Satmar Organizing Another Anti-Israel Protest Next Week in Manhattan (7 opinions)
Lapid Named One Of The Top Leading Global Thinkers For Challenging 'Ultra-Orthodox Bloc'
Israel's Finance minister Yair Lapid was named #31 of the most influential global thinkers of 2013, in The Foreign Policy Magazine's list of 100 global thinkers, for challenging "Israel's powerful Orthodox bloc."
In explaining the choice of Mr. Lapid's status, Foreign Policy magazine writes, "Yesh Atid ... Full Story » Asarah B'Teives - Different Than Other Fasts?
[By Rabbi Yair Hoffman]
Rav Yoseph Karo (Bais Yoseph 550) cites the view of the Avudraham that the fast of Asara b’Taives is different than all of the other fasts. How so? If Asarah b’Taives were to fall on Shabbos (which it doesn’t), it would not be pushed off to another day. It would have to be observed on the Shabbos itself.
Why would this be the case?
The Avudraham ... Full Story » OP-ED: The World Still Does Not Understand Us
[Written by Rabbi Yehoshua Soudakoff]
Opening up my Facebook profile this morning, I was met with a long stream of posts from upset, offended, and outraged friends. They all were about the impostor of an interpreter that appeared on the television screen at the Nelson Mandela memorial service in South Africa yesterday, who pretended to translate the weighty words of world leaders ... Full Story » 
VIDEO: Orthodox Jewish Family Turns To White House Petition Drive To Save Young Son's Life
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The Cohen family, of Houston, TX, is facing a battle none of us should have to go through – aggressive brain cancer in their 6-year old son Refael Elisha. Having recently received the devastating news from their doctors that “there is nothing more we can do for him”, the Cohens are turning to a last resort – Antineoplaston Therapy at the Burzyinski ... Full Story » Ted Cruz Walks Out Of Nelson Mandela Memorial Service In Protest
While Barack Obama extended his hand, Ted Cruz turned his back.
The Cuban-American U.S. Senator from Texas traveled to South Africa as part of a congressional delegation to attend Nelson Mandela’s memorial service on Tuesday. In contrast to President Obama, who made headlines for greeting Cuban head of state Raúl Castro with a handshake, Cruz walked out of the ceremony when ... Full Story » HaGaon HaRav Yaffa Gives Chizuk to Family of Imprisoned Talmidim
The mashgiach of Yeshivas Knesses Chizkiyahu HaGaon HaRav Dov Yaffa Shlita visited with a family of a talmid who is among those imprisoned in IDF Prison 6 for not reporting for military service. The rav arrived at the family home on Tuesday night the eve of 8 Teves 5774 to give a chizuk to the parents.
The rav inquired as to the conditions of the talmidim and if their spiritual needs ... Full Story » Kerry Back to Mideast to Push Peace Talks
Continuing a furious pace of shuttle diplomacy aimed at securing an elusive Israeli-Palestinian peace deal by spring, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in the Middle East on Thursday on his ninth trip of the year.
In closed-door talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday and Friday, Kerry will be following up on ... Full Story » Colorado: Legal Marijuana Sales Set to Start on Jan 1st
Legal marijuana sales in Colorado are , or so the law says. Knowing when the recreational pot shops will actually open, however, is anyone's guess.
The state's 160 hopeful pot shops are so mired in red tape and confusion that no one knows yet when or if they'll be allowed to open. Not a single shop will clear state and local licensing requirements until about Dec. 27.
"There's a ... Full Story » US Unemployment aid Applications Surge to 368,000 (2 opinions)
The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits rose 68,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 368,000, the largest increase in more than a year.
The surge in first-time applications could be a troubling sign if it lasts. But it likely reflects the difficulty adjusting for delays after the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Labor Department said Thursday that the less volatile ... Full Story » 
Bloomberg: Arms Website Selling Guns Illegally
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is announcing his team's latest investigation into illegal online firearms sales.
Bloomberg is the co-chair of the group Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
The group's investigators spent eight weeks earlier this year monitoring gun sales on the website Armslist.com. The online classified marketplace is akin to a Craigslist for guns.
The ... Full Story » ME Bill de Blasio Appoints Lilliam Barrios-Paoli as Deputy Mayor for HHS (1 opinions)
Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio today announced his appointment of Lilliam Barrios-Paoli as Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services. Barrios-Paoli will oversee City agencies that the Mayor-Elect has charged with moving New Yorkers from homelessness to stable housing, expanding community health clinics and cutting red tape in social services.
