Iran’s president on Thursday replaced the head of a government think tank after a recording of a conversation with the country’s foreign minister leaked out this week. The tape, meant for government records, provided a rare glimpse into the theocracy’s power struggles and set off a firestorm in Iran. The conversation took place as an […]
A new mass fundraising campaign aims to inspire 50 million people around the world to make small donations to Covax, the international effort to push for equitable global distribution of
Excitement has been building in Israel ahead of Lag B’Omer, with hundreds of thousands of visitors expected at Meron this year after the site was closed to crowds last year
Pardes Hanna, a town near Haifa of about 45,000 residents, suffered a coronavirus outbreak this week and is now Israel’s only orange locale. Residents of the town are known for
A Texas man died after going into cardiac arrest when he was attacked by an aggressive swarm of bees outside his home, authorities said. Thomas Hicks, 70, was mowing his
As you know, Friday is Lag B’Omer. In appreciation for your past & future help, you can have your names submitted for tefillah with no minimum donation, (this is our
Police in Alameda, California, are under fire over the death of a Latino man who was pinned to the ground face down for more than five minutes on the same
Israel’s Health Ministry reported on Thursday that 41 Israelis have been diagnosed with the Indian variant, including 24 who returned from abroad and 17 who were infected in the country, some of whom had not been in contact with returning travelers. Children are among those infected and the Health Ministry said that the variant has been […]
Connecticut will no longer allow a religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools, colleges, and daycare facilities, becoming the sixth state to end that policy. The legislation was signed
Russia’s top diplomat said Wednesday that relations with the United States are now even worse than during the Cold War times because of a lack of mutual respect. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow stands ready to normalize ties with Washington, but warned that the U.S. should stop posturing like a “sovereign” rallying […]
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A social media agitator was convicted Wednesday on federal charges of threatening to kill members of Congress, a verdict that rejected his claims it was harmless rhetoric. A jury found
Just an hour before the festivities were to begin at Meron, an elderly woman suddenly collapsed in cardiac arrest at the Kever of RASHBI. Dozens of Hatzolah and Magen David
The Biden administration is considering a near wholesale rollback of some of the most stringent Trump-era sanctions imposed on Iran in a bid to get the Islamic Republic to return
Iran’s top diplomat expressed regret Wednesday that a recording leaked out of him making frank comments about the limits of his power in the Islamic Republic, with the country’s president describing the incident as a means to derail ongoing talks with world powers over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal. Posting to his Instagram account, Mohammad Javad […]
As you know, Friday is Lag B’Omer. In appreciation for your past & future help, you can have your names submitted for tefillah with no minimum donation, (this is our
Even his father, אדם, was baffled at his joy. But he explained: “I did תשובה, and my punishment was lightened.” אדם’s immediate reaction? “Mizmor Shir L’Yom Hashabbos.” What’s the connection
Facebook’s stock jumped Wednesday into record territory after the social media giant reported stronger-than-expected results for the first quarter thanks to soaring ad revenue. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the extra money means the company will invest more in new areas of potential growth — including augmented and virtual reality, commerce, business messaging and content creators, […]
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that New York City plans to “fully reopen” starting July 1. “Our plan is to fully reopen New York City on July 1,” de Blasio said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” The mayor declared, “This is going to be the summer of New York City” during the announcement in a televised […]
The chairmen of the New Hope and Yamina parties are in talks to merge their parties, according to a Yisrael Hayom report on Wednesday. The move is intended to allow
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