The extremists among chareidim continue to cross red lines in their battle against chareidim serving in the IDF. The latest campaign is called “Yehudim, the City is Burning”, which includes
Yesterday, the members of the latest class of the Center for Kehillah Development (CKD) received smichah from Rav Moshe Bransdorfer, one of the leading rabbonim of the Badatz Eidah HaChreidis
It appears that troubles for the Shas party are not disappearing amid reports of growing internal strife. In the latest episode, Rabbi Yaakov Cohen, a son of HaGaon HaRav Shalom
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Israel’s National Library launched an online database on Wednesday aggregating tens of thousands of digitized Jewish manuscripts belonging to collections from across the globe. Scholars and laypersons can access almost
Former FBI Director James Comey has a book deal. Flatiron Books told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Comey is writing a book about leadership and decision making that will
The tzibur is concerned over the news that HaGaon Rav Chaim Rabi, a prominent talmid chacham known in Holon and Bat Yam, is battling a life-threatening illness. The rav received
Recent media reports from cities such as Fresno, California, and Edwardsville, Illinois, might make you think that everyone who lists a car for sale on Craigslist or other online sites
Israel’s first ever environmental research satellite was launched without incident during the night of Wednesday 10 Av, from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite is a joint
The sanctions targeting Russia stand as an act of retaliation by the Republican-led Congress against Moscow for its meddling in the 2016 presidential election and its military aggression in Ukraine,
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) 400 mispallalim visited the tziyun of Otniel ben Knaz in Hebron on Tisha B’Av. Soldiers from the Yehuda Brigade provided security for the mispallalim as they
The Senate, better known for its glacial pace, is moving swiftly on nominations and legislation. Greater bipartisanship and a desire to get out of Washington for August have made a
Employees of Israel’s Mizrahi-Tefahot banks on Wednesday, 10 Av, did not work but decided to strike all branches. They blame management’s plan to implement a new 2016-2017 salary agreement for
Foxconn Technology Group is not saying whether it plans to invest $30 billion in the United States, as President Donald Trump claimed the company’s leader told him “off the record.”
The local planning and building committee on Wednesday approved a building permit for Rabbi Chaim Amsalem’s shul in Jerusalem’s Har Nof neighborhood, despite Shas’ opposition in the municipality. As we
Agudath Israel of America, American Orthodoxy’s leading voice, held its staff retreat this past July 25-26 at the futuristic Bell Works commercial hub in Holmdel, New Jersey. The full two-day
The United States and three Western allies are calling Iran’s recent launch of a satellite-carrying rocket “a threatening and provocative step” that is “inconsistent” with a U.N. resolution endorsing the
A bill has been submitted to Knesset calling for the death penalty for Arab terrorists. The bill was presented following the slaughter of three members of the Solomon family HY”D
Republican senators are bucking President Donald Trump’s calls to revive the health care debate. And Trump just ousted his only top White House aide with deep links to the Republican
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