Month May 2022
Israel’s Health Ministry announced on Sunday morning that it is investigating a second case of suspected monkeypox in the country. The patient, like the first monkeypox patient confirmed on Motzei Shabbos, recently returned from western Europe. The 27-year-old man is… Continue Reading →
The Shin Bet uncovered an Iranian plot to lure Israelis abroad in order to kidnap them or harm them, the spy agency announced on Thursday. Iranian intelligence agents used false identities to contact Israeli academics, business people and former defense… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Meretz MK Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi, who bolted the coalition last week claiming that the government was taking nationalist, anti-Arab positions, said Friday that despite resigning from the coalition, she may still cooperate with the ruling bloc and prevent… Continue Reading →
We regret to inform you of the Petirah of Harav Leibel Gruber ZT”L, the beloved Rav of Bais Medrash Zichron Yoel in Lakewood who was Niftar a short time ago. Harav Gruber ZT”L was a renowned Talmid Chacham, Magid Shiur… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rav Shmuel Yosef Shor, the son of Hagaon Rav Avraham Shor and a disciple of Rabbi Shaul Alter, suffered serious injuries after he was attacked by mainstream Gur chasidim during the clashes which broke out over the… Continue Reading →
More than half a billion dollars in federal and state funds will go to nearly 30 water systems in New Jersey, serving about 6 million residents, or about two-thirds of the state’s population, officials said Friday. The combined federal and… Continue Reading →
Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and a conservative political activist, urged Republican lawmakers in Arizona after the 2020 presidential election to choose their own slate of electors, arguing that results giving Joe Biden a victory… Continue Reading →
BANGKOK (AP) — Delegates from the United States and four other nations staged a walkout Saturday when a representative from Russia began his opening remarks at a meeting of trade ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group in the Thai… Continue Reading →
J.M. Smucker is recalling certain types of Jif® peanut butter throughout the US because of a potential salmonella contamination. The company said that the peanut butter was sold nationwide and the recall includes more than 45 kinds of products. The… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers should double-check their jars of Jif peanut butter amid a recall, the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say. Jif’s creamy, crunchy, natural and reduced fat peanut butters have been… Continue Reading →
Harav Avrohom Gurwitz attended the Chanukas Habayis Friday afternoon of the Chasam Sofer Shul in Lakewood. The Rosh Yeshiva took part in a Kvias Mezuzah and a Lechaim at the Shul, which is under the auspices of his Talmid Reb… Continue Reading →
A 30-year-old man crossing the finish line of a Brooklyn half-marathon collapsed and died Saturday morning, officials in New York said. The runner was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, fire department spokesperson Frank Dwyer said…. Continue Reading →
A 30-year-old man crossing the finish line of a Brooklyn half-marathon collapsed and died Saturday morning, officials in New York said. The runner was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, fire department spokesperson Frank Dwyer said…. Continue Reading →
A billionaire developer from Dubai is set to purchase the site of a South Florida condominium that collapsed last June, killing 98 people, for $120 million after no other bids were submitted by the Friday evening deadline for next week’s… Continue Reading →
Australia’s center-left opposition party toppled the conservative government after almost a decade in power, and Prime Minister-elect Anthony Albanese in his Saturday election victory speech promised sharper reductions in greenhouse gas emissions while he faces an early foreign policy test…. Continue Reading →
The Shiur will be taking place at Kollel Ner Avrohom, 104 Arbutus Drive, Lakewood. The Shiur will also be available on Zoom. Meeting ID: 802 714 6780 Passcode: 162296 The post 10:45 PM: Shiur in Lakewood by Horav Michoel Sorotzkin;… Continue Reading →
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York City resident has tested positive for the virus that causes monkeypox, state health officials announced late Friday. The unidentified patient is isolating and treating the case as positive while awaiting final confirmation by… Continue Reading →
The Lakewood Police Department is investigating a video showing a child waving a gun, Police Chief Greg Meyer confirmed to TLS. The video, submitted to TLS, shows an approximately 10-year-old child waving a pistol near a school bus. “We don’t… Continue Reading →
A federal judge in California has dismissed a securities fraud and defamation lawsuit filed by a Tesla investor against CEO Elon Musk, one of Musk’s supporters and Tesla. In an order filed Thursday, Judge James Donato threw out the lawsuit… Continue Reading →
The Lakewood Police Department is investigating an apparent suicide at the Shore Shot parking lot, police tell TLS. A delivery driver making a delivery last night pulled up to the range and spotted the victim in his vehicle, police say…. Continue Reading →
Boro Park Faces New Political Challenges After New York Judge Approves New Maps For August Primaries
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democrats in New York will face new challenges from Republicans and be drawn into interparty battles under new redistricting maps released late Friday. A rural judge approved the maps that will replace earlier maps that courts… Continue Reading →