Month November 2021
JERUSALEM (JNS) – The heads of the Shin Bet Israel Security Agency and Mossad on Sunday named a chief rabbi for the intelligence services. A., a known figure in the national-religious sector, will be tasked with catering to agents’ spiritual… Continue Reading →
Two former political rivals are gearing up to begin collecting signatures for an initiative that could make their vision of deciding presidential elections by the popular vote rather than the… Read more » The post Supporters Gear up to Collect… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) – New York City on Monday issued an advisory strongly recommending that everyone wear masks indoors at all times regardless of vaccination status, amid concern about the new, highly mutated strain of Covid named omicron. ” Dr…. Continue Reading →
With the winter holidays underway, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety are reminding motorists to stay sober behind the wheel as New Jersey prepares to launch its annual traffic safety enforcement campaign targeting… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi said Monday that he is running for New York governor in next year’s election, joining a competitive primary race that became wide open when former Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned. Suozzi told… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — With an expanded definition to reflect the times, Merriam-Webster has declared an omnipresent truth as its 2021 word of the year: vaccine. “This was a word that was extremely high in our data every single day… Continue Reading →
CALIFORNIA (Israel Hayom) – A number of residents of Beverly Hills discovered on Sunday morning that their yards had been littered with antisemitic fliers that link the coronavirus pandemic to a “Jewish agenda.” Local police noted that at approximately 6… Continue Reading →
Russia’s navy has successfully test-fired a prospective hypersonic missile, the military said Monday. The Defense Ministry said the Admiral Gorshkov frigate in the White Sea launched the Zircon cruise missile, hitting a practice target 400 kilometers (215 nautical miles) away…. Continue Reading →
Rights groups petitioned Israel’s top court on Monday to repeal new COVID-19 measures that authorize the country’s domestic intelligence service to use counter-terrorism phone tracking technology to contain the spread… Read more » The post Rights Groups Petition Court Over… Continue Reading →
Democratic U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi said Monday that he is running for New York governor in next year’s election, joining a competitive primary race that became wide open when former… Read more » The post U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi Says… Continue Reading →
ABU DHABI (JNS) – United Arab Emirates Rabbi Levi Druchman lit the first candle of the Hanukkah menorah on Sunday evening at the Israeli pavilion at EXPO 2020 in Dubai. Druchman performed the ritual in the presence of local leaders,… Continue Reading →
From appliance stores in the United States to food markets in Hungary and gas stations in Poland, rising consumer prices fueled by high energy costs and supply chain disruptions are putting a pinch on households and businesses worldwide. Rising inflation… Continue Reading →
Jack Dorsey, the CEO of the social media platform Twitter and the digital payment company Square, is expected to step down from his executive role. According to CNBC, which broke… Read more » The post Twitter CEO to Step Down… Continue Reading →
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says it could still take some time to get a full picture of the threat posed by omicron, a new variant of the coronavirus as scientists worldwide scramble to assess its multiple mutations…. Continue Reading →
Israel’s new restrictions in light of the Omicrom Variant have gone into effect today. As previously reported by Chaim V’Chessed, foreign tourists are now, once again, banned from entering the State of Israel. These rules will remain in effect for… Continue Reading →
New York City may already be seeing signs of a winter spike in COVID-19 even though holiday travel, gatherings and colder weather are just getting started. The city’s positive test… Read more » The post New York City May be… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Newly confirmed U.S. envoy Thomas Nides landed at Ben Gurion Airport on Monday morning to take up the post left vacant after the departure of David Friedman in January. The Biden appointee was confirmed by the Senate… Continue Reading →
Negotiators in Vienna resumed talks Monday over reviving Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, with hopes of quick progress muted after a hard-line new government in Tehran led to a more than five-month hiatus. The remaining signatories to the… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a landmark archaeological discovery, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Monday that it had discovered remains of a building in Yavne from the period of the Sanhedrin. Yavne was the main religious center where the Sanhedrin relocated… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Are you considering joining Sara Schenirer‘s degree programs through Saint Peter’s University this semester? If yes, you must act TODAY to receive your full financial aid benefits. The NJ (HESSA) Financial Aid deadline to apply for the 2022 academic… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden will urge Americans to get vaccinated and receive a booster shot as he seeks to quell concerns Monday over the new COVID-19 variant omicron, but won’t immediately… Read more » The post Biden Pushes Shots, Not More… Continue Reading →