Month May 2021
In his first speech since the ceasefire between Israel and Gaza-based terror groups, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah appeared pale and coughed repeatedly throughout his speech on Tuesday, sparking speculation about his health on social media. “Nasrallah..is having great difficulty breathing… Continue Reading →
A new mayoral poll shows Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and former Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia surging in popularity among Democratic primary voters — with Andrew Yang still near the… Read more » The post Poll: Eric Adams Leads, Garcia… Continue Reading →
We regret to inform you of the Petirah of Gedalia “Uncle Joe” Mendelson Z”L. R’ Gedalia was a beloved member of the Lakewood community, and a well-known figure around Town, including at Oorah. He was 56. He suffered from medical… Continue Reading →
Moroccan Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani, who signed the normalization agreement with Israel, congratulated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on the “victory of the Palestinian people” in Operation Guardian of the Walls. Othmani sent a letter to Haniyeh on Saturday… Continue Reading →
The magnitude of suffering in India is difficult to comprehend. More than 4,000 people are dying every day because their overstretched healthcare system does not have enough oxygen to save them. We cannot look the other way as the critically… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has picked a date to step down as CEO. Bezos, who grew Amazon from an internet bookstore to an online shopping behemoth, said Wednesday that Amazon executive Andy Jassy will take over… Continue Reading →
Vaccinated kids aged 12 to 17 will have a chance to win a full ride to public universities and colleges in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. The governor said the state will raffle off 50 scholarships, which would… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Nine current and former New York City Department of Correction workers were arrested Wednesday on charges alleging they took cash bribes to smuggle items including razor blades, drugs and alcohol into city jails in the last… Continue Reading →
Senator Robert Singer chided the Governor for continuing to require children to wear masks, calling the policy uncalled for and outdated. “At the same time he is telling the public it is OK to take their masks off, go dancing… Continue Reading →
Egypt and the United States said they would work together to reinforce a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian terrorists as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded his regional tour… Read more » The post US, Egypt Working Closely to… Continue Reading →
Nine current and former New York City Department of Correction workers were arrested Wednesday on charges alleging they took cash bribes to smuggle items including razor blades, drugs and alcohol into city jails in the last two years. U.S. Attorney… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional bargainers should reach a bipartisan deal on revamping policing procedures by summer or abandon the effort, Republicans said Wednesday, a day after George Floyd’s family used visits to the White House and the Capitol to prod… Continue Reading →
During a news conference at Great Falls National Park, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Acting Commissioner Shawn LaTourette today announced the award of $20.7 million in grants to help municipalities and counties implement programs to clean up and reduce… Continue Reading →
Mayoral candidate Eric Adams received the support of a coalition of activists from the Chabad community in Crown Heights Tuesday night, giving Adams his first endorsements from Orthodox Jewish activists,… Read more » The post Adams Gets Endorsement of Crown… Continue Reading →
Eager to lay out their support for struggling consumers and small businesses in the pandemic, the CEOs of the six biggest U.S. banks went before Congress Wednesday. But lawmakers focused more keenly in a Senate hearing on the contentious social… Continue Reading →
At Yeshiva Ohr Simcha Of Engelwood watching the flourishing of our Bochrim is the motivator for our success. Working with our boys delicately to ensure their needs are met is our TOP priority. Our Rebbeim pour their heart and soul… Continue Reading →
TONIGHT: Join The New Seminary’s Zoom Open House & Learn About Their High Quality Special Ed Degree!
[COMMUNICATED] The New Seminary invites you to a Virtual Open House. Learn about a Master’s Degree in Childhood & Special Education, leading to two NY state certifications from one degree! As an exclusive collaborative program of PACE University, TEAM Education… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Three kedoshei elyon had one common concept when it came to learning Torah – they were the Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh (Rabbi Chaim ibn Attar 1696-1743) when he came to Eretz Yisroel; the Ramchal (Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto 1707-1746) when he lived in Padua, Italy; and Hagaon,… Continue Reading →
JOHANNESBURG (JNS) – South Africa’s Sunday Times published an open letter by Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who compared Israel to South Africa under apartheid. Goldstein challenged the president’s claim, saying “the truth is that… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden asked U.S. intelligence agencies to “redouble their efforts” in investigating the origins of the coronavirus, calling for an official government report on the possibility that the virus… Read more » The post Biden Calls for More Investigation… Continue Reading →
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu hit back on Wednesday against a warning from the French foreign minister against the possible emergence of apartheid in Israel. “I would like to express… Read more » The post Netanyahu Protests French FM Apartheid… Continue Reading →