New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today warned of a mystery shopper scam involving fraudulent checks that appear to have been issued by New York State. “In these tough economic times, many people could use some extra cash,” DiNapoli said. “But an offer of easy money is usually an offer you should refuse. No […]
After the tragic blaze earlier this week in Jerusalem’s Ohr Chaim Yeshiva in the Bucharim area, which resulted in the destruction of three Sifrei Torah, rabbonim have declared a taanis dibur on Wednesday. Damage to the yeshiva was heavy, as was reported by YWN-Israel. The levaya for the Sifrei Torah is scheduled to take place […]
12:30PM EST: The RCA’s 51st Annual Convention held in Scarsdale, NY has concluded, and what is probably the highlight of the event was a unanimous resolution which was passed, that
The chareidi media is reporting that the chief suspect in the Holyland case, Meir Rabin, has consulted with his brothers, asking them to “make the rounds”, to consult with rabbonim – seeking direction as how to act during his interrogation. According to reports, to date, the former Chevron Yeshiva bachur has not cooperated with police, […]
State Prosecutor Moshe Lador is involved in discussion with legal experts and senior Israel Police commanders surrounding the possibility of detaining, questioning and arresting former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Six former U.S. attorneys general and 17 other Justice Department veterans have signed a letter to the judge in the Sholom Rubashkin case, criticizing the prosecutors’ recommendation that Rubashkin receive life in prison for his bank fraud conviction. They note the “potential absurdity” in prosecutors using the federal sentencing guidelines to calculate […]
The Palace in Borough Park was the site of Pirchei Agudas Yisroel of America’s 47th Annual National Siyum Mishnayos, al sheim Horav Yehoshua Silbermintz, z”l. On Sunday April 25th, Pirchim from throughout the tri-state area converged on The Palace Hall. Buses filled with excited pirchim arrived from Lakewood, Monsey, Passaic, Scranton, South Fallsburg, Staten Island, […]
The following is a Fox News article: A group of Chinese and Turkish evangelical explorers say wooden remains they have discovered on Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey are the remains
[VIDEO FROM NOAM SHALIT BELOW] A Rishon L’Tzion college rally was held on behalf of Gilad Shalit on Tuesday, with his father Mr. Noam Shalit addressing the event. He pointed out that his son has been in Hamas captivity for over 1,400 days and nights. Today has been billed a “day in white” for Gilad, […]
The Israeli and American media woke up on Monday to the extensive media coverage pertaining to Moshe Feiglin’s battle against Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s proposed amendment to the Likud
Holyland suspect Yehoshua Pollack, a former senior Jerusalem City Hall official, was released on Tuesday afternoon to a 10-day house arrest with restrictions. Pollack was remanded on Thursday for one week by the Rishon L’Tzion Magistrate’s Court, but he is being released ahead of schedule. Pollack was seen being escorted from a prison infirmary earlier […]
One of the Jewish communities in Yemen was exposed to physical abuse by security forces in Sa’awan residential area, Sana’a. Heron Bin Salem, 22, a member of the Jewish community, was awaiting his cousin in front of al-Mustakbal School when an officer along with four security members approached him, “trying to get rid of his […]
Brooklyn — Less than three weeks after he took office, Councilman David Greenfield has made significant progress on one of his key campaign pledges – securing free door-to-door transportation for
City Council members Elizabeth Crowley and Ydanis Rodriguez have joined firefighters and members of Community Board 12 today to call on Mayor Michael Bloomberg to keep fire companies open, especially
Councilman and community officials busied themselves with phone calls on Monday surrounding the imprisonment of Yehoshua Pollack as a suspect in the ongoing Holyland investigation. Pollack, the treasurer of Betar Illit, was remanded by the Rishon L’Tzion Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. His absence resulted in a first-ever cancelation of a council meeting and today, officials […]
Following reports in the international media that Iran and Zimbabwe signed a deal by which the former receives uranium in exchange for oil for the latter, government officials in Zimbabwe on Monday denied such a deal was made. President Robert Mugabe announced that during Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to his country last week that […]
The prices are being published ahead of Lag B’Omer, and more importantly, this coming shabbos, permitting one to present oneself at the lighting ceremony marking the start of the Lag B’Omer festivities. A storage facility (machsan) apartment is going for NIS 700 for the one night (Friday), but that does not come close to comparing […]
Federal prosecutors are investigating allegations that bid rigging and fraud at Mount Sinai Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital resulted in the hospitals awarding contracts worth tens of millions of
US President Barak Obama on Monday surprised Defense Minister Ehud Barak, when the president walked into a meeting between Barak and National Security Advisor General James Jones. The president used the opportunity to once again stress America’s unwavering commitment to Israel’s security despite differences of opinion regarding ongoing construction in the eastern capital, ABC reported. […]
When police suspect a former prime minister is guilty of law-breaking, it moves cautiously and seeks firm ground prior to publically making accusations or possibly arresting the suspect. It appears that this is the case in the constantly developing Holyland investigation. Following Shula Zaken’s return to Israel on Monday afternoon, at which time she was […]
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