Acheinu Bnei Yisrael in Ukraine is in the midst of a terrifying war. With the backing of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, Agudath Israel of America has taken up the cause of the Jewish communities scattered throughout Ukraine, together with the Shma Yisroel Foundation, under the leadership of R’ Shlomo Noach Mandel. Since its founding a […]
The official global death toll from COVID-19 is on the verge of eclipsing 6 million — underscoring that the pandemic, now in its third year, is far from over. The milestone is the latest tragic reminder of the unrelenting nature of the pandemic even as people are shedding masks, travel is resuming and businesses are […]
Nachman Dickstein, the deputy head of ZAKA Ukraine, who is currently in Moldova, spoke with Kol Chai on Sunday morning about the difficult situation on the border. “The days are
Acheinu Bnei Yisrael, A relative of Rav Chaim Kanievsky is in great distress. He is tormented by creditors day and night. They are threatening to take away his house and
The U.S. will soon begin to run out of money to bolster COVID-19 testing supplies and to guarantee that uninsured Americans keep getting free treatment for the virus unless Congress
TikTok said Sunday that users won’t be able to post new videos in Russia in response to the government’s crackdown on social media. “In light of Russia’s new ‘fake news’ law, we have no choice but to suspend livestreaming and new content to our video service while we review the safety implications of this law,” […]
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Chief Rabbi of Moldova HaRav Pinchas Saltzman turned his shul into a refuge for Ukrainian refugees and before Shabbos told his regular mispallelim to stay at home due to lack
In better times, Ukrainian drone enthusiasts flew their gadgets into the sky to photograph weddings, fertilize soybean fields or race other drones for fun. Now some are risking their lives by forming a volunteer drone force to help their country repel the Russian invasion. “Kyiv needs you and your drone at this moment of fury!” […]
Plans to evacuate civilians from a besieged port city in Ukraine collapsed Sunday for the second time along with an expected Russian cease-fire, Ukrainian officials said as they tried to persuade Russia to agree on terms for safely getting residents out of areas under fire near Ukraine’s capital. Residents expected to leave the port city […]
American Express announced Sunday it is suspending all operations in Russia and Belarus. Globally issued American Express cards will no longer work at merchants or ATMs in Russia, the company said in a statement. AmEx cards issued locally in Russia by the country’s banks will also no longer work outside of Russia. The company previously […]
The Russian tanks and missiles besieging Ukraine also are threatening the food supply and livelihoods of people in Europe, Africa and Asia who rely on the vast, fertile farmlands of the Black Sea region — known as the “breadbasket of the world.” Ukrainian farmers have been forced to neglect their fields as millions flee, fight […]
UTJ MK Meir Porush on Sunday morning carried out a one-man protest against Reform Rabbi MK Gilad Kariv (Labor) for violating the kedusha of the Kosel on Friday. Porush, who
Cheder D’Monsey & Ramapo Cheder are making history today by celebrating LIVE and LIVESTREAMED their monumental Siyum-A-Thon, the completion of חמישה חומשי תורה and ששה סדרי משנה! 300 Chavrusahshafts of
Formed in a fury to counter Russia’s blitzkrieg attack, Ukraine’s hundreds-strong volunteer “hacker” corps is much more than a paramilitary cyberattack force in Europe’s first major war of the internet age. It is crucial to information combat and to crowdsourcing intelligence . “We are really a swarm. A self-organizing swarm,” said Roman Zakharov, a 37-year-old […]
Six people were killed Saturday when a tornado swept through central Iowa, damaging buildings and knocking down trees and power lines, authorities said. Emergency management officials in Madison County said
Rav of Kyiv, HaRav Yonatan Markovich, who fled Ukraine last week, participated in the shiur of HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Yosef in Jerusalem on Motzei Shabbos. HaRav Yosef began the shiur
On Day 11 of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Russian troops shelled encircled cities, and it appeared that a second attempt to evacuate civilians from the besieged port city of Mariupol had failed due to continued violence. Ukrainian officials said shelling disrupted what was supposed to be a cease-fire beginning at noon local time, when a […]
Russian authorities on Sunday continued to block independent news outlets and to arrest protesters in an effort to tighten control over what information the domestic audience sees about the invasion
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