Daf Yomi is starting Chagiga, the final mesechta in Seder Moed. 2+ years into the current cycle, the momentum and energy of Daf Yomi is continuing unabated, which is undoubtedly made easier by the numerous choices of shiurim available. 20 Minute Daf is given by Shaul C. Greenwald who learns though the daf in less […]
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is criticizing the Republican National Committee for censuring two House GOP lawmakers investigating the “violent insurrection” on Jan. 6, 2021, saying it’s not the party’s job to police the views of lawmakers. As former President Donald Trump has downplayed the attack by his supporters last year — the worst attack […]
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Israel’s first female Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara entered office on Tuesday after government ministers unanimously confirmed her appointment on Monday. Baharav-Miara, 62, replaced former attorney-general Avichai Mandelblit, who ended his six-year
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The Supreme Court put on hold a lower court ruling that Alabama must draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections to increase Black voting power. The high court order boosts Republican chances to hold six of the state’s seven seats in the House of Representatives. The court’s action, by a 5-4 vote announced Monday, means the […]
We were a bunch of sisters. We ranged in ages from our early teens to young mothers, filled with carefree happiness, going about our regular busy, fulfilling lives. Regular
An independent panel said Monday that Germany’s state-funded broadcaster Deutsche Welle was right to suspend five employees and recommended further action against eight others following a probe into allegations of antisemitism. Four of the terminated employees were from its Arabic desk. The three-member panel, which included a former German justice minister, also urged Deutsche Welle […]
The Viznitzer Rebbe of London on Tuesday was hospitalized for a series of treatments he will undergo in the upcoming months, B’Chadrei Chareidim reported. The Rebbe is suffering from primary
A United Hatzalah volunteer, Elchanan from Pesach Tikva, was seriously injured Tuesday night when he was involved in an accident while responding to an emergency. Elchanan was responding on his
A study conducted by Pew Research finds that US Jews tend to tilt towards strongly liberal ideologies and overwhelmingly support the Democratic Party, though Orthodox Jews are solidly conservative and
China has ordered inhabitants of the southern city of Baise to stay home and suspended transportation links amid a surge in COVID-19 cases at least partly linked to the omicron
Israeli Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai cut short an official foreign trip Tuesday and rushed home to deal with a growing scandal over reports of illegal spying, including on members of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s inner circle. Under mounting pressure, Shabtai returned early Tuesday from the United Arab Emirates, where the police forces were to […]
The Biden administration is kicking off an outreach campaign to get millions of families to file their taxes — so they can receive the second half of payments from the expanded child tax credit. Vice President Kamala Harris, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and White House senior adviser Gene Sperling are hosting a virtual event Tuesday […]
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