Month March 2021

Agudath Israel’s Conference of Synagogue Rabbonim have issued an alert regarding a serious ribbis issue regarding financing the purchase of used cars from Jewish dealers.

One of the largest ships at sea is stranded sideways in one of the world’s key shipping canals, blocking millions of dollars in trade as frantic efforts to refloat it… Read more » The post How Did a Ship Get… Continue Reading →

President Joe Biden’s dogs — Champ and Major — are roaming the White House again, after having been sent to Delaware when Major, the younger dog, injured a Secret Service agent. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said at the… Continue Reading →

Israel’s Health Ministry is currently mulling a decision to scrap the country’s current mask mandate as daily coronavirus cases continue to drop. Israel’s coronavirus czar Prof. Nachman Ash said Thursday the decision would likely only apply to outdoor activities. Meanwhile,… Continue Reading →

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As the coronavirus pandemic swept through New York early last year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration arranged for his family members and other well-connected figures to have special access to state-administered… Read more » The post Cuomo’s Family Members Were Given… Continue Reading →

The oil and gas industry’s top lobbying group on Thursday endorsed a federal price on carbon dioxide emissions, a reversal of longstanding industry policy that comes as the Biden administration… Read more » The post In Shift, Oil-Industry Group Backs… Continue Reading →

[COMMUNICATED]  No matter who you are or where in the world you live, one thing is clear: The year that passed from last Pesach to this one has been… unique. Corona-related lockdowns have had a particularly devastating impact on Israel’s… Continue Reading →

The United States and Israel are in talks regarding Israel possibly entering the US Visa Waiver Program. Israel’s Ambassador to the United States Gilad Erdan spoke with US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday and the two agreed… Continue Reading →

The Music Redefined 2021 project was supposed to be released Purim time, but was delayed.  

President Joe Biden on Thursday set a new goal of 200 million vaccine shots in his first 100 days in office because the nation is on track to meet that… Read more » The post Biden Says He Plans to… Continue Reading →

The CEO of BetterUp Inc. said Wednesday that he hired Prince Harry as an executive because of his tenacious advocacy for the kind of mental health services that his firm provides, and the publicity brought by the move is merely… Continue Reading →

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Beth Medrash Govoha Rosh Yeshiva Harav Aryeh Malkiel Kotler will remain in the ICU over Pesach, according to The Lakewood Scoop. Rav Malkiel was rushed to the hospital last Tuesday… Read more » The post Rav Malkiel Kotler to Remain… Continue Reading →

This spring, longtime Central Park birder and naturalist Gabriel Willow is feeling a little less nervous than he did a year ago. Standing on the park’s Bow Bridge with binoculars,… Read more » The post More Birders Sighted in Central… Continue Reading →

Any lingering hopes in Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu‏‏’s Likud for a favorable shift in the configuration of parties faded on Thursday, after almost all votes were counted and a… Read more » The post Almost All Votes Counted, Election… Continue Reading →

The New York Police Department will increase outreach and patrols in Asian communities, including the use of undercover officers, amid a spike in anti-Asian hate crimes, officials said Thursday. The… Read more » The post NYPD Adding Undercover Patrols to… Continue Reading →

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has accused prison authorities of failing to provide proper treatment for his back pain and leg problems, saying in a letter posted Thursday that his… Read more » The post Russia Opposition Leader Navalny’s Health… Continue Reading →

In the desert northeast of Las Vegas, residents living along the Nevada-Arizona border would gather on their front porches for bomb parties or ride horses into the fields to watch as the U.S. government conducted atomic tests during a Cold… Continue Reading →