Month August 2021

CALIFORNIA – Thousands of people rushed to leave South Lake Tahoe as the entire resort city came under evacuation orders and wildfire raced toward Lake Tahoe, a large freshwater lake straddling California and Nevada. Evacuation warnings issued for the city… Continue Reading →

At the height of the Covid pandemic a year ago, Judah Lifschitz, a baal tefilah in Silver Spring, Maryland was asked by his Rav to record selections from the Yomim Noraim davening to lift the spirits of those who would… Continue Reading →

Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Monday that the U.S. and Israel are working together to develop a “Plan B” in the event that negotiations for Washington’s return to the… Read more » The post Gantz: We’re Working on Plan… Continue Reading →

Ahead of a discussion by the Corona Cabinet set for Monday evening, Prime Minister Bennett approved the plan for holding slichos at the Kosel. The plan calls for a limit… Read more » The post Corona Cabinet to Review Plan… Continue Reading →

A close aide of Osama bin Laden has returned to his home in Afghanistan after 20 years of US occupation just hours until American forces finish their evacuation from the war-torn country by President Joe Biden’s deadline, a video purports… Continue Reading →

A close aide of Osama bin Laden has returned to his home in Afghanistan after 20 years of US occupation just hours until American forces finish their evacuation from the war-torn country by President Joe Biden’s deadline, a video purports… Continue Reading →

All hail the halo. My first car back in 1984 was the halo Volkswagen Golf GTI (nee Rabbit), the ultimate expression of the Golf hatchback. I have also owned the… Read more » The post AUTO REVIEW: Subaru’s Outback Wilderness… Continue Reading →

Which affords better protection against COVID-19—two doses of the Pfizer vaccine, or having recovered from the virus? The answer, according to a study conducted in Israel, appears to be that… Read more » The post Study Finds Covid Recovery Protects… Continue Reading →

U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) today announced the awarding of $48,994,049 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) to support several Head Start early childhood education programs across New Jersey…. Continue Reading →

Louisiana hospitals in the path of Hurricane Ida were forced to evacuate dozens of patients after the storm left them with pieces torn off their roofs, and water leaking down walls to pool on floors as they relied on emergency… Continue Reading →

New York Governor Kathy Hochul visited the Bowling Green 4 and 5 subway trains in Manhattan on Monday morning with senior MTA officials to direct a review of a 5-hour… Read more » The post Governor Hochul Addresses Overnight Subway… Continue Reading →

Rescuers set out in hundreds of boats and helicopters to reach people trapped by floodwaters and utility crews mobilized Monday after a furious Hurricane Ida swamped the Louisiana coast and… Read more » The post Hurricane Ida Traps Louisianans, Shatters… Continue Reading →

When you stop and think about it, it’s astounding to realize just how much can happen in a year. Last year, I wrote a pre-Rosh Hashana message based on the words of U’Nesane Tokef, focusing on the phrase “who by… Continue Reading →

U.S. anti-missile defenses intercepted rockets fired at Kabul’s airport on Monday as the United States flew its core diplomats out of Afghanistan in the final hours of its chaotic withdrawal.… Read more » The post Rockets Target U.S. Troops as… Continue Reading →

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced on Monday that the school year will begin as planned, on Wednesday. The decision was made following a meeting with senior education and health officials… Read more » The post Final Word on School Openings:… Continue Reading →

The Education Department announced Monday that it’s investigating five Republican-led states that have banned mask requirements in schools, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabilities or health conditions. The department’s Office for Civil Rights sent letters… Continue Reading →

  Connections – An event for the women of the 55+ community. We are back for another event. Please join us for a Pre-Yomim Noraim afternoon of Chizuk and Connections. This Tuesday, August 31st at K’hal Zichron Yaakov 175 Sunset… Continue Reading →

Defense Minister Benny Gantz says Israel is offering the Palestinian Authority a loan of 500 million shekels, ($155 million) in order to prevent its financial collapse, according to media reports… Read more » The post Gantz Offers Abbas Loan and… Continue Reading →