Month May 2022
I first met Rabbi Wallerstein about 20 years ago. I was very fortunate to become close with his family on a personal level, getting to spend numerous Shabbosim and Yomim Tovim with his family. His wife, Estee, is still one… Continue Reading →
This past Sunday night I received a WhatsApp voice note from a phone number I didn’t recognize: “Hi, Rabbi Frankfurter, this is Mendel Lifshitz, Chabad shliach in Boise, Idaho. I’m reaching out to you at the behest of our dear… Continue Reading →
Serves: 6 Ingredients BURGERS 2 tablespoons light mayonnaise 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 1 egg 1 tablespoon soy sauce ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste 1 teaspoon kosher salt ½ red bell pepper, finely chopped ½ small red onion,… Continue Reading →
Moshe Neuman is an anomaly in the world of venture capitalism. It’s rare to see such a chasidishe-looking person involved in venture capitalism as a full-time career. And it didn’t come easily. Moshe’s journey has been anything but smooth. After… Continue Reading →
Moshe Neuman is an anomaly in the world of venture capitalism. It’s rare to see such a chasidishe-looking person involved in venture capitalism as a full-time career. And it didn’t come easily. Moshe’s journey has been anything but smooth. After… Continue Reading →
Vladimir Putin’s views about the prospect of NATO expansion near Russia’s borders are well-known by now. The devastated landscape of Ukraine, littered with the dead bodies of Ukrainian civilians and the burned-out husks of Russian tanks, tells you all you… Continue Reading →
It was about a week before we knew that Covid was coming; a few days prior to Purim of 2020. One Thursday afternoon, my husband suddenly said, “Stop whatever you’re doing and go buy baby formula!” I thought that sounded… Continue Reading →
During a Senate speech on Monday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said rhetoric from “MAGA Republicans,” Fox News – and specifically its top host Tucker Carlson – is fueling racism in the country. He said that Carlson’s rhetoric warning against… Continue Reading →
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the controversial public face of COVID-19, said that he would leave his job as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases if it meant working under a reelected President Donald Trump. Conservatives didn’t appear… Continue Reading →
In the waning days of Payton Gendron’s COVID-19-altered senior year at Susquehanna Valley High School, he logged on to a virtual learning program in economics class that asked: “What do you plan to do when you retire?” “Murder-suicide,” Gendron typed…. Continue Reading →
A new study blames pollution of all types for 9 million deaths a year globally, with the death toll attributed to dirty air from cars, trucks and industry rising 55% since 2000. That increase is offset by fewer pollution deaths… Continue Reading →
Kfir Malka, who served as the safety advisor for the Meron project headed by project manager Tzviki Tessler, announced his resignation three weeks ago. According to a Haaretz report on Tuesday morning, Malka resigned after his warnings that the infrastructure… Continue Reading →
Kfir Malka, who served as the safety advisor for the Meron project headed by project manager Tzviki Tessler, announced his resignation three weeks ago. According to a Haaretz report on Tuesday morning, Malka resigned after his warnings that the infrastructure… Continue Reading →
The foundation started by organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement is still worth tens of millions of dollars, after spending more than $37 million on grants, real estate, consultants, and other expenses, according to tax documents filed with the… Continue Reading →
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 13-year-old Utah boy has died from his injuries a day after a sand dune he was digging in collapsed and buried him at a state park, officials said Monday. The boy had been digging… Continue Reading →
Two Jewish men sustained injuries after being attacked outside a supermarket in Melbourne on Sunday night – one in a series of recent attacks in the area after legislation was passed to ban the public display of Nazi swastikas. One… Continue Reading →
AUSTRALIA (JNS) – Two Jewish men were assaulted on Sunday outside a market in Melbourne, Australia, according to media reports. Coby Gozlan, 50, was outside a local grocery when he saw an Orthodox man being taunted and pushed by another… Continue Reading →
Congress held its first hearing in half a century Tuesday on unidentified flying objects. And no, there is still no government confirmation of extraterrestrial life. Testifying before a House Intelligence subcommittee, Pentagon officials did not disclose additional information from their… Continue Reading →
Hundreds of Ukrainian fighters, including wounded men carried out on stretchers, left the vast steel plant in Mariupol where they mounted a dogged last stand and turned themselves over to Russian hands, signaling the beginning of the end of a… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — An autonomous vehicle technology company that partners with Ford and Volkswagen says it has started driverless operations in two of eight cities where it is developing its technology. Pittsburgh-based Argo AI has pulled drivers from its… Continue Reading →
A drive-by BB gun shooting targeting a yeshiva and Jewish teen occurred on Monday afternoon, with the suspect(s) fleeing in a SUV following the incident. Video footage from the scene shows a black SUV pulling up to Yeshivas Toras Moshe… Continue Reading →