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The NYPD can no longer hold people for the sole reason of checking if there is a warrant out for their arrest.  “Digital stop and frisk,” as the practice has been called, has been banned unless the search is directly related to a crime or if a crime is imminent.  Now the officers can only ask questions related to a stop itself.  Upon resolution of the stop, the person must be let go.  This is a change from the previous practice to hold someone until a warrant check occurred.  When denouncing the process, plaintiff’s lawyer Cyrus Joubin said that “This lawsuit has always been about bringing justice to innocent New Yorkers who are baselessly detained in the street so aggressive NYPD officers can run their IDs.” After the settlement was announced, City Councilwoman Joann Ariola said, “This is another decision that empowers criminals & prevents police from doing their jobs. We need to make public safety a priority in this city, but this will virtually guarantee that dangerous criminals will be able to roam at will.”

Jewish Communal Fund (JCF) is celebrating fifty years of philanthropic stewardship under the new leadership of Rachel Schnoll, who was appointed Chief Executive Officer in June 2022. JCF is the largest and most active Jewish Donor Advised Fund (DAF), managing $2.6 billion in charitable assets for more than 4,500 funds. Founded in 1972, the Jewish Communal Fund has grown tremendously and has facilitated more than $2 billion in charitable giving to thousands of worthy causes in communities around the world.

Recap: Avi told his father that he chose the specialty of cardiology, and his father is happy. Later, he admits to Libby that he doesn’t want to be a doctor. He was doing it to please his father. He really wants to become a rebbe.

LOS ANGELES (December 7, 2022) – the CEO of EL AL Israel Airlines Ltd., Dina Ben-Tal Ganancia, on her first visit to the West Coast, U.S.A., since taking the CEO role in May 2022, announced an increase in EL AL’s winter service between Los Angeles and Tel Aviv from three flights a week to five, the same number it operates during the rest of the year.

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Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is under investigation by the House of Representatives’ ethics committee, the leaders of the panel said. The Democratic acting chair, Susan Wild of Pennsylvania, and acting ranking member, Michael Guest, a Mississippi Republican, released a statement. They said: “The matter regarding Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez … was transmitted to the committee by the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) on 23 June.” The subject of the investigation was not revealed. The committee said: “The mere fact of a referral or an extension, and the mandatory disclosure of such an extension and the name of the subject of the matter, does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred, or reflect any judgment on behalf of the committee.” A spokesperson for Ocasio-Cortez said: “The congresswoman has always taken ethics incredibly seriously, refusing any donations from lobbyists, corporations, or other special interests. We are confident that this matter will be dismissed.” The House ethics committee said it would announce its “course of action” after the new Congress convenes in January.

Rabbi Moshe Bamberger, Mashgiach Ruchani at Touro’s Lander College for Men, Shines Rabbinic Lessons on Contemporary Challenges, Harnessing Powerful Quotes and Exquisite Graphics

In his new book Great Jewish Faith, Rabbi Moshe Bamberger gathers wisdom from a millennium of Torah personalities to help navigate modern challenges with serenity and belief.