Month April 2022
A federal jury on Monday convicted a former Virginia police officer of storming the U.S. Capitol with another off-duty officer to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory. Jurors convicted former Rocky Mount police officer Thomas Robertson… Continue Reading →
The following was submitted to TLS by the Keren Hamaasros. Buyer Beware: These grapefruits from Costco seem to be from North America. However, there was a small tag that said “Israel” on it, indicating that they may be Produce of… Continue Reading →
New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin was arrested on charges related to a campaign finance fraud investigation, two people familiar with the matter told NBC New York. Benjamin surrendered to authorities and is expected to appear in a federal court… Continue Reading →
A man armed with a machete was shot by police Monday in New York City after officers responded to a report that the man was threatening his family, police said. Officers responding to the call in an apartment in Queens… Continue Reading →
A man armed with a machete was shot by police Monday in New York City after officers responded to a report that the man was threatening his family, police said. Officers responding to the call in an apartment in Queens… 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. A gunman in a construction vest donned a gas mask, set off a smoke canister… Continue Reading →
At least 13 people were shot or injured in a shooting on a Brooklyn subway station during Tuesday morning rush hour. It happened around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday on the Manhattan-bound N line in Sunset Park. At least four of the… Continue Reading →
Multiple people have been shot and possible homemade explosive devices have been found at and near the subway station at 4th Avenue and 36th Streey. According to initial reports, there are at least 10 victims spread across multiple locations in… Continue Reading →
BROOKLYN (VINnews) — Six people have apparently been shot and wounded in separate subway station shootings in Brooklyn. According to preliminary reports, several have been wounded in a shooting in the 36th Street subway station in Sunset Park, and at… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Aymen Odeh, who heads the Joint Arab List in the Knesset and is considered by some Israelis a moderate, caused outrage Sunday after he called on Arab police to “throw down their weapons and quit.” Odeh said… Continue Reading →
A garage owner in Antwerp published a letter saying that he will no longer provide service to Jews due to “Israel’s unacceptable position on Russia.” The letter, sent last month to various Jewish organizations, the Israeli embassy in Belgium, and… Continue Reading →
A high level security meeting between the Mayor’s Office, the NYPD Community Affairs Bureau and Patrol Borough Brooklyn South was held as the Jewish community prepares for Pesach. A concern on everyone’s mind is the uptick in anti-Semitic hate crimes… Continue Reading →
As Pesach approaches, TLS is once again providing you with all important Pesach information to make your Pre-Pesach rush more manageable and organized. See important Pesach information below, which will be updated as we get closer to Pesach. Lakewood… Continue Reading →
The White House released a proclamation to mark 120 years since the birth of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson zt”l. The Rebbe’s devotion to educating people worldwide and his profound respect for diversity, inclusiveness, and equal justice have… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The terror wave in Israel continues unabated. In the early hours of Tuesday, during security activities in the Vineyard Project in Ashkelon, police saw a suspicious person and began to perform a search on him. The suspect… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The terror wave in Israel continues unabated. In the early hours of Tuesday, during security activities in the Vineyard Project in Ashkelon, police saw a suspicious person and began to perform a search on him. The suspect… Continue Reading →
The mayor of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol said Monday that more than 10,000 civilians have died in the Russian siege of his city, and that the death toll could surpass 20,000, as weeks of attacks and privation leave… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] It’s the week before Pesach and the grocery stores in Israel are swamped. As one teenage girl approaches the register with a full cart, however, the cashier looks on curiously. The girl is scraping change together from the bottom… Continue Reading →
Israel Police Commissioner Testifies On Meron Tragedy, Blames Engineering Failures And Crowd Density
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — After numerous delays, Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai testified before the commission of inquiry into the Meron Tragedy on Monday. Shabtai stated that he was the person with overall responsibility for security but stressed that “responsibility is not… Continue Reading →
The World Bank says Ukraine’s economy will shrink by 45.1% this year because of Russia’s invasion, which has shut down half of the country’s businesses, choked off imports and exports, and damaged a vast amount of critical infrastructure. Unprecedented financial… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Since there will be numerous siyumim this Friday, it is worthwhile to see what Maran Rav Chaim zatzal said about Siyumim, in general. Can a siyum be made – just on Gemorah – without… Continue Reading →