Month April 2021
An Ashdod resident in his 20s was arrested overnight Tuesday on suspicion of involvement in 15 attacks against Jews in chareidi neighborhoods of Ashdod this past Shabbos. The man was… Read more » The post Ashdod Man Arrested After Multiple… Continue Reading →
Lebanon and Israel are expected to resume U.S.-mediated talks on a dispute about their Mediterranean Sea border next week, two Lebanese official sources said on Thursday. Negotiations between old foes… Read more » The post Lebanon, Israel Expected to Resume… Continue Reading →
India‘s total COVID-19 cases passed 18 million on Thursday after another world record daily infection and as the government rejected reports of problems with its vaccine campaign. India reported 379,257… Read more » The post India’s Coronavirus Infections Cross 18… Continue Reading →
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It was why Yaakov Avinu married Leah before Rochel, and it is something that comes up over and over again. Yet, notwithstanding its frequency, people have only vague ideas of when it is okay… Continue Reading →
Text of speech by Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s address to Congress, as provided by the office of the Senate minority leader: Good evening. I’m Senator Tim Scott from the great state of South… Continue Reading →
Text of President Joe Biden’s first address to a join session of Congress, as provided by the White House: Madame Speaker. Madame Vice President. No president has ever said those words from this podium, and it’s about time. The First… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden declared Wednesday night in his first address to a joint session of Congress that “America is rising anew,” and pointed optimistically to the nation’s emergence from the pandemic as a vital moment to rebuild the U.S. economy… Continue Reading →
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Family getting up: Mrs. Chaya ItzkowitzSister Mrs. Gittel AltmanSister Mrs. Raizy PollSister
Family getting up: Mrs. Chaya ItzkowitzSister Mrs. Gittel AltmanSister Mrs. Raizy PollSister
NEW YORK (JTA) – Two frontrunners in the race for New York City mayor are vying for endorsements from leaders of the city’s haredi Orthodox communities. Andrew Yang, the businessman and former Democratic presidential candidate, announced endorsements Wednesday morning from… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (JTA) – Two frontrunners in the race for New York City mayor are vying for endorsements from leaders of the city’s haredi Orthodox communities. Andrew Yang, the businessman and former Democratic presidential candidate, announced endorsements Wednesday morning from… Continue Reading →
A judge refused Wednesday to release body camera video showing North Carolina deputies shooting and killing a Black man, ruling that making the video public at this stage could jeopardize the investigation into Andrew Brown Jr.’s death. However, the judge… Continue Reading →
Authorities are investigating a shooting in Lakewood this evening. The shooting occurred in the area of MLK Drive at approximately 10:15 PM. According to preliminary reports, one person has possibly been shot, and police are looking for the victim. Police… Continue Reading →
Major U.S. stock indexes were mixed in afternoon trading Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it is leaving its key interest rate unchanged near zero, while noting recent improvement in the economy. The S&P 500 was up 0.1% as of… Continue Reading →
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 114-year-old Nebraska woman who has taken the title of America’s oldest living person says what she wants most is to eat with her friend after a year of pandemic restrictions. Thelma Sutcliffe, of Omaha, became… Continue Reading →
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 114-year-old Nebraska woman who has taken the title of America’s oldest living person says what she wants most is to eat with her friend after a year of pandemic restrictions. Thelma Sutcliffe, of Omaha, became… Continue Reading →
Early on Wednesday afternoon, a man in his 60s drowned in a community pool on HaUniversita Street in Netanya. Emergency medical personnel dispatched to the scene performed CPR on the man, and successfully resuscitated him. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Lidan Findling… Continue Reading →
I know someone that was willing to pay a large amount of money to have the honor of being a sandak at a Bris Milah – any Bris Milah. His purpose, however, was not to just have the kavod of… Continue Reading →
A 6-month-old infant on Petach Tikvah St. in the Romema neighborhood of Jerusalem nearly drowned in a bathtub on Wednesday morning. Volunteers from United Hatzalah and ambulance teams from Magen David Adom who rushed to the scene, performed CPR on… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — A social media agitator was convicted Wednesday on federal charges of threatening to kill members of Congress, a verdict that rejected his claims it was harmless rhetoric. A jury found Brendan Hunt guilty at the close… Continue Reading →