A New York City man was arrested Friday on charges he bashed a 67-year-old gas station attendant with a metal bar after the attendant asked him to observe social distancing during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Hiram Vega, of Queens, was arraigned Saturday on assault charges stemming from the April 3 incident at a gas station in Freeport, Long Island. He has not posted bail, which was set at $150,000 bond or $75,000 cash, and remained jailed. Vega, 41, is due back in court on Tuesday. Court records show that Vega is represented by the Legal Aid Society of Nassau County, which has a policy of not commenting to the media on pending cases.

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by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com During Aseres Yemei Teshuvah – we make sure that we are on our best behavior.  Of course, we try to be on our best behavior, morally, ethically, and halachically, all the time – but we do so especially during these times.  Many students, however, are unaware of the concepts of pas palter (bakery bread), pas yisroel (Jewish baked bread), and pas akum (bread and cakes baked by gentiles not commercially) and that it is the minhag of Klal Yisroel to stay away from even pas palter during the aseres yemei teshuvah. As previously mentioned, the menahelim of many many schools pointed out to their teachers and Rebbeim that the new protocols that are initiated to protect students from COVID can be very depressing for the students.

The U.S. government is cracking down on the Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat, starting by barring them from app stores on Sunday. President Donald Trump has cited concerns about Chinese government snooping as his administration prepares to follow through on executive orders that could make it increasingly difficult, if not impossible, for Americans to use the apps. Trump has also floated a potential way out, at least for TikTok, which on Friday he called an “amazing company” that is “very, very popular.” Here are some questions and answers about the deal. WHEN DO THE BANS TAKE EFFECT? The order disallowing TikTok and WeChat from smartphone app stores takes effect Sunday, as do additional restrictions on the use of WeChat. A broader ban on the use of TikTok will follow on Nov.

In honor of the Aseres Ymei Tshuva, This Monday night, Motzai Tzom Gedalia, Ohel Sarala and Bonei Olam will host an Evening of Inspiration. The live stream will feature renowned speakers, Rabbi Shlomo Farhi and Charlene Aminoff. Watch an all-new, real-life Ohel Sarala story and hear what it’s like to be part, from some of our very own Ohel Sarala girls and Kallahs. The Livestream will begin at 8:30 PM right here on THE YESHIVA WORLD NEWS, and at www.ohelsarala.org. It can also be accessed on the phone by calling 605-313-5333 Access Code: 752698   The Story of Ohel Sarala:It all began when Rabbi Shlomo Bochner, founder of Bonei Olam, visited Hagaon Reb Aron Leib Shteinman, zatzal.

Gunfire at a backyard party killed two people and wounded 14 others early Saturday in Rochester, New York, a city roiled in recent weeks by outrage over the police suffocation death of Daniel Prude. As many as 100 people were at the gathering when the shooting started just before 12:30 a.m., Acting Police Chief Mark Simmons told reporters. Police were still trying to piece together who opened fire and why. Simmons said it was too early to say whether more than one person was shooting or whom the intended targets may have been. “It sounded like somebody was trying to go to war,” neighborhood resident Asa Adams told Spectrum News. A man and woman, estimated to be in their late teens or early 20s, were killed, Simmons said. Their names weren’t immediately released.

A horrific crash on the NY State Thruway took the lives of two young men from Monsey early Monday morning. Two two men, identified as Moshe Herzog Z”L (28), and Dovid Tzvi Schnebalg Z”L (27), were returning from Pennsylvania where they had spent Rosh Hashanah when the accident happened. Police are investigating the crash which occurred at 1:45AM on Interstate 87 between Exit 15’s merge with Route 17 and Exit 14B at Airmont Road. The vehicle they were driving in collided with a tractor trailer, which then overturned on top of them causing a fire. Herzog, who was a longtime Rockland Chaveirim volunteer actually used his radio to call for help – stating that they were trapped in the wreckage.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has left the Supreme Court shorthanded during a polarizing presidential campaign in which President Donald Trump has already suggested he may not accept the outcome and the court could be called on to step in and decide the fate of the nation. It’s the second time in four years that a justice has died during an election year, though that eight-justice court was not asked to referee any election disputes in 2016. Today, both sides have armies of lawyers ready to take the outcome to court. The Supreme Court’s role, then, could be vital in deciding a contested election, as it was in 2000 when its 5-4 ruling effectively handed the presidential election to Republican George W. Bush.

The chief of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard threatened Saturday to go after everyone who had a role in a top general’s January killing during a U.S. drone strike in Iraq. The guard’s website quoted Gen. Hossein Salami as saying, “Mr. Trump! Our revenge for martyrdom of our great general is obvious, serious and real.” U.S. President Donald Trump warned this week that Washington would harshly respond to any Iranian attempts to take revenge for the death of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, tweeting that “if they hit us in any way, any form, written instructions already done we’re going to hit them 1000 times harder.” The president’s warning came in response to a report that Iran was plotting to assassinate the U.S.

The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says the committee is scheduled to depose a Department of Homeland Security whistleblower on Friday, pushing the closed-door testimony back four days due to a dispute with the Trump administration over his appearance. A subpoena may be necessary, said Rep. Adam Schiff. Brian Murphy said in a whistleblower complaint this month that he was pressured by more senior officials to suppress facts in intelligence reports about Russian interference and other matters. He has indicated that he wants to tell his story to Congress, but his lawyer said last week that he cannot appear until he resolves issues with the department over access to information.