Month September 2021
Parties can be stressful for most of us who don’t regularly throw parties. It can be even more stressful for those who don’t plan much before inviting friends to the party. To make your next dinner party more streamlined and… Continue Reading →
A group of American citizens and lawful permanent residents evacuated to the United Arab Emirates from Afghanistan flew out of the Gulf state bound for the United States on Thursday,… Read more » The post Flight Carrying Americans From Kabul… Continue Reading →
French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy was convicted and sentenced to a year of house arrest Thursday for illegal campaign financing of his unsuccessful 2012 re-election bid. The court will allow him… Read more » The post Sarkozy Convicted by French Court… Continue Reading →
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid flew to Bahrain on Thursday on the highest-level official Israeli visit to the Gulf state since the countries established formal relations last year. Lapid, who landed… Read more » The post FM Lapid in Bahrain to… Continue Reading →
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he is willing to restore severed inter-Korean hotlines next month, but accused the United States of proposing talks without changing its “hostile policy”… Read more » The post N. Korea’s Kim Offers to… Continue Reading →
A 96-year-old German woman fled ahead of the opening on Thursday of her trial on charges of aiding and abetting mass murder in a Nazi concentration camp during World War… Read more » The post German 96-Year-Old Nazi War Crimes… Continue Reading →
Israel’s Maritime Police Unit closed the maritime compound near the Jaffa port on Thursday, following a report of a missile being seen in the water. The report came in from… Read more » The post Report of Missile in Water… Continue Reading →
A tornado tore through Australia’s rural southeast on Thursday, ripping roofs off houses, uprooting trees, toppling power lines and causing minor injuries, authorities said. Police and ambulance crews were called… Read more » The post Tornado Lashes Australia, Leaving Hundreds… Continue Reading →
Mehdi Dolatyari watched with dread in recent months as once-affordable goods at his central Tehran supermarket soared out of reach for his customers. Iranians who previously bought sacks of staple… Read more » The post Beset by Inflation, Iranians Struggle… Continue Reading →
Vietnam will lift the lockdown in its largest city on Friday, ending nearly three months of restrictions on movement to curb a coronavirus surge. People in Ho Chi Minh City,… Read more » The post Vietnam to End Virus Lockdown… Continue Reading →
Israel’s health authorities marked a downtick in new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, with 3,550 cases testing positive of the 99,051 tested. The number of seriously ill patients is 639, a… Read more » The post Downtick in Israel’s COVID Cases… Continue Reading →
Britain said on Thursday that a gas station crisis caused by an acute shortage of truck drivers was back under control but many pumps remained closed in major cities leaving… Read more » The post Gas Station Crisis Is Back… Continue Reading →
A 22-year-old former nursing student will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Thursday for the fatal attack on the last day of Pesach 2019 in… Read more » The post California Man to Be Sentenced… Continue Reading →
Israeli police said Thursday that officers shot a Palestinian woman who attempted to stab them in Old City of Yerushalayim. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The police said… Read more » The post Attempted Stabbing in Old City… Continue Reading →
The High Court announced Wednesday a postponement in the evacuation of the illegal Arab outpost of Khan al-Ahmar, even though it previously ruled it would not grant such an extension.… Read more » The post High Court Again Postpones Removal… Continue Reading →
Three BMG buildings are being evacuated after a gas line was struck in a parking lot a short time ago. A pipe shooting out gas has prompted the evacuation of all nearby buildings. A command center has been set up… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials plan to roll out software at 27 large U.S. airports that they hope will eliminate long lines of planes waiting to take off while also slightly reducing fuel consumption. It won’t happen soon. A Federal… Continue Reading →
It was 11:00 p.m. in Madison Square Garden, the world’s most famous arena. In the locker room, standing alongside reporters and clamoring family members, was a 22-year-old frum kid from the Five Towns. He was an agent, one of the… Continue Reading →
Dear Ami Magazine: I have a dilemma involving chinuch, and I was wondering if you could present it to the public or deal with it some way in your magazine. I am the mother of two adorable boys, ages seven… Continue Reading →
The Humble Roots of Levi’s Jeans // How Levi Strauss built the world’s most successful jeans company
Levi Strauss, the man behind the world-renowned jeans empire, was a 25-year-old bachelor from an observant family in Europe when he arrived in San Francisco during the Gold Rush. Levi began as an ordinary dry goods merchant, but after helping… Continue Reading →
I’m fourth in line at the pizza shop. The woman at the front of the line swipes her Chase Freedom. The man behind her swipes his Citi Rewards. The girl in front of me taps her Citi Double Cash. And… Continue Reading →