A human rights group in Belarus said more than 900 people were arrested Sunday in protests around the country calling for authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to step down. The demonstrations
Joe Biden denounced violence in a statement to Fox News after attacks on Trump supporters in D.C. on Saturday. “President-elect Biden continues to denounce all acts of violence. Likewise, he
A bill that would decriminalize recreational marijuana passed the New Jersey Senate on Monday, but the state Assembly delayed its own planned vote. The Senate passed the bill, which New
Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, a career diplomat who became one of the country’s most prominent faces to the outside world during the uprising against President Bashar Assad, died on Monday. He was 79. Al-Moallem, who served as ambassador to Washington for nine years, starting in 1990 during Syria’s on-and-off peace talks with Israel, was […]
Israel announced on Monday that it is sending the second Israeli astronaut in history into outer space at the end of 2021. Eytan Stibbe, an entrepreneur who founded Vital Capital
More than 11 million cases of the coronavirus have now been reported in the United States, with the most recent million coming in less than a week. Johns Hopkins University’s coronavirus tracker reached 11 million on Sunday. It had topped 10 million cases on Nov. 9. It took 300 days for the U.S. to hit […]
Join the thousands worldwide who have already experienced breakthroughs in their memory and remember what’s on every blatt in Masechta Berachos, Shabbos and Eruvin. Pesachim is a perfect time to
At his daily press conference held today, NJ Governor Phil Murphy spoke about Dr Elliott Samet Z”L, who was Niftar from COVID-19 in April. The Governor mentioned how Dr Samet was a noted pediatrician, and “treated every patient as if they were a member of his own family.” “Dr. Samet was devoted to the Jewish […]
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has finished his treatment for COVID-19 in an undisclosed location in Germany, and is undergoing medical tests, his office said Sunday. Amid growing concern in Algeria about the 74-year-old president’s health, his office issued a statement Sunday saying: “The medical team accompanying him confirms that the president has completed the recommended […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It was an unexpected phone call that the Kallah teacher received. A young lady had engaged her to prepare her in halacha. And now, the young lady’s would be mother-in-law was on the phone. The woman said, “Our side is about to break-off this shidduch. We have been made […]
Yaakov Litzman will once again be the Housing and Construction Minister, it was announced on Monday afternoon. The decision was made after he consulted with the Gerrer Rebbe, and Litzman
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Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al- Zayani is visiting Israel on Wednesday, the first official visit by a Bahraini official, arriving on the same day as US Secretary of
New York City’s coronavirus test results have not reached the level that would trigger a shutdown of public school buildings, so schools will remain open for now, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Sunday. “Thankfully, schools will remain open on Monday, but we have to keep fighting back with everything we’ve got,” de Blasio said on […]
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday said he will be reducing indoor and outdoor gathering limits because of the COVID-19 resurgence. The Democrat said on MSNBC that he will
A federal judge in New York ruled Saturday that Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf assumed his position unlawfully, a determination that invalidated Wolf’s suspension of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which shields young people from deportation. “DHS failed to follow the order of succession as it was lawfully designated,” U.S. […]
President-elect Joe Biden wants to “restore the soul of America.” First, he’ll need to fix a broken and divided Congress. Biden is rushing headlong into a legislative branch ground down by partisanship, name-calling and, now, a refusal by some to acknowledge his win over President Donald Trump. Democratic allies, struggling to regroup after their own […]
For the second time this month, there’s promising news from a COVID-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavirus surges in the U.S. and around the world. Moderna said its vaccine appears to be 94.5% effective, according to preliminary data from the […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is self-isolating after being told he came into contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said Sunday. “He will carry on working from Downing Street, including on leading the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic,” a statement from his office said. Johnson “is well and does not […]
Joe Biden’s scientific advisers will meet with vaccine makers in coming days as the presidential transition remains stalled because of President Donald Trump’s refusal to acknowledge that he lost the election. That delayed handoff is especially problematic during a public health crisis, the government’s top infectious disease expert said. “Of course it would be better […]
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