Month March 2021
Pfizer Inc has started an early-stage U.S. trial of an oral COVID-19 antiviral therapy that could be prescribed to patients at the first sign of infection, the company said on… Read more » The post Pfizer Begins Early-Stage Study of… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – The personal information of nearly all Israeli voters was exposed online on Monday, a day before the country’s general election, financial daily Calcalist reported Tuesday. According to the report, the leaked data, which includes registered voters’ addresses,… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – The personal information of nearly all Israeli voters was exposed online on Monday, a day before the country’s general election, financial daily Calcalist reported Tuesday. According to the report, the leaked data, which includes registered voters’ addresses,… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com As we age, we appreciate even more the thoughts and sayings of our Rebbeim who are no longer here. It has been 13 years since Rav Henoch Leibowith zt”l passed away. His dedication to… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Although it happens year after year, there is no overestimating the scale of chessed and Kiddush Hashem that is Tomchei Shabbos’s Pesach food distribution. Over 100 unpaid volunteers devoted their time over two days last week to make sure that… Continue Reading →
BS”D. Recreational marijuana. It surely doesn’t sound good. And, I was surely not surprised to see the outrage of the respected rabbonim of Lakewood condemn the use of marijuana in a recreational fashion in their letter, Kol Koreh. Recreational implies… Continue Reading →
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Police on Tuesday identified a 21-year-old man as the suspect in the killing of 10 people at a Boulder, Colorado, supermarket. Suspect Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa was from Arvada, Colorado and had lived most of his… Continue Reading →
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Police on Tuesday identified a 21-year-old man as the suspect in the killing of 10 people at a Boulder, Colorado, supermarket. Suspect Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa was from Arvada, Colorado and had lived most of his… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — It was one year ago that the terrifying free fall for the stock market suddenly ended, ushering in one of its greatest runs. On March 23, 2020, the S&P 500 fell 2.9%. In all, the index… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — It was one year ago that the terrifying free fall for the stock market suddenly ended, ushering in one of its greatest runs. On March 23, 2020, the S&P 500 fell 2.9%. In all, the index… Continue Reading →
New York City continues to see a grim rise in harassment and violence against Asian-Americans, with at least three attacks in Manhattan within 24 hours being reported to the police.… Read more » The post Rise in Hate Crimes Against… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Most people do not know this, but there were two brothers, the Aronson brothers, who had caused the very first Agunah Crisis. And yes, we are naming names. The Aronson brothers caused an unprecedented… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Most people do not know this, but there were two brothers, the Aronson brothers, who had caused the very first Agunah Crisis. And yes, we are naming names. The Aronson brothers caused an unprecedented… Continue Reading →
Met Council brought the largest pre-Pesach distribution of free, kosher food in the country to its Boro Park Chesed Center and to UJO Williamsburg at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Thousands of families received 768,799 pounds of food between the two… Continue Reading →
Met Council brought the largest pre-Pesach distribution of free, kosher food in the country to its Boro Park Chesed Center and to UJO Williamsburg at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Thousands of families received 768,799 pounds of food between the two… Continue Reading →
The U.S. current account deficit raced to a 12-year high in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted exports and could remain elevated this year as an economic recovery driven… Read more » The post U.S. Current Account Deficit Hits… Continue Reading →
Israelis began voting on Tuesday in the country’s fourth parliamentary election in two years — a highly charged referendum on the rule of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Opinion polls forecast a tight race between those who support Israel’s longest-serving premier… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — As Israelis drag themselves for the fourth time in two years to the polling booth, there is no assurance that this election will end the political impasse which has been plaguing the country recently. The volatile nature… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — As Israelis drag themselves for the fourth time in two years to the polling booth, there is no assurance that this election will end the political impasse which has been plaguing the country recently. The volatile nature… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Results from a U.S. trial of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine may have included “outdated information” and that could mean the company provided an incomplete view of efficacy data, American federal health officials said early Tuesday. AstraZeneca said in… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Results from a U.S. trial of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine may have included “outdated information” and that could mean the company provided an incomplete view of efficacy data, American federal health officials said early Tuesday. AstraZeneca said in… Continue Reading →