Month June 2021

As Israel experiences a surge in coronavirus cases, health officials are working to speed up the delivery of its next shipment of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccines, Army Radio reported Wednesday. The next… Read more » The post Israel Reportedly Seeking to Bring… Continue Reading →

A representative for the owners and insurers of a giant cargo ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March on Wednesday said that an agreement in principle had been reached… Read more » The post Agreement in Principle Reached Over… Continue Reading →

The Democratic primary in the 48th New York City Council District will come down to absentee ballots and ranked-choice tabulations, with the top two candidates separated by just 204 votes.… Read more » The post Close Race in 48th City… Continue Reading →

The authorities are in the process of deciding whether to confirm the entrance of vaccinated tourists starting from July 1 or to postpone it, Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz said Wednesday… Read more » The post Health Minister Says Considering Postponing… Continue Reading →

India said on Wednesday it has found around 40 cases of the Delta coronavirus variant carrying a mutation that appears to make it more transmissible, and advised states to increase… Read more » The post FOCUS: What Is the Delta… Continue Reading →

On Tuesday morning, after 53 years, one of the most iconic buildings in Yerushalayim was demolished. The Broadcasting Authority building, which became a symbol in the capital, was built in… Read more » The post Old Broadcast Station in Yerushalayim… Continue Reading →

President Joe Biden plans to unveil new steps to curtail U.S. gun violence on Wednesday, including measures aimed at stemming the flow of firearms used in crimes, after pledging to… Read more » The post Biden Plans New Steps to… Continue Reading →

With the new government in turmoil over the extension of the Family Reunification Law, an unexpected source of succor has emerged in the form of renegade Yamina MK Amichai Chikli,… Read more » The post Report: MK Chikli Will Support… Continue Reading →

A sabotage operation against one of the buildings of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization on Wednesday morning failed and caused no damage or casualties, Iranian media reported on Wednesday. There was… Read more » The post Sabotage Attempt on Building of… Continue Reading →

As part of the preparations for the discussions on the state budget, the provisional Finance Committee chaired by MK Alex Kushnir (Yisrael Beitenu) heard a briefing on Tuesday from Director… Read more » The post Israel Tax Authority: Amount of… Continue Reading →

Palestinian terrorist organizations in Gaza on Tuesday issued a joint statement, calling on Egyptian and international mediators to pressure Israel to “lift the blockade on Gaza, finalize the rehabilitation matter,… Read more » The post Gaza Terror Groups Call on… Continue Reading →

Iran likely conducted a failed launch of a satellite-carrying rocket in recent days and now appears to be preparing to try again, the country’s latest effort to advance its space… Read more » The post Iran Likely Had Failed Rocket… Continue Reading →

In the presence of HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, thousands celebrated the Bar Mitzvah of the son of Rav Aryeh Kanievsky, a trusted member of the Gadol HaDor’s household, earlier this week. HaRav Chaim arrived at the simcha early and listened… Continue Reading →

The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it seized 36 Iranian-linked websites, many of them associated with either disinformation activities or violent organizations, taking them offline for violating U.S. sanctions.… Read more » The post U.S. Blocks Websites Linked to… Continue Reading →

Israel tightened coronavirus restrictions on Wednesday to slow the spread of coronavirus variants following a recent surge detected in Israel and caused, at least in part, by infections brought back… Read more » The post Israel Tightens Coronavirus Restrictions Amid… Continue Reading →

You recently ran an article about sisters not talking to each other. Unfortunately, I now find myself in a similar situation. My two sons-in-law got into an argument, and now they are not only not speaking to each other, but… Continue Reading →

When some two dozen Orthodox Jews gathered for Minchah after the signing of the Abraham Accords in September 2020, onlookers commented with apparent surprise about the growing Orthodox Jewish political influence in the US. In fact, during Donald Trump’s presidency,… Continue Reading →

Michael Oren, the American-born Israeli historian, author, former member of the Knesset for the Kulanu Party and deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, also served as Israel’s ambassador to the United States from 2009 to 2013. In 2015, he authored Ally: My Journey Across… Continue Reading →

When I told my friend Faigy earlier this morning about our plans to go to the petting zoo, she had tried to talk me out if it. “You’re still a kimpeturin!” she said. “The most important thing you can give… Continue Reading →

We always get the nicest letters from our readers. It’s always fun to open our inbox to grateful letters and exciting photos of the recipes you tried at home. We take all of your comments into consideration as we plan… Continue Reading →