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November 23, 2020 at 1:49 pm
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — As coronavirus infections in the Chareidi community and the general public in Israel continue to decrease, there have been increasing calls to reopen the educational system, closed since the middle of September. In the meantime only the 1st-4th grades returned to their studies two weeks ago, with 5th-6th grades slated to begin from Tuesday. Talmud Torahs also returned to their studies a few weeks ago despite government opposition, but the Chinuch Atzmai schools which are largely funded by the government were told by Rabbi Gershon Edelstein to wait for government approval.
However Rabbi Edelstein and Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky have now ruled that the schools should open to all grades -both for boys and girls – up to 8th grade, while maintaining all the precau...
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November 23, 2020 at 12:32 pm
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Jake Sullivan as his national security adviser and Linda Thomas-Greenfield as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, multiple sources familiar with the plans told NBC News.
Sullivan served in the Obama administration as national security adviser to then-Vice President Biden before serving as director of policy planning at the State Department and as deputy chief of staff to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Sullivan later served as a senior policy adviser to Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.
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November 23, 2020 at 12:24 pm
Director of PLO Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs Qadri Abu Bakr tells “The New York Times” that the Palestinian Authority is changing its “pay for slay” policy, after conveying the opposite message in Arabic.
A Palestinian Authority official told The New York Times on Nov. 21 that the P.A. would be changing its policy of rewarding terrorists with salaries based on the length of their prison sentence, and instead provide money on the basis of the needs of each individual terrorist’s family.
However, Palestinian Media Watch reported on Sunday that the same official—director of Palestinian [PLO] Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs Qadri Abu Bakr—had expressed the opposite sentiment two days earlier in Arabic in the U.K.-based pu...
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November 23, 2020 at 12:24 pm
CAIRO (VINnews) — How much can a picture accomplish? In the case of a Cairo woman who was photographed selling lupines in teeming rain, the picture was not just worth a thousand words but rather tens of thousands of dollars.
An Emirati woman saw the viral picture of Nemaat, a 63-year-old Cairo vendor huddling to protect herself from the cold and the rain while she sold stewed lupines, a popular local dish. The woman decided to donate to the vendor, dubbed “the woman in the rain” by viewers, an apartment as well as a regular stipend in order that she should not have to continue her grueling trade in all weathers.
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November 23, 2020 at 12:14 pm
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. is making General Motors recall and repair nearly 6 million big pickup trucks and SUVs equipped with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.
The decision announced Monday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will cost the automaker an estimated $1.2 billion, about one third of its net income this year.
GM says it will not fight the recall, and it will repair another 1 million vehicles worldwide.
The Detroit automaker had petitioned the agency four times starting in 2016 to avoid a recall, contending the air bag inflator canisters have been safe on the road and in testing. But owners say the company has placed a priority on profits, not safety.
Exploding Takata inflators caused the largest series of auto recalls in U.S. history, wit...
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November 23, 2020 at 12:12 pm
President Donald Trump railed against the Paris climate accord on Sunday, telling world leaders at a virtual summit that the agreement was designed to cripple the U.S. economy, not save the planet.
“To protect American workers, I withdrew the United States from the unfair and one-sided Paris climate accord, a very unfair act for the United States,” Trump said in a video statement from the White House to the Group of 20 summit hosted by Saudi Arabia. His comments came during a discussion among the world’s largest economies on safeguarding the Earth.
President-elect Joe Biden, who takes office in January, has said he will rejoin the global pact that the U.S. helped forge five years ago.
Trump contended the international accord was “not designed to save the environm...
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November 23, 2020 at 12:03 pm
Millions of Americans are still planning to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday – despite warnings from the CDC and government officials to stay home as coronavirus cases continue to surge.
Covid-19 cases in the US on Saturday passed 12million, with more than 255,000 deaths.
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According to travel agency AAA, although less people are expected to be leaving home for the holiday compared to last year, it was estimated that up to 50.6million people will still travel for Thanksgiving.
That number will likely be lower amid a crackdown on coronav...
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November 23, 2020 at 11:53 am
The U.S. military is developing Navy destroyers to take out hypersonic missiles and a ship off the coast of Hawaii has successfully tested the potential innovation, according to Warren Maven editor Kris Osborn on Fox News.
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An “engage on remote” intercept of an ICBM test Nov. 16 was successful from ship-fired SM-3 IIAs, Osborn reported.
“In this developmental test, the destroyer used engage-on-remote capabilities through the Command and Control Battle Management Communications network as part of a defense of Hawaii scenario,” a Mis...
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November 23, 2020 at 11:53 am
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert criticized former agent Jonathan Pollard on Sunday, saying he should not be welcomed in Israel.
