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February 17, 2020 at 9:26 am
An Israeli woman roughly 50 years of age was injured in a stone-throwing attack in western Samaria Monday afternoon.
The incident occurred on Route 446, as the woman was driving between the Israeli towns of Nili and Naale, by the Rantis checkpoint not far from the Palestinian Authority town of Shuqba.
During the attack, a large stone struck the windshield of the victim’s car, smashing it and sending pieces of glass flying at the victim’s face.
The woman suffered minor injuries in the attack.
MDA emergency first responders were called to the scene and treated the woman.
“We got to the scene quickly in an armored ambulance,” said MDA paramedic Alex Romov. “Next to the car, we saw a woman, about 50 years of age, walking around.” Read more at Arutz-7
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February 17, 2020 at 9:23 am
Israel‘s prime minister on Sunday hailed what he called efforts by friendly states to stop the International Criminal Court opening an investigation into alleged war crimes against Palestinians.
The court’s chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said in December there was enough evidence for an investigation into thousands of killings — but asked the court to rule on whether it had the jurisdiction over the Palestinian territories.
Brazil, Hungary, Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic and Australia have asked the court over the past two weeks to let them file “amicus brief” opinions on the case, ICC records show.
Some, including Germany, said they would argue the court’s jurisdiction did not extend to the Palestinian territories.
Brazil said it would argue ...
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February 17, 2020 at 9:22 am
Along with its increasing popularity come some significant challenges, such as finding qualified educators to run classes and programs.
For many students, taking a second language used to mean choosing between French and Spanish, and even then not until high school. These days, however, more students have been signing up for Hebrew in public and charter schools – and at much younger ages.
More than 6,600 students were learning Hebrew in a public-school or charter-school setting in 2018, according to a report issued by CASJE, the Consortium for Applied Studies in Jewish Education, and George Washington University's Graduate School of Education and Human Development.
The report, "Mapping Hebrew Education in Public Schools: A Resource for Hebrew Educators," further noted that ...
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February 17, 2020 at 9:15 am
Jerusalem, Israel - Feb. 17, 2020 - "Were back!" was the only public statement Malcolm Hoenlein would make concerning a visit to Saudia Arabia prior to the opening of the annual meetings of Conference of Presidents in Jerusalem, Israel. Based at the Inbal Hotel, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (COP) is scheduled to hear from a range of Israeli political leaders and expert analysts. More than 100 leaders representing 50 organizations from across the American Jewish community, led by Chairman Arthur Stark, Executive Vice Chairman Malcolm Hoenlein and CEO William Daroff are participating in the COP mission.
In past years the COP has visited the United Arab Emirates and "20 years ago - Qatar" mentioned Stark. Building meaningful relationships for "lo...
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February 16, 2020 at 10:54 pm
Baltimore, Md - Feb. 16, 2020 - As you may know, the Mikvah of Baltimore is having a dinner on Wednesday, February 26, 7:00 pm, at the DoubleTree in Pikesville. The dinner will honor community members who have given their lives and significant resources to ensuring the mikvah has run smoothly, providing our community with an essential part of Jewish life.
The Mikvah only has a dinner every 30 years, so this is our opportunity as the young families of the community to show our gratitude to the volunteers who have carried the weight of the Mikvah for the community, as well as our gratitude to the people who made possible the Mikvah's beautiful renovations.There are many important tzedakos in this community, and we all have limited dollars to give, but as the Chofetz Chaim ...
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February 16, 2020 at 10:45 pm
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 16, 2020 - Listen to today's shiur from HaRav Shraga Neuberger, shlita, on Shalom BayisToday's shiur on Shalom Bayis was given in KAYTT Kolel Mevakshei Torah L’Baalei Batim as a part of Shovovim series
The Kolel is every Sunday morning from 9-12 with breakfast served
Click here to listen
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February 16, 2020 at 10:43 pm
JERUSALEM (VINnews) – Avremi Weinberg, a 24-year-old Slonimer Chosid and resident of Bnei Brak, was killed Sunday afternoon in a fatal road accident on the 443 road connecting Modi’in and Jerusalem. Weinberg, who had married only six months ago, was a volunteer in numerous charitable organizations and was known for his constant willingness to help others.
