Goldstein Resigns From Lawrence Village Board
After an election campaign that left mayoral challenger Daniel Goldstein overwhelmingly defeated, Goldstein submitted his resignation from the Lawrence village board on Monday, effective immediately.
“To tell you the truth,...
Happy 75th Birthday United Nations?
World leaders came together, virtually, on Monday to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, as the deadly coronavirus pandemic and tensions between the United States and China...
Rice, Kaminsky Fight for Disaster Funding After Tropical Storm Isaias
Rep. Rice, Sen. Kaminsky Urge Trump Administration To Grant Major Disaster Declaration From Tropical Storm Isaias
In response to the cost of devastation by Tropical Storm Isaias, U.S. Representative Kathleen...
RAA Calls on Administration to Bring Hamada, Abu Zayed to Justice
The Rabbinical Alliance of America—Igud HaRabbonim, representing over 950 American Rabbis, calls on the Trump administration to bring notorious accused terrorists Hamada and Abu Zayed to justice for the...
Other Side of the Bench: Life’s Breath
I heard the bee buzzing and felt it work its way into my shoe. I then felt it on the top of my foot. It was trapped in my...
Trump Campaign Launches Outreach Initiative to Jewish Voters
JNS.org – The re-election campaign of President Donald Trump launched a new initiative on Wednesday to target Jewish voters ahead of the Nov. 3 elections.
The board of the “Jewish...
Bulgarian Court Sentences 2 Men for Life for 2012 Bus Bombing
A Bulgarian court sentenced two men of Lebanese origin for life on Monday over a 2012 bus bombing that killed five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian driver, and has...
Ginsburg’s Death on Rosh Hashanah Significant for Some Jewish Americans
Just as many Jews in the United States were sitting down to a post-sunset Rosh Hashanah dinner on Friday, preparing to dip apples in honey to signal the sweetness...
‘Schitt’$ Creek’ Sets an Emmy Record
The Jerusalem Post
At the Emmy Awards ceremony, which was held in Los Angeles on Sunday night, German director Maria Schrader won for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87
BY SARAH WILDMAN
WASHINGTON (JTA) – Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first Jewish woman to serve on the Supreme Court and a tireless advocate for gender equality, has died at 87.
A fierce...
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Judgment Day: Yom Kippur Arrives With COVID-19 Cases on the Rise
BY SHIRA HANAU AND PHILISSA CRAMER
(JTA) – In synagogues and in their parking lots, in backyard tent services and on Zoom, Jews around the world will spend...
Cuomo: 10 ZIP Codes Account for 25% of New COVID Infections
Gov. Andrew Cuomo raised alarm Monday about the emergence of a handful of coronavirus hot spots in New York, saying just 10 ZIP codes represented...
Simcha Is Essential. Drink Wine.
By Gabriel Geller
Royal Wine/Kedem
For many, if not most of us (all of us quite frankly), Shabbos and yom tov are not only great mitzvos;...