As the Lakewood community was preparing for Yom Kippur, one family had their world turned upside down, as a raging fire consumed their home. Just hours before Kol Nidrei, their entire home was ablaze, and dozens of firefighters and emergency personnel spent hours getting the devastating fire under control. 
While, Baruch Hashem, nobody was hurt, this family – with 12 children- was left with the shirts on their backs.

North Korea on Monday responded to a tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump that hinted at another summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, saying it has no interest in giving Trump further meetings to brag about unless it gets something substantial in return.

Israeli police have reported that there have been 373 accidents involving electric scooters, or e-scooters, that have left people severely injured in 2019. According to the statement issued by the police, this number has more than doubled since 2018.
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In just 48 hours, Benny Gantz of the Blue & White Party will have to have formed a government, or return the mandate and possibly trigger elections for a third time.

Stories transmit our values and priorities from generation to generation – sh’al avicha v’yageidcha. There is no better place to hear these stories – or to tell them – than this year’s Agudah Convention.

Despite his denials, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was feeling pressure from the Trump administration to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden before his July phone call with President Donald Trump that has led to impeachment hearings.
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is back on the Supreme Court bench after missing time last week with what the court described as a stomach bug.
The 86-year-old Ginsburg climbed the three steps and took her seat for a brief court session Monday.

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi invited President Donald Trump to testify in front of investigators in the House impeachment inquiry ahead of a week that will see several key witnesses appear publicly.

The Jerusalem municipality has announced its ‘Evacuate & Build’ program for Eretz Chafetz Street in the Shmuel HaNavi neighborhood. The new structure will include four 12-story buildings, 198 units, commercial space, a public area and private and public parking.

Has the field of computer programming intrigued you, but you never thought of pursuing it because of the technicalities involved, such as the class timings and cost?