Month February 2022
Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell slightly this week, after rising to their highest level in three years last week. The average rate on a 30-year loan declined to 3.89% this week from 3.92% the previous week, mortgage buyer Freddie… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Russian President Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine and pledged to oversee a “demilitarization and de-Nazification” of the country — which is led by a Jewish president. Hours before Putin’s televised address, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Step into the Bais Medrash on the corner of 45th street and 16th ave and you’ll be met by an uplifting atmosphere of warmth and growth. Pairs of yungerleit sit face to face delving into Gemara and Halacha. Constant… Continue Reading →
Hundreds of Israelis came out despite heavy rain to protest the invasion of Ukraine at the Russian embassy in Tel Aviv on Thursday evening. The demonstrators held giant Ukrainian flags… Read more » The post Hundreds Demonstrate Against Putin at… Continue Reading →
The Israeli government and private citizens are organizing humanitarian aid for the people of Ukraine as the Russian invasion began to take its toll in casualties and refugees on Thursday.… Read more » The post Israel to Send Humanitarian Aid… Continue Reading →
Want a new 2022 Toyota Land Cruiser SUV? Well, you can’t have one. Toyota decided to not bring the new one stateside because its annual sales numbers didn’t justify the… Read more » The post AUTO REVIEW: The 2022 Lexus… Continue Reading →
Governor Phil Murphy and Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Marlene Caride today announced more than 324,000 New Jerseyans signed up for health coverage through Get Covered New Jersey during the Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment Period – an increase… Continue Reading →
Former Meretz leader Zehava Gal-On claimed on Thursday that if opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu were still prime minister, he would have taken the wrong side in the Ukraine crisis. “We… Read more » The post Former Meretz Leader Says Netanyahu… Continue Reading →
The Palestinian U.N. ambassador, wearing a mask saying “End Apartheid,” accused Israel of engaging in “apartheid” in nearly a dozen ways, and Israel’s ambassador accused him of regurgitating claims from… Read more » The post Israel Rejects Palestinian Accusations of… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett returned to a language of neutrality regarding the Ukraine crisis after a condemnation of Russia’s invasion earlier in the day by Foreign Minister Yair Lapid. “The… Read more » The post Bennett Pulls Back from Condemnation… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden gave an address on the situation in Ukraine Thursday afternoon, condemning Russia for invading Ukraine and announcing new sanctions and limitations on what goods can be exported to Russia. “This is going to impose severe cost on… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has expelled Russia’s second-ranking diplomat in Washington in retaliation for the Russian expulsion of the No. 2 U.S. diplomat in Moscow earlier this month, a senior State Department official said Thursday. The expulsion is… Continue Reading →
On Wednesday, Rabbi Shlomo Baksht and his team were still looking into moving the 250 children of the three orphanages they run in Ukraine westward, away from the Russian border. It was a last resort meant to get the children out… Continue Reading →
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been captured by Russian forces, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office, Mykhailo Podolyak, said on Thursday. “It is impossible to say the Chernobyl… Read more » The post Chernobyl Power Plant Captured by… Continue Reading →
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In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Jews on both sides of the conflict, Chief Rabbi of Russia HaRav Berel Lazar issued a special letter to the Jews of Russia calling for them to share in the… Continue Reading →
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A presidential adviser says Ukraine lost control of the Chernobyl nuclear site, where Ukranian forces had waged a fierce battle with Russian troops. Adviser Myhailo Podolyak told The Associated Press that Ukrainian authorities did not know… Continue Reading →
Ukrainian forces battled Russian invaders on three sides on Thursday after Moscow mounted an assault by land, sea and air in the biggest attack on a European state since World… Read more » The post Fighting Rages Around Ukraine as… Continue Reading →
Over 300 children and volunteers pass through the doors of the Chai Lifeline Art Spot, a haven of creativity, connection, friendship and support, each month. Whether they are battling illness or have a family member who is battling illness, each… Continue Reading →
Over 300 children and volunteers pass through the doors of the Chai Lifeline Art Spot, a haven of creativity, connection, friendship and support, each month. Whether they are battling illness or have a family member who is battling illness, each… Continue Reading →
An elderly yeshiva bus driver was the victim of a brutal beating at the hands of a group of teens on Thursday morning in Boro Park. The incident occurred in a parking lot on 49th Street and Old New Utrecht… Continue Reading →