Month March 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden says it’s his “expectation” that he’ll run for reelection in 2024. Biden is 78 and already the oldest president to hold office. He would be 82 at the start of a second term. Biden… Continue Reading →
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times) Yes, it is true. Six Hamas terrorist were killed and 7 were foiled because of Matzah and a Teshuvas HaRashba (Volume 7 #20). It happened almost seven years ago, in… Continue Reading →
About a year ago, most of the world began a 15 day lockdown, and people were looking for reasons to smile. Then one jolly Friday afternoon, Silly Parsha Questions started popping up in people’s email inboxes. And the smiling began…. Continue Reading →
A cargo ship owned by an Israeli company was damaged by an Iranian missile in the Arabian Sea earlier on Thursday, Israeli media reported. According to a report by the… Read more » The post Israeli-Owned Ship Damaged by Iranian… Continue Reading →
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times) Yes, it is true. Six Hamas terrorist were killed and 7 were foiled because of Matzah and a Teshuvas HaRashba (Volume 7 #20). It happened almost seven years ago, in… Continue Reading →
BMG Rosh Hayeshiva Reb Malkiel Kotler will remain in the ICU over Yom Tov, Askonim told TLS. The doctors are saying that Reb Malkiel will most likely need a stent put in – sooner rather than later. “They are hoping… Continue Reading →
The Supreme Court is siding with a New Mexico woman who was shot by police as she drove away from them, in a case that will allow more excessive… Read more » The post High Court: More Police Excessive… Continue Reading →
Two men trapped in vehicles hundreds of kilometers (miles) apart have become the first fatalities of record flooding on Australia’s east coast. A car got trapped in floodwater northwest of Sydney at dawn Wednesday and emergency services later recovered it… Continue Reading →
U.S. envoy to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced Thursday that Washington will restore financial aid to the Palestinians and will transfer $15 million to Palestinian-controlled areas in Yehuda and… Read more » The post Biden Restores $15 Million Humanitarian… Continue Reading →
ISMAILIA, Egypt (AP) — Dredgers, tugboats and even a backhoe failed to free a giant cargo ship wedged in Egypt’s Suez Canal on Thursday as the number of stacked-up vessels unable to pass through the vital waterway climbed to 150… Continue Reading →
Joe Biden will hold his first press conference since taking office today, more than 60 days after entering the White House – the longest time a president has gone without a solo press conference in over a hundred years. Biden… Continue Reading →
President Biden on Thursday will face reporters in a press briefing for the first time as president after weeks of media outlets clamoring to get a chance to grill him in the White House briefing room. The press conference will… Continue Reading →
New York City’s Open Streets program, which allowed restaurants and local businesses to expand outdoor dining and storefronts on sidewalks and along streets, will be continuing permanently, Mayor Bill de… Read more » The post Open Streets Program to Expand… Continue Reading →
The suspect in the shooting at a Boulder, Colorado, supermarket was convicted of assaulting a high school classmate but still got a gun. The man accused of opening fire on three massage businesses in the Atlanta area bought his gun… Continue Reading →
ARGENTINA (JTA) – Fans of a Buenos Aires-based soccer team chanted about “killing the Jews to make soap” before a game against a team with a history of Jewish fans. The Argentina umbrella Jewish organization DAIA filed a criminal complaint… Continue Reading →
Israel’s parliamentary election this week appears to have resulted in yet another deadlock, raising the possibility of a fifth election in just over two years. The protracted stalemate has left Israel with a poorly functioning government for long periods of… Continue Reading →
A container ship blocking the Suez Canal like a “beached whale” may take weeks to free, the salvage company said, as officials stopped all ships entering the channel on Thursday… Read more » The post ‘Beached Whale’ Ship Could Block… Continue Reading →
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The suspected gunman in the Boulder supermarket shooting that killed 10 people appeared in court Thursday for the first time, and a defense attorney immediately asked for an assessment of his mental health. Kathryn Herold, the… Continue Reading →
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Ford Motor Co. can be sued in the state courts of people who were killed or seriously injured in accidents involving Ford… Read more » The post Justices Say Accident Victims can… Continue Reading →
POLAND (JNS) – Archivist Ewa Bazan at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum discovered new names and stories linked to the German Nazi concentration and death camp. “We didn’t know what to expect when we started the project,” Bazan told AFP in a… Continue Reading →
During Chol Hamoed, as our staff members enjoy Pesach with their families, we will only be posting on our website items pertaining to the Chag and important notices. All other items will be posted on our Status. You can also… Continue Reading →