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MDA Emergency Number for Uman During Rosh Hashanah
Magen David Adom announces the activation of its emergency number for Uman for Rosh Hashanah - 0-800-200-101.
As tens of thousands are expected to arrive...
More Palestinians Seek Abbas Resignation; Skeptical Of Trump
A poll indicates that 67 percent of Palestinians demand the resignation of President Mahmoud Abbas, up 5 points from June, and that three-quarters believe...
Rav Chaim’s Surprising Rosh HaShana Tradition
There may be no one in today’s generation who understands the depth and gravity of Rosh Hashana as well as Rav Chaim Kanievsky. Each...
A French Woman Freed From Being An Agunah In Israel Before Rosh Hashanah
A couple that lived in France experienced martial issues until such time the wife wanted a get. The husband refused, and relocated from Lyon...
Senior Health Ministry Officials Arrested With Customs Agents
Israel Police on Tuesday morning 28 Elul arrested two senior Health Ministry officials along with two customs agents following an investigation into smuggling food...
WATCH: The Bundt Cake Glaze That’s Perfect Every Time
Ever try to make a glaze that looks beautifully shiny in the bowl but disappears into your cake in minutes? You’re not alone!...
ONLY 4 HOURS REMAINING: Add Your Name To Rav Chaim Kanievsky’s Prayer List
The Most Critical 4 Hours of the Year
The Yom HaDin is approaching. With so much important preparation still left to do – What are you...
Justices Could Avoid Issuing Verdict On Trump Travel Ban
President Donald Trump's travel ban offers the Supreme Court the chance to make a major pronouncement on the president's power over immigration. But the...
Litzman Has Words Of Praise For Bayit Yehudi Chairman Bennet’s Alliance With The Chareidim
Health Minister Yaakov Litzman ahead of Rosh Hashanah had words or praise for Naftali Bennet and Bayit Yehudi, calling the alliance between the dati...
Trump’s Latest Nickname: Rocket Man
With President Donald Trump, a good enemy deserves a good nickname.
In his debut appearance before the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday, Trump embraced his latest...
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FORBIDDEN SHEITELS 2.0: All Natural-Hair Wigs Banned Again!
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times)
It is called “Tonsuring” and it is at the center of a great debate that...
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Self-Driving Uber Fleet Returns To Service Following Crash
Uber has resumed self-driving vehicle service in Pittsburgh following a crash.
The company briefly suspended their self-driving fleet Monday morning. Police say a car collided...
Trump Slams Venezuela At UN; Maduro Calls Him ‘Hitler’
President Donald Trump urged world leaders Tuesday to help restore "democracy and political freedoms" in Venezuela, singling out the South American country for some...
WATCH: Thousands Reciting Selichos In Uman At Main Minyan Erev Rosh Hashanah
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MDA Revamps Its Lifesaving Mobile App With New Features
Magen David Adom operates regularly to ensure its response time is as short as possible, and that its service is effective and of the...
Louisiana Murderer Had Hitler Speech In His House
A 23-year-old white man arrested Tuesday was accused of killing two black men and firing on a black family in a string of attacks...
Was Trump Right? New Report Reveals US Government Wiretapped Paul Manafort
US investigators wiretapped former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort under secret court orders, an extraordinary step involving a high-ranking campaign official now at the...
Peace Between Hamas And Fatah?
The Islamic terrorist group Hamas has announced a number of key concessions to the rival Fatah movement that could potentially pave the way for...
Germany Arrests Two ISIS Suspects In Berlin
Two Iraqi men have been arrested in the German capital on suspicion of membership in a terrorist organization and war crimes as part of...
Senate Panel Abruptly Cancels Private Interview With Trump’s Personal Lawyer
President Donald Trump's lawyer will return to Capitol Hill for a public hearing next month after the Senate intelligence committee abruptly canceled a closed-door...
VIDEO: Can US Diplomats Stomach Gefilte Fish? – Shana Tova From...
(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE)
Watch how brave American diplomats handle Rosh Hashana delicacies Gefilte fish and Regel Krusha (p'tcha), and can they keep it down?
Every...
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Not your average bar mitzvah boy
Mr. and Mrs. A of Telzstone, like most couples, worked hard at their jobs to support their 7 children. That became impossible, however, when...
Trump, Pence To Campaign For Strange Before GOP Runoff
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will campaign for Alabama Sen. Luther Strange in the final days before the hotly contested Republican...
