The economy in 2025 was filled with contradictions, as growth was healthy while hiring slowed, inflation stayed elevated and unemployment rose. Last year’s odd outcomes raise a host of questions for the upcoming year: Will a growing economy eventually boost the sluggish job market? Or are last year’s weak job gains a sign of a stumbling economy that could get […]
We all want our relationships to thrive, but how do we build them using the blueprint of Torah? Marketing strategist Yitzchok Saftlas took up the challenge: What if he could focus on building strong connections using the Torah’s timeless wisdom, offering actionable tips for fostering trust, respect, empathy, connection, mutual growth, and lasting success in […]
A federal appeals panel has ruled that a California law prohibiting open carry of firearms in heavily populated counties is unconstitutional. The ruling was issued Friday by two judges on a three-judge panel for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The judges found that the state’s policy of limiting open carry to counties with […]
The North Miami Beach Kollel is embarking on a defining moment in its history with the launch of A Landmark Home for Torah, a bold building campaign that will kick off with a Groundbreaking Event on Sunday, January 11, 2026 (כ״ב טבת תשפ״ו), at 17150 NE 10 th Avenue in North Miami Beach. This is more than a […]
The Jewish community in Lausanne announced on Sunday that Jewish sisters Alicia and Diana Gunst, a’h, 15 and 14, were killed in the fire at the Crans-Montana ski resort. The sisters are of Italian Jewish origin. Charlotte Niddam, a 15-year-old Israeli citizen who also holds French and British citizenship, is still unaccounted for. She was […]
The Jewish community in Lausanne announced on Sunday that Jewish sisters Alicia and Diana Gunst, a’h, 15 and 14, were killed in the fire at the Crans-Montana ski resort. The sisters are of Italian Jewish origin. “It is with great sorrow that we announce the death of Alicia and Diana, who perished tragically in the […]
Heavy rain and high tides believed to be the most severe in two decades caused flooding in parts of Northern California on Saturday, prompting road closures and rescues of people trapped in cars. Roadways through a 15-mile (24-kilometer) stretch from the Sausalito area to San Rafael were flooded after a downpour coincided with record-breaking “ […]
One person was killed and two others wounded when a Ukrainian drone struck a car in the Russian border region of Belgorod, local officials said Sunday, ahead of peace talks to end the nearly 4-year-old war in Paris this week. Belgorod regional Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said a young child was among the wounded. In Ukraine, […]
Finland’s Border Guard released footage of officers boarding the cargo ship Fitburg off southern Finland as part of an investigation into suspected damage to an undersea telecom cable. The vessel, seized on New Year’s Eve while sailing from Russia to Israel, now has three of its 14 crew members under travel restrictions as Finnish police […]
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth: President Trump sets the terms. And ultimately, he’ll decide what the iterations are of that. But it means the drugs stop flowing. It means the oil that was taken from us is returned, ultimately, and that criminals are not sent to the United States.
National security advisers from Europe and other allies visited Kyiv on Saturday to discuss security guarantees and economic support as a U.S.-led diplomatic push to end the nearly 4-year-old war in Ukraine intensifies. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, preparing to travel to Paris for a meeting with partners, said work on the peace proposals could now accelerate […]
Baruch Dayan Emes: Rav Moshe Lieber Zt”l. The levaya is over, the shiva has passed, but sadly a tremendous financial burden looms large over Rav Moshe’s rebbetzin. Between the kvura, children’s chasunas, and medical expenses, coupled with the lack of life insurance – we are trying to raise $100,000, to alleviate this pressure and allow […]
Airlines cancel hundreds of Caribbean flights after U.S. attacks on Venezuela * U.S. airlines canceled hundreds of Caribbean flights, including travel to Puerto Rico, after a large-scale attack on Venezuela. * The Federal Aviation Administration prohibited airlines from flying in parts of the Caribbean after the strikes. * U.S. air carriers haven’t served Venezuela directly […]
Dozens are missing after a boat carrying more than 200 migrants on their way to Europe capsized off the coast of Gambia, the West African nation’s leader said late Friday, setting off a frantic search and rescue operation. At least 102 survivors have been rescued and seven bodies recovered from the boat that capsized on […]
A few Venezuelans went out to the largely empty streets of Caracas, hours after the US bombed the country and captured President Nicolas Maduro. Some of them expressed concern there may be more violence, while many living abroad celebrated
