Month February 2022
JERUSALEM (AP) — While the world’s attention has been focused on Ukraine, the Biden administration also has been racing with world powers toward restoring the 2015 international nuclear deal with Iran. After months of negotiations in Vienna, the various sides… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Three kedoshei elyon had one common concept when it came to learning Torah – they were the Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh (Rabbi Chaim ibn Attar 1696-1743) when he came to Eretz Yisroel; the Ramchal (Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto 1707-1746) when he lived in Padua,… Continue Reading →
Increased demand for English classes at the Nafha languages center in Gaza follows a new offer of work permits by Israel as it has moved to calm border tensions following… Read more » The post Demand for Hebrew Lessons Jumps… Continue Reading →
Amid threats of war, a Hachnasas Sefer Torah took place on Monday in Dnipro in eastern Ukraine, the country’s business hub and fourth-largest city, with about one million residents. Hundreds of Jews participated in bringing the Torah to the shul… Continue Reading →
Israel’s president confirmed on Wednesday that he will visit Turkey, casting the trip to a former security partner as part of an attempt to create a regional alliance on climate… Read more » The post Herzog Casts Turkey Visit as… Continue Reading →
Defense Minister Benny Gantz has charged that Iran is transferring technology for the development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and missiles to arm them with, to Venezuela. In a speech… Read more » The post Gantz Reveals Iran-Venezuela UAV Connection… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON — A senior U.S. defense official in Washington says the Russian forces arrayed along Ukraine’s borders are “as ready as they can be” for an invasion, if ordered to launch it. U.S. authorities have estimated that Russia has more… Continue Reading →
Stocks fell in afternoon trading on Wall Street Wednesday extending a day-earlier slump as the crisis in Ukraine remains tense. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% as of 12:04 p.m. Eastern, deepening its “correction”, or a loss of 10% from its… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Some people getting Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines should consider waiting up to eight weeks between the first and second doses, instead of the three or four weeks previously recommended, U.S. health officials said. The Centers… Continue Reading →
A Brooklyn man with more than a dozen prior arrests was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of burglarizing the offices of multiple Boro Park shuls and yeshivas over the weekend, according… Read more » The post Serial Burglar Arrested for Yeshivah… Continue Reading →
World leaders sought Wednesday to back up their tough words over Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, announcing financial sanctions, trade and travel bans and other measures meant to pressure Moscow to pull back from the brink of war. Even as they… Continue Reading →
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — One by one, embassies and international offices in Kyiv closed. Flight after flight was canceled when insurance companies balked at covering planes arriving in Ukraine. Hundreds of millions of dollars in investment dried up within weeks…. Continue Reading →
Driving a rugged Subaru through snowy weather is a rite of passage for some New Englanders, whose region is a top market for the Japanese automaker. So it was a surprise to Subaru fans when Massachusetts dealerships started selling its… Continue Reading →
TORONTO (JTA) — Police and school authorities are investigating an incident in which Toronto middle school students gave the Hitler salute to a teacher who is the daughter of Holocaust survivors. The incident is the third such display of Nazi… Continue Reading →
Russia began evacuating its embassy in Kyiv, and Ukraine urged its citizens to leave Russia on Wednesday as the region braced for further confrontation after President Vladimir Putin received authorization to use military force outside his country and the West… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has approved the deployment of 700 unarmed National Guard troops to the nation’s capital as it prepares for trucker convoys that are planning protests against pandemic restrictions beginning next week. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved… Continue Reading →
An article was published on Tuesday in an Iranian newspaper questioning the reason for the visit of the “Rav of Saudi Arabia,” Rav Herzog, to the Islamic Republic. Entitled: “Trip to Tehran of a Torah Teacher Or A Mossad Agent?”… Continue Reading →
A recent graduation at Georgian Court University was the first of its kind, with a third of the class being Frum students. The class was the first cohort of an all-accelerated 2nd degree nursing program (ABSN). There were 18 students… Continue Reading →
Republican candidate for New York Governor Lee Zeldin announced on Wednesday that he is selecting NYPD Deputy Inspector and Commanding Officer of the 70th Precinct Alison Esposito as his running mate. Zeldin, who has made public safety a top campaign… Continue Reading →
A former New York City police union president who’s clashed with city officials over his bombastic tweets and hardline tactics is expected to surrender Wednesday to face criminal charges connected to a raid last year on his home and union… Continue Reading →
China is accusing the United States of creating “fear and panic” over the crisis in Ukraine. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said Wednesday that China opposes new sanctions on Russia, reiterating a longstanding Chinese position. She said the U.S. was… Continue Reading →