Convicted Racist Church Shooter Can’t Fire Jewish And Indian Lawyers
A federal appeals court has denied white supremacist Dylann Roof's request to replace his Jewish and Indian lawyers who are appealing his death sentence...
Leaked: Plans To Shrink Four US Monuments
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's recommendation to shrink four sprawling national monuments in the U.S. West jeopardizes protections for ancient cliff dwellings, scenic canyons and...
Common Core Used Widely, Despite Continuing Debate
Most of the states that first endorsed the Common Core academic standards are still using them in some form, despite continued debate over whether...
Operation Rabbeinu: MDA Prepared For The Arrival Of Mispallalim In Uman
Magen David Adom has finalized preparations for the arrival of tens of thousands of mispallalim traveling to Uman, to the kever of Rav Nachman...
Kohl’s To Start Accepting Amazon Returns At Some Stores
Kohl's, which is opening some in-store Amazon shops, will start accepting returns for the online retailer at some of its stores in Los Angeles...
Justice Ministry Police Investigators Move Ahead With Indictment Against A Policewoman
The Justice Ministry Police Investigations Unit filed an indictment with the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court against a policewoman for assault during a demonstration near Jerusalem's...
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Trump Lawyer: Moscow Trump Tower ‘Solely A Real Estate Deal’
An abandoned proposal to develop a Trump Tower in Moscow during the 2016 presidential election was "solely a real estate deal and nothing more,"...
PHOTOS: United Hatzalah Uses Its Lag B’Omer Operational Tactics In Uman For Rosh Hashanah
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE)
United Hatzalah area signs that have become a familiar sight at the tziyun of the Rashbi on Lag B’Omer are being...
3 People Charged With Inciting Riot After Georgia Tech Violent Protests
Three people face charges after violent clashes with campus police at Georgia Tech following a vigil for a student fatally shot by officers, a...
Melania Trump Threatens Lawsuit Over English Class Billboard
Billboards featuring Melania Trump and the slogan "just imagine how far you can go with a little bit of English" were removed Tuesday from...
Guetta’s Resignation Takes Effect – He Is No Longer A MK
By now, it is clear to all, that attending the toeiva wedding of a nephew months ago is what cost Yigal Guetta his Member...
Lower Court Grants Rabbi Berland Permission To Fly To Uman; Top Court Has Until...
The drama surrounding Rabbi Berland continues, if he will in fact be granted permission to go to Uman this year.
It was first reported that...
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Egypt’s Ambassador Hosts Sadat Commission With former Secretary Of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
Private Dinner for Anwar Sadat Congressional Gold Medal Commission Co-Chairs hosted by Egypt’s Ambassador to the United States Reda with former Secretary of...
OU Welcomes Senate Introduction Of Fema Relief Bill To Aid Disaster-Damaged Synagogues, Other Houses...
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America - the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization welcomes the introduction of the “Federal Disaster Assistance...
WATCH: Full Speech – PM Netanyahu Addresses The U.N. General Assembly
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US Current Account Deficit Hits $123.1 Billion
The deficit in the broadest measure of U.S. trade rose to the highest level in more than eight years this spring, reflecting in part...
Litzman Visits Arad To Broker Peace Agreement With The Mayor
Health Minister Yaakov Litzman, a Gerrer Chossid, visited Arad in an effort to lower the flames of machlokes between his tzibur and the secular...
Navy Chief: Budget Cuts Strain Force Amid Ship Crashes
The Navy's top officer says that although commanders are ultimately responsible for problems leading to two recent fatal ship collisions — the spike in...
Torah Umesorah Toronto Parlor Reception
The Torah Umesorah Toronto Parlor Reception has grown to be known as an evening of inspiration for the Toronto Community. Held annually in the...
Netanyahu On Trump’s UN Speech: ‘Boldest & Most Courageous I Have Ever Heard’
Israel’s prime minister is praising President Donald Trump’s address to the U.N. that condemned Iran.
Benjamin Netanyahu said, “In over 30 years in my experience...
First Expert Day Held at Bizmax Concludes with Startup Competition; Winner Attends London Conference...
Over 200 entrepreneurs attended Expert Day at Bizmax – the Jerusalem business hub for haredi entrepreneurs. The event culminated with a startup competition, whose...
Small Earthquake Reported In Illinois, Felt In 3 States
The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a small earthquake in southeastern Illinois was felt across parts of Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky.
The USGS says the...
