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Members of the Jewish community of Louisville, Ky., are still in shock as they mourn the loss of their synagogue and community center, which was destroyed in a devastating fire on Saturday afternoon, April 23, even as they immediately begin a plan to rebuild it. On the eighth and final day of Passover, a day traditionally meant for rejoicing, Regional Director of Chabad of Kentucky Rabbi Avrohom Litvin and community members watched as fire rapidly spread through their community’s Chabad House. The fire, which initially began at around 4 a.m. the night before in the building adjoining the center, was...

“‘When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full’” (Matthew 6:5). Over the centuries, various questionable practices and attitudes have affected the prayer life of God’s people—ritualization, prescription prayers, limitations of time and place, the love of long prayers, and meaningless repetitions. But the worst fault was when God’s people prayed mainly to be noticed by others, especially by fellow Jews. This fault was...

God doesn’t want your home, car, furniture, savings or any of your possessions. All he wants is your faith, your strong belief in his Word. That may be the one thing that other, more spiritual-appearing people may lack. You may look at another person as being more spiritual than you, but that person may actually be struggling hard to keep up an appearance of righteousness. As God looks at you, he declares, “There is a righteous man or woman.” Why? You’ve admitted your helplessness to become righteous, and you’ve trusted in the Lord to give you his righteousness. Paul tells...

Jumi Bello’s essay about why she had plagiarized parts of her debut novel, which had been scheduled to come out later this year, was taken down Monday after the online piece was discovered to also contain plagiarism. The online magazine Literary Hub had published the essay, titled “I Plagiarized Parts of My Debut Novel. Here’s Why,” on Monday morning. Hours later, editors decided to pull the piece after several social media users pointed out similarities between Bello’s writing and other materials, top editor Jonny Diamond told the AP. According to Diamond, the plagiarized sections lifted from sources detailing the history...

Brian Kemp is so scared he had to start his own bus tour 😂🤣😂Don’t believe the Fake polls! We got this, vote @DavidPerdueGA! pic.twitter.com/GBl64j5ccU— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) May 10, 2022

The future of additional COVID-19 funding that the White House says it desperately needs to combat new variants and purchase updated vaccines looks increasingly uncertain after the money was left out of a must-pass aid package to Ukraine. The money for updated vaccines, additional treatments and expanded testing is stalled despite dire warnings from the Biden administration that as many as 100 million Americans could be infected this fall and winter in a new wave, especially if tools to fight the virus are not readily available.

In just a few days, Pennsylvania Republicans will select our gubernatorial nominee for an election that will decide the direction the Commonwealth takes for years to come. As a former small business owner, a mayor who served the people of Hazleton for a decade, and as a strong, conservative member of Congress for eight years, I have the experience to turn Pennsylvania around. I am proven, road-tested, and ready to serve as the 48th governor of Pennsylvania and I humbly ask for your support in the Republican primary election on May 17. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, we...

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that the Biden administration encourages “peaceful” protests outside the homes of Supreme Court justices, despite the fact that such protests aim to intimidate the judiciary and appear to be illegal.

In the world of CBS' S.W.A.T., red flags of a domestic terrorist include anger over high taxes and gas prices, along with concern about property rights. On Sunday's episode, 'Quandary,' domestic terrorists attempt to kidnap and kill a fictional governor of California. The S.W.A.T. officers first learn about the threat of these men after stumbling upon a cache of illegal weapons from a ghost gun dealer. The dealer is making automatic rifles with the help of a 3-D printer. (Coincidentally, hostility to ghost guns is also the latest focus of the White House's gun control agenda.) The terrorists in the...

"The election in 2020 was rigged and stolen," Perdue asserted at a recent debate. Perdue's former Senate GOP colleagues, however, are less than impressed. "It's absurd," said Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, when asked about the remarks of Perdue, his former colleague. "I think the effort to try and overturn an election when there is, at this stage, no evidence of widespread fraud is detrimental to democracy and insulting to the American public." "Hell yes," one of Perdue's closest Senate friends told CNN when asked if he was surprised by his ex-colleague's campaign transformation. "I don't know whether he believes...

