As discussions are held in Knesset committees on the government’s proposed reform to giyur, Reform MK Gilad Kariv (Labor) said that all babies born to non-Jewish mothers in Israel should
The man accused of plowing his SUV into a parade of Christmas marchers could have turned down a side street but didnt. Once he passed it, he never touched the brakes barreling through and leaving bodies in his wake, according to a criminal complaint. No motive has been given for Darrell Brooks Jr., the […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio A former Columbus man was sentenced on Wednesday in federal court to six months in prison, a $50,000 fine and one year of supervised release for criminally interfering with the right to fair housing. His charges stemmed from antisemitic threats the defendant made to his neighbors. Douglas G. Schifer, 66, of Bucyrus, […]
[By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for Five Towns Jewish Times] HISTORICAL CONTEXT Chanukah occurred during the time of the Second Beis HaMikdash approximately in the year 3596/165 B.C.E. The Seleucid Greeks
NYC Mayor-elect Eric Adams attended the annual Chof Alef Kislev event in Williamsburg, celebrated by Satmar chasidim around the world in commemoration of Hagaon Rav Yoel Teitelbaum ZT”L’s 1944 escape
President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he has taken an experimental nasal vaccine against the coronavirus, three days after he received his booster shot. Russia is facing its worst surge of infections and deaths since the pandemic began and is struggling to overcome widespread vaccine hesitancy. Putin was vaccinated with Sputnik V, Russias domestically developed COVID-19 […]
In a vote taken today by the Rabbonim of Boca Raton, Florida, a unanimous decision was reached to invite Hatzalah of South Florida to expand their services into the Boca
Two NYPD officers were shot and wounded in the Bronx Wednesday night, police said. Authorities said the shooting occurred near East 187th Street and Beaumont Avenue, in Belmont shortly after
U.S. consumer spending rebounded by a solid 1.3% in October despite inflation that over the past year has accelerated faster than it has at any point in more than three
A moving bris took place on Tuesday morning as the Englard family, who lost two sons in the Meron disaster, welcomed a new son into the bris of Avraham Avinu
NASA launched a spacecraft Tuesday night on a mission to smash into an asteroid and test whether it would be possible to knock a speeding space rock off course if
Dear esteemed member of Klal Yisroel, Are you ready? In a few days, we’ll all light Menorah. Why at the window? We shine our light outwards, so others can see,
Abe Schumer, the father of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, has passed away at the age of 98. Abe, a WW2 veteran who served in the Pacific theaterz worked as an exterminator in Brooklyn, and along with his wife, raised three children, the oldest of whom is Charles “Chuck.” “In so many wayshe personified the […]
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog warned Wednesday his inspectors are close to being unable to guarantee they know whats going on at all of Irans nuclear sites. Rafael Mariano Grossis words sharply contrasted with the optimistic tone his Iranian hosts offered the day before. They signal the Islamic Republics harder line as renewed […]
Democrats and climate activists generally supported President Joe Bidens decision to release a record 50 million barrels of oil from Americas strategic reserve, even as the move appeared to contradict his long-term vision of combating climate change. The U.S. action, announced Tuesday in coordination with countries such as India, the United Kingdom and China, is […]
With bitter tears in our eyes, we bring this heartbreaking cause to you, Am Yisroel, fully endorsed and backed by Harav Reuven Feinstein, Shlita, in hopes that you can help
Hamas terrorist Fadi Abu Shkhaydam was violent toward his wife and other relatives, causing his wife to flee her home prior to the attack, Channel 12 News reported on Tuesday.
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The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plummeted last week to the lowest level in more than half a century, another sign that the U.S. job market is rebounding rapidly from last years coronavirus recession. Jobless claims dropped by 71,000 to 199,000, the lowest since mid-November 1969. But seasonal adjustments around the Thanksgiving holiday […]
Defense Minister Benny Gantz signed a historic defense memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Morocco on Wednesday, the first agreement of its kind between Israel and an Arab state. Gantz met with his Moroccan counterpart Abdellatif Loudiyi in Rabat on Wednesday to sign the agreement after flying to Morocco on Tuesday night. [The agreement] enables the […]
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