Month January 2022

Harav Shalom Baruch Yehudah Leibowitz, the oldest son of, lhbch”l, the Nikolsburger Rebbe of Monsey, shlita, was niftar on Monday in Yerushalayim, at the age of 47. Many tefillos were… Read more » The post BD”E: Harav Baruch Yehuda Leibowitz,… Continue Reading →

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday it would be dangerous to assume that the highly transmissible omicron was the last variant to emerge and that… Read more » The post WHO Head: ‘Dangerous’ to Assume… Continue Reading →

I believe that most women, before they get married, have already identified a number of items that, when “corrected,” will greatly improve their husband. The average kallah walks down the aisle with a ten-point home-improvement policy, the focus of which… Continue Reading →

​​A parliamentary delegation headed by Speaker of the Knesset MK Mickey Levy (Yesh Atid) began an official four-day visit to Germany on Monday. During the visit, Speaker Levy is scheduled… Read more » The post Knesset Delegation Begins Official Visit… Continue Reading →

The incredible story of a retired carpenter who survived overnight in the ocean after the Tonga tsunami swept him out to sea appeared to fit with events at the time, a New Zealand diplomat said Friday. “It’s one of these… Continue Reading →

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday was given the chance to challenge a decision allowing him to be extradited to the United States to face 18 criminal charges including breaking… Read more » The post WikiLeaks’ Assange Can Take Extradition… Continue Reading →

Some 983,000 Israelis have tested positive for coronavirus since the start of January, the Health Ministry reported Monday morning, accounting for over 10% of the country’s population. Meanwhile, 67,198 new… Read more » The post Health Ministry: Over 10% of… Continue Reading →

Former president of the High Court, Justice (ret.) Miriam Naor, passed away Monday at the age of 74. Naor was appointed head of the committee charged with probing the Meron… Read more » The post Former High Court President Miriam… Continue Reading →

Two U.S. aircraft carrier groups have entered the disputed South China Sea for training, the Department of Defense said on Monday in what a senior commander said was a move… Read more » The post Two U.S. Carriers Enter S…. Continue Reading →

A fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine given to people over 60 in Israel made them three times more resistant to serious illness than thrice-vaccinated people in the same age group,… Read more » The post Study: Fourth COVID Vaccine Shot… Continue Reading →

The federal trial for three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights as Derek Chauvin pinned the Black man’s neck to the street is expected to… Read more » The post Trial to Begin for Cops… Continue Reading →

Talks about a possible plea bargain for Likud head MK Binyamin Netanyahu have lit a fire under members of the party, given that a deal could see Netanyahu forced to… Read more » The post Netanyahu Plea Deal Talk Sends… Continue Reading →

The United States is unlikely to strike an agreement with Iran to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal unless Tehran releases four U.S. citizens Washington says it is holding hostage,… Read more » The post Malley: Iran Nuclear Agreement Unlikely… Continue Reading →

The United Arab Emirates intercepted two ballistic missiles claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over the skies of Abu Dhabi early Monday, authorities said, the second attack in a week that… Read more » The post UAE Says It Intercepted Two… Continue Reading →

The European Union is ready to impose “never-seen-before” economic sanctions if Russia attacks Ukraine, Denmark’s foreign minister said on Monday ahead of a meeting of the bloc’s foreign ministers. Tensions… Read more » The post Denmark: EU Ready to Impose… Continue Reading →

The Health Ministry is considering shelving the “Green Pass” protocols that prohibit the unvaccinated or unrecovered from COVID-19 from entering many public places. On Motzoei Shabbos, the government’s expert advisory… Read more » The post Health Ministry Likely to Recommend… Continue Reading →

A cruise ship that was supposed to dock in Miami sailed to the Bahamas instead after a U.S. judge granted an order to seize the vessel as part of a lawsuit over unpaid fuel. Cruise trackers show Crystal Symphony currently… Continue Reading →

A young bochur was assaulted in an unprovoked attack on Friday night in Crown Heights, when an apparently deranged individual approached the bochur and punched him in the face. The incident occurred on Carroll Street at approximately 1:20 am. The… Continue Reading →

The sweeping “zero-tolerance” strategy that China has used to keep COVID-19 case numbers low and its economy functioning may, paradoxically, make it harder for the country to exit the pandemic. Most experts say the coronavirus around the world isn’t going… Continue Reading →

A city reeling from a recent spate of violence prepared to lay to rest a rookie police officer being hailed as an inspiration to his immigrant community, as investigators sought to make sense of a domestic dispute that left another… Continue Reading →