Interviewed by Jerusalem Post editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz at the Maariv newspaper’s business conference on Sunday, Olmert cautioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against holding a festive ceremony for Pollard when he moves to Israel soon.
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“With all due respect, I would prefer that he not move to Israel,” Olmert said. “We don’t owe him anything. He was a spy who worked for a lo...
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November 23, 2020 at 11:44 am
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he’s ready to work with any U.S. leader, but still isn’t ready to recognize the election victory of Joe Biden.
“We will work with anyone who has the confidence of the American people,” Putin said on Russian state TV Sunday. “But that confidence can only be given to a candidate whose victory has been recognized by the opposing party, or after the results are confirmed in a legitimate, legal way.”
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The comments are some of the most detailed since the election from Putin, one of a dwindling...
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November 23, 2020 at 11:42 am
Joe Biden’s chief of staff on Sunday said the Democrat challenger’s inauguration would have to be changed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“I think it’s going to definitely have to be changed,” Klain said during an appearance on ABC News.
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“We started some consultations with House and Senate leadership on that. Obviously, this is not going to be the same kind of inauguration we had in the past.”
When asked whether there would be parades, a big crowd on the Mall, and lunch inside the rotunda, Klain responded:...
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November 23, 2020 at 11:38 am
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate former Assistant Secretary of State Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be his ambassador to the United Nations (UN), according to multiple news reports.
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The Washington Post and Axios reported Sunday evening that Thomas-Greenfield would be Biden’s pick, shortly after news of the president-elect’s likely picks for national security adviser and secretary of State were reported by Bloomberg News.
Greenfield served as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs between 2013 and 201...
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November 23, 2020 at 11:35 am
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 23, 2020 - In response to our call to action requesting contacting Senator Jill Carter, this morning Chaim Rubenstein sent the following to the Senator. Others are urged to write and/or call. Our community needs your involvement. Please make your voice heard, TODAY!.
Dear Senator Carter:
I am strongly opposed to your suggestion that the juvenile designation for criminal suspects be raised from 16 years old to 18 years old. The recidivism rate among juveniles is out of control, mostly due to the juveniles' belief that there are no significant repercussions to their criminal activity and the current system's lack of effectiveness. Although currently, jail may not be appropriate for rehabilitation, it would be far better for you ...
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November 23, 2020 at 11:31 am
Gov. Larry Hogan plans to address the state Monday about coronavirus enforcement alongside police, government and restaurant officials.
MARYLAND — Gov. Larry Hogan is expected to update Marylanders Monday afternoon (watch on BJL @ 4PM) about additional statewide enforcement measures to fight the COVID-19 surge. His briefing will come less than a week after the state's health department gave orders to prepare for a potential spike in hospitalizations and three days after restaurants and bars were ordered to close table service by 10 p.m. to prevent the spread of the virus.
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November 23, 2020 at 11:27 am
Group includes participants from seven cities in North America
NEW YORK – The OU's Yachad, the leading organization for individuals with disabilities in the Orthodox community, has launched a support network for siblings of individuals with special needs.
The group held its first session recently and has set monthly meeting dates through May of 2021. The participants in the first session ranged in age from 21 through 60, and joined from seven cities in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Ohio and Canada.Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more
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Individuals with special needs and their fam...
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November 23, 2020 at 11:12 am
Jerusalem, Israel - Nov. 23, 2020 - Anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism. The U.S. is committed to countering the Global BDS Campaign as a manifestation of anti-Semitism." stated a tweet on November 19, 2020, by Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, during his whirl-wind trip in the Middle East,
Dr. Einat Wilf added tweeting, "Anti-Zionism is the most sustained, broad, ruthless and potentially effective ideological and physical attack on Jews as a collective in the post World War II Era. It is designed to render Jews defenseless and homeless once more. Call it what you will."
On October 21 and 22, 2020, The Conference of Internet Antisemitism: Ancient Hatred, Modern Medium, was hosted by Secretary of State Pompeo, who delivered opening remarks ...
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November 23, 2020 at 10:06 am
NEW YORK – With children’s emotions and routines becoming a daily victim of the tumult caused by the pandemic, Hidden Sparks, which helps teachers and schools educate struggling learners, has provided six tips for parents to support their children experiencing anxiety during this time.
Hidden Sparks spent the summer months focusing on Social Emotional Learning (SEL) techniques with teachers across the country to help them prepare for welcoming students back after months spent zooming at home. Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration Dean and Hidden Sparks Co-Educational Director, Rona Novick, PhD., has developed these tips for parents looking to help their children cope during the pandemic:
Offer reassurance. Always beg...