WATCH & READ: Full Speech – Trump Addresses UN General Assembly 2018
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Small Quake Rattles Nerves, Causes No Damage In Los Angeles
Los Angeles was jolted by a small earthquake that rattled nerves and got people talking on social media, but didn't cause any major damage.
The...
At UN, Trump Threatens ‘Total Destruction’ Of North Korea; Says ‘Rocket Man Is On...
President Donald Trump, in a combative debut speech to the U.N. General Assembly, threatened the "total destruction'" of North Korea if it does not...
Hurricane Maria: Devastation In Dominica; Puerto Rico Braces For Storm Force Not Seen In...
Hurricane Maria smashed into Dominica with 160 mph winds, ripping the roof off even the prime minister's residence and causing what he called "mind-boggling"...
Toys ‘R’ Us Files For Bankruptcy, But Keeps Stores Open
Toys 'R' Us, the big box toy retailer struggling with $5 billion in debt and intense online competition, has filed for bankruptcy protection ahead...
Governor Cuomo Finally Endorses DeBlasio For NYC Mayor
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has endorsed his frequent rival and fellow Democrat Bill de Blasio for a second term as mayor of New...
Exhibit Allows Virtual ‘Interviews’ With Holocaust Survivors
What was it like in a Nazi concentration camp? How did you survive? How has it affected your life since?
Technology is allowing people to...
Mattis: No Need Yet To Shoot Down NKorean Missiles
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the U.S. has not attempted to shoot down any of North Korea's missiles -- including two that have recently...
WATCH: Kosel Kvitlach Being Cleared Ahead Of Rosh Hashanah
(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE)
Rosh Hashanah is almost upon us and the time of year is synonymous with cleaning the countless number of kvitlach from...
IAF Patriot Downs Hizbullah Drone [UPDATED 2:43PM IL]
The Israeli military said it shot down an Iranian-made spy drone operated by the Hezbollah terrorist group as it approached the Golan Heights on...
Polish Party Leader Denounces Anti-Semitism, Praises Israel
Poland's most powerful politician on Monday denounced anti-Semitism and praised the "great" state of Israel at a ceremony honoring Poles who protected Jews during...
Israel And US Open First American Military Base In Israel
(VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE)
Israel and the U.S. inaugurated the first American military base on Israeli soil on Monday, which will serve dozens...
Coming Not-So-Soon: Northern Jerusalem Bus Station
A new bus station is planned for northern Jerusalem, a project undertaken by the Transportations Ministry and the Jerusalem Municipality. The additional station is...
PHOTOS: Jordan Valley Dates Thieves Apprehended
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE)
Jordan Valley district police report the apprehension of date thieves who were apprehended red-handed. The thieves were observed during the night,...
Hurricane Jose Moves North; Expected To Impact Long Island
The New York City Emergency Management Department today urged New Yorkers to prepare for potential impacts of Hurricane Jose. With Jose’s track moving about...
GOP Eyes Popular Tax Breaks To Finance Overhaul
Republicans straining to find about $1 trillion to finance sweeping tax cuts are homing in on two popular deductions that are woven into the...
Trump Wants A Parade To Showcase US Military Might
Who doesn't love a parade? To a city that already offers many, President Donald Trump wants to add one that showcases U.S. military might.
It...
WATCH: High Holy Days Message From President Trump
(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE)
On behalf of all Americans, I want to wish Jewish families many blessings in the New Year.
The High Holy Days are...
WATCH: Singing & Dancing As Chareidim Arrested At Hafganah Released From Jail
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Senate GOP In Final Scramble To Stop ObamaCare
Senate Republicans are revving up a final push to scuttle President Barack Obama's health care law. Though the effort faces low odds of success...
Teen Girls Arrested After Affixing Stickers Near Entrance Of Har Habayis
Teenage girls, 14, spent the night in jail after the five were apprehended affixing “Enough Administrative Orders” stickers near an entrance to Har Habayis....
Hurricane Maria Intensifies to Category 5 Storm; Potentially Devastating Strike on Puerto Rico and...
Hurricane Maria intensified into a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm Monday as it surged toward islands in the eastern Caribbean, and forecasters warned it...
Earth Sweltered To 3rd Hottest August, Summer On Record
Earth just sweated through the third hottest August and summer on record.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday the globe last month averaged...
WATCH: Tour The Massive Kitchen At The ‘Scheiner Hachnosas Orchim’ In Uman – Serves...
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