Month June 2021
At a special ceremony that was held in the Hall of Remembrance on Mt. Herzl on Sunday in memory of those who died during Operation Protective Edge in 2014, the bereaved families sat next to the incoming and outgoing Presidents… Continue Reading →
Child tax credits of up to $300 per kid will start hitting parents’ bank accounts on July 15, President Joe Biden announced Monday. Setting an initial payment date for the… Read more » The post Federal Child Tax Credits to… Continue Reading →
New York City mayoral candidates Andrew Yang and Eric Adams continued hurling barbs at each other, with Yang accusing Adams of “race-baiting” and Adams calling Yang a “fraud” and a… Read more » The post Yang, Adams Trade Insults as… Continue Reading →
CHICAGO (AP) — A tornado swept through communities in heavily populated suburban Chicago, damaging more than 100 homes, toppling trees, knocking out power and causing multiple injuries, officials said. There was relief Monday, though, as authorities reported that it appeared… Continue Reading →
Their countries at crossroads, the new leaders of the United States and Israel have inherited a relationship that is at once imperiled by increasingly partisan domestic political considerations and deeply bound in history and an engrained recognition that they need… Continue Reading →
New Jersey residents would get a number of tax benefits under an agreement the state’s Democratic governor and Legislature unveiled on Monday. Gov. Phil Murphy, Senate President Steve Sweeney and… Read more » The post NJ Residents Would See Some… Continue Reading →
The citizens of New York have come out in record numbers to participate in early voting for this historic election. People of all backgrounds understand that the city needs a change, and the right person to fight for that change… Continue Reading →
Letter from Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus: Saying ‘thank you,’ doesn’t seem to be enough to show our appreciation to the citizens of Lakewood who responded to our emergency request to donate blood on June 17th at Monmouth Medical Center Southern… Continue Reading →
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is leading the field of Democrats vying to become New York City’s next mayor ahead of Tuesday’s primary, but ranked-choice voting means the race is far from decided. A new Ipsos poll released on Monday… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to fall short of his commitment to shipping 80 million COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad by the end of June because of regulatory and other hurdles, officials said as they announced new plans… Continue Reading →
Hundreds of right-wing activists on Monday demonstrated against illegal Palestinian construction in Yehuda and Shomron, The Times of Israel reported. The protests were held in the Chevron Hills, Binyamin, the… Read more » The post Protests Against Illegal Palestinian Building… Continue Reading →
Dissatisfaction with married life raises the risk of dying from a cerebrovascular accident: A new Tel Aviv University study reveals that perceiving marriage as unsuccessful is a significant predictor of… Read more » The post Study: Marital Dissatisfaction Increases Risk… Continue Reading →
Israel’s new Foreign Minister Yair Lapid issued an order on Monday for the pride flag to be flown from the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem to mark Pride Month. “For the first time ever, I ordered this morning to fly the… Continue Reading →
She’s distributed all her olive-wood gifts, her suitcases are unpacked, and she’s finally on a (somewhat) normal sleep schedule. Oh, the joys of welcoming home your beloved child from seminary. For some it’ll take a day and for others… Continue Reading →
Assemblymember David Weprin, a top-tier candidate for New York City Comptroller, has been endorsed by a group of prominent Queens’s rabbis and Jewish community leaders, and he has also been endorsed by United Borough Park, United Crown Heights, Rockaway Jewish… Continue Reading →
Assemblymember David Weprin, a top-tier candidate for New York City Comptroller, has been endorsed by a group of prominent Queens’s rabbis and Jewish community leaders, and he has also been endorsed by United Borough Park, United Crown Heights, Rockaway Jewish… Continue Reading →
Israeli health officials are considering reimplementing some coronavirus restrictions amid new coronavirus outbreaks around the country which are believed to be caused by the Indian variant. Some of the outbreaks in schools have been linked to Israelis who have returned… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House sought Monday to raise awareness of the federal government’s new expanded child tax credit, which will start paying out monthly in July to families with children who are 17 years old and younger. Vice… Continue Reading →
Israel continued on Sunday and Monday to warn the United States against returning to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. IDF chief of staff Gen. Aviv Kochavi has been making… Read more » The post IDF Chief Makes Case Against… Continue Reading →
As the number of new coronavirus cases climbed on Monday, anxiety among Israeli officials rose with it. Some 88 new cases were reported on Monday as of 5 p.m., the… Read more » The post Health Minister Calls for Urgent… Continue Reading →