Month August 2024
The Lakewood Board of Fire Commissioners along with Fire Chief Jonathan Yahr today announced its recent success in securing a $75,000.00 grant as part of the American Rescue Plan Firefighters Grant. This substantial funding, secured at no cost to the… Continue Reading →
Amid complaints of soaring prices for Israeli airline tickets in recent weeks as foreign airlines canceled their flights due to Iranian attack threats, Econmy Minister Nir Barkat met on Wednesday with the CEOs of El Al, Israir and Arkia Airlines…. Continue Reading →
A year ago this week, President Vladmir Putin strode onto a stage in the Kursk region to commemorate the 80th anniversary of one of the Soviet army’s proudest moments in World War II. Addressing a rapt audience that included soldiers… Continue Reading →
Nearly 650 cyclists from around the world kicked off the 15th annual Bike4Chai, a premier two-day cycling event which raises critical funds and awareness for Chai Lifeline, the Jewish community’s leading health and crisis support network. The event started on… Continue Reading →
Target’s comparable sales rose for the first time in a year as grocery aisle deals for cash-strapped customers began to pay off. Sales at stores and digital channels operating over at least the past 12 months rose 2% in the… Continue Reading →
Iran’s hard-line parliament on Wednesday approved all members of reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian’s Cabinet, the first time in over two decades a leader has been able to get all of his officials through the body. The approval marks an early… Continue Reading →
Hatzolah of Central Jersey welcomed Brigadier General Dror Avda, the Israel National Police & Ministry of Public Security Attaché and Liaison Officer to the United States and Canada, for discussions and an official tour of its headquarters on Thursday. The… Continue Reading →
Dashcam captured yesterday’s accident on the ramp to the 195. The driver explained what happened. “Taking the ramp, everything was smooth until where I went straight off the the ramp. I had straightened the steering wheel then turned the left… Continue Reading →
A Fatah member who worked as an operative for Iran in Lebanon was killed on Wednesday in an IDF drone strike in an affluent neighborhood in Sidon. Three people were killed in the attack, including the target, Khalil al-Maqdah. The… Continue Reading →
Facing competition from automakers with lower costs, Ford Motor Co. is shifting its electric vehicle strategy and now will focus on making two new electric pickup trucks and a new commercial van. The company says all will cost less, have… Continue Reading →
Boro Park Shomrim hosted their annual appreciation event on Monday night, celebrating the selfless efforts of their volunteers who dedicate their time—and often their own resources—to assist those in need. Shomrim plays a critical role in the community, responding to… Continue Reading →
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by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Sefas Tamim Foundation QUESTION: I have some very expensive medications even after my health insurance kicks in. My Brilinta costs $418.54 for 30 days worth of pills. I can get my American doctor to… Continue Reading →
Chareidi extremists held a protest next to the recruitment center in Jerusalem on Wednesday, the day 200 bnei yeshivos were scheduled to report to the center for their first summons. According to Army Radio, the IDF instructed soldiers not to… Continue Reading →
Rocket alert sirens blared across the Golan on Wednesday morning as Hezbollah fired a barrage of about 50 rockets and drones at northern Israel. The yishuv of Katzrin absorbed most of the fire. Israeli security officials said that the barrage… Continue Reading →
Daniel Pipes (born September 9, 1949), whose parents escaped German-occupied Poland with their respective families during World War II, is a former professor and commentator on foreign policy and the Middle East. He is the president of the Middle East… Continue Reading →
Rabbi Elimelech Friedman, a marriage and relationship coach based in Williamsburg, made news a few months ago when he released a video describing how 30 chareidi couples divorced on Rosh Chodesh Iyar of this year. The founder of Simchas Habayis,… Continue Reading →
Jack Abraham, the “Ruby Baron” of New York, has had an interesting life, both before and after his founding of Precious Gem Resources 45 years ago. He hails from the kehillah of Afghanistan, which until the past few centuries was… Continue Reading →
It was 1972 and I was studying in Yeshivas Kol Torah in Bayit Vegan when I received a summons from the American Embassy. When I got to the “Yimka” building (the YMCA where the embassy was then located), I was… Continue Reading →
U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Turner warned on Sunday that Iran may declare itself a nuclear weapons state by the end of this year, citing rapid advancements in the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. Turner blamed the Biden administration’s… Continue Reading →