Thanks to a previous alert by the Flatbush Shomrim in educating the public, residents are realizing the importance of reporting predators. In a continued effort to keep our families safe
All new cars would have to be equipped with “black boxes” that record performance data and federal safety regulators would be granted the authority to order immediate recalls under newly
Jordans King Abdullah II is definitely seeking to maximize the pressure being exerted on Israel from the international community regarding construction in Yerushalayim. Once again, the king released a warning, stating Israel is playing with fire regarding the need to halt construction and withdraw from Arab lands. The king unabashedly speaks of the Muslim holy […]
Lag BOmer hasnt yet arrived, but in Bnei Brak, a 4-year-old girl who returned from kindergarten stopped to observe a bonfire lit by some children, at about 1:00pm on Thursday. It appears the children who were playing with fire did not extinguish the blaze, leaving the area, leaving the danger for all who passed by. […]
Deputy Minister of Education (Yahadut HaTorah) R Meir Porush met with former President of the High Court of Justice Prof. Aaron Barak to discuss the Emanuel Beis Yaakov case. According to a Kikar Shabbat report, during recent days, Porush also met with Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin. These meetings came in addition with the deputy ministers […]
It appears that if one wishes to lash out at a sector in Israeli society, one may do so freely as long as the verbal attack is against chareidim and
Israels Holy Sites Authority has established an information number to assist anyone heading to Meron for Lag BOmer, providing information on traffic conditions, parking availability and bus service. One may phone 1-700-500-679. Agency officials urge visitors to use public transportation, explaining private vehicles will not be permitted pass the park-and-ride areas under any circumstances. Parents […]
Persons affiliated with the outlawed Kach organization have printed photos of US President Barak Obama receiving an award from a Muslim organization, photos being distributed to add into Lag BOmer bonfires. The caption of the photo accuses the president of being a PLO agent. Kach activist and Chevron resident Noam Federman states it is simple; […]
In honor of Lag baomer, Rabbi Moshe Dovid Lebovits, who writes tha Daily Halacha for YWN, has written a beautiful edition of Minhagim and Halachos in English. Click HERE to
Jeffrey A. Moerdler, the New York practice leader of Mintz Levins Real Estate and Communications practices and an active member of the Riverdale community, has been appointed by Governor David Paterson and confirmed by the state Senate to serve as the commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Mr. Moerdler is […]
Federal prosecutors are reportedly looking into whether Goldman Sachs has committed securities fraud. The Securities and Exchange Committee referred its investigation of Goldman to The Justice Department for possible criminal
ALBANY Legislation that would permit authorities to presume consent for the harvesting of organs from deceased New Yorkers is being vigorously opposed by a national Orthodox Jewish organization with a large constituency in the state. While Agudath Israel of America acknowledges the shortage of organs for transplant and the fact that Jewish religious authorities […]
United and Continental Airlines are expected to announce Monday that they are combining operations to create the world’s largest airline, the culmination of more than a decade’s effort by Chicago-based
The following is from the NY Post: A Brooklyn rabbi took a fierce beating from teenage punks after demanding they scram from a yeshiva schoolyard where they were bullying students,
Thousands are making their way to Meron and nearby Tzfas for shabbos ahead of Lag BOmer. Police expect over 400,000 people to visit the area over the Lab BOmer weekend. 4,000 police are assigned to the area. Magen David Adom reports that 150 paramedics and EMTs are standing by along with 10 ambulances, including two […]
It appears that clearing his scheduled to persuade Likud Central Committee voters to get and vote did the trick as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Thursday night celebrated a victory,
It would appear that the irrefutable evidence provided in Washington by Defense Minister Ehud Barak regarding Syrians transfer of Scud missiles to Hizbullah indeed persuaded senior officials in the Barak administration, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issuing a warning to Syria, expressing concerns that such a move may expedite a regional conflict. Earlier in […]
A 120-mile oil slick advanced to within a few miles of the mouth of the Mississippi River on Thursday as authorities scrambled to keep the spill from damaging wetlands along
Prosecutors have asked U.S. District Court Judge Linda Reade to sentence R Sholom Mordechai ben Rivka Rubashkin to 25 years in prison, less than the life sentence they have said they were entitled to request. Prosecutors had added up the charges in pre-sentencing documents and the total came to a life sentence. But Assistant U.S. […]
The following is from the WSJ Law Blog: Worldcom fraudster Bernie Ebbers got a 25 year sentence. Enrons Jeff Skilling got a little more than 24 years (though his sentence was later vacated). Tycos Dennis Kozlowski got between just over 8 to 25 years. So why is the government pushing a life sentence for Sholom […]
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