SoulWords is launching it’s yearly matching campaign to raise $180,000 for its vital work in spreading Torah and chasidus. As a novel twist, the campaign will take the form of
DO YOU WISH THAT YOU COULD… Feel closer to the people around you?Understand yourself better?Acquire deep inner happiness?Give your children a confident, connected mother?Help your students or others in their
For all the drama around the 2020 election, one thing isnt at stake: Democratic control of New Yorks state legislature. But while the party isnt in danger of losing its grip on Albany, Tuesdays election could bring subtle shifts in a political landscape where Gov. Andrew Cuomo often calls the shots. Democrats could gain a […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new month-long lockdown for England after being warned that without tough action a resurgent coronavirus outbreak will overwhelm hospitals in weeks.
Israel’s Health Ministry published that 674 people tested positive for contracting the coronavirus on Friday. An additional 138 people tested positive from midnight until 4:00 p.m. on Shabbos. The numbers
The Pennsylvania National Guard arrived in Philadelphia on Friday following days of protests, store break-ins and ATM thefts after a Black man holding a knife was shot at 14 times
New Zealanders voted to legalize euthanasia in a binding referendum, but preliminary results released Friday showed they likely would not legalize recreational marijuana use. With about 83% of votes counted, New Zealanders emphatically endorsed the euthanasia measure with 65% voting in favor and 34% voting against. The No vote on marijuana was much closer, with […]
A federal judge in upstate New York on Friday upheld the states restrictions on religious gatherings in coronavirus hot spots. The decision by U.S. District Judge Gary Sharpe in Albany followed two other similar rulings earlier this month that also refused to block Gov. Andrew Cuomos limits on areas in the state that are deemed […]
How timely, that this year, the annual memorial lecture in honor of M. Leo Storch, ah, is scheduled for this upcoming Sunday evening, November 1st. His children, Mindy Spetner, Judy (Bregin) Gross, and Frank Storch, will have just finished sitting shivah for their beloved mother, Mrs. Hannah Storch, ah. Mrs. Storch, his true ezer knegdo, […]
New York is now requiring travelers from non-neighboring states to get a coronavirus test before, and potentially after, they arrive in the state. New York for months had attempted to
Israel’s Health Ministry confirmed 812 new coronavirus cases on Motzei Shabbos, with test results reflecting a positivity rate of .2.1%.There are currently 419 seriously ill patients, of whom 182 are ventilated. The death toll has risen to 2,523. The coronavirus cabinet approved a rollback of coronavirus restrictions on Friday, including the reopening of shuls for […]
Three young children and their mother were rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in western Turkey on Saturday, some 23 hours after a powerful earthquake in the Aegean Sea killed at least 37 people and injured more than 800 others. The Friday afternoon quake that struck Turkeys Aegean coast and north of […]
Schools in New York states “red zones” and “orange zones” will be allowed to resume in-person learning if they test all students and faculty members for COVID-19 first, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday. Cuomo on Oct. 6 announced that schools in areas deemed red zone clusters or orange zone warning zones would have to shift […]
Israel supporter Mohammed Saud of Saudi Arabia has contracted the coronavirus along with his father, who is ill with cancer and is now in critical condition. Saud, who is well-known
TINOKOS SHEL BEIS RABBAN Elementary-age Talmidim and Talmidos Rebbeim and Moros should please introduce the saying of Tehillim by explaining to their classes the current need for tefillah, and then
Lebanon and Israel held a second round of U.S.-mediated talks Wednesday over their disputed maritime border and agreed to continue discussions on the next day. Local news reports described the meeting as serious as the two sides got down to technicalities and the Lebanese delegation pushed for an additional 1,430 square kilometers (550 square miles) […]
The coronavirus pandemic may be keeping tourists away from Jerusalems ancient citadel, but it has created a rare opportunity for the site to launch a massive restoration and conservation project. In the process, Israeli archaeologists are studying the bastions medieval past in the hope of learning more about the holy city during the Crusades. The […]
I once criticized a Jewish friend of mine for verbally attacking other Jews with the offhand comment that he was an anti-Semite. If so, I come by it honestly, replied this educated, observant man. And his reply gave me pausea pause Ive returned to again and again. Honest anti-Semitismwhat does that mean? After saying modeh, […]
In heartening news regarding its ongoing litigation on behalf of shuls in New York State, Agudath Israel of America announced today that four amicus curiae (friend of the court briefs) have been filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit supporting Agudath Israels position defending religious freedom. The Agudahs lawsuit filed […]
300 years ago on a cold dark night in the little village of Kerevan, in the Great Kingdom of Voldania, there suddenly is a knock on the Rabbi’s door.
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