Month March 2022
The Center for Health Education, Medicine and Dentistry (CHEMED) is offering free Tdap shots at CHEMED for all pregnant women, their family members, and anyone who will be in close contact with the newborn whether or not they are CHEMED… Continue Reading →
[By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times] STABBINGS In light of the recent stabbings in Be’er Sheva and in Hadeira,r”l – a halachic question arises: IS THERE AN OBLIGATION TO LEARN FIRST AID? Is there an obligation… Continue Reading →
ISTANBUL (AP) — Soccer club owner. Ally of Vladimir Putin. Sanctioned oligarch. Could diplomatic go-between be added to the resume of Roman Abramovich? The 55-year-old billionaire has swapped the skybox seat he once proudly occupied at his beloved Chelsea soccer… Continue Reading →
YWN WHATSAPP STATUS UPDATES: CLICK HERE to join the YWN WhatsApp Status. YWN LEVAYA WHATSAPP GROUPS: CLICK HERE to be added to an official YWN WhatsApp Group. Five people have been confirmed killed after a terrorist opened fire in Bnei Brak on… Continue Reading →
YWN WHATSAPP STATUS UPDATES: CLICK HERE to join the YWN WhatsApp Status. YWN LEVAYA WHATSAPP GROUPS: CLICK HERE to be added to an official YWN WhatsApp Group. As many as four people have been confirmed killed after a terrorist opened fire in… Continue Reading →
As many as five people are seriously injured in a shooting in Bnei Brak on Tuesday evening. The circumstances of the shooting are currently unclear. ZAKA is reporting that four victims have been pronounced dead. The shooter was reportedly driving… Continue Reading →
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — At least 5 people have been shot in an incident in Bnei Brak, medics say. The Magen David Adom ambulance service says it received reports of a shooting on HaShnayim Street in the city. According to… Continue Reading →
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POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A stretch of an interstate highway in Pennsylvania remained shuttered Tuesday, a day after at least three people were killed and more than a dozen others injured when tractor-trailers and other vehicles lost control and slammed… Continue Reading →
The Internal Revenue Service today reminded teachers and other educators planning ahead for 2022 that they’ll be able to deduct up to $300 of out-of-pocket classroom expenses when they file their federal income tax return next year. This is the… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — The buyout offer for Nielsen rose to $16 billion Tuesday, about a week after the TV ratings and marketing data company rejected a $9 billion bid. A group of private equity investors led by Brookfield Business… Continue Reading →
New York State’s new regulations of private schools have not even been adopted yet, but YWN has learned that it is already being applied to Yeshivas. A Brooklyn yeshiva received a letter yesterday from the Department of Education informing them… Continue Reading →
Yesterday, Colonel Patrick J. Callahan, Lieutenant Colonel Wayne Korte, and Major Brian Polite, met with Jewish faith leaders to discuss rising hate crimes and enhanced security ahead of the upcoming Passover holiday, which starts on the evening of April 15th… Continue Reading →
By Ron Benvenisti. Two senators re-introduced legislation that would provide relief for New Jersey’s over-burdened property taxpayers. Senator Declan O’Scanlon and Senator Joe Pennacchio re-introduced legislation that would eliminate the current $15,000 cap and allow taxpayers to deduct the entire… Continue Reading →
UnitedHealth Group is spending about $5.4 billion to delve deeper into home health care with the acquisition of LHC Group. The health care giant said Tuesday that it will pay $170 in cash for each share of LHC’s stock in… Continue Reading →
[By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for The Five Towns Jewish Times] This article is written for Miriam L.’s father. Rav Chaim Kanievsky zatzal was once asked an interesting question by a woman who was in need of surgery (Derech Sicha p,… Continue Reading →
[By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for The Five Towns Jewish Times] This article is written for Miriam L.’s father Rav Chaim Kanievsky zatzal was once asked an interesting question by a woman who was in need of surgery (Derech Sicha p,… Continue Reading →
Lakewood area residents could finally soon be able to complete all their MVC transactions at one facility if a bill introduced actually becomes law. Currently, residents need to use two different facilities – for example in Lakewood and Toms River… Continue Reading →
An organization in Boro Park is sending signs to frum-owned shoe stores in New York and beyond which requests that customers of the shops be mindful of what they do when being fitted for shoes. The organization, named Kol Kevudah,… Continue Reading →
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The first face-to-face talks in two weeks between Russia and Ukraine began Tuesday in Turkey, raising flickering hopes there could be progress toward ending a war that has ground into a bloody campaign of attrition. An… Continue Reading →
As earlier reported, Senate and Assembly Republicans called on the Democratic majorities in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature to convene a session to adopt legislation sponsored by Senator Ed Durr and Assemblyman Hal Wirths that would give families… Continue Reading →