Month February 2022
The IDF refused to allow Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau to visit the yeshiva in Homesh, according to Kan News. Rabbi Lau was scheduled to give a Torah class to… Read more » The post IDF Prevents Rabbi Lau from… Continue Reading →
As the residents of the Ukrainian port city of Odessa brace for Russian attack, they display rare dignity and stoicism, i24NEWS’ Pierre Klochendler reports. WATCH:
With Russian President Vladimir Putin invading Ukraine and putting his country’s nuclear readiness on high alert, many high-profile figures are publicly questioning whether the former KGB agent still has control of his mental faculties. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki… Continue Reading →
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s Interior Ministry says 352 Ukrainian civilians have been killed during Russia’s invasion, including 14 children. It says an additional 1,684 people, including 116 children, have been wounded. he ministry’s statement Sunday does not give any information… Continue Reading →
A Lakewood resident says an Eruv placed near her home without permission is being Machshil people. The woman reached out to TLS saying people recently walked into hers and neighbors’ backyards without permission to erect an Eruv on 7th Street… Continue Reading →
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Motzei Shabbos instructed Israel’s designated ambassador to Poland, Dr. Yacov Livne, to travel to Warsaw to assist Israelis fleeing from Ukraine into Poland. The move comes half a year after a diplomatic crisis ensued between… Continue Reading →
If anyone thought that Mayor Adams’ “Subway Safety Plan” would be slipped back in the drawer after a brief burst of press conference rhetoric and some follow-up gestures, it was… Read more » The post Mayor Adams’ Subway Safety Plan… Continue Reading →
Russia, frustrated by early battlefield setbacks in Ukraine, could be shifting its strategy to siege warfare just as President Vladimir Putin raises the risk of a catastrophic miscalculation by putting… Read more » The post Russian Forces Appear to Shift… Continue Reading →
SIRET, Romania (AP) — Sitting with her teenage daughter in a hotel foyer in northern Romania, 38-year-old Viktoriya Smishchkyk breaks down in tears as she recounts her departure from Ukraine. “I could hear the sound of the fighting outside, it… Continue Reading →
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Russia summoned Israel’s Ambassador to Moscow Alexander Ben Zvi on Friday to clarify Israel’s statements in support of Ukraine. During the meeting, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov demanded that Ben Tzvi explain why Israel was expressing support for the… Continue Reading →
The Ukrainian resistance is much stronger and more damaging than anybody expected. Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said that the number of Russian troops killed could be as high as 4,300. She also said that Russians lost about 146… Continue Reading →
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Sunday that the statewide masking requirement in schools will be lifted by March 2. In a briefing held in Albany, the Democrat cited declining… Read more » The post New York State to Lift… Continue Reading →
The office of UTJ MK Yisrael Eichler received an urgent appeal on Thursday night from a group of Chassidish avreichim from Israel on the Ukrainian-Polish border near the Polish city of Przemyśl, B’Chadrei Chareidim reported. The avreichim had traveled to… Continue Reading →
The NYPD Warrant Squad has arrested a 40 years old male who was wanted for an alleged hate crime perpetrated in Boro Park several months ago. At 3:00 p.m. on… Read more » The post Arrest in Boro Park Hate… Continue Reading →
A takeout in Lakewood changes name of Russian dressing to Ukrainian dressing in response to the war. The post Renamed in Lakewood: Ukrainian Dressing appeared first on The Lakewood Scoop.
Israel announced just over a week ago that it would open its skies to unvaccinated tourists beginning March 1st. The full set of rules for entry has now been released. The following rules will take effect on March 1. All tourists… Continue Reading →
From Moscow to Siberia, Russian anti-war activists took to the streets again Sunday to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, despite the arrests of hundreds of protesters each day by police. Demonstrators held pickets and marched in city centers, chanting “No… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Ukraine’s embassy in Israel tried to recruit Israelis to join the Ukrainian fight against Russia in a Facebook post Saturday. “The Embassy has begun the formation of lists of volunteers who wish to participate in combat actions… Continue Reading →
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Sunday that the statewide masking requirement in schools will be lifted by March 2. In a briefing held in Albany, the Democrat cited declining COVID-19 cases and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control… Continue Reading →