Parshas Lech Lecha – The Fifth King
<p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">This week's <em>parsha</em> features the epic battle between the short-handed four kings, Amrafel, Aryoch, Kedarla'omer and Tid'al and the five kings, Bera, Birsha, Shin'av, Sem'ever and… wait, was the name of the fifth king? When the five kings are mentioned, the […]
Elon Musk Says Twitter Suffered ‘Massive’ Revenue Drop Due To Activist Group Pressure On Advertisers
<p>Elon Musk says that activist groups pressuring Twitter advertisers have cause the social media giant to see a "massive drop in revenue."</p> <div class="ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300"></div> <p>"Twitter has had a massive drop in revenue, due to activist groups pressuring advertisers, even though nothing has changed with content moderation and we did everything we could […]
Teva Pharmaceuticals To Pay New York $500M For Role In Opioid Crisis
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Nov. 4, 1995: Yitzhak Rabin Assassinated By Jewish Extremist Yigal Amir
<p>November 4 marks the 27th anniversary of the assassination of <a href="https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-721423" _mce_href="https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-721423" target="_blank">then-prime minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin</a>, at the end of a pro-Oslo Accords rally in Tel Aviv.</p> <p>Shortly after the rally at Tel Aviv's Kings of Israel Square, later posthumously named after Rabin, Israeli right-wing extremist Yigal Amir shot the former prime minister […]
Clocks Turn Back This Weekend, But The Future Of Daylight Saving Time Is Far From Settled
<p>At 2 a.m. ET on Motzaei Shabbos/Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, clocks in the U.S. will turn back one hour as daylight saving time ends, marking the beginning of winter's dark evenings.</p><p>The change often renews the longstanding <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/permanent-daylight-saving-time-pros-cons/index.html" _mce_href="https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/permanent-daylight-saving-time-pros-cons/index.html">debate about the tradition</a>. In March, the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-passes-bill-making-daylight-saving-time-permanent-rcna20158" _mce_href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-passes-bill-making-daylight-saving-time-permanent-rcna20158">Senate weighed in</a>, unanimously voting in favor of […]
Survey: Parents, Gig Workers Most Likely To Admit Using Phones While Driving
<p>Some drivers admit they're not focused entirely on the road. A new survey suggests parents are more likely to do it than their teens.</p> <p>According to a new survey from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, half of the 2,000 licensed drivers surveyed admitted to looking at an app during most or all of their […]
Man Who Made Synagogue Threat Has Been Identified, Authorities Say
<p>Federal agents have identified the man they believe posted <a class="themeColorForLinks" title="https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/fbi-warns-of-broad-threat-to-synagogues-in-new-jersey-extra-police-officers-to-guard-houses-of-worship-increased-patrols-hoboken-federal-bureau-of-investigation-newark-office" href="https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/fbi-warns-of-broad-threat-to-synagogues-in-new-jersey-extra-police-officers-to-guard-houses-of-worship-increased-patrols-hoboken-federal-bureau-of-investigation-newark-office" _mce_href="https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/fbi-warns-of-broad-threat-to-synagogues-in-new-jersey-extra-police-officers-to-guard-houses-of-worship-increased-patrols-hoboken-federal-bureau-of-investigation-newark-office" target="_blank">a broad online threat against synagogues in New Jersey</a> but do not believe he was planning to carry out a specific plot, a law enforcement official said Friday.</p> <p>The man, whose identity was not immediately released, was questioned by law enforcement and told […]
Parshas Lech Lecha / Baltimore Zmanim / Eruv is UP! [Turn Clocks Back on Motzaei Shabbos]
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Watch: Rabbi Labish Becker on Parshas Lech Lecha 5783 – Preventing Affluenza (Video)
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Sivan Rahav-Meir / The Daily Portion, Lech Lecha / 5 Thoughts On This Week's Torah Portion
<p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">True, we are after the elections, but we are still in the midst of Lech Lecha, a Torah portion which raises the following thoughts:</span><br><br><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">1. This week's Torah […]
