Month January 2022
NEW YORK (JTA) — Albert Bourla, the chief executive officer of Pfizer, was named the winner of the 2022 Genesis Prize, the award sometimes called the “Jewish Nobel.” The award, which “honors extraordinary individuals for their outstanding professional achievement, contribution… Continue Reading →
The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection issued subpoenas Tuesday to Rudy Giuliani and other members of Donald Trump’s post-election legal team who filed multiple lawsuits claiming election fraud that were roundly rejected by the courts but gave rise to… Continue Reading →
Israel’s first snow this winter began to fall in the northern Golan on Wednesday morning and snow accumulated on Har Chermon and in Ein Zivan in the Golan Heights, leading to the closing of many roads and school cancellations. Weather… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] YERUSHALAYIM • BNEI BRAK • BEIT SHEMESH • BEITAR • KRIYAT SEFER • LONDON THE UNIQUE SHAS YIDEN SYSTEM SHOWS RESULTS 160 DAYS MORE LEARNING per year than the average kollel! Learning 7 DAYS/WEEK incl. erev Shabbos & Shabbos, erev Yom Tov & Yom Tov… Continue Reading →
The latest conservative attack on a major campaign finance law goes before the Supreme Court on Wednesday in Senator Ted Cruz‘s bid to undo a provision limiting the amount of… Read more » The post Supreme Court Weighs Sen. Cruz’s… Continue Reading →
Health Ministry Director-General Prof. Nachman Ash said on Wednesday that 71,593 Israelis have tested positive for coronavirus the previous day, but added he believed the real figures were much higher.… Read more » The post Over 70,000 New COVID Cases… Continue Reading →
The number of new coronavirus cases globally rose by 20% last week to more than 18 million, marking a slowdown in the surge caused by the omicron variant’s spread, according… Read more » The post WHO Counts 18M Virus Cases… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Professor Rina Mizrachi was in the middle of explaining the often-misconstrued difference between psychotherapy and behaviour therapy when a student hurried into the classroom and grabbed the last desk available. When she saw who it was, Rina was surprised…. Continue Reading →
Snow has piled up in Nimrod, at the foot of Mount Hermon, and in Ein Zivan in the Golan Heights. School has been canceled in many northern Golan localities, due… Read more » The post Snow Accumulates in Golan as… Continue Reading →
Surprising support for opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu came Wednesday from Shmulik Silman, the husband of the coalition chairman and Yamina MK, Idit Silman, which indicates the low percentage of support… Read more » The post Husband of MK Silman: I… Continue Reading →
The government will make 400 million non-surgical N95 masks from its strategic national stockpile available for free to the public starting next week, a White House official said, marking the… Read more » The post U.S. to Make 400M N95… Continue Reading →
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday warned United States citizens of traveling to Israel due to a “very high level” of COVID-19 in Israel. “If you… Read more » The post CDC Urges U.S. Citizens to… Continue Reading →
A court in Germany began hearing a case Wednesday against a Syrian doctor accused of crimes against humanity for torturing and killing inmates at a government-run prison and two military… Read more » The post Doctor Goes on Trial in… Continue Reading →
If former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu signs a plea bargain that forces him to resign from political life, the citizens of Israel will lose the person they believe is most… Read more » The post Despite Potential Plea Deal, Support… Continue Reading →
Following last week’s riots by Bedouin residents of the Negev in protest over KKL teams planting trees, Israel Police on Tuesday said 13 suspects will be charged with disturbing the… Read more » The post Police: 13 Suspects in Negev… Continue Reading →
Six residents of a nursing home in eastern Spain perished after a fire broke out in the night, authorities said Wednesday. Valencia’s regional head, Ximo Puig, said that 17 residents… Read more » The post Nursing Home Fire Kills Six… Continue Reading →
Albert Bourla, chairman and chief executive of global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc., was awarded on Wednesday the prestigious Genesis Prize for his efforts in leading the development of a COVID-19… Read more » The post Pfizer Chief Albert Bourla Wins… Continue Reading →
Minister of Public Security Omer Barlev on Wednesday dismissed claims that police used controversial spyware to surveil protesters, a day after a newspaper investigation prompted outraged lawmakers to seek a… Read more » The post Minister Denies Police Used NSO… Continue Reading →
As Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Ukraine, the Biden administration said Wednesday it’s providing an additional $200 million in defensive military aid to the country amid soaring fears of… Read more » The post U.S. Boosts Military Aid to… Continue Reading →
Police evicted and arrested the members of the Mahmoud Salhia family before dawn on Wednesday, less than two days after they had threatened self-destruction over the pending loss of their… Read more » The post Police Evict Sheikh Jarrah Family… Continue Reading →
One-third of working Israelis (32%) say they have missed workdays in the past week, and just around one-third (27%) say their children have been in school over that same time.… Read more » The post Poll: Majority of Public Unhappy… Continue Reading →