Month May 2022
CHICAGO (JTA) – More than half of bankruptcies in the United States are connected to medical debt. For some families in the Chicago area, however, that debt is being erased in accordance with the Jewish law of shmita, the sabbatical… Continue Reading →
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard is building a massive new support ship near the strategic Strait of Hormuz as it tries to expand its naval presence in waters vital to international energy supplies and beyond,… Continue Reading →
Download for Shabbas Reading Moving on shlichus to Bayview, a neighborhood in Toronto about half an hour’s drive from where I grew up, was not a difficult decision to make. Although I had various shlichus offers to places as exotic… Continue Reading →
Even when regular workers win their biggest raises in decades, they look minuscule compared with what CEOs are getting. The typical compensation package for chief executives who run S&P 500 companies soared 17.1% last year, to a median $14.5 million,… Continue Reading →
A man was charged with murdering a Jackson resident who he moments earlier solicited for business, Prosecutors say. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Jackson Township Police Chief Matthew Kunz announced that on May 26, 2022, Michael Tsamas, 32,… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Al Jazeera news network says it will submit a case file to the International Criminal Court on the killing of reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot dead earlier this month during an Israeli raid in… Continue Reading →
With mass shootings in Texas, New York and California fresh in Americans’ mind, the Supreme Court will soon issue its biggest gun ruling in more than a decade, one expected to make it easier to carry guns in public in… Continue Reading →
Congressman Van Drew announced that he is drafting the Stronger Schools Act “which will ensure that our children are safe and protected while at school.” The bill will direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, and the… Continue Reading →
Moscow pressed the West on Thursday to lift sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, seeking to shift the blame for a growing food crisis that has been worsened by Kyiv’s inability to ship millions of tons of grain… Continue Reading →
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says nearly 200 cases of monkeypox have been reported in more than 20 countries not usually known to have outbreaks of the unusual disease, but described the epidemic as “containable” and proposed creating… Continue Reading →
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[COMMUNICATED] BS”D Jerusalem Estates unveils an array of exclusive, hotel-level amenities In the very beginning of the project, we unveiled the vision for the complex: a breathtaking series of renderings depicting perfectly finished luxury apartments amid unparalleled surroundings,… Continue Reading →
Healthcare worker burnout has been a long-standing issue for systems across the country even before the pandemic. A new report from the U.S. surgeon general hopes to help by sharply increasing benefits and reducing burdensome administrivia tasks. Surgeon General Vivek… Continue Reading →
An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose 6.3% in April from a year earlier, just below a four-decade high set in March and the first slowdown since November 2020. Friday’s report from the Commerce Department added to… Continue Reading →
The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention in Houston on Friday, and leaders of the powerful gun-rights lobbying group are gearing up to “reflect on” — and deflect any blame for — the deadly shooting earlier this week of… Continue Reading →
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If antisemitic Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar are looking for a foreign policy ally, they might soon have a Republican as one. His name is Greg Raths, a candidate running to beat Rep. Young Kim in the GOP primary… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Uvalde, Texas, on Sunday to console families and honor victims of Tuesday’s mass school shooting in which 19 children and two teachers were killed. The White House said the… Continue Reading →
Israel Police are on high alert and are preparing for a tense security situation ahead of the Flag March on Jerusalem Day on Sunday, May 29. Police Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai ordered the deployment of over 3,000 police officers to secure… Continue Reading →