Month August 2021
Henri weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday night but was forecast to dump heavy rain across the Northeast through Monday night, possibly triggering flash floods and further power outages… Read more » The post Weakened Henri Expected to Soak… Continue Reading →
A firefight erupted at the Kabul airport on Monday when Afghan guards exchanged fire with unidentified gunmen and one guard was killed during the clash, which involved U.S. and German… Read more » The post Firefight Involving Western Forces at… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli cabinet approved Sunday a proposal to lower the exemption age for IDF service for yeshiva students from 24 to 21. At present a student studying in yeshiva cannot join the workforce or study academic disciplines… Continue Reading →
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, just a few minutes out of Lakewood, is being prepared to temporarily house hundreds, if not thousands, of Afghan refugees being brought to the United States following the Taliban takeover of the country. A tent city has… Continue Reading →
Cheryl Simpson was supposed to be celebrating her 60th birthday over lunch with friends but instead found herself confined to her Auckland home. The discovery of a single local COVID-19 case in New Zealand was enough for the government to… Continue Reading →
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FLORIDA (JTA) — A popular, vociferously antisemitic promoter of the pro-Trump QAnon conspiracy theory was identified as an evangelical Christian man from Florida. The man, who goes by GhostEzra on the encrypted messaging app Telegram, has more than 300,000 followers… Continue Reading →
A Montana school district is dangling $4,000 bonuses and inviting people to test drive big yellow school buses in hopes of enticing them to take a job that schools are struggling to fill as kids return to in-person classes. A… Continue Reading →
As a business-person, time management is a crucial factor in my daily life. Every hour, day, or week goes by at a dizzying pace, and sometimes I do not understand how time has managed to escape between my fingers (again!)… Continue Reading →
The Israeli government on Sunday approved an enlistment law that includes lowering the age of exemption for Chareidim from IDF service to age 21 for two years. Lowering the age of exemption for Charedim to age 21 was one of… Continue Reading →
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed hope Sunday that the Kremlin’s United Russia party will continue its dominance in parliament after the country’s parliamentary election in September. The Sept. 19 vote is widely seen as an important part… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:00 amMincha: 6:30 pm Rabbi Mordechai MaslatonBrother Rabbi Yosef (Joey) Ozeri Son Rabbi Sion OzeriSon Mrs. Judy Safdeye Daughter Mrs. Elana AbadiDaughter Mrs. Devorah PinchasDaughter Mrs. Sarah SankarySister Mrs. Rachel Salem Sister Mrs. Judy ElbazSister Mrs…. Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Sunday (8/29/21)AM Mrs. Fern WeinreichDaughter Masks are required at the shiva
Family getting up: Thursday (8/26/21)AM Mrs. Debbie WeinsteinWife Rabbi Yitzchok WeinsteinSon Mrs. Faigie SchonbrunDaughter Rabbi Zvi Dov WeinsteinSon Mrs. Suri GruenDaughter Rabbi Aryeh WeinsteinSon Rabbi Avrumi WeinsteinSon Rabbi Eli WeinsteinSon
The family members of Dovi Steinmetz, z’l, a 21-year-old Mir yeshivah bochur who lost his life in the Meron disaster, arrived in Israel on Wednesday from Montreal for the Hakamas Matzeivah. Hundreds of Dovi’s friends and family friends joined the… Continue Reading →
Crews were digging in and burning out fire lines amid another round of high winds that contributed to the fury to a Northern California wildfire. “We have a firefight ahead of us and the wind today is going to make… Continue Reading →
Please take a moment to say Tehillim for Matisyahu Chaim ben Ettel, who was hospitalized today.
Egypt is to close the Rafah crossing on its border with the Gaza Strip until further notice on Monday, Egyptian security sources said. Hamas, the Palestinian faction that controls Gaza,… Read more » The post Egypt to Close Rafah Crossing… Continue Reading →
Vice President Kamala Harris will meet Singapore’s leaders on Monday on the first working day of a trip to Southeast Asia aimed at bolstering ties as part of Washington’s efforts… Read more » The post Vice President Harris Visits Singapore… Continue Reading →
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he has tested negative for COVID-19, just four days after testing positive. “I’m told that my infection was brief and mild because of the vaccination… Read more » The post Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Now… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday the U.S.-led evacuation of Americans, at-risk Afghans and others from the Kabul airport accelerated this weekend, although it remains vulnerable to threats posed by the Islamic State extremist group. One week after… Continue Reading →