Month April 2021

NASA’s experimental Mars helicopter rose from the dusty red surface into the thin air Monday, achieving the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. The triumph was hailed as a… Read more » The post NASA’s Mars Helicopter Takes Flight,… Continue Reading →

Topics: Discipline, connecting with your child, your child’s emotional needs, maintaining a positive home. Now accepting registration for the following Courses:  Beginner Course Part 1: Discipline. Tuesday evenings. Beginning April 20 Beginner Course Part 2:  Siblings and Ruchniyus. Wednesday evenings. Beginning… Continue Reading →

High-level talks in Vienna aimed at bringing the United States back into the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran are moving ahead with experts working on drafting proposals this week, but… Read more » The post Delegate: Progress in Iran Nuclear… Continue Reading →

Effective today, all New Jersey residents over the age of 16 are eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccine, following an announcement from Governor Murphy earlier this month in which he said that the state is ahead of schedule with vaccinations…. Continue Reading →

The Border Police’s elite undercover operatives, supported by the IDF and police, tracked down and arrested a wanted terrorist in the Palestinian city of Tulkarem. Riots ensued during the operation,… Read more » The post Special Forces Arrest Wanted Terrorist… Continue Reading →

Coronavirus commissioner Professor Nachman Ash said on Monday that there has been “significant progress” in negotiations with both Pfizer and Moderna regarding the procurement of another 18 million vaccines for… Read more » The post Prof. Ash: Israel Negotiating for… Continue Reading →

New Delhi was being put under a weeklong lockdown Monday night as an explosive surge in coronavirus cases pushed the Indian capital’s health system to its limit. Chief Minister Arvind… Read more » The post India’s Capital to Lock Down… Continue Reading →

Israel would hold another election, but only for prime minister, according to a bill submitted to Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin on Monday by Shas MKs Rabbi Michael Malkieli and Rabbi… Read more » The post Bill for Direct Election of… Continue Reading →

Abu Dhabi-based technology company Group 42 (G42) has formed a joint venture with Israel‘s state-owned Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to commercialize artificial intelligence and big data technologies, the companies said… Read more » The post Abu Dhabi’s G42 Forms Big… Continue Reading →

Police arrested a total of eight Arabs in Yerushalayim and Yaffo on Sunday night after clashes in the two cities between Arabs and Jews. Three protesters were detained in Yaffo… Read more » The post Eight Arabs Arrested as Clashes… Continue Reading →

French President Emmanuel Macron urged a change in the country’s law during an interview with Le Figaro published Monday, after a man who murdered a Jewish woman in 2017 avoided… Read more » The post France’s Macron Seeks Change in… Continue Reading →

Iran‘s Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday that Tehran always welcomed dialogue with Saudi Arabia, but he did not confirm nor deny direct talks this month between the arch-rivals. The… Read more » The post Iran ‘Always Welcomes’ Dialogue With… Continue Reading →

An ally of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Monday she was braced for bad news on the health of the hunger-striking opposition politician when his lawyers see him… Read more » The post Navalny Camp Awaits Health Update,… Continue Reading →

Israir Airlines has announced that it is ceasing to fly on Shabbos and the chagim. As of last Shabbos, just four days after the acquisition of the airline by Rami… Read more » The post Israir Ceases Flights on Shabbos… Continue Reading →

Hundreds of passengers from Australia began arriving in New Zealand airports on Monday after authorities reopened borders, a pandemic milestone that allows quarantine-free travel between the countries for the first… Read more » The post Families Reunite as Australia-New Zealand… Continue Reading →

A high-ranking general key to Iran’s security apparatus has died, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Sunday. Brig. Gen. Mohammad Hosseinzadeh Hejazi, who died at 65, served as deputy… Read more » The post High-Ranking Iranian General Dies of… Continue Reading →

The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa can break through the protection provided by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to some extent, a real-world data study in Israel found.… Read more » The post Israeli Study: South African Variant… Continue Reading →

A team of researchers from the Hebrew University of Yerushalayim has proven the linkages between ultra-processed foods and reduced bone quality, unveiling the damage of these foods particularly for younger… Read more » The post Hebrew U. Research Reveals Negative… Continue Reading →

Hamodia is saddened to report the passing of Mrs. Rachel Kalikstein, a”h, of Kew Gardens Hills. She was 89 years old. Mrs. Kalikstein was born in Sosnowiec, Poland to Harav… Read more » The post BD’E — Mrs. Rachel Kalikstein,… Continue Reading →