Month January 2022
Thousands of Gerrer Chassidim attended the Chasunah of a grandson of the Gerrer Rebbe on Monday evening. The Chupa was held in front of the Gerrer Bais Medrash on Yirmiyahu Street in Yerushalayim, and was attended by well over 10,000… Continue Reading →
COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) — The rabbi of a Texas synagogue said Monday that he threw a chair at the gunman and then escaped with two other hostages after a 10-hour standoff, crediting past security training for getting himself and his… Continue Reading →
Two days after the election on Nov. 3, 2020, the Oath Keepers were already convinced that victory had been stolen from President Donald Trump and members of the far-right militia group were making plans to march on the U.S. Capitol…. Continue Reading →
The Reform rabbi who was held hostage along with three congregants last Shabbos in Colleyville, Texas, released a statement thanking everyone who expended efforts into the safe resolution of the incident – but failed to remember the One who orchestrated… Continue Reading →
A fourth shot of COVID-19 vaccine boosts antibodies to even higher levels than the third jab but it is not enough to prevent Omicron infections, according to a preliminary… Read more » The post Study Shows 4th Shot of… Continue Reading →
SHAMONG, N.J. (AP) — Advocates for New Jersey’s ecologically sensitive Pinelands region say the state is not doing nearly enough to protect the fragile woodlands from damage caused by motorcycles and off-road vehicles. Parts of numerous state forests contained within… Continue Reading →
Israel’s Health Ministry on Monday said that it would shorten the mandatory isolation period for those who tested positive for COVID-19 to five days from seven days, following an initial… Read more » The post Israel Cuts COVID-19 Isolation to… Continue Reading →
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea Monday in its fourth weapons launch this month, South Korea’s military said, with the apparent goal of demonstrating its military might amid paused diplomacy with… Continue Reading →
Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced separate initiatives on behalf of families affected by the fire that devastated a 19-story apartment building in the Bronx… Read more » The post Victims of Bronx Fire Receive… Continue Reading →
U.S. and British authorities are contintuing an investigation into the weekend standoff at a Texas Reform synagogue that ended with an armed British national dead and a rabbi crediting past security training for getting him and three members of his… Continue Reading →
Demolition work has begun on the charred remains of a warehouse that was the scene of a massive fire in New Jersey that crews managed to keep away from a nearby chemical plant over the weekend. Hundreds of firefighters from… Continue Reading →
A young girl was tragically struck by a hit-and-run vehicle in Flatbush, Monday morning. Sources tell YWN that the 15-year-old girl was making her way to Madison High School, when she was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of… Continue Reading →
A young girl was tragically struck by a hit-and-run vehicle in Flatbush, Monday morning. Sources tell YWN that the 15-year-old girl was making her way to Madison High School, when she was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of… Continue Reading →
Amazon’s British website has backed away from plans to stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in the United Kingdom, saying Monday that the move has been put on hold… Read more » The post Amazon’s U.K. Site Backs Away… Continue Reading →
COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) — U.S. and British authorities Monday continued an investigation into the weekend standoff at a Texas synagogue that ended with an armed British national dead and a rabbi crediting past security training for getting him and three… Continue Reading →
Charles McGee, a Tuskegee Airman who flew 409 fighter combat missions over three wars and fought racism in the United States, died Sunday. He was 102. McGee died in his… Read more » The post Celebrated Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday announced that he has accepted the recommendation of Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz to shorten quarantine for asymptomatic coronavirus patients to 5 days from the previous 7 days. Asymptomatic coronavirus carriers and vaccinated individuals who… Continue Reading →
The following is an ‘Ask The Mayor’ question submitted to TLS, and the Mayor’s response. Email your questions for the Mayor to AskTheMayor@thelakewoodscoop.com. Question: Dear Mr. Mayor, Thank you for all the good you do for the Lakewood Community. I… Continue Reading →
LONDON (JNS) – British counter-terror officers have arrested two people in connection with the Texas hostage crisis on Saturday, according to a statement by the Greater Manchester Police. The arrests came shortly after the attacker, who was fatally shot by police… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — A dangerous winter storm was bringing significant snowfall, strong thunderstorms and blustery winds to the northeastern U.S. on Monday. A foot (30 centimeters) of snow was forecast for parts of New England, New York state, Ohio… Continue Reading →