Month June 2022
SEATTLE (AP) — Redfin, the Seattle-based real estate brokerage, says it will lay off 8% of its employees as the housing market cools off. The Seattle Times reports CEO Glenn Kelman announced the layoffs Tuesday, telling employees, “With May demand… Continue Reading →
Nehorai Gal, the son of Reb Boaz Gal, hy’d, who was brutally killed in the Elad terror attack last month, celebrated his bar mitzvah on Monday night. There wasn’t a dry eye in the crowd when Nehorai sang a special… Continue Reading →
Sue Altman, executive director of the New Jersey Working Families Alliance, (See footnote below), wants to push for a new “Moderate Party.” Surprisingly, she has the support of some Republicans. Basically, they want to get Tom Malinowski on the Moderate… Continue Reading →
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee of experts to determine if the expanding monkeypox outbreak that has mysteriously spread outside Africa should be considered a global health emergency. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said… Continue Reading →
Primary voters on Tuesday will decide the fate of two South Carolina Republicans who are clinging to their seats in the U.S. House after defying Donald Trump, while in Nevada an establishment favorite with the former president’s endorsement is facing… Continue Reading →
An explosion at a chemical factory in southern Iran injured scores of people, most of them lightly, the country’s state TV reported Tuesday. The report said a leak from an ammonium tank caused the blast on Monday evening in the… Continue Reading →
A congressional panel Tuesday will examine payouts under a federal coronavirus pandemic aid program intended to help small businesses weather the COVID-19 outbreak amid revelations that as much as 20% of the money may have been awarded to fraudsters. The… Continue Reading →
A circle was closed last week when a Ukrainian boy visited the office of UTJ MK Yitzchak Pindrus at the Knesset in Jerusalem. The story began two and a half months ago, when a delegation of MKs visited the Aliya… Continue Reading →
A circle was closed last week when a Ukrainian boy visited the office of UTJ MK Yitzchak Pindrus at the Knesset in Jerusalem. The story began two and a half months ago, when a delegation of MKs visited the Aliya… Continue Reading →
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The Sefer Torah was donated by family and friends of Reb Avraham Abba Z”L, who was niftar at a young age. He spent the last few years of his life learning at the Kollel. The Kollel focuses on advancing the… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the more reliable warning signals for an economic recession is shining alarmingly brighter. The “yield curve” is watched for clues on how the bond market feels about the long-term outlook for the U.S. economy…. Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden’s top health official has again tested positive for COVID-19, less than a month after he came down with virus symptoms while on a trip to Germany. U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra woke up with symptoms again Monday… Continue Reading →
Chareidim in the Stamford Hill neighborhood of London on Tuesday held a protest against the decision of welfare authorities to transfer a frum teen from a Chareidi foster family to a Muslim family. The protest, along with the extensive efforts… Continue Reading →
BERLIN (AP) — A German federal court on Tuesday rejected a Jewish man’s bid to have a 700-year-old antisemitic statue removed from a church where Martin Luther once preached. The Federal Court of Justice upheld rulings by lower courts on… Continue Reading →
South Korea’s top diplomat said Monday that North Korea has completed preparations for a new nuclear test and that only a political decision by the country’s top leadership can prevent it from going forward. After talks with Secretary of State… Continue Reading →
South Korea’s top diplomat said Monday that North Korea has completed preparations for a new nuclear test and that only a political decision by the country’s top leadership can prevent it from going forward. After talks with Secretary of State… Continue Reading →
Yeshiva Ohr Simcha is truly a unique Makom Torah. Established in 1997 with the goal of providing top notch chinuch, and a focus on all areas of a Bochur’s growth and self development. One year ago we opened the doors… Continue Reading →
Authorities have recovered the body of the swimmer who went missing last night off Island Beach State Park, sources tell TLS. The swimmer, said to be a 59-year-old woman, was last seen approximately 9:00 PM. Multiple agencies assisted in the… Continue Reading →
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s president on Tuesday presented suggestions related to the disputed maritime border with Israel to the U.S. envoy mediating between the two countries, the president’s office said. President Michel Aoun’s office released the statement following his meeting… Continue Reading →
The public is invited to honor the Lakewood Police Department with a dedication ceremony and special display of its 12 Police Chiefs and 13 Fallen Officers at the Sheldon Wolpin Historical Museum, Pine Park, Lakewood, on June 16 from 11:00… Continue Reading →