The results of the probe into the NYPD ticket-fixing scandal remain in a shroud of secrecy as the Bronx district attorney gets set to announce the results of a grand
The upcoming Jewish holiday season, which includes three 3-day periods in which stoves cannot be turned off, presents risks of deadly carbon monoxide poisoning� in homes in which the holidays are observed according to halacha, Jewish law. The holidays occur Thursday and Friday, followed by Shabbat. The holidays are Rosh Hashanah/Shabbat, September 29-October 1; Sukkot/Shabbat, […]
Acting on mounting credible terror alerts ahead of Rosh Hashanah, Israel has banned entry to citizens into the Taba hotel district of Egypt. While the local hotel once served as
The American Jewish Committee has issued its Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion. The �headline� is a confirmation of trends of the past few months � with support for President Obama slipping such that his approve/disapprove numbers are roughly even. But here are a few notes about and behind the numbers: The polling was done […]
The NYPD’s air strike capability couldn’t have averted the terror attacks on 9/11, Mayor Bloomberg said today. “It certainly does not mean 9/11 wouldn’t have occurred,” the mayor said following
A record-high number of Americans say they are dissatisfied with the way the nation is being governed, a new poll says. An overwhelming majority of respondents, 81 percent, said that they are not satisfied with the governance of the country, compared to 19 percent who are satisfied, according to Gallup. �Americans� various ratings of political […]
A tradition of leaving the stove on during holidays in the Orthodox community is causing concern for some North Jersey fire officials who are trying to reach observant Jewish residents
New York State Thruway drivers are being warned. �If you use a hand-held cell phone or you�re texting while driving, you should fully expect to receive a ticket,� said Thruway Authority spokeswoman Betsy Feldstein. Operation Hang Up, which resulted in a thousand tickets during last year�s blitz, is back. Of course, the problem isn�t just […]
On Sunday night (27 Elul), a celebration was held marking the 101st birthday of HaGaon HaRav Chaim Pinchas Sheinberg Shlita. A number of the rav�s prominent talmidim arrived at his home on Sunday night, on Panim Meiros Street in the Mattersdorf neighborhood, with the Rav delivering a shiur on inyanei d�yoma. Following the shiur, the […]
As a result of a stop work order issued by the Israel Antiquities Authority, restoration work in Har HaZeisim has been halted, the daily HaMevaser reports. This major project is
Zaka founder and leader Yehuda Meshi-Zahav gave an interview to Kikar Shabbat ahead of Rosh Hashanah, addressing a number of topics relevant to the chareidi tzibur. Following are excerpts of
Turkish media reports that a Turkish vessel accompanied by a Norwegian seismic ship will be engaging in gas exploration, setting a 200-mile stake in response to Greek Cypriot seeking to
Several hundred local Ukrainians reported affiliated with the Liberty Party took part in a protest against the arrival of tens of thousands of Yidden in Uman ahead of Rosh Hashanah.
Tel Aviv Chief Rabbi HaRav Yisrael Meir Lau was interviewed by Yediot Tel Aviv, discussing ongoing events in the United Nations vis-�-vis efforts to create the State of Palestine. �It is clear that our preference is an Eretz Yisrael that is in accordance to the Torah but if a [Palestinian] state is created, one that […]
The fatal motor vehicle accident in the Hebron district on erev Shabbos was first reported to be the result of a terror attack, rock-throwing by Arabs. Shortly thereafter, Israel Police
President Obama spoke to the Congressional Black Caucus awards banquet over the weekend. His 28 minutes of remarks had a strange tone to them, as if somehow Obama was equating
America’s obstruction of a Palestinian statehood drive at the UN has left President Barack Obama facing charges he watered down his Middle East peace push to appease disgruntled Jewish voters.
Free checking is going the way of the free checked bag. Only 45% of non-interest bank checking accounts are free, down from 65% in 2010 and 76% two years ago,
New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly tells �60 Minutes� that the NYPD has �some means to take down a plane� in what he termed an �extreme situation,� during an interview tonight on CBS, according to a transcript of the exchange. Under fire by some for police counterterrorism tactics highlighted in a series of Associated Press […]
Mayor Mike won’t be joining the Buffett bandwagon. Bloomberg, speaking this morning on “Meet the Press,” blasted billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s call for the super-rich to pay more in taxes
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