By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times The proliferation of insects in leafy vegetables brings up a very pertinent question: Is there an obligation to check vegetables
Delta Air Lines expects some 90 more flight cancellations globally before operations return to normal later in the day. The airline has had to cancel over 1,700 flights since Monday,
IDF Chief of Manpower Branch Major-General Chaggai Tupolinsky recently announced new regulations, prohibiting the donor of a Sefer Torah to the IDF and the donors entourage from entering a base and taking part in a hachnasas Sefer Torah. Tupolinsky decided he would only permit a limited hachnasas Sefer Torah and banned the regular ceremonious accompaniment […]
MK (Likud) David Amsellem is under fire for initiating a bill that would prohibit launching an investigation against a ruling Prime Minister for alleged petty crimes, crimes that do not
A small number of dati leumi residents of Beit Shemesh held a protest outside City Hall on Tuesday, 5 Menachem Av, questioning why the city is not allocating a kindergarten
Deputy Minister of Regional Cooperation (Likud) Ayoub Kara visited the headquarters of United Hatzalah on Monday afternoon 4 Menachem Av in order to explore the options of adopting the cooperative
A chareidi resident of Elad was taken into custody on suspected tax fraud, allegedly failing to pay NIS 1.5 million in income tax. The suspect was operating a car rental
The parents of Hallel Ariel HYD, the Kiryat Arba teen murdered in a stabbing attack in her home, are calling for assistance to raise the funds to establish a visitors center in memory of their daughter HYD. The family hopes to establish Yakev Ariel (Ariel Winery) in Kiryat Arba, to permit carrying on the work […]
A humanitarian aid worker in Gaza has been arrested and charged with using his position to provide material assistance to Hamas terrorist/military efforts. This is the second such indictment of a Palestinian aid worker in Gaza in less than a week. Waheed Borsh was arrested on 10 Tammuz by the Israel Police and Shin Bet […]
The mekubal from Pardes Katz, Rebi Avraham Chai, known as Chacham Avraham, was taken to the hospital late Tuesday night the eve of 6 Menachem Av. The rav was admitted
The levaya for HaGaon HaRav Aryeh Finkel ZTL, Rosh Yeshivas Mir Brachfeld, will begin at 11:00 on Wednesday, 6 Menachem Av from the yeshiva. The levaya is scheduled to arrive at Mir Yerushalayim at 2:30PM and kvura will be in Har Menuchos. ‘??? ??? ????? ???? ?? ?????? ??? ??? ? (YWN Israel Desk, […]
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit has ordered the hiring of additional women in the states religious councils. The High Court of Justice recently ordered hiring a deputy director-general for the nations Batei Din system. According to the new directive issued by Mandelblit, at least 30% of the employees of the nations religious councils must be women. […]
The Olam Hatorah was plunged into mourning on Tuesday night, with the Petira of Hagaon HaRav Aryeh Finkel ZATZAL. Rav Finkel was the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Mir Brachfeld and
Knesset Finance Committee Chairman Moshe Gafne approved NIS 10 million for building mikvaos for the Reform and Conservative Movements in The Diaspora as part of funding for strengthening Diaspora Jewry. The committee received a request to allocate funding towards strengthening ties between Israel and Diaspora Jewry. Ironically, it is pointed out that Gafne clearly used […]
Moving beyond “Obamacare,” political activists are looking to state ballot questions to refocus the nation’s long-running debate over government’s role in health care. This fall, California voters will decide whether
Chabad in Israel advertises that in line with the instructions of the Rebbe ZTL, chassidim are to hold siyumei messechos during the Nine Days to increase simcha during the period. This includes public events aired over the radio. Following is a listing published by Chabad of siyumei messechos that are scheduled over the air before […]
NJ Governor Chris Christie today signed into law a bill that would provide safety busing, sometimes called “courtesy busing” for 10,000 public school and private school students who live in
Judicial Watch today released 296 pages of State Department records, of which 44 email exchanges were not previously turned over to the State Department, bringing the known total to date
[VIDEO AND PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The call for a small plane crash arrived at 12:19PM on Tuesday, 5 Menachem Av. Magen David Adom and United Hatzalah units responded to
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