Yerushalayim Returning To Normal Before Snow (Photo Essay)
Jerusalem, Israel – Jan 25, 2022 – With a forecast for snow in Yerushalayim to start on Wednesday and a break from the cold rain on Tuesday, BJL went out for a walk to the Old City. Signs of returning tourists were evident, though in much smaller numbers than usual for Yeshiva week. More stores were […]
Updated: 3 Firefighters Dead After Collapse During Rowhome Fire In West Baltimore
A GoFundMe page has been created in a joint effort between the Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734 and the Baltimore Fire Officers IAFF Local 964 to support the firefighters’ families. Three firefighters who were injured after a partial collapse at a vacant rowhome fire died Monday, city officials said. “Today, Baltimore has lost three of the bravest […]
Israelis’ Perception of Antisemitism in Europe on Eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day
Hebrew U. Poll Finds 53% of Israelis Expect Situation to Worsen for Jews in Europe; France Now Tied with Poland as Europe’s Most Antisemitic Country, According to Israelis (Jerusalem, January 25, 2022)—On the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27), the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU)’s European Forum conducted a survey of Israelis’ perceptions […]
China Was Israel’s Leading Source Of Imports In 2021
Israel imported $10.7 billion in goods from China in 2021, a nearly 40 percent increase from 2020 China surpassed the United States as Israel’s largest source of imports in 2021, according to data released Thursday by the Central Bureau of Statistics. Last year, Israel imported $10.7 billion in goods from the communist regime, compared to […]
Netanyahu Says He Rejected Plea Deal That Would Ban Him From Politics
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been hoping to reach a plea deal on the corruption charges against him before Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit left office at the end of January, but Mandelblit has reportedly notified Netayahu’s lawyers that won’t be possible. Why it matters: The deal Mandelblit and Netanyahu had been discussing would have […]
Stocks Fall in Wake of Turbulence on Wall Street
U.S. stocks opened lower, putting markets on course for another day of bumpy trading, as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting and parsed a docket of earnings. The S&P 500 fell 1.4%, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite slumped 1.7%. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.0%. General Electric fell over 4% in premarket trading after […]
Sivan Rahav-Meir / The Daily Portion / The Privilege Of A Difficult Mission
I participated yesterday evening in a zoom conference for women emissaries (shluchot) of Chabad, where I shared the following story: It came out of a virtual conference for Chabad emissary daughters that was held this week as well:The host for the daughters’ conference had spoken emotionally and complimented the girls who live in remote areas […]
Ukraine Urges Calm, Saying Russian Invasion Not Imminent
Ukraine’s leaders sought to reassure the nation that a feared invasion from neighboring Russia was not imminent, even as they acknowledged the threat is real and prepared to accept a shipment of American military equipment Tuesday to shore up their defenses. Russia has denied it is planning an assault, but it has massed an estimated 100,000 […]
Israeli Expert Panel Advises 4th Vaccine Dose For Adults
An expert panel on Tuesday advised the Israeli government to begin offering a fourth vaccine dose to everyone over the age of 18, citing research showing it helps prevent COVID-19 infection and severe illness. The advisory committee said research shows a fourth dose provides three to five times the level of protection against serious disease […]
TI Food Distribution Tuesday, Jan.25 Begins at 6AM
