Month April 2021
A decision on whether to resume use of Johnson & Johnson‘s COVID-19 vaccine could come as soon as Friday, Dr. Anthony Fauci told CBS on Sunday, adding that he would… Read more » The post Dr. Fauci: Decision on J&J… Continue Reading →
An unprecedented announcement was made in Yeshivas Brisk in Jerusalem at the beginning of the new zman regarding cell phones, Kikar H’Shabbos reported. Prior to the announcement, the yeshivah administration and the Rosh Yeshivah, HaGaon Rav Avraham Yehoshua Soloveitchik, have… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A military auction house in Perth, West Australia has come under severe criticism for listing a number of items advertised as formerly belonging to Adolf Hitler. JB Military Antiques has seven items listed for auction described… Continue Reading →
Israeli scientists at the Tel Aviv University have developed a new optical technology that will enable an automatic and immediate melanoma diagnosis, saving many patients’ lives. This innovative technology, which… Read more » The post Israeli Life-Saving Optical Tech Enables… Continue Reading →
Raul Castro said he is stepping down as Cuban Communist Party leader, leaving the island without a Castro guiding affairs for the first time in more than six decades and handing control of the party to a younger generation. The… Continue Reading →
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s governor gained national attention last spring, and won an International Emmy, for daily, televised news briefings at which he answered barrages of questions from journalists about the COVID-19 pandemic. But lately, Gov. Andrew Cuomo… Continue Reading →
Seven cases of a coronavirus variant from India have been discovered in Israel, the Health Ministry announced on Friday. It is the first time the Indian variant, classified as B.1.617, has been identified in Israel. The variant was found in… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com THE DETAILS They were finally let out at 4:45 AM on Sunday morning. El Al Flight 008 was supposed to leave at 11:50 PM from Terminal 4 on Motzai Shabbos. Boarding started at 11:00… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com THE DETAILS They were finally let out at 4:45 AM on Sunday morning. El Al Flight 008 was supposed to leave at 11:50 PM from Terminal 4 on Motzai Shabbos. Boarding started at 11:00… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] For months, the community of Beitar has been united in prayer for the recovery of 34-year-old R’Shimon Herschler. Family members, neighbors, and even those who did not know him personally were shaken by the news last night that the… Continue Reading →
The Biden administration demanded Israel halt its “chatter” about its role in the blast at the Natanz nuclear site last week, stating that it is detrimental and embarrassing to the Biden administration as it engages in ongoing talks with Iran… Continue Reading →
As military bands played and a procession of royals escorted his coffin to the church, Prince Philip was laid to rest Saturday in a funeral ceremony that honored his lifetime of service to the U.K., the crown and his wife… Continue Reading →
Syria’s parliament speaker announced Sunday that presidential elections in the war-ravaged country will be held May 26. Speaker Hammoud Sabbagh said the window for nominations will be open for 10… Read more » The post Syria to Hold Presidential Elections… Continue Reading →
The chairman of the Religious Zionist party, MK Betzalel Smutrich, said Sunday morning that he continues to oppose the formation of a Netanyahu-led government with the support of Ra’am, and… Read more » The post Smutrich Adamant, Says Prefers a… Continue Reading →
The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering three million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as… Read more » The post Worldwide COVID-19 Death Toll Tops… Continue Reading →
Israel will be one of a select few countries on the U.K. government’s green list for safe travel – if the country reopens its borders next month, The Telegraph reported… Read more » The post Report: Israel to Be on… Continue Reading →
The Czech Republic said on Sunday it had informed NATO and European Union allies about suspected Russian involvement in a 2014 ammunition depot explosion and the matter would be addressed… Read more » The post EU to Discuss Alleged Russian… Continue Reading →
The daughter of hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny called on Russian authorities on Sunday to allow a doctor to treat her father in prison, a day after a group of… Read more » The post Daughter of Kremlin Critic Navalny… Continue Reading →
MK Rabbi Yinon Azulai (Shas) has submitted a bill stipulating that every restaurant will require to have an EpiPen epinephrine syringe containing for the provision of first aid to allergy… Read more » The post Bill: EpiPen in Every Restaurant… Continue Reading →
Senior Saudi and Iranian officials have held direct talks in a bid to repair relations between the two regional rivals, four years after they cut off diplomatic ties, the Financial… Read more » The post Saudi and Iranian Officials Held… Continue Reading →
The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon polluters, agreed to cooperate to curb climate change with urgency, just days before President Joe Biden hosts a virtual summit… Read more » The post U.S., China Agree to Cooperate… Continue Reading →