[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] While Anthony Weiner’s favorability numbers have plummeted among general primary voters amid the latest revelations of his inappropriate behavior, the lack of choices for mayor has brought some Orthodox Jews to remember Mr. Weiner’s good deeds in the past,as a representative for the community in the City council and Congress. At […]
This incident occurred on Thursday, 2 Elul 5773 on Kanfei Nesharim Street in the Givat Shaul area of Yerushalayim. A non religious appearing woman got onto 1 number 54 bus
The following story was reported by Rabbi Yaakov Pinsky, director of Chaiyanu/Chai Lifeline Israel. I have just witnessed one of the most incredible stories regarding El Al that I have
HaGaon HaRav Aaron Yehuda Leib Shteinman Shlita met in his home with mashgiach HaGaon HaTzaddik Rav Chizkiya Mishkovsky Shlita as the latter wished to discuss education related issues with the
President Barack Obama has called his predecessor, former President George W. Bush, to wish him well as he recovers from a heart procedure to ease a blocked artery. White House
The Movement for Quality Government (MQG) has turned to the High Court of Justice again in its unyielding effort to compel the government to draft bnei yeshivos immediately. In the latest petition the organization stipulates that Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon fails to prevent discrimination between draft eligible sectors of the country and he is therefore […]
A grand jury on Thursday indicted two students from Kazakhstan on obstruction of justice charges, alleging they helped hide evidence related to the April Boston marathon bombing that killed three and injured 264, the U.S. Attorneys office for Massachusetts said. Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov, both 19, were college friends of surviving bombing suspect Dzhokhar […]
American Air Force Chief General Mark A. Welsh landed in Israel for a secret visit to Israel last week, Walla News reports. It is reported that amid mounting speculation that Israel will launch a military offensive against Irans nuclear program, the Americans requested the generals visit remain under the media radar. This is attributed in […]
With the start of the Elul zman HaGaon HaRav Aaron Yehuda Leib Shteinman Shlita was set to give a shiur in his Orchos Torah Yeshiva. This year the yeshiva has
A thousand firefighters battled a growing wildfire in the inland mountains of Southern California early Thursday, trying to save small communities where some home have been lost and an estimated
Thugs affiliated with Asra Kadisha on Wednesday night the eve of 2 Elul 5773 visited the home of chareidi businessman Aryeh Golovnititz (?????????) and gave him a real beating, so
The important back-to-school shopping season has started slowly for many retailers. Shoppers, worried about their finances, showed they were more interested in buying discounted summer merchandise in July than in picking up new fall clothing for their children, according to figures released Thursday. Revenue at stores open at least a year an industry measure […]
Gabi Matzkin, 49, has been suffering for five years as his physical health continued to deteriorate due to renal failure. When doctors discussed the possibility of a transplant it was
Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages barely changed this week, giving prospective homebuyers time to lock in relatively low rates. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average on the 30-year
Using his Facebook page to get the word out, Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid addressed a recent poll showing his partys waning popularity. That poll showed 78% of respondents do not rely upon Yair Lapid as finance minister. Lapid writes Try to imagine a world without Yesh Atid, a world without peace negotiations, without […]
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] At approximately 11:30PM on Wednesday night, the Town of Ramapo Police received a report of a possible gunshot victim on Rita Ave, in the Village of
At least three people in two states have beaten astronomical odds to become the nation’s latest Powerball millionaires. Sue Dooley, senior drawing manager production coordinator for the Multi-State Lottery Association,
As New Yorkers absorbed the bad news that standardized test scores plummeted because this year’s tests were harder, Mayor Michael Bloomberg focused on the good news that New York City students scored only slightly lower than New York state as a whole and much better than other urban districts. But Bloomberg’s critics seized on […]
A judge has ordered a makeshift 9/11 memorial in an office of a New York City courthouse removed because of a complaint. Courts spokesman David Bookstaver told the New York
The latest victim of religious discrimination in the IDF is a Chabad soldier serving in the north. The soldier was instructed to remove his wool tzitzis during sports activities for
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