Barrios-Paoli is an experienced leader known ... Full Story » IDF Homefront Commander: Next Conflict will Begin with Missiles
“The next war will start by surprise beginning with missile fire into the homefront” state IDF Homefront Commander Major-General Eyal Eisenberg. The senior military commander warns the missile fire will continue throughout the conflict. The senior commander gave his assessment to an audience attending an assembly in the Kinneret Academic College.
Eisenberg was a member of a panel ... Full Story » Top Official in Obama Birth Mystery Killed in Accidental Plane Crash, 1 Casualty Reported (1 opinions)
A key Hawaii official in the dispute over Barack Obama’s birth certificate – who lifted state restrictions to allow the White House to present the document to the public – has died in a plane crash.
Loretta Fuddy, the state health department director, was the only fatality among nine people aboard a Cessna Grand Caravan that went down at about 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday while ... Full Story » Health Website Woes Force Extension for Sickest
Technology problems with President Barack Obama's health care website are forcing the administration to extend a federal insurance plan for some of the sickest patients by a month.
The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan was supposed to disappear Jan. 1, because insurers will no longer be able to turn away patients with health issues next year.
But the website problems that have ... Full Story » MK Moses Concerned Over Growing Number of Attacks Against Jews (1 opinions)
MK (Yahadut Hatorah) Menachem Mendel Moses turned to Homeland Security Minister Yitzchak Aharonovich regarding the alarming increase in rock-throwing attacks against Jews in outlying neighborhoods in Yerushalayim. Moses points out that of late, there have been a growing number of attacks in a number of neighborhoods of the capital including Armon HaNatziv, Abu Tor, Gilo, Har HaZeisim ... Full Story » Journalist Aaron Granot Invites the Tzibur to the Wedding (1 opinions)
Mishpacha journalist Aaron Granot was scheduled to marry off a daughter Thursday night the eve of 10 Teves 5774 in Petach Tikvah. Due to the snowstorm he and his family are unable to make their way from Kiryat Arba. Granot invites the tzibur at large to join him.
Posting to his Facebook page he wrote “We awakened to a wild morning. I am usually jovial at such a sight but not on a ... Full Story » FCC Chairman: Calls on Planes up to Each Airline
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Thomas Wheeler says his plan to remove the restriction on phone calls during flights has been misunderstood.
Calls have been prohibited for 22 years over fears that they would interfere with cellular networks on the ground. Technological advances had resolved those concerns.
So, Wheeler told members of Congress Thursday, if the reason for ... Full Story » Bus Company Crackdown: Federal Regulators Shutter 52 Unsafe Outfits In Operation Quick Strike (2 opinions)
Federal bus safety regulators have shut down 52 companies in what they describe as a major nationwide crackdown on unsafe outfits, including lines whose drivers had suspended licenses or worked routes of more than 800 miles without rest.
The companies aren't just low-cost, fly-by-night carriers — some have transported school bands, Boy Scouts or senior citizens, according to Anne ... Full Story » 
US Cracks Down on Companies Evading Iran Sanctions
The Obama administration on Thursday targeted more than two dozen companies and individuals for evading international sanctions against Iran or supporting its nuclear program, a signal that the U.S. will continue to enforce existing sanctions while pursuing a diplomatic resolution with Tehran.
The Treasury and State departments announced that the U.S. was freezing assets and banning ... Full Story » Average US Rate on 30-Year Loan Eases to 4.42 Percent
Average U.S. rates for fixed mortgages eased slightly this week, remaining near historically low levels.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the rate on the 30-year loan declined to 4.42 percent from 4.46 percent last week. The average on the 15-year fixed loan dipped to 3.43 percent from 3.47 percent.
Mortgage rates peaked at 4.6 percent in August and have stabilized since September, ... Full Story » 
Interpreter At Mandela Event: I Was Hallucinating (1 opinions)
The man accused of faking sign interpretation while standing alongside world leaders like U.S. President Barack Obama at Nelson Mandela's memorial service said Thursday he hallucinated that angels were entering the stadium, suffers from schizophrenia and has been violent in the past.
Thamsanqa Jantjie said in a 45-minute interview with The Associated Press that his hallucinations ... Full Story » Aviation Schools Prepare For Boom In Drone Jobs
Two student pilots are seated shoulder to shoulder before a bank of video monitors, maneuvering an unmanned aircraft by keyboard and mouse as the drone descends toward a virtual runway in a suburban landscape.
