Month March 2021

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a free tool into the public domain on March 18 which addresses the “Sparrow” malware which was discovered as it compromised the “Smartmatic” software used in the elections. The latest indications… Continue Reading →

As the infection rate in Israel continues to decline, thanks to the nation-wide operation to vaccinate as many people as possible, the Chareidi community’s rate of infection on Thursday made up only 7 percent of the national total, according to… Continue Reading →

With former President Donald Trump’s tax returns finally in hand, a team of New York prosecutors led by a newly hired former mob-buster is sending out fresh subpoenas and meeting face-to-face with key witnesses, scrutinizing Trump’s business practices in granular… Continue Reading →

Daf Yomi will be celebrating the Siyum of Pesachim next Monday – The week of Pesach! The SONG OF PESACHIM includes hundreds phrases and expressions of the mesechta, chazur’ing its’ key klallim and yesodos – all in rhyme! By www.SongsOfShas.com   The post New! Song Of… Continue Reading →

Jackson Township, March 18, 2021: With the State, along with the rest of the Country, doing their best to get life back to normal, CHEMED in Lakewood has taken the extra step to help our community in this process. Jackson… Continue Reading →

Bein HaZmanim has arrived in Israel, and with it, many teens and young yeshiva students have taken to the country’s biking trails. On Thursday, a 14-year-old Chareidi bochur was moderately injured on a biking trail near Beit Meir. United Hatzalah… Continue Reading →

In a hearing before Congress Thursday, IRS chief Charles Rettig responded to questions from lawmakers and tax preparers over whether people who received unemployment benefits but filed their 2020 returns before the March 11th enactment of the coronavirus relief bill… Continue Reading →

A final batch of polls by Israeli media outlets on Friday showed a razor-thin election, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fate likely turning on the performance of small parties and a former ally who has criticized him but has not… Continue Reading →

Top U.S. and Chinese officials offered sharply different views of each other and the world as the two sides met face-to-face for the first time since President Joe Biden took office. In unusually pointed public remarks for a staid diplomatic… Continue Reading →

In years of going against Israel’s religious and political mainstream, Rabbi Gilad Kariv has learned to handle conflict. He has argued controversial civil rights cases before Israel’s Supreme Court. And as an activist, he has lobbied at the Knesset, the… Continue Reading →

The Midwest Agudas Yisroel Council of Synagogue Rabbonim is pleased to present a new sefer with instructions for the halachos of kashering your kitchen for Pesach and year-round. The sefer, Safah Berurah: The Halachos of Kashering for Pesach: Including the… Continue Reading →

Israel’s coronavirus czar Prof. Nachman Ash joked around this week that some Israelis have been pleading with him to impose limits on gatherings ahead of Pesach so they have an excuse not to host a large crowd for the Seder…. Continue Reading →

[COMMUNICATED] Pesach is coming, are you ready yet?  This video is sure to elevate your Pesach Seder.  There’s nothing more essential to Klal Yisrael than our Mesorah. The Seder is our chance; our time to fill that role of transmitting… Continue Reading →

The Agriculture Ministry, the Defense Ministry, the Finance Ministry have formulated a joint decision to support farmers in the Gaza Strip with up to NIS 8 million to encourage early… Read more » The post State Urges Farmers in Gaza… Continue Reading →

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he and U.S. President Joe Biden should hold live online talks in coming days after Biden said he thought the Russian leader was… Read more » The post Putin Offers Biden Public Talks… Continue Reading →

Germany is resuming vaccinations with the coronavirus vaccine made by AstraZeneca, following a recommendation by European regulators that the benefits of the shot outweigh the risks. The European Medicines Agency… Read more » The post AstraZeneca Vaccinations Resume in Germany… Continue Reading →

Israel is the first country outside China to launch an Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) train-on-wheels system, and its first line will run from Tel Aviv to the heart of… Read more » The post Israel Launches Train on Wheels… Continue Reading →

Interior Minister Rabbi Aryeh Deri, spoke Thursday night with the Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsene Abkov about the opening of the skies between the countries and the arrival of Israelis to… Read more » The post Outline for Renewed Travel to… Continue Reading →

The dramatic changes in the security and political landscape of the Middle East were “brought about by the rise of two powers — Iran and Israel,” Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu… Read more » The post Netanyahu: Middle East Changes ‘Brought… Continue Reading →

Iran will cold test its redesigned Arak nuclear reactor as prelude to fully commissioning it later in the year, Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said on Friday. Spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi was… Read more » The post Iran Says It Will Cold… Continue Reading →