Statistics Show Car Stolen Every Hour, Carjacking Committed Every Day In Baltimore
Baltimore, MD – Aug. 22, 2023 – In Baltimore City, a car is stolen every hour, and at least one carjacking occurs daily, as reported by Open Baltimore. A significant portion of these crimes are committed by juveniles, with some as young as 12 or 13, reports FOX45. Recently, an off-duty Baltimore Police Department (BPD) […]
Maryland Releases Standardized Test Score Results
Baltimore, MD – Aug. 22, 2023 – Maryland’s Department of Education has released standardized test scores, indicating a positive trend in student performance since the start of the pandemic, reports WBAL. English literacy proficiency rates are at a decade-high, particularly for 3rd to 8th graders, now at 47%. Math scores from the Comprehensive Assessment Program […]
President Herzog's New Plan For The Judicial Reforms
President Issac Herzog continues efforts to reach a compromise between the coalition and the opposition on the issue of judicial reform. According to Channel 12 News, Herzog recently proposed a new outline according to which the law reducing the reasonability standard will remain in place, but it will be softened and the committee for selecting judges will […]
UPS Workers Approve Massive New Labor Deal With Big Raises
UP workers ratified a massive five-year labor deal that includes big wage increases and other improvements to work rules and schedules, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters said Tuesday. The deal passed with 86.3% of votes, the highest contract vote in the history of Teamsters at UPS, according to the union. “Teamsters have set a new standard […]
Home Sales Fall Again In July, As Supply Drops To Near Quarter-Century Low
Sales of previously owned homes dropped 2.2% in July from June to a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 4.07 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales were 16.6% lower compared with July of last year. Homes sold at the slowest July pace since 2010. This count is for closings, so contracts were […]
Tonight, Tuesday, Aug. 22: Post-Shloshim Azkara for Rabbi Sholom Weingot, zt”l
Post-Shloshim Azkara for Rabbi Sholom Weingot, zt”l Please join u for a post-shloshim azkara l’zecher Rabbi Sholom Weingot, zt”l at Kehilas Ohel Yakov 3200 Glen Ave. this evening at 6:45 pm (after the 6:10 mincha/maariv). Speakers will include: HaRav Yosef Berger, shlit”a, Rav Kehillas Kol Torah Rabbi Tzvi Badian, Ohel Yakov member Rav Akiva Feldman, […]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams meets with Israeli PM Netanyahu in Jerusalem
The two men attended an Aleph Farms food and innovation exhibition ‘FoodTee,’ dedicated to the purity of alternative proteins Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with New York Mayor Eric Adams at his Jerusalem office on Tuesday. The two men discussed the “unlimited possibilities for cooperation” between New York City and the State of Israel, in […]
Shas Minister: Being Charedi Is Not A Reason To Be Exempt From Military Service
Health and Interior Minister Moshe Arbel from the Shas Party gave an interview to Channel 12 News on Monday in which he commented on the Draft Law, and claimed that being haredi should not automatically grant a person an exemption from military service. “Precisely as someone who served in the army and as someone who served in […]
Illinois Governor Pritzker Vetoes Bill For Kosher-Meal Options In State Schools, Hospitals
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker faced backlash from Jewish organizations after vetoing a bill mandating state public schools and hospitals to offer religious dietary options like kosher and halal upon request, according to JNS. While state and federal prisons provide such dietary accommodations due to the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000, the […]
Iran Unveils Armed Drone Resembling America’s MQ-9 Reaper And Says It Could Potentially Reach Israel
Iran’s Defense Ministry unveiled a drone on Tuesday resembling America’s armed MQ-9 Reaper, claiming that the aircraft is capable of staying airborne for 24 hours and has the range to reach the country’s archenemy Israel. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency published a photograph of the drone, called the Mohajer-10, on display at a conference marking […]
