Police reported finding five containers that were filled with explosive material that had been thrown from an unidentified vehicle early Sunday morning, officials said. Lakewood police officers responding to a
4:35PM EST: Monsey Hatzolah is on the scene of a child struck by an auto on Remson Avenue & Hilda Court. Injuries are reportedly serious, and a chopper was initially
The way the story is being told, Aryeh Deri made great strides towards bridging the gap between the Ashkenazim and Sephardim in Emanuel, but at the end of the day, the deal was brokered by current Shas leader Eli Yishai, not Deri. It appears that Deri’s sincere efforts which included veteran negotiator, prominent attorney Ron […]
Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer sounded the alarm about a wave of large and medium-sized banks planning an abrupt end to free checking accounts and urged the Federal Reserve
Freedom Through Another’s Eyes: Sweeping Pollard Under the Rug [By Ruth Lichtenstein - Hamodia: Publisher’s Note Column – June 23, 2010] When Judge Reade announced that she was sentencing Sholom Rubashkin to “25-plus years” in prison, American Jews turned pale and began to tremble… and sprang into (more) action. Good Yidden would not let a […]
The High Court of Justice on Sunday (June 27th) is hearing the case of a woman originally from the Czech Republic who converted in the Bnei Brak Beis Din of
[Op-Ed By Yossi Gestetner] I would like to ask Jewish readers the following questions: Did you know that Democrat-supporting groups such as PETA and Labor unions played the most pivotal
After being released from Massiyahu Prison four days ahead of schedule, the Emanuel fathers were driven to the Har Nof home of Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita, who met with them. The day started with a visit to the Slonimer Rebbe’s home by Deputy Prime Minister Eli Yishai, who was accompanied by Deputy Minister […]
11:15AM IL: The High Court of Justice has accepted a compromise agreement presented to the court on Sunday morning, hopefully brining an end to the Emanuel Beis Yaakov case. It appears that Justice Minister Prof. Yaakov Ne’eman became personally involved and the sides sat at his home for many hours on motzei shabbos to complete […]
As the 12-day march from Mitzpei Hila to Jerusalem is underway, beginning at 7:30am Sunday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu released a statement that he is doing everything possible to bring about Gilad’s release. The prime minister’s statement comes on the heels of Mr. Noam Shalit’s statements to the press over the weekend, explaining there is […]
A senior Russian diplomat announced that Iran’s first nuclear power plant in the southern city of Bushehr will start operation within the next two months. “It will take two month
It was a most painful and emotional shabbos for the Shalit family, marking their son Gilad’s fourth year in Hamas captivity, having been taken hostage in a June 25, 2006 cross-border terror attack in Kerem Shalom. Mr. Noam Shalit openly admits it is difficult to exhibit optimism in light of the failure of two administrations […]
In his motzei shabbos drasha, Maran Rav Ovadia Yosef stated “there are batei din and rabbonim. Why did they take the matter to the secular courts?” in his weekly satellite broadcast drasha, the rav questioned why the Emanuel Beis Yaakov matter was taken to the secular system. The Rav added that “we mustn’t be beholden […]
A lawyer for NYS Sen. Carl Kruger said Saturday that prosecutors have cleared the lawmaker of allegations that he traded bureaucratic favors for campaign contributions. Attorney Benjamin Brafman said he was told by the U.S. Attorney in Brooklyn that Kruger is no longer a target of an inquiry that began in 2008. “There was never […]
A 6-month-old girl is dead and her mother is in serious condition after a tree branch fell on the pair as the father tried to take a photo during a
On erev shabbos, HaGaon HaRav Yaakov Yosef spoke out regarding Emanuel for the first time, agreeing to an interview with Kol Chai Radio. Following main portions of that interview. KOL
Staten Island, NY – Rabbi William Kloner, chaplain of the Staten Island Jewish War Veterans and Jewish chaplain for U.S. Coast Guard Sector New York, is fighting for his life
Governor David Paterson is expected to call state lawmakers to a special session on Sunday to deal with the budget, after legislative leaders announced on Saturday that they reached a
Supreme Court Justice Edmond Levy on erev shabbos rejected the proposed compromise agreement reached in the Emanuel Beis Yaakov affair intended to bring an end to the painful case. In
The leading eight democratic industrial nations known as the G8, have turned to Israel in a message of condemnation, calling the situation in Hamas-controlled Gaza “unsustainable”. The industrial forum also calls on Iran to respect human rights. Not wishing to put the Mavi Marama commando incident to rest, the statement also expressed sorrow over the […]
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