Shas MK Avraham Betzalel dismissed threats from United Torah Judaism (UTJ) to collapse the government if a bill largely exempting yeshiva students from military service is not quickly passed. In an interview with Radio Kol Chai on Thursday, Betzalel signaled that Shas would not support UTJ’s time-bound demands regarding the draft legislation, saying that “there […]
Egg producers blame the bird flu outbreak for driving prices to record highs, but critics believe giant companies are taking advantage of their market dominance to profit handsomely at the expense of budget-conscious egg buyers. Advocacy groups, Democratic lawmakers and a Federal Trade Commission member are calling for a government investigation after egg prices spiked to a record average […]
For 16 months, Eli Sharabi endured a nightmare of chains, starvation, and relentless beatings at the hands of Hamas terrorists. Now free, he is sharing his harrowing experience—not for himself, but for those still trapped in captivity. Speaking in a lengthy televised interview Thursday night, Sharabi revealed the brutality and psychological torment he suffered, particularly […]
The strike planned for Sunday at Ben Gurion Airport has been canceled. The Population and Immigration Authority announced that it has reached agreements regarding the workers’ salaries, and there will
Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a generative-AI infused Alexa that it says will allow the popular voice assistant to have more personality, check a user’s tone and even plan romantic dates. But unlike before, when Alexa was offered for free on any Alexa-enabled devices, customers will have to pay Amazon a monthly fee of $19.99 for […]
This year’s harsh flu season – the most intense in 15 years – has federal health officials trying to understand if it sparked an increase in a rare but life-threatening brain complication in children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 19,000 people have died from the flu so far this winter, including 86 […]
The Republican-controlled Congress has voted to repeal a federal fee on oil and gas producers who release high levels of methane, undoing a major piece of former President Joe Biden’s climate policy aimed at controlling the planet-warming “super pollutant.” The fee, which had not gone into effect, was expected to bring in billions of dollars. […]
Pending home sales in the United States slid to an all-time low in January as high mortgage rates, record-high home prices, and possibly the terrible weather last month hindered those
Ba’al Chessed Shai Graucher and members of the Palm Beach shul from Florida met this week with released US-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel, who told them how he connected with Yiddishkeit
President Donald Trump is planning a “gold card” visa with a potential pathway to U.S. citizenship for $5 million. The program would replace an existing program that offers U.S. visas to investors who spend about $1 million on a company that employs at least 10 people. And it echoes similar “golden visa ” programs in […]
It’s no secret that eggs—yes, basic, essential eggs—are now hitting $9 a dozen. And with Pesach just five weeks away, the situation is only getting worse. Egg prices are expected to climb even higher. The most basic staple of our Yom Tov preparations, from cooking to baking to fulfilling minhagim, has practically become a luxury […]
Anti-Trump activists and their media allies are once again peddling the exhausted and debunked conspiracy theory that Donald Trump is a Russian asset—this time courtesy of some ex-KGB agents who have suddenly found their voices. The latest installment in this saga comes from Alnur Mussayev, the former head of Kazakhstan’s intelligence service, who claimed in […]
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, Trump Jewish son-in-law and daughter, refused to publicly support him in the aftermath of Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, according to a new book by journalist Michael Wolff. Wolff’s book, All or Nothing, released this week, provides an inside look at Trump’s 2024 campaign, chronicling its dramatic shift […]
The Social Security Administration is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people from its workforce of 60,000, according to a person familiar with the agency’s plans who is not authorized to speak publicly. The workforce reduction, according to a second person who also spoke on condition of anonymity, could be as high as 50%. […]
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich will head to Washington in the coming days to meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and discuss economic and political cooperation, Smotrich’s spokesperson said Thursday. Smotrich was invited by Bessent in a call two weeks ago, said Smotrich’s spokesperson, Eitan Fuld, and they’ll meet around the weekend of March […]
“How can Jewish life be maintained behind bars during wartime?” — This question was at the heart of a special meeting held at the headquarters of the Israel Prison Service (IPS) in Ramla. Rabbi Yonatan Markovitch, Chief Rabbi of Kyiv and Rabbi of Ukraine’s prisons, met with Rabbi Eyal Salman, the Chief Rabbi of the […]
Measles is rarely seen in the United States, but Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus as cases continue to rise in rural West Texas. This week, an
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At the Thursday night Vort in Lakewood of HaChosson Shmuel Lefkowitz (Son of HzRav Shaya) to HaKallah Leahla Olshin (daughter of HaRav Isser Zalman). The Chosson is an Enikle of
Israeli victims of the October 7 attack and their families are taking legal action against Al Jazeera, accusing the Qatari news network of aiding and abetting terrorism through its coverage
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