Month April 2021
The U.N. nuclear watchdog and Iran on Monday started talks aimed at obtaining explanations from Tehran on the origin of uranium traces at found at undeclared locations in Iran, an… Read more » The post Iran, IAEA Start Talks on… Continue Reading →
PARIS (JTA) – After a man who killed his Jewish neighbor successfully pled that he was unfit to stand trial because of what a court called a marijuana-induced psychotic episode, French President Emmanuel Macron is calling for a change in… Continue Reading →
For a sixth day, rescue crews returned Sunday to a capsized lift boat in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana, looking for nine crew members who have not been found, the Coast Guard said. Officials have released little information about… Continue Reading →
Former President Donald Trump is urging another date be selected for the pullout of U.S. troops from Afghanistan that’s now set for the 20th anniversary of the 2001 terror attacks on New York and Washington. In a statement released by… Continue Reading →
The European Union is estimating that 150,000 Russian troops have already amassed for the biggest military buildup ever near Ukraine’s borders and that it will only take “a spark” to… Read more » The post EU Estimates 150,000 Russian Troops… Continue Reading →
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Fans of the Dutch soccer team Vitesse chanted “Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the gas” at a fan rally before a scheduled match against Ajax, an Amsterdam-based team known for its history of Jewish supporters. Police began examining… Continue Reading →
Associates of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny called Sunday for massive protests in the heart of Moscow and St. Petersburg on Wednesday, saying Navalny’s health is deteriorating severely during a hunger strike. Leonid Volkov, a top strategist for Navalny,… Continue Reading →
Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today issued a statewide directive to law enforcement instructing prosecutors to waive mandatory parole disqualifiers—commonly known as mandatory minimum prison terms—for non-violent drug offenses. Directive 2021-4 addresses both current and past cases. Going forward, it… Continue Reading →
A dispute over voting in east Yerushalayim is threatening to cancel or delay the first Palestinian elections in more than 15 years. While President Mahmoud Abbas is vowing to hold… Read more » The post Yerushalayim Dispute Could Derail Palestinian… Continue Reading →
A human rights group appealed to the United Nations on Monday to investigate allegations China’s government is committing crimes against humanity in the Xinjiang region. Human Rights Watch cited… Read more » The post Group Urges UN to Probe… Continue Reading →
TRAFFIC ALERT: Brook Road. pic.twitter.com/Bln1w7SKFv — The Lakewood Scoop (@LakewoodScoop) April 19, 2021
Israel has purchased millions of additional doses of the coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer that will arrive in 2022, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein announced Monday. Additional… Read more » The post Israel Purchases Millions of Additional… Continue Reading →
Britain is adding India to its travel “red list” after detecting 103 cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in the country, Health Minister Matt Hancock said on Monday. “We’ve… Read more » The post Britain to Add India to… Continue Reading →
PARIS (JTA) – French immigration authorities deported a 19-year-old immigrant from Algeria who was jailed for refusing to deliver food to Jews after it was discovered he was living France illegally. Dhia Edine D. was sentenced in January to four… Continue Reading →
Iran’s daily coronavirus death toll climbed over 400 for the first time in months on Sunday, as the country, which has long had the region’s largest outbreak, battles a post-holiday infection surge. Iranian health authorities recorded 405 fatalities from the… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Friday (4/23/21)PM Mr. Shulem Yosef EpsteinHusband Mr. Yisroel Yitzchock EpsteinSon Mr. Aron SpitzerBrother Mr. Favish SpitzerBrother Mr. Tzudick SpitzerBrother Mrs. Blimy RubinSister
Closing arguments have begun at the the murder trial of former police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, with the city of Minneapolis on edge against a… Read more » The post Lawyers at Chauvin Trial in… Continue Reading →
Three Arab teenagers were arrested on Monday afternoon after a video began circulating on social media showing one of them throwing a hot cup of coffee into the face of… Read more » The post Three Arabs Arrested for Throwing… Continue Reading →
Organizers of a $20 million contest to develop products from greenhouse gas that flows from power plants announced two winners Monday ahead of launching a similar but much bigger competition… Read more » The post Winners of $20M Contest Make… Continue Reading →
The Biden administration abruptly closed a shelter in Houston for unaccompanied migrant girls this weekend. ABC News reports there were multiple allegations, including girls being forced to spend most of their day on cots and having to use plastic bags… Continue Reading →
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is a question that seems to be on the mind of a number of people. And people of all ages and genders seem to be asking it. What is the halacha regarding using… Continue Reading →