracking near a… Read more » The post Agency Permanently Bans Fracking Near… Continue Reading →
Shmuel Bassman from Bassline Productions is offering this free karaoke video to enhance your Purim.
A senior official in the Health Ministry is not on the same page with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s timetable for a full exit from the covid crisis by April, which… Read more » The post Health Official Won’t Sign Off… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police commander who kneeled with protesters outraged by the death of George Floyd, but was also an architect of the department’s forceful response to the demonstrations, said Thursday that he is retiring… Continue Reading →
Following reports of crowded pre-Purim parties in Tel Aviv in violation of covid rules, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein warned on Thursday that if the public flaunts the rules during Purim,… Read more » The post Edelstein: Behave Yourselves or You’ll… Continue Reading →
Hundreds of Israelis participated in a mass Purim party at the Carmel Market in Tel Aviv on Wednesday night, a day ahead of the government-imposed three-day curfew over Purim in order to prevent mass gatherings. Videos and photos of the… Continue Reading →
Dear Friend, I know it’s been a long year. A year of tension and uncertainty, of school closures and lockdowns. But here in Yerushalayim, the situation is even more dire. Countless families struggle to put food on the… Continue Reading →