Aaron Gabrielson and Andrew Regenhard, aviation students at the University of North Dakota and self-proclaimed video-game junkies, could just as well be sitting on a couch ... Full Story » Gridlock In The Senate, Progress In The House
A budget agreement between key Republicans and Democrats. Even President Barack Obama was on board. All without anyone threatening to repeal this or shut down that.
Gridlock, however briefly, took an early holiday in the bitterly polarized, Republican-run House.
But across the Capitol, the high-minded Senate remains in the grip of some of the worst partisan warfare in its history ... Full Story » 
Federal Data Show Health Disparities Among States
The slow rollout of a new federal health insurance marketplace may be deepening differences in health coverage among Americans, with residents in some states gaining insurance at a far greater rate than others.
The demarcation may be as simple as Democrat and Republican.
Newly released federal figures show more people are picking private insurance plans or being routed to Medicaid ... Full Story » Weekend Forecast in Eretz Yisrael
Following is the weekend forecast for Yerushalayim and other areas of Eretz Yisrael. When we refer to “weekend” in Israel, we are reporting on erev Shabbos and Shabbos. The official report for Jerusalem is 7 centimeters (2.7 inches) of snow fell, an all time record for December in Yerushalayim, Channel 2 News reports. However, many neighborhood streets and other areas had ... Full Story »Baruch Dayan Emmes: R’ Avrohom Yosef Weiss ZT”L
HaRav HaTzaddik Rav Avrohom Yosef Weiss ZT”L, an elder in the Vishnitz Chassidus, was niftar on Thursday 9 Teves 5774 in Bnei Brak’s Mayanei HaYeshua Hospital after a difficult illness.
The niftar was a known rebbe for tenokos shel beis raban, one capable of reaching even the most challenged child. The rav was diagnosed a number of years ago with muscular dystrophy and eventually ... Full Story » Police Have Plans for Chareidim Serving Outside of an IDF Framework (6 opinions)
During a session of the Shaked Committee on Wednesday, 8 Teves 5774, Homeland Security Ministry Director General Rotem Peleg announced that the ministry has been working during the past year, implementing plans to accommodate the majority of chareidi recruits into civil service programs, an alternative to IDF service. Peleg hopes that most of the chareidim that opt out of IDF service ... Full Story » DM Ya'alon Opposes Jailing Talmidei Yeshivos (3 opinions)
A number of talmidei yeshivos are jailed in IDF Prison 6 for failing to report for duty, and 9,527 draft notices have been mailed out to chareidim nationwide. However, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon remains of the opinion that trying to force the hand of the chareidi tzibur will backfire, and he opposes jailing talmidei yeshivos who do not respond to the draft.
Speaking to ... Full Story » 
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Israel's Finance minister Yair Lapid was named #31 of the most influential global thinkers of ... Full Story » Poll: Voters Give Obama Thumbs Do...
President Barack Obama's job approval among American voters dropped to a new low with 38 percent of voters approving the President's job and a whopping 57 percent disapproval rating, a new Quinnipiac University poll published Tuesday ... Full Story »Sunday News Briefs from Eretz Yis...
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Two more Syrian wounded admitted to Nahariya Hospital on ... Full Story » Stormy Protest at Kikar Shabbos A...
The rainfall did not deter hundreds of chareidim from ... Full Story » (1 opinions) U.S. & World News
PM Cameron Defends 'Selfie' Moment ...
British Prime Minsiter David Cameron defended Wednesday his decision to take part in a “selfie” with President Obama and the Danish prime minister during Nelson Mandela's memorial service. During the weekly Prime Minister's Questions in ... Full Story »Alan Dershowitz Expresses Doubt In ...
In his rush to reach an interim deal with Iran, President Obama has lost a well connected and loyal Jewish friend. Prof. Alan Dershowitz, professor of law at Harvard University, now expresses his doubts about the President delivering on his ... Full Story » (1 opinions)Spanish Duke Apologizes For Inquisi...
A Spanish aristocrat offered an official apology to the Jewish community of Gibraltar for the expulsion of Jews in the 15th century, The Forward reports. The duke of Medina Sidonia, D. Alonso Gonzalez de Gregorio y Alvarez de Toledo, read ... Full Story » (1 opinions)Media Lashes Out At Cameron And Oba...
There has been a trend of teenagers taking funeral selfies but now it appears that the same trend ... Full Story » (4 opinions) 
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