In a private call with federal prosecutors across the country, Attorney General William Barr’s message was clear: aggressively go after demonstrators who cause violence. Barr pushed his U.S. attorneys to bring federal charges whenever they could, keeping a grip on cases even if a defendant could be tried instead in state court, according to officials […]
Aryeh Baruch has been a kollel avreich in Lakewood for many years. He has been giving haircuts on the side for the last 7 years, while struggling to find other
The first volume of former President Barack Obama’s memoir is coming out Nov. 17, two weeks after Election Day. It’s called “A Promised Land” and will cover his swift and historic rise to the White House and his first term in office. The publication date for the second volume has not yet been determined. “I’ve […]
My neshoma is here on earth is to teach people Emunah and allow them to do mitzvos! With my recent TRACHEOTOMY, BROKEN FEMUR, AND BONES SO FRAGILE THAT I MUST BE TURNED OVER BY 2 PEOPLE LEST SOMETHING BREAKS, IMMA AND ABBA CRITICALLY NEED ROUND-THE-CLOCK NURSING HELP FOREVER, TO SAVE MY LIFE. I can’t live in […]
Just two weeks after students started returning to Ball State University last month, the surrounding county had become Indiana’s coronavirus epicenter. Out of nearly 600 students tested for the virus, more than half have been positive. Dozens of infections have been blamed on off-campus parties, prompting university officials to admonish students. University President Geoffrey Mearns […]
The newest episode of Inside ArtScroll features a full-length interview with Rabbi Binyomin Pruzansky, author of the new book,Chizuk for Your Heart. Rabbi Pruzansky knows how to find stories that give us chizuk, strengthening
New York City has again delayed the planned start of in-person learning for most of the more than 1 million students in its public school system. Mayor Bill de Blasio
The following important update was released moments ago by the Chaim VChessed Organization: Israel will be entering a shutdown on Erev Rosh Hashana. In conjunction with this, on Thursday, September
Joe Biden said Wednesday that while he trusts what scientists say about a potential coronavirus vaccine, he doesn’t trust President Donald Trump. His comments come as the debate over a vaccine — how it will be evaluated and distributed when it’s ready — has taken center stage in the presidential race with seven weeks to […]
A looming U.S. ban on the Chinese app WeChat won’t target people who use the app to communicate, according to a government court filing Wednesday. President Donald Trump issued orders on Aug. 6 that targeted WeChat and TikTok as purported national-security threats and imposed a Sept. 20 deadline for the Commerce Department to draft specific […]
With Rosh Hashana fast approaching this is an auspicious time to give tzedakah to those in need.Just before we all sit around our beautifully set and lit Rosh Hashanah table,
A heart attack patient was killed Thursday when a fire truck crashed into the ambulance that was carrying him to a Brooklyn hospital, authorities said. The crash at Myrtle and
President Donald Trump said he expects to get a report Thursday about Oracle’s bid for the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok and admitted there is no legal path to letting the U.S. Treasury get a cut of the deal — a proposition experts had criticized as unprecedented and possibly illegal. “I’m not prepared to sign off […]
In Bucks County Pa., home to apx. 50,000 Jews, a revolution is taking place.In this midbar, a shul with a daily minyan, a mikvah, an eruv, a preschool, a Kollel,
With the economy still struggling to recover from the pandemic recession, Federal Reserve policymakers signaled Wednesday that their benchmark short-term interest rate will likely remain at zero at least through
Is it possible the election will be up in the air and we won’t have a president on Inauguration Day: Jan. 20, 2021? Even if the election is messy and contested in court, the country will have a president on Inauguration Day. The Constitution and federal law ensure it. Here’s what happens after voters go […]
Following a period of seven months with no kabalas kahal for Hagaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky due to the coronavirus, special preparations are being made to allow Bnei Brak residents to
The Trump administration has agreed to provide in-person briefings on threats to the November election to key members of Congress, backing down from a decision last month to provide that
A yesoma, from a chashuva family just got married a day ago and is in a terrible financial situation, as she cannot pay for the wedding or new clothing and appliances! Her father died
Dubai-based port operator DP World said Wednesday it would partner with an Israeli firm in a bid to take over the country’s Haifa port, the largest shipping hub for the nation. DP World said in a statement it signed memorandums of understanding with DoverTower, a company owned by Shlomi Fogel, the co-owner of Israel Shipyards […]
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