On April 29, I woke up to a flurry of messages from students, alumni, and journalists regarding a new piece published by The Crimson’s Editorial Board declaring it was “proud to finally lend our support to both Palestinian liberation and [Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions]” and now would “call on everyone to do the same.” As both president of Harvard Hillel and Associate News Editor for The Crimson, many of the questions I received pertained to my dual affiliation with these two organizations, now seemingly at odds with one another. I have worked for The Crimson since freshman year, and it...

A week ago, Politico leaked a draft opinion by Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito that provides the rationale on why Roe v. Wade (1973), which legalized abortion nationwide, has to be overturned. It was merely a draft, not an official ruling or a press release. Drafts often evolve, and so do judges' votes. So what actually happens if Roe v. Wade is indeed overturned? Will abortions be illegal across the nation? Will abortionist doctors and women suffering miscarriages or seeking abortions be arrested? Will women be compelled to apply primitive methods to abort their children? To quote Margaret Thatcher: "no,...

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Florida first lady Casey DeSantis made an exultant return to the campaign trail Monday evening in support of her husband following a battle with breast cancer. The first lady of the Sunshine State, accompanied by Gov. Ron DeSantis, made the appearance and offered remarks at a "DeSantis Day" campaign event held at The Villages in Sumter County.

Polls close at 9:00 PM ET. Nebraska’s GOP primary for governor features a number of candidates, including businessman Charles Herbster, University of Nebraska Regent Jim Pillen and state Sen. Brett Lindstrom. Herbster is backed by former President Donald Trump, while term-limited Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts is backing Pillen. In the Democratic primary, state Sen. Carol Blood faces Roy Harris. NBC News isn’t showing a breakdown by type of vote in Nebraska. Some states and some individual counties provide results broken down by the type of ballot cast, which can include Election Day votes, or those cast early, either in person...

Polls close at 7:30 PM ET. West Virginia has two U.S. House seats after losing one based on the results of the 2020 census. In the newly drawn 2nd Congressional District, two current GOP congressmen, one backed by former President Donald Trump, are competing for the party’s nomination. The expected vote is the total number of votes that are expected in a given race once all votes are counted. This number is an estimate and is based on several different factors, including information on the number of votes cast early as well as information provided to our vote reporters on...

Mayor Eric Adams said Monday that he is in “constant contact” with Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, declaring he is “fully confident” the city’s top cop will be able to reduce the city’s ever-increasing crime. During an unrelated press conference, Adams also told reporters he tours the subway system “just about every other night.” “It’s no secret to anyone that, just about every other night, I’m in the subway system. Because if you don’t inspect what you expect, it’s all suspect,” he quipped outside City Hall in response to a question from The Post on how he stays updated on subway...

A mom of two has been mocked on social media after revealing she left her longtime husband for a man she believed to be her “soul mate” — only for him to promptly reject her. Amanda Trenfield has been described by critics as a “self-destructive sociopath” for writing about the emotional saga in her new book, “When A Soulmate Says No.” An excerpt from the tome, published in the Sydney Morning Herald last week, sparked ridicule from readers who claimed the rejection was karma for the fact she had blown up her own marriage

Over the weekend, the New York Times’ editorial board submitted this paragraph for public consumption:Imagine that every state were free to choose whether to allow Black people and white people to marry. Some states would permit such marriages; others probably wouldn’t. The laws would be a mishmash, and interracial couples would suffer, legally consigned to second-class status depending on where they lived.The people who wrote these words are stupid — yes, stupid — and they should all be unsurpassingly ashamed of themselves.* * * * * * * *There isn’t even a racial gap [according to a 2021 Gallup Poll]:Today,...

James Cromwell took a dramatic stand for PETA Tuesday morning by supergluing his hand to a Starbucks counter in protest of the coffee chain’s up-charge for vegan milks. Appearing on a Facebook livestream, the “Succession” star, 82, rattled off facts about the cons of producing dairy milk from cows as he remained stuck to the Midtown Manhattan shop’s counter alongside other PETA members. Despite advocating for inclusivity, Starbucks “still discriminates against those who can’t have dairy” by making customers “pay more” for vegan options such as almond milk and oat milk, Cromwell claimed. “My friends at PETA and I are...