U.K. Scraps Pre-Departure Covid Tests For Vaccinated Visitors
The U.K. scrapped a pre-departure Covid-19 test requirement for vaccinated travelers entering the country, after airlines hard-hit by the omicron variant lobbied for the rules to be eased. A test will still be required within two days of entering the country, but the requirement for a costly PCR test will be eliminated, Prime Minister Boris […]
Conservative Synagogue Locks Chabad School Children Out Of Building for Covid Regulations
Students of Cheder Menachem School in New Brunswick, NJ, did not receive their usual warm welcome to school on Wednesday morning, as they arrived at school to find the doors to the building locked and bolted, COLlive.com reports. The Cheder, which provides education to 45 children of families in the area, is directed by Mrs. […]
House Committees Launch COVID Origins Inquiry for Whistleblowers
A Congressional effort into the origins of COVID-19 may be getting started, Newsmax reports. U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wa., Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith, R-Va., have announced the launch of a webpage for whistleblowers to contact them with information pertaining […]
Israeli Deal to Release Islamic Jihad Prisoner on Hunger Strike May Quiet Threat of Renewed Escalation
A Palestinian prisoner on Tuesday agreed to end a nearly five-month-long hunger strike after Israel agreed not to extend his detention, amid concern that he might die and potentially spark an escalation and Palestinian civil unrest. Hisham Abu Hawash, 40, a resident of Dura near Hebron, was arrested by Israel at the end of October […]
Israel's Government Concerned: The Situation Is Worse Than The Most Pessimistic Forecasts
The government is fearing that the number of cases in the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is even higher than the “most pessimistic forecasts”, Kan 11 News reported on Wednesday. According to the report, after the outline allowing exemption from isolation based on a test conducted at home has been presented, the government fears that tests […]
Historic Resolution In UN Against Holocaust Denial And Distortion
Following the dramatic rise in antisemitism and Holocaust denial in recent years, especially on the internet and social media, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan has decided to advance and submit a historic resolution directly to the UN General Assembly. The resolution, for the first time, gives a clear definition of Holocaust denial, […]
North Korea Says It Test Fired A Hypersonic Missile
North Korea confirmed on Wednesday it had test fired a “hypersonic missile” this week that successfully hit a target, Reuters reported, citing state news agency KCNA. The launch on Wednesday was the first by North Korea since October and was detected by several militaries in the region, drawing criticism from governments in the United States, South Korea, and Japan. North […]
US Hospitals Seeing Different Kind Of COVID Surge This Time
Hospitals across the U.S. are feeling the wrath of the omicron variant and getting thrown into disarray that is different from earlier COVID-19 surges. This time, they are dealing with serious staff shortages because so many health care workers are getting sick with the fast-spreading variant. People are showing up at emergency rooms in large numbers in hopes of […]
Parshas Bo – Every Crown Has It's Shine
Every word, every letter in the Torah is used for a specific reason and purpose. We are reminded of this concept often through the teachings of Chazal where they will derive significant meanings from a word missing a letter, which it would customarily have (chaser), or a word having an “extra” letter – one which […]
Sivan Rahav-Meir / The Daily Portion / In Their Memory
38-year-old Lt.-Col Erez Sachaini and 27-year-old Major Hen Fogel were brought to rest yesterday evening after being killed in a helicopter crash on Monday night. Here are some remembrances of them:Yaron, the father of Hen, tells the following sotry: “We go to Canada for a two year stay. Hen misses Israel so much that after […]
