Month September 2021
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The top U.S. military officer said Friday that calls he made to his Chinese counterpart in the final stormy months of Donald Trump’s presidency were “perfectly within the duties and responsibilities” of his job. In his… Continue Reading →
Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID? No, there is no scientific evidence showing masks cause harm to kids’ health despite baseless claims suggesting otherwise. The claims are circulating on social media and elsewhere just as virus… Continue Reading →
An Arab resident of the Palestinian Authority was arrested an hour before Yom Kippur for carrying out a suspected terror attack in Yafo. Shortly afterward, it became apparent that the terrorist mistakenly stabbed an Arab-Israeli instead of a Jew. A… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times The bracha that is recited on the Sukkah is “Blessed are You..who has sanctified us with His mitzvos and commanded us to sit in the Sukkah.” But what do these… Continue Reading →
The Internal Revenue Service today reminds taxpayers about the upcoming Oct. 15 due date to file 2020 tax returns. People who asked for an extension should file on or before the extension deadline to avoid the penalty for filing late…. Continue Reading →
Dozens of trucks carrying Iranian diesel arrived in Lebanon on Thursday, the first in a series of deliveries organized by the militant Hezbollah. The powerful group operates independently from Lebanese authorities, which are struggling to deal with a crippling energy… Continue Reading →
Young Pedestrian, two others injured, after accident sends vehicle onto sidewalk in Lakewood [VIDEO]
A pedestrian and two others were hospitalized after an accident in Lakewood this morning. The accident happened around 8:15 AM on Forest Avenue and 8th Street. According to preliminary reports, the two car accident landed one of the vehicles onto… Continue Reading →
Sikh businessman Balbir Singh Sodhi was helping plant a flower bed at his Arizona gas station when he was shot dead by a man seeking to avenge 9/11. Mistaken for an Arab Muslim because of his turban and beard, Sodhi… Continue Reading →
One side is energized by the prospect of the greatest expansion of government support since the New Deal nearly a century ago. The other is fearful about dramatically expanding Washington’s reach at an enormous cost. They’re all Democrats. Yet each… Continue Reading →
All workers at child-care centers in New York now must wear face coverings under a plan announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday. The Democratic governor said the requirement is effective “now” and applies to all staff and visitors at… Continue Reading →
There’s been an increase in recent days in the number of pregnant and postpartum women hospitalized in Israel after contracting the coronavirus. As of Wednesday, there were 39 pregnant women and 24 postpartum women with the coronavirus in hospitals across… Continue Reading →
>by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Rottenberg zt”l was the Rabbi of the Chareidi community in Paris, France under the Nazis y”sh. He was an outstanding Talmid Chochom who was an expert in… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that the United States is forming a new Indo-Pacific security alliance with Britain and Australia that will allow for greater sharing of defense capabilities — including helping equip Australia with nuclear-powered submarines. It’s a move… Continue Reading →
Dozens of sets of the daled minim have recently been transferred to the few Jews still living in Arab countries like Syria and Iraq. The Yad L’Achim organization took care… Read more » The post Secret Operation Ensures Few Remaining… Continue Reading →
Firefighters wrapped the base of the world’s largest tree in a fire-resistant blanket as they tried to save a famous grove of gigantic old-growth sequoias from wildfires burning Thursday in California’s rugged Sierra Nevada. The colossal General Sherman Tree in… Continue Reading →
Qatar resumed its distribution of aid to Gaza on Wednesday for the first time since the May war between Israel and the territory’s Hamas rulers, this time through a new… Read more » The post Qatar Resumes Aid to Gaza,… Continue Reading →
Washington will not pressure Israel and the Palestinians to resume direct negotiations, or take other action to improve the conditions for regional peace talks, U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price… Read more » The post State Dep’t: Time Not Right… Continue Reading →
One year after the families of Naftali Frenkel, Gil-ad Shaer, and Eyal Yifrach, Hy”d, the three teens kidnapped and murdered by Hamas in 2014, filed an unprecedented lawsuit against the… Read more » The post Court Orders Hamas to Compensate… Continue Reading →
Israel can live with a new nuclear deal between Iran and western countries, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said in an interview to Foreign Policy this week. “The current U.S. approach… Read more » The post Gantz: Israel Can ‘Live With’… Continue Reading →
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reshuffled his senior ministers on Wednesday, appointing his party’s first female foreign secretary, as he urged his government to get on with the job of… Read more » The post U.K. PM Johnson Reshuffles Senior… Continue Reading →