Jewish news, Israel, and World

• Netanyahu claims tax exemption for all expenses in private home — report

  The Times of Israel Oct 31, 2020 | 15:45 pm

  Costs include food, electricity, and home repairs and amount to hundreds of thousands of shekels per year, Channel 13 says

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• 66% of 2016 turnout have already voted in US election: Good for Biden…probably

  The Times of Israel Oct 31, 2020 | 14:26 pm

  Early voting is breaking records, with registered Democrats far outpacing registered Republicans. But that doesn't tell the whole story

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• Orthodox priest seriously hurt in France shooting, suspect arrested

  The Times of Israel Oct 31, 2020 | 14:03 pm

  Shooting comes days after three people were killed in a knife rampage inside a church in Nice, and weeks after a beheading outside Paris

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• Schools for grades 1-4, synagogues set to reopen Sunday under restrictions

  The Times of Israel Oct 31, 2020 | 14:02 pm

  Elementary school pupils head back to class after six weeks of closure; number of worshipers limited to 10 indoors, 20 outdoors

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• Texas surges past 2016 turnout as Biden vies for major prize

  The Times of Israel Oct 31, 2020 | 12:19 pm

  Second-most populous state after California has voted Republican in every presidential election since 1980

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• M. Leo Storch, a”h, His Life, and Lasting Legacy

  The Yeshiva World Oct 30, 2020 | 15:00 pm

  How timely, that this year, the annual memorial lecture in honor of M. Leo Storch, a”h, is scheduled for this upcoming Sunday evening, November 1st.[…]

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• FINALLY: Cuomo Says ‘Red-Zone’ Schools Can Reopen If All Students, Staff Are Tested For COVID-19

  The Yeshiva World Oct 30, 2020 | 14:30 pm

  Schools in New York state’s “red zones” and “orange zones” will be allowed to resume in-person learning if they test all students and faculty members[…]

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• Famed Saudi Blogger Mohammed Saud & His Ailing Father Ill With Covid, Asks For Prayers

  The Yeshiva World Oct 30, 2020 | 13:00 pm

  Israel supporter Mohammed Saud of Saudi Arabia has contracted the coronavirus along with his father, who is ill with cancer and is now in critical[…]

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• National Yom Tefillah this Monday! Children, Men and Women!

  The Yeshiva World Oct 30, 2020 | 12:00 pm

  TINOKOS SHEL BEIS RABBAN Elementary-age Talmidim and Talmidos Rebbeim and Moros should please introduce the saying of Tehillim by explaining to their classes the current[…]

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• As IDF Trains For War With Hezbollah, Israel & Lebanon Hold 2nd Official Talks

  The Yeshiva World Oct 30, 2020 | 11:30 am

  Lebanon and Israel held a second round of U.S.-mediated talks Wednesday over their disputed maritime border and agreed to continue discussions on the next day.[…]

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