Weinberg served as supervisor of logistics and catering operations at the Armonot Chen wedding hall. Grieving friends said that “his smile never left him” and “he always loved helping everyone.”
Weinberg’s father, Rav Efrayim Weinberg, serves an instructor in one of the Slonim Yeshivos. His sister is due to get married next Sunday at the end of the Shiva.
The accident occurred at around 2:30 PM...
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February 16, 2020 at 10:37 pm
NEW CITY (VINnews) — A State Supreme Court decision has ruled that attorney Michael Sussman should not be removed from the Grafton Thomas Chanukah stabbing case.
Thomas, of Greenwood Lake, is accused of stabbing 5 Jews with a machete when he entered the home of Rabbi Rottenberg in the Forshay neighborhood of Monsey during a Chanukah party.
Attorney Michael Sussman had learned that his client, Grafton Thomas, had lived for a period of time in a Wurtsboro cottage, and visited the location with Thomas’ mother and a member of the clergy. While there, he gathered and logged evidence, including medication and writings.
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh II subsequently filed court papers to have Sussman disqualified as Thomas’ lawyer, alleging that Suss...
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February 16, 2020 at 10:34 pm
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) urged USA Table Tennis (USATT) on Friday to accommodate the Shabbat-observance needs of an Orthodox Jewish player at the US Olympic Table Tennis Team trials set to be held in California later this month.
A New York Post report said that 18-year-old Estee Ackerman would likely not be able to participate in the tournament, as one day of the four-day competition falls on Saturday.
In January, a request by Ackerman’s father to tailor his daughter’s match schedule to avoid conflicting with Shabbat was said to have been rejected by USATT.
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt wrote in a letter on Friday to USATT CEO Virginia Sung, “The Olympics are about embracing diversity in competition. Forcing Estee to choose between her faith and her lifelong drea...
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February 16, 2020 at 10:31 pm
Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Sunday her presidential campaign has raised more than $12 million since the debate in New Hampshire just over a week ago.
“I can finally be competitive on the airwaves and get teams in every single Super Tuesday state,” Klobuchar told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union.”
The amount raised since the debate is more than the $11.4 million Klobuchar’s campaign raised during the entire fourth quarter of 2019.
Read more at The Hill.
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February 16, 2020 at 10:27 pm
More than 1,100 former Justice Department employees signed a public letter Sunday urging Attorney General William Barr to resign over his handling of the case of President Donald Trump’s longtime friend Roger Stone – and exhorted current department employees to report any unethical conduct.
The letter is the latest sign of a crisis of confidence inside the department. Four prosecutors quit the Stone case last week after Barr and other Justice Department leaders pushed for a softer prison recommendation for Stone, who is due to be sentenced this week.
The four prosecutors had originally recommended a prison sentence of seven to nine years for Stone after he was convicted of lying to Congress and obstruction. The president publicly attacked that recommendation, and at Barr&rsqu...
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February 16, 2020 at 10:25 pm
Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai denied that there has been a change in city policy to ban tefillin-laying booths in the city’s public space.
“In recent days, a false discourse has become prevalent on social media – what is called, Fake News – as if the Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipality has banned tefillin in the public domain. Not only is this not true – the truth is the complete opposite,” Huldai wrote in a Facebook post Sunday morning.
“Here are the facts: There are quite a few stalls scattered around the city, as well as booths of political parties and organizations promoting a variety of causes. Everyone works with the authorities, because that’s what it happens in a democratic society – everyone is allowed to express his or her own ideas and...
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February 16, 2020 at 10:24 pm
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., sharpened his criticism of Mike Bloomberg on Saturday night, telling an audience of Democrats here that the billionaire former mayor of New York City would bring fatal weaknesses to a general election.
