Month January 2022
LONDON (AP) — A former minister in Britain’s Conservative government says she was told her Muslim faith was a reason she was fired, a claim that has deepened the rifts roiling Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s governing party. Former transport minister… Continue Reading →
The family of Pinya Gittel bas Rochel Shaindel, the 6-year-old struck by a vehicle last week in Lakewood, sent TLS the following message: “Now more than ever that we are seeing small tiny signs of improvement, we have to daven… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Count 30-year-old Ethan Miller among that subset of Americans who are actually eager to file their taxes once income tax filing season opens on Monday. The financial planner who lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, is looking forward… Continue Reading →
Germany‘s leader has urged Europe and the United States to think carefully when considering sanctions against Russia for any aggression against Ukraine in a crisis pitting Berlin’s main gas supplier… Read more » The post Germany Urges ‘Prudence’ in Potential… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Politician Dov Hikind, founder of “Americans Against Antisemitism”, says that the rate of antimsemitic attacks in the U.S. is the worst it have ever been, and he is blaming minorities. In an appearance on Newsmax TV,… Continue Reading →
Just two days after graduating K9 school, Lakewood’s newest police dog has already proven itself as a sharp officer. This morning, Lakewood Police were called in reference to a missing person in the area of MMCSC, and K9 Mellow was… Continue Reading →
BRUSSELS (AP) — Police fired water cannons and thick clouds of tear gas in Brussels on Sunday to disperse demonstrators protesting against COVID-19 vaccinations and restrictions that aim to curb the fast-spreading omicron variant. The protest drew thousands of people,… Continue Reading →
The 22-year-old New York City police officer who was shot to death while responding to a call in a Harlem apartment came from an immigrant family and grew up in… Read more » The post Young Officer Slain in Harlem… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Cabinet approved Sunday the launch of a state investigation into an affair involving the purchase of submarines and other warships from Germany, a case that has embroiled close confidants of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The… Continue Reading →
Firefighters on Saturday were battling a wildfire that broke out in the rugged mountains along Big Sur, forcing hundreds of residents on this precarious stretch of the California coast to… Read more » The post Wildfire Along California’s Big Sur… Continue Reading →
Times of Israel reports that Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit initially offered former prime minister Bibi Netanyahu a far more lenient plea deal in his corruption trial than the one currently being discussed, but backed away due to a flood… Continue Reading →
An IRS worker shortage, an enormous workload from administering pandemic-related programs and stalled legislation that would have given the agency billions of dollars for more expeditiously processing returns will combine… Read more » The post Taxpayers Face Overloaded IRS as… Continue Reading →
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Israel’s Cabinet on Sunday voted to establish a state commission of inquiry into the “submarine affair.” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett abstained from the vote and Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked voted against the establishment of an investigation. Housing Minister Ze’ev Elkin… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Registration is now open for Sara Schenirer’s NEW Men’s Social Work Cohort!Join the Master’s in Social Work program, run through Sara Schenirer in partnership with Wurzweiler School of Social Work and begin classes THIS MAY! The Social Work program currently… Continue Reading →
Eliyahu Elkaslasy was an Israeli native in his 60’s living in Las Vegas, Nevada. After suffering a debilitating stroke, it was deemed necessary to put him on life support. Late one Sunday night, a doctor came into the room to… Continue Reading →
Food banks across the country are experiencing a critical shortage of volunteers as the omicron variant frightens people away from their usual shifts, and companies and schools that regularly supply large groups of volunteers are canceling their participation over virus… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A minor earthquake shook the northern region of Israel Sunday afternoon, the second in a number of hours. The quake measured 3.5 on the Richter scale according to the Israel Geological Survey, and was centered 16 km… Continue Reading →
When officials in Chester, Georgia, heard that the 2020 census had pegged their small town at 525 people, their jaws dropped. They believed the town was almost triple that size and feared an inaccurate number could force them to make… Continue Reading →
In a surprising twist, Religious Affair Minister Matan Kahana’s handpicked selection for the head of the Giyur Authority, Rabbi Binyahu Brunner, said during a shiur that he is opposed to Kahana’s reforms, explaining that they are “extremely problematic” and also… Continue Reading →
Q: How far must a yeshivah administrator go in investigating the financial status of a prospective pupil’s family? A: Now this is a question that I’m not capable of answering. But this I have to say, I don’t envy him… Continue Reading →