Republicans are muscling their massive tax bill through the House, with President Donald Trump urging them on to a critically needed legislative victory and GOP House leaders exuding confidence they
A conference room at a Paris middle school has been named in honor of two Jewish boys who were shot to death by an Islamic extremist in southern France more
Raymond Zeitoune, Esq. & Isaac Yedid Esq. An effective estate planning tool that protects funds intended to enrich the life of a loved one with special needs while preserving eligibility for public benefits is commonly known as a “Special Needs Trust” or a “Supplemental Needs Trust” (SNT). An SNT is a specialized legal document designed […]
A homicide detective with the Baltimore police force was shot in the head Wednesday while working in a troubled area of the city grappling with high crime rates. Outside the
A Republican-led House panel delivered a blunt bipartisan warning to Qatar on Wednesday, backing legislation that would slap sanctions on any countries or individuals providing financial and material support to
(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Hillary Clinton on Wednesday slammed what she described as the “politicization of the Justice Department” after reports that the Trump administration was considering a special counsel to probe the Uranium One deal and alleged conflicts with the Clinton Foundation. President Trump has criticized the uranium deal and suggested that Clinton, who […]
Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson on Wednesday became the first Republican senator to say he opposes his party’s tax bill, signaling potential problems for GOP leaders. Passage of a similar package seemed
A tiny Northern California elementary school would have turned into a “bloodbath” if not for quick action by school workers who rushed small children inside and locked down the building,
NATO’s chief said Wednesday he is certain the alliance will have sufficient forces to fulfill its training mission in Afghanistan after months of lobbying allies to increase troop contributions. Secretary-General
The Knesset Committee for Distributive Justice & Social Equality on Wednesday, 26 Cheshvan, discussed the inequality in the budgeting policy and wage conditions in the unofficial educational institutions after it
Following President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, China said Wednesday that it would send a high-level special envoy to North Korea amid an extended chill in relations between the neighbors
The United States government wants you to know: It really, truly doesn’t like Nazis. At the United Nations this week, the U.S. plans to vote against a yearly resolution that condemns the glorification of Nazism, State Department officials said Wednesday. Although it may seem counterintuitive — who wouldn’t want to condemn Nazis? — officials said […]
Mk Oren Hazan said in a statement on Wednesday that he has decided to forgo his diplomatic immunity and is therefore expected to stand trial for assaulting a public official,
The vibrant and influential history of New England’s Jewish population chronicled in a vast repository of documents stored at the New England Historic Genealogical Society is being celebrated Wednesday. The
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) IDF Major (reserves) Mordechai Moshe, 63, is a resident of the Gonen neighborhood of the capital. He is responsible for the vehicle fleet of a brigade, serving there for the past 42 years. “I love the IDF and my country” he explains to MyNet, adding, “I believe the State of Israel […]
President Donald Trump dodged questions about the turmoil in the Alabama Senate race on Wednesday, declining to join national Republicans who’ve called for Roy Moore to abandon the race amid
Rav Lt.-Colonel Gil Gilad was appointed head of the Kashrus Branch of the IDF Rabbinate. Lt.-Col. Amir Zuzut retired from the IDF Rabbinate after serving as head of the Kashrus Branch for two years, and Rabbi Gilad will replace him. Rabbi Gilad served in the past as the rabbi of the Base 1, Officers’ Training […]
It now appears clear to all except officials in the Chief Rabbinate of Israel that the latter’s monopoly over kashrus supervision in Israel has come to an end. While the Chief Rabbinate continues to fight to maintain the status quo that existed in the past, others are looking to the future, including Tzohar Rabbis, with […]
After falling out with Benjamin Netanyahu as a junior member of the Cabinet last year, Avi Gabbay is now a leading candidate to replace the scandal-plagued prime minister. Buoyed by
The chairman of the Jerusalem Hotel Association and the director of the Yehuda Hotel, Yishai Barnea, calls on the hotel owners to abandon the rabbinate’s kashrus and to choose other
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