“Mayor Bloomberg, with all his money, will not create the kind of excitement and energy we need to have the voter turnout we must have to defeat Donald Trump,” Sanders said. “We will not create the energy and excitement we need to defeat Donald Trump if that candidate pursued, advocated for, and enacted, racist policies like stop-and-frisk, which caused communities of color in his city to live in fear.”
Those were the only comments made about Bloomberg, who is not competing in this state’s caucuses, during a gathering of Clark Count...
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February 16, 2020 at 10:22 pm
The Israel Defense Forces has unveiled its new multi-year work plan, which according to the military is designed to greatly increase its offensive and defensive capabilities.
With an annual price tag of NIS 30 billion ($8.75 million), the five-year plan, codenamed “Momentum,” aims to bolster the military’s air, ground, sea and cyber capabilities, its intelligence superiority and technological prowess.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi presented the plan on Thursday, despite the ongoing political turmoil in Israel, which is heading into its third general election within a 12-month period. Defense Minister Naftali Bennett approved the plan and presented it to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It will be presented to the Cabinet for a vote this week.
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February 16, 2020 at 10:18 pm
Former US Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday criticized the conduct of online supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders, saying his rival for the Democratic nomination for president has “some accountability.”
Biden, in an interview with NBC‘s Meet the Press, waded into a spat between Sanders supporters and leaders of the Culinary Union, a powerful labor group in Nevada that has been critical of the senator’s healthcare proposals. Nevada holds the next nominating contest in the Democratic presidential primary.
“He may not be responsible for it but he has some accountability,” Biden said in the interview that will air on Sunday morning. “If any of my supporters did that, I’d disown them. Flat disown them. The stuff that was said online, the way ...
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February 16, 2020 at 10:16 pm
As the rate of new coronavirus cases appears to be slowing in China, thousands of cruise ship passengers who have been exposed to the virus in Japan and Cambodia are posing logistical and public health challenges as officials try to send them home while prioritizing containment.
The U.S. government evacuated hundreds of Americans on Sunday night from the Diamond Princess cruise liner, docked in Tokyo and quarantined since Feb. 5, and flew them out of Japan on two chartered planes bound for U.S. military bases – a carefully monitored process that will include another quarantine once they land.
Another 44 Americans aboard the Diamond Princess tested positive for coronavirus and will stay at hospitals in Japan as they recover, Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of ...
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February 16, 2020 at 10:14 pm
German federal prosecutors won a court order to detain 12 men arrested on suspicion of involvement in a far-right plot to overthrow the political order by means of targeted attacks.
The men were arrested on Friday, four on suspicion of forming a right-wing terrorist organization last September and the rest of offering them financial support.
They were planning to stage attacks on politicians, asylum seekers, and Muslims, and a federal court judge ordered them detained pending further investigations on Saturday, prosecutors said.
Popular support for far-right groups is growing in Germany, notably in the country’s former Communist east, as part of a polarization at both ends of the political spectrum that is undermining the mainstream establishment that been in government since Worl...
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February 16, 2020 at 10:14 pm
Please say Tehillim for Mr. Josh Lewis, Yehoshua Shalom Ben Bluma.
https://new.tehilimyahad.com/mr.jsp?r=cQl0QMubBSY
May we hear Besuros Tovos.
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February 16, 2020 at 10:13 pm
Israel’s government has established a team to map out areas of the West Bank that it will annex in accordance with President Donald Trump’s recently released peace plan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.
Speaking at the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said, “In recent weeks, we brought enormous news for the State of Israel and the Land of Israel. My friend President Trump clearly stated that he would recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley, the northern Dead Sea, and all Jewish communities in Yehuda and Shomron, as well as a broad area encompassing them.”
“We have formed an Israeli team to work with the American team on the work of mapping, which has already begun — it is underway,” Netanyahu announced.
The...
