Month August 2022
An FBI agent who has long been accused of political bias and more recently of suppressing the Hunter Biden laptop story within the agency, is out the door. FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Timothy Thibault resigned from the agency… Continue Reading →
According to new data published by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics last week, the most popular name in Israeli history for Jewish boys is Dovid. In recent years, the name Dovid has even gained in popularity as almost double the… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City taxi drivers who owe hundreds of thousands of dollars on loans they took out to operate yellow cabs will see their burdens reduced substantially under a debt relief program announced Tuesday. Under the… Continue Reading →
Agricultural Minister Oded Forer of Avigdor Lieberman’s Yisrael Beiteinu party is making efforts to remove the restrictions against the establishment of slaughterhouses for pigs in Israel. Currently, slaughterhouses for pigs are only allowed in three places in Israel – in… Continue Reading →
Gratitude and collaboration were the themes of the day as community leaders recognized exceptional members of the New Jersey State Police for the exemplary service and dedication they provide to the Garden State’s growing Orthodox population. The Rabbinical Alliance of… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) – A cup of tea just got a bit more relaxing. Tea can be part of a healthy diet and people who drink tea may even be a little more likely to live longer than those who… Continue Reading →
The Chesed Fund is proud to announce that The Chesed Fund’s Yoshi Falber has been interviewed by the Meaningful People podcast. This comes as the Chesed Fund has hit an incredible milestone of $180,000,000 raised through the fundraising platform. “It was really… Continue Reading →
Mikhail Gorbachev, who as the last leader of the Soviet Union waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that led to the end of the Cold War, died Tuesday. He was 91. The Central… Continue Reading →
The worst drought in Europe in decades hasn’t only scorched farmland and hampered river traffic, it also has exposed a part of almost forgotten World War II history: The hulks of dozens of World War II German battleships have emerged… Continue Reading →
ROHDE ISLAND (AP) – The Rhode Island congregants who worship at the nation’s oldest synagogue won’t be evicted, as a judge ruled in their favor Monday. But the yearslong legal dispute over the historic building appears far from over. Newport-based… Continue Reading →
Food Was A Comfort For Auschwitz Survivors. A New Cookbook Showcases Their Recipes — And Resilience.
NEW YORK (JTA) – Eugene Ginter was 12 days shy of his sixth birthday when he was liberated from Auschwitz in January 1945. Emaciated and alone, Ginter landed first in a hospital and then in an orphanage in Krakow, the… Continue Reading →
Federal regulators have sued a data broker they accuse of selling sensitive geolocation data from millions of mobile devices, information that can be used to identify people and track their movements to and from sensitive locations, including reproductive health clinics,… Continue Reading →
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian news reports say former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has died.
An especially moving Hachnasas Sefer Torah took place last week in Jerusalem when the Englard family, who lost two sons in the Meron disaster, dedicated two sifrei Torah l’illui nishmasam. The procession began from the family’s home on Rechov Shamgar… Continue Reading →
Following three straight monthly declines, U.S. consumer confidence rebounded in August as inflation moderated and gas prices fell. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose in August to 103.2 from 95.3 in July. The business research… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Friday (9/02/22)Morning R` Heshy MoskowitzSon Mrs. Rochel ZeidenfeldDaughter
The Associated Press and other news organizations are suing officials in Uvalde, Texas, after months of refusal to publicly release records related to the May massacre at Robb Elementary School. The lawsuit filed Monday in Uvalde County asks a court… Continue Reading →
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet says Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized and later let go of a U.S. sea drone in the Persian Gulf. Cmdr. Timothy Hawkins, a 5th Fleet spokesman, said Tuesday… Continue Reading →
A year and four months after Israel’s worst civilian disaster and after many months of listening to testimony by various officials, the members of the state commission of inquiry into the Meron disaster sent warning letters to a number of… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Ten members of an EMT training course, specially designed for members of the Breslev community in Uman who fled Ukraine during the onset of Russia’s invasion, celebrated their graduation ceremony on Aug. 25. Held in Jerusalem, the… Continue Reading →
Alabama corrections officials apparently botched an inmate’s execution last month, an anti-death penalty group alleges, citing the length of time that passed before the prisoner received the lethal injection and a private autopsy indicating his arm may have been cut… Continue Reading →