Baruch Dayan Emmes: Rabbi Natan Neta Adler, 44, was niftar in Sheba Medical Center on Monday, 17 Cheshvan, after being diagnosed with cancer several months ago. The rav, a son

The dismantling of the old Tappan Zee Bridge in New York has begun, with crews removing large sections of steel from the 61-year-old span. The Journal News reports a massive

Hackers hounded the Democratic Party into the final days of the 2016 election, breaking into a server carrying critical voter data, according to a book published Tuesday. The breach of

and close to the turnaround at Yated Neeman. HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Auerbach explained the policy of not responding to IDF induction centers to submit one’s personal information and sign that one is learning in Yeshivah. Rav Auerbach says this policy was initiated by Yeshiva Bochrim. This is a policy that is contrary to Gedolei Hador […]

The phone used by the gunman who fatally shot 26 people inside a small Texas church has become the latest flashpoint in the privacy wars. Federal investigators complain that they can’t get into Devin Patrick Kelley’s phone thanks to security features that shield messages, photos and other stored data from prying eyes. Such measures present […]

Jerusalem police announce the arrest of a suspect believed to have spray painted and vandalized adverts around the city showing women’s faces. During the past two weeks a number of adverts were painted over, damaged and partially torn off. Police began surveillance in areas they believed the perpetrator was likely to strike leading to the […]

Two longtime GOP lawmakers announced their retirements Tuesday from the House of Representatives, adding to the growing list of Republicans electing to leave Capitol Hill under the Trump administration rather

(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times) You are a post seminary girl working in Camp Sternberg. You have a date Motzei Shabbos and you hold the

(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) United Hatzalah EMS personnel treated two people who were injured after an explosion was heard in a parking lot underneath a residential building that caused numerous

Faced with new scheduling constraints, Baltimore County school officials have decided to keep schools closed next year on the Jewish High Holy Days. News outlets report that the county school

Russia clashed with Western nations Tuesday over a report blaming Syria for a deadly chemical weapons attack, with Moscow dismissing its findings as “mythical or invented” and the U.S. backing its finger-pointing at President Bashar Assad’s regime. The debate in the Security Council during a meeting on the report reflected the sharp differences between Russia, […]

In a new blow to Britain’s beleaguered government, the U.K. international development secretary quit Wednesday over unauthorized meetings with Israeli politicians, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Priti Patel resigned after

(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Jerusalem Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi HaGaon HaRav Aryeh Stern Shlita comes to the defense of his colleague, Jerusalem Chief Sephardi Rabbi HaGaon HaRav Shlomo Moshe Amar Shlita.

Some of the nation’s biggest political donors, including some who spent $60 million supporting Republican Donald Trump last year, are among those who took advantage of offshore tax loopholes, according to leaked corporate documents made public Tuesday. The documents also name a top donor and former cabinet secretary for Democratic former President Barack Obama, and […]

A border police spokesperson announced on Wednesday morning19 Cheshvan, that the alertness of Border Police prevented a terrorist attack at a Machpelah inspection station. Border Police noticed a PA (Palestinian

(VIDEO AND PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Chareidim were back protesting in the streets of Yerushalayim, in the Geula area, on Wednesday afternoon, 19 Cheshvan. In the video and photos, we

Twitter says it’s ending its iconic 140-character limit — and giving nearly everyone 280 characters. Users tweeting in Chinese, Japanese and Korean will still have the original limit. That’s because writing in those languages uses fewer characters. The company says 9 percent of tweets written in English hit the 140-character limit. People end up spending […]

The White House says President Donald Trump cast an absentee ballot in Tuesday’s municipal elections in his hometown of New York City. Principal deputy press secretary Raj Shah confirms that Trump voted, but declines to say for whom he voted. Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, an outspoken Trump critic, cruised to re-election […]

In response to recent political developments regarding Kurdish aspirations, the US Israel Security Alliance comprised of American Jewish business and communal leaders will be leading a delegation on November 15, 2017 on

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