Fans of an Israeli soccer club long associated with anti-Arab racism gathered on Friday in a show of support for an Emirati businessman’s purchase of a stake in the organization, welcoming it as a sign of change even as a smaller number of fans protested the move. Beitar Jerusalem is the only major Israeli soccer […]
President Donald Trump lost a federal lawsuit Saturday while his attorney was arguing his case before a skeptical Wisconsin Supreme Court in another lawsuit that liberal justices said “smacks of racism” and would disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of voters only in the state’s most diverse counties. U.S. District Judge Brett Ludwig, a Trump appointee, dismissed […]
David Frohlich z”l Youth Department of Congregation Bnai Yeshurun, and Black Arrow productions, led by Nochi Krohn, have teamed up to bring the Teaneck, the greater Bergen County area and
President-elect Joe Biden’s fractured foot has been healing, his doctor said Saturday. Biden made the drive from his Delaware home to a Philadelphia hospital for a special CT scan that was able to obtain a “weight-bearing” image. His doctor, in a statement released after the visit, said the small fracture was “healing as expected” “Weight-bearing […]
The lights of Chanukah will still shine bright this year, even though we may need to be a bit more careful about how we celebrate. Chanukah is a time to celebrate, laugh, enjoy, and spend time with family – and we should continue to do that this year, no exception. However, finding something family friendly, […]
Israel established full diplomatic relations with the Southeast Asian country of Bhutan on Motzei Shabbos. The final agreement was signed on Motzei Shabbos at a ceremony at the residence of
Iran on Saturday executed an exiled journalist over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic protests in 2017, a little more than a year after authorities tricked him into
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is one of several contenders under consideration by President-elect Joe Biden for the role of attorney general, a person with knowledge of the search process
Armenian officials and Azerbaijan on Saturday accused each other of breaching a peace deal that ended six weeks of fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, and Azerbaijan’s leader threatened to crush Armenian forces with an “iron fist.” The new clashes mark the first significant breach of the peace deal brokered by Russia on Nov. 10 that saw […]
The last time Alejandro Mayorkas faced Senate confirmation, not a single Republican voted for him because there was an open investigation into his management of the U.S. immigration agency under President Barack Obama. Now, seven years later, Mayorkas is President-elect Joe Biden’s groundbreaking nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, and that since-completed investigation […]
1,818 Israelis tested positive for having contracted the Coronavirus on Friday, and another 656 tested positive for the virus on Shabbos bringing the total number of people who tested positive
The Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory, ending a desperate attempt to get legal issues rejected by state and federal judges before the nation’s highest court and subvert the will of voters. Trump bemoaned the decision late Friday, tweeting: “The Supreme Court really let […]
The nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday, after the government gave the final go-ahead to the shots needed to end an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans. Trucks will roll out Sunday morning as shipping companies UPS and FedEx begin delivering Pfizer’s vaccine to nearly […]
The leaders of Iran and Afghanistan on Thursday inaugurated the first railway link between the two countries, expressing hope it would enhance trade links across the region. The 140-kilometer (90-mile)
Incredible Science Chanukah Light and Fire Show! 🔥🔥🔥 Yochanan Ghoori will be releasing an AMAZING PERFORMANCE this Chanukah, Sunday at 12pm Eastern time (with additional showing at 5pm – or
Indoor dining restrictions will be reinstated in New York City on Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced. Only takeout orders and outdoor dining will be allowed. Nearly 1,700 patients are hospitalized in the city with the coronavirus, triple the number a month ago. The government’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, spoke with Cuomo by […]
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Friday pressed Food and Drug Administration chief Stephen Hahn to grant an emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine by the end
A press conference was held on Thursday by the CEO of Israel’s Health Ministry, Chezi Levi, together with the head of the Health Ministry’s team that was assigned to combat
In a new show of military might, two American bomber aircraft flew from the United States to the Middle East on Thursday, in a round-trip mission that U.S. officials said
Jewish Americans from a variety of branches of the faith are celebrating Hanukkah with smaller-than-usual gatherings this year, in hopes of keeping the year-end holiday safe but still joyful as
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