Month April 2024
Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:00 amMincha: 7:15 pm Mrs. Frieda RappsMother Mrs. Surie FinkSister Rabbi Joshua RappsBrother Dr. Aaron Z. RappsBrother
Coming up with the best tax strategy in retirement can be much trickier than it seems, and tax pros agree it’s a time when people need to be especially careful to look at their entire financial picture before deciding on… Continue Reading →
(JNS) – The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) announced on Tuesday that it is giving a war-related emergency grant to Holocaust survivors living in Israel. Survivors residing in the Jewish state are to receive a one-time… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The IDF revealed on Monday that during the interrogation of Tariq Silmi Ousa Abu Shlouf, the spokesperson for the Islamic Jihad’s political office in the Gaza Strip who was captured in the recent operation at the A-Shifa… Continue Reading →
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An explosion caused by an alleged drone attack at Europe’s largest nuclear plant in Ukraine on Tuesday posed no direct threat to its safety but underscored the “extremely serious situation” at the facility that repeatedly has… Continue Reading →
House Republicans will bring their case against Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate this week, two months after impeaching the Homeland Security secretary. It will be the third time in five years that senators are sworn in as jurors in the… Continue Reading →
House Republicans will bring their case against Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate this week, two months after impeaching the Homeland Security secretary. It will be the third time in five years that senators are sworn in as jurors in the… Continue Reading →
Alan Dershowitz offers to be defense attorney of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar if he surrenders. “I will defend you without cost and I may even win, but you have to come out and surrender first.” pic.twitter.com/ho8LzfhNmH — Jacob N. Kornbluh… Continue Reading →
Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement for a fiery train derailment in February 2023 in eastern Ohio, but local residents worry the money won’t go very far because their potential health needs down… Continue Reading →
According to a New York Times report on Tuesday, Iran is attempting to flood the West Bank with weapons, with the aim of drawing the region into conflict with Israel and its proxies, including Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis. The… Continue Reading →
BEIJING (AP) — Ever since she ate mushrooms that can have psychedelic effects in Beijing last July, Janet Yellen has united Americans and Chinese in wanting to know what she will eat next. And now that the U.S. Treasury secretary… Continue Reading →
A New York appeals court judge Tuesday rejected former President Donald Trump’s latest bid to delay his hush money criminal trial while he fights a gag order. Barring further court action, the ruling clears the way for jury selection to… Continue Reading →
(JNS) – Artificial Intelligence is going Biblical. That’s the message emanating from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), which is using state-of-the-art AI to decipher ancient Hebrew and Aramaic texts uncovered throughout the Near East. Engineering students at BGU are… Continue Reading →
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has finalized updates to the foods prescribed to participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, commonly referred to as WIC…. Continue Reading →
Hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is escalating her criticism of House Speaker Mike Johnson, blistering his leadership in a lengthy letter to colleagues and renewing threats of a snap vote that could remove him from office. As lawmakers returned to… Continue Reading →
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — It’s shaping up to be a long wildfire season, with Texas already seeing its largest blaze in recorded history and firefighters becoming overwhelmed with recent blazes in Virginia. Just in the first three months of the… Continue Reading →
(AP) – The federal program that helps pay for groceries for millions of low-income mothers, babies and young kids will soon emphasize more fruits, vegetables and whole grains, as well as provide a wider choice of foods from different cultures…. Continue Reading →
The IDF on Monday night carried out a strike in Gaza’s Maghazi camp, resulting in the death of Hatem al-Ghamri. Al-Ghamri was the head of the emergency committee in the central part of the Gaza Strip, a body controlled by… Continue Reading →
Turkey on Tuesday announced that it is restricting 54 products to Israel until a ceasefire is reached in Gaza and Israel allows unlimited humanitarian aid to enter Gaza. The move was caused by Turkish ire at Israel’s rejection of its… Continue Reading →
RetireReady NJ, the first State-administered retirement savings program in New Jersey, is seeking employers to participate in its pilot launch that is scheduled to begin in spring 2024. RetireReady NJ will provide private sector businesses, with 25 or more employees,… Continue Reading →
(JTA/By Ron Kampeas) – Last week, a video circulated online that won plaudits from Ritchie Torres’ supporters and opponents alike. In the two-minute clip, shared on April 4, the Bronx congressman parries accusations from pro-Palestinian activists that he supports the starvation of… Continue Reading →