Month May 2021

The event will be live streamed on YouTube and on Zoom:   To join via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/645572066 929-205-6099  ID: 645572066## ————– Life After Divorce Please submit your questions via email to coachmenachem@gmail.com In this series, we will be exploring a… Continue Reading →

Belarusian authorities on Sunday forced a civilian jetliner to land in Minsk and arrested an opposition journalist who was on board, an act that some European leaders were comparing to… Read more » The post European Leaders Condemn Belarusian Authorities… Continue Reading →

Six Israelis were killed in the cable car disaster in Italy on Sunday, according to the Israeli Foreign Ministry. They were among 14 who died and 2 seriously injured when… Read more » The post Six Israelis Killed in Cable… Continue Reading →

Israel’s exit from the covid pandemic is no longer a matter of expert forecasts or official promises—it is rapidly approaching accomplished fact. On Sunday evening, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said… Read more » The post Health Restrictions to Expire June… Continue Reading →

New coronavirus cases across the United States have tumbled to rates not seen in more than 11 months, sparking optimism that vaccination campaigns are stemming both severe COVID-19 cases and… Read more » The post New COVID-19 Cases Plummet to… Continue Reading →

President Joe Biden “will not let inaction be the final answer” on his infrastructure spending plan, and will change course if it becomes clear a bipartisan outcome is impossible, said… Read more » The post Biden Aide Rules Out ‘Inaction’… Continue Reading →

Hundreds of masked Hamas fighters brandishing assault rifles paraded in Gaza City and the group’s top leader made his first public appearance on Saturday, in a defiant show of strength after the militants’ 11-day war with Israel. Saturday marked the… Continue Reading →

Israelis may be relieved that the Gaza rockets and the air raid sirens have stopped, but they aren’t enthusiastic about the terms of the ceasefire, according to a poll released… Read more » The post Poll: 47 Percent Oppose Ceasefire… Continue Reading →

The High Court gave the government a big slap on the wrist Sunday, ruling that the Knesset made “improper use” of its powers when it authorized spending increases without passing… Read more » The post High Court Invalidates Budget Law,… Continue Reading →

Following further incidents of antisemitic hate crimes on Shabos, Mayor Bill de Blasio held a meeting with Orthodox leaders and police at the 66th precinct in Boro Park on Sunday.… Read more » The post Mayor de Blasio, Jewish Leaders,… Continue Reading →

Following a string of disturbing hate crimes in multiple areas of NYC including Boro Park and Flatbush the past few days, NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio visited the Boro Park community to denounce the attacks. DeBlasio visited the 66 Precinct on… Continue Reading →

Deputy leader of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah terror group Naim Qassem refused to reveal who fired rockets at Israel during Operation Guardian of the Walls, Ynet reported. “Hezbollah was in daily contact with the resistance commanders and fighters as part of… Continue Reading →

The following is an ‘Ask The Mayor’ question submitted to TLS, and the Mayor’s response. Email your questions for the Mayor to AskTheMayor@thelakewoodscoop.com. Question: Dear Sir: I live on the shores of lake Carasaljo, which I consider to be one… Continue Reading →

For the last two elections, Democrats regarded Brian Fitzpatrick as one of the U.S. Congress’s most vulnerable Republicans, but both times they failed to unseat him, even when his suburban… Read more » The post Redistricting Delays Add to Democrats’… Continue Reading →

[COMMUNICATED]  Readers around the world have followed the story of the Kirschbaum family, who lost a son in the Meron Lag Ba’Omer tragedy. Their lost son, however, is not the main source of the headlines: Six-year-old Malki Kirschbaum has a… Continue Reading →

CNN is cutting ties with former Republican senator and current TV analyst Rick Santorum over disparaging comments he made about Native American culture. On CNN, Santorum was a senior political commentator who was often tasked with giving the Republican point… Continue Reading →

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday said the United States has not seen yet whether Iran will move to comply with its nuclear commitments in order to have… Read more » The post Blinken: No Sign Yet Iran… Continue Reading →

In its first statement on Saturday on the ceasefire between Israel and terror groups in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations Security Council completely ignored the rocket attacks against Israel by Hamas that began the conflict. The statement “welcomed the… Continue Reading →