Month April 2021
Former Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., reportedly is eyeing a run for president in 2024. Christie, who briefly was among the Republican primary candidates in 2016, has told friends his decision to run in 2024 would not be based on what former… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is trying to overcome diminishing demand for COVID-19 shots by offering businesses a tax incentive to give employees paid leave to get vaccinated. The move comes as the United States is set to meet… Continue Reading →
Senior Chabad Rabbanim in Israel sent a letter to Otzma Yehudit chairman Itamar Ben-Gvir this week, condemning his visit to Har HaBayis last week on Yom Ha’atzmaut. Ben-Gvir has received many Chabad votes over the years as many see him… Continue Reading →
Crown Heights Shomrim has released a safety alert notifying the community of an incident that took place Tuesday night. “Last night, in the train station on Eastern Parkway and Schenectady,… Read more » The post Man Pulls Knife on Jewish… Continue Reading →
The White House is trying to overcome diminishing demand for COVID-19 shots by making it easier for Americans to get vaccinated even as the United States is set to meet… Read more » The post White House Aims to Make… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is rolling out pay-by-palm technology at some Whole Foods grocery stores near its headquarters to make paying quicker and more convenient. The technology, called Amazon One, lets shoppers scan the palm of their hand and… Continue Reading →
An Israeli defense contractor has denied that a large explosion at its facilities in central Israel was the result of sabotage or an accident. The state-owned Tomer defense firm, which… Read more » The post Defense Firm Denies Explosion Anything… Continue Reading →
The Baltimore factory contracted to make Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine was dirty, didn’t follow proper manufacturing procedures and had poorly trained staff, resulting in contamination of material that was… Read more » The post FDA Inspection Found Problems at… Continue Reading →
Israel’s government chose Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google for a more than $1 billion project to provide cloud services for the country’s public sector and military. Amazon and Google… Read more » The post Israel Picks Amazon’s AWS, Google… Continue Reading →
The fatal shooting of a knife-wielding Black teenage girl by police in Columbus, Ohio, came within minutes of the verdict in George Floyd’s killing — causing outrage by some in… Read more » The post Columbus Police Fatally Shoots Black… Continue Reading →
As reported previously, on Thursday, April 15, authorities halted permission for students to enter Israel. This change has caused considerable difficulty for students currently in Israel wishing to travel abroad. These individuals are hesitant to leave Israel, out of fear… Continue Reading →
As reported by Chaim V’Chessed, on Thursday, April 15, authorities halted permission for students to enter Israel. This change has caused considerable difficulty for students currently in Israel wishing to travel abroad. These individuals are hesitant to leave Israel, out… Continue Reading →
As reported by Chaim V’Chessed, on Thursday, April 15, authorities halted permission for students to enter Israel. This change has caused considerable difficulty for students currently in Israel wishing to travel abroad. These individuals are hesitant to leave Israel, out… Continue Reading →
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Since the coronavirus pandemic struck Spain, a glass pane has separated Xavier Antó and Carmen Panzano for the first prolonged period of the couple’s 65-year marriage. Antó, age 90, appears three or four times a week… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A New York Times article partly authored by Israeli journalist Ronen Bergman who has written extensively about Israel’s security establishment claims that Iran is “rattled” by the continuous mysterious explosions, killings, sabotage attacks and unexplained deaths… Continue Reading →
A former president of the organization that hosts the Golden Globes has been dropped from the group’s board after sending an email that called Black Lives Matter a “hate movement.” The Hollywood Foreign Press Association board said in an email… Continue Reading →
Israel has been leading the world with its vaccine rollout, but public relations has lagged behind, as changes in health regulations have resembled a confusing blur, reflecting a bureaucracy frequently… Read more » The post Coronavirus Commissioner Not So Sure… Continue Reading →
SOUTHWEST RANCHES, Fla. (AP) — Courtney Wilson and Shenita Jones invited family and friends to their “dream home and estate” for their weekend wedding celebration: the ceremony Saturday, brunch on Sunday. There was just one problem: The couple didn’t own… Continue Reading →
R’ Avraham Yitzchok Elbaz, French Hill (HaGiv’ah HaTzarfatit), Yerushalayim About eleven years ago we moved to French Hill, a Yerushalayim neighborhood which, at that time, was predominantly inhabited by non-observant Israelis. (Today there is a large and significant Chareidi presence… Continue Reading →
As vaccines continue to be administered to tens of thousands of people in New Jersey each day, many are beginning to wonder why Governor Murphy is declining to give a general timeline of when the Garden State can get back… Continue Reading →