Month October 2022
No one won an estimated $700 million Powerball jackpot, meaning the big prize will grow to an estimated $800 million for the next drawing. The numbers drawn Wednesday night were: 19, 36, 37, 46 and 56. The Powerball was 24…. Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon returned to profitability after two consecutive quarters of losses this year, but its stocks tanked in after-hours trading due to weaker than expected revenue as well as its disappointing projections for the fourth quarter. The… Continue Reading →
New York Times writer Bret Stephens, who is Jewish, wrote an essay saying he’d “like to express a certain gratitude” to antisemitic rapper Kanye West for raising the public’s awareness of antisemitism after several major companies cut ties with the… Continue Reading →
In what has become an annual ritual, Pittsburgh’s Jewish community Thursday honored the memory of the 11 Jews who were murdered on this date in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. For many community leaders, their grief is mixed… Continue Reading →
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday denied having any intentions of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine but described the conflict there as part of alleged efforts by the West to secure its global domination, which he insisted are doomed to… Continue Reading →
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Here is a look at the 10 largest U.S. jackpots that have been won and the states where the winning tickets were sold: 1. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida,… Continue Reading →
YOU START (MASECHES NEDARIM) TODAY!!!!! Come on, you know you want to start Daf Yomi. Watch R’ Eli Stefansky (from Kenya) and watch the first daf of Maseches Nedarim now! You can get a free Artscroll/Mesivta gemara when trying R’… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Mr. Sigmund DickerHusband Mr. Sigmund Dicker will be in North Carolina for the entire week of Shivah. Mrs. Erica KaimanDaughter
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate topped 7% for the first time in more than two decades this week, a result of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate hikes intended to tame inflation not seen in some 40 years. Mortgage buyer… Continue Reading →
The victim of the Ramat Eshkol terror attack, Eliyahu Dahan, 23, is still hospitalized in serious condition at Shaarei Tzedek Hospital. Eliyahu’s uncles, Dovid and Avi Biton, spoke with the press at the hospital on Thursday. “Dying for Kiddush Hashem… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday appointed acting Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh to lead the department on a permanent basis, making her the first female commissioner in the 157-year history of the Fire Department… Continue Reading →
NYC Mayor Eric Adams continued pushing back against what he calls a “perception” of an avalanche of violent crimes taking place on Big Apple subways, arguing that most people don’t get beaten over the head or pushed onto subway tracks…. Continue Reading →
AFGHANISTAN (JTA) – Though the Jews of Herat in western Afghanistan haven’t lived there in decades, the city’s historic synagogue, thought to have been built around the turn of the 20th century, is set to undergo a conservation project with… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden is zeroing in on a largely economic-focused message amid raging inflation and recession risks Thursday as he takes his closing argument for the November midterm elections to a top congressional battleground and tries to reassure restive voters… Continue Reading →
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday denied having any intentions of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine but described the conflict there as part of alleged efforts by the West to secure its global domination, which he insisted… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) – Elon Musk is telling Twitter advertisers he is buying the platform to “help humanity” and doesn’t want it to become a “free-for-all hellscape” where anything can be said with no consequences. The message to advertisers posted… Continue Reading →
UK’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and his wife Valerie have been invited to sleep at the royal residence of King Charles and his wife on the Friday night before the coronation, The Jewish Chronicle reported. The coronation is scheduled to… Continue Reading →
A former CIA officer who spied on Qatar’s rivals to help the tiny Arab country land this year’s World Cup is now under FBI scrutiny and newly obtained documents show he offered clandestine services that went beyond soccer to try… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate topped 7% for the first time in more than two decades this week, a result of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate hikes intended to tame inflation not seen in some 40… Continue Reading →
Four wanted Lion’s Den terrorists turned themselves in to the Palestinian police in Shechem on Wednesday evening, including Mahmoud al-Bana, one of the senior members of the terror group. Al-Bana, considered the second in command, is the last son left… Continue Reading →