The World Health Organization chief said Monday there are around seven or eight �top� candidates for a vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus and work on them is being accelerated. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a U.N. Economic and Social Council video briefing the original thinking two months ago was that it may take […]
TODAY AT 5PM (NY), please join Yaakov Shwekey, Mordechai Ben David, and Ishay Ribo as we celebrate Lag Ba’Omer, with a global live stream concert.Produced by Eli Gerstner, the concert
An Arab terrorist attempted to stab a security officer at the Qalandiya checkpoint north of Jerusalem on Tuesday afternoon. According to a witness, the terrorist jumped from a truck and
A federal appeals court should let New York�s Democratic presidential primary proceed on June 23 over the objections of the state, a lawyer for delegates said Monday. Attorney Jeffrey Kurzon filed written arguments with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which will hear the case Friday as lawyers for the state seek to overturn […]
Can Torah study and an academic degree fit within the same schedule? It�s the question asked by numerous yeshiva students worldwide who wish to simultaneously pursue a professional career, but struggle to envision how the pieces will fit together. The Jerusalem College of Technology�s (JCT) International Program in English is a unique program which solves […]
It is not so easy nowadays figuring out when we and our children will return to everyday life. Medical concerns have been pushed off to the back of our minds
President Donald Trump abruptly ended his White House news conference Monday following combative exchanges with reporters Weijia Jiang of CBS News and Kaitlan Collins of CNN. Jiang asked Trump why he was putting so much emphasis on the amount of coronavirus tests that have been conducted in the United States. �Why does that matter?� Jiang […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is poised to unveil the next coronavirus aid package, encouraging Congress to �go big� on aid to help cash-strapped states and struggling Americans. Voting is possible as soon as Friday. But the bill is heading straight into a Senate roadblock. Senate Republicans said Monday they are not planning to vote on […]
NBC has apologized for �inaccurately� cutting a portion of an interview with Attorney General William Barr that left a false impression with viewers of �Meet the Press.� The apology didn�t satisfy President Donald Trump, who tweeted both Sunday and Monday that �Meet the Press� moderator Chuck Todd should be fired. The news show was discussing […]
After a transcendently joyful and successful evening of celebration and support, the production crew that brought the first half of the marathon �Hatzalah-thon� concert is rested and ready to fuel a full day of giving and unity. Over 8 million dollars were raised from over 40,000 donors in just 12 hours for over 40 Hatzalahs […]
President Donald Trump�s fundraising pace slowed slightly for the second straight month as the nation reeled from the coronavirus outbreak. The Republican National Committee and Trump�s reelection campaign announced Monday that they raised more than $61.7 million in April. It brings Trump�s total haul cycle for the election cycle to over $742 million. That�s $288 […]
Democrats are making new moves toward a virtual presidential nominating convention this August, with party officials preparing to grant convention organizers in Milwaukee the authority to design an event that won�t require delegates to attend in person amid the coronavirus pandemic. A top party official discussed the plans ahead of Tuesday�s virtual meeting of the […]
A difficult tragedy occured last summer, when the choshuve yungerman, muflag in Torah and Yiras shomayim, Rabbi Eliyahu Kletzkin zt�l passed away at a young age, after having been purified through bitter and difficult travails, the physical and emotional pain of the dreaded disease, when he was only 42 years old. CLICK HERE TO DONATE […]
A Golani soldier was killed early Tuesday morning when a large rock was thrown on his head during a pre-dawn arrest operation in Yabed, an Arab village west of Jenin
IDF forces demolished the home in the Arab village of Kobar in the Ramallah area of one of the terrorists who murdered Rina Shnerb in August 2019. Kobar residents rioted
Twitter announced Monday it will warn users when a tweet contains disputed or misleading information about the coronavirus. The new rule is the latest in a wave of stricter policies
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times The Ramah Shulchan Aruch (OC 493:2) that on LaG BaOmer we engage slightly in Simcha � joy.� Commemorating LaG BaOmer is a serious matter.� The Mogen Avrohom cites the Kavanos HaArizal that discusses a certain individual who had the habit of reciting Nachem every day.� […]
Police are preparing ahead of Lag B’Omer on Monday night to enforce restrictions on the public forbidding bonfires and large gatherings. Police forces will be increased in cities, forests, beaches,
Maran Hagaon Harav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, z”tl, never once went to visit Meron during his 90 years in Eretz Yisrael. A story was told by Harav Elyashiv’s talmid, Harav Ben
Authorities have captured a man who escaped from a Chicago jail by wearing a coronavirus protective mask and pretending to be another detainee who was set for release, officials said Monday. Jahquez Scott, 21, was captured by the Cook County Sheriff�s Department and the FBI on Saturday inside the bedroom of a home of Chicago�s […]
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