In what has become almost a ritualistic rite of passage during the 2012 GOP presidential primary, Newt Gingrich, who has surged to the top of nearly every national and state poll, will meet with Donald Trump on Monday, the day Trump�s book, Time To Get Tough, hits stores. Gingrich has filled the populist space in […]

Jon Corzine, the former head of bankrupt commodities brokerage firm MF Global, has been subpoenaed to testify about his role in the collapse before a congressional committee. Corzine hasn�t been heard from publicly since MF Global imploded in October, the result of bad bets on European sovereign debt, a risky gamble reportedly pushed by Corzine […]

Lakewood Mayor Menashe Miller announced Thursday evening at the Township Committee meeting that he will be deployed to the Middle East to be with Troops this Holiday Season. The Mayor

Rabbi Menachem Stern has wanted to be an army chaplain since August 2008, when he came across a Jewish news site that got him thinking it was the right job for him. Halfway through an introductory meeting, he texted his wife to tell her, �I think I�ve found what we�re looking for.� Several years and […]

Mitzpe Jericho – Oded Hamdi, a 19-year old yeshiva student, was killed in a trailer fire shortly after midnight on Friday in Mitzpe Jericho, near Jerusalem. His funeral will be

Some New Yorkers may have wondered what Mayor Michael Bloomberg was smoking when he proclaimed he has his “own army� and admitted he “smoked up” in college during an unscripted speech at MIT Tuesday. During that speech, Bloomberg let down his guard on a wide range of topics � including his own drug and alcohol […]

Honda Motor Co. is recalling 304,000 vehicles globally for air-bags that may inflate with too much pressure in a crash, send metal and plastic pieces flying and cause injuries or

The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) issued a statement regarding its upcoming Presidential Candidates Forum and as to why Ron Paul is not invited. RJC Executive Director, Matt Brooks, is reported

In response to the growing number of Jewish adults eager to learn more about their heritage, Partners in Torah has embarked on an ambitious campaign to attract men and women

Herman Cain said Thursday night he�ll decide by Monday whether he continues or suspends his campaign for president, as the allegations involving inapproiate behavior continue to pile up. Cain for the first time set Monday as the deadline to determine if his campaign will continue. It marked the second day of a media tour on […]

The Senate on Thursday passed a giant defense bill that includes a new policy for detaining and trying suspected al Qaeda terrorists — a policy that attracted controversy during the

Two youths attempting to escape from a police vehicle on Highway 4 ended in a fatal crash early Friday morning. The passenger, a 20-year-old man from Kfar Saba, was killed in the incident while the driver was seriously injured. � Another driver, whom the two collided with, was lightly injured. An initial investigation revealed that […]

The following is from the Jewish Chronicle: Strictly Orthodox Jews are being encouraged to take up kayaking, football and a range of fitness activities as part of a new scheme

A very confident New Gingrich asserted to ABC News Thursday afternoon that he will be the Republican presidential nominee. �I�m going to be the nominee,� the former Speaker told ABC News. �It�s very hard not to look at the recent polls and think that the odds are very high I�m going to be the nominee.� […]

[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Kosovo authorities are investigating the desecration Tuesday of a local Jewish cemetery. Swastikas and anti-Jewish slogans were sprayed on tombstones of this old cemetery which was

Amnesty International on Thursday called on Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia to arrest former U.S. President George W. Bush for human rights abuse when he visits the region this month. During

Brooklyn � The Metropolitan Transit Authority today responded to Councilman David G. Greenfield�s call to alter a set of upcoming service changes that would have caused a major headache for Flatbush and Kensington commuters for the next two Fridays. The service changes planned by MTA New York City Transit were due to an ongoing construction […]

Hundreds of people marched from Herald Square to Union Square Thursday in what they called a “show of unity” for the labor movement. The AFL-CIO formed the March “for everyone

[AUDIO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D, NY-8) went off against President Obama over his Israeli policies in a lengthy, exclusive interview with GestetnerUpdates.com. But the Congressman also mounted a strong defense of the President against attacks from the right, claiming that Obama does a lot to defend Israel while Bush �spoke tough yet […]