A Health Ministry panel has decided that in order to meet the need for additional adjunct personnel, men and women assigned to Israeli hospitals in the framework of sheirut leumi
Hackers using smart TVs to spy on consumers is not a science fiction plot device, but could be a growing security problem, according to Sen. Charles Schumer. The senator is
Last week, The Minister of Construction and Housing, Uri Ariel took a comprehensive tour of the new and upcoming neighborhood in Givat Ze’ev located northward of Jerusalem. The tour was
As Elul approaches, the Women of the Wall (WoW) organization is capitalizing on their newly-found momentum, the increased chareidi concern with their presence at the Kosel on rosh chodesh. This month the women vow to defy another law as they plan to blow a shofar at the Kosel to as a Call to Stand Up […]
Why doesn’t Anthony Weiner just quit? It’s a question angry voters, pundits and fellow politicians have been asking almost nonstop in the nearly two weeks since the New York City
The cabinet during its weekly session on Sunday, 28 Menachem Av 5773 approved its national priority map. Communities classified as national priority areas enjoy additional funding, tax reductions, as well as assistance in many areas such education, healthcare and cultural activities. Four of the cabinet ministers abstained Tzipi Livni (The Movement), Yael German (Yesh […]
A rookie police officer shot and killed a 14-year-old boy on a street early Sunday after he refused to drop his gun and pointed it at officers, authorities said. Shaaliver
Health Ministry officials last week made a final decision and 200,000 polio oral booster vaccinate doses were delivered to Tipat Chalav centers around southern Israel. The minister has decided to
U.S. diplomatic posts in 19 cities in the Muslim world will be closed at least through the end of this week, the State Department said Sunday, citing “an abundance of
A 25-year-old male who was running to catch the Jerusalem light rail at the Yad Sarah stop on Herzl Boulevard found himself trapped under the train on Friday, 26 Menachem
A senior Democratic senator said on Sunday that the U.S.-Russia relationship had become poisonous and urged President Barack Obama to consider moving next months Group of 20 summit away from the Russian city of St. Petersburg. Charles Schumer, the U.S. Senates third ranking Democrat and a close Obama ally, accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of […]
Faced with annual health insurance costs of $6.3 billion, New York City is putting its health care contract out to bid, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday. Bloomberg said the bid has not gone out yet but current health-insurance provider EmblemHealth has already chosen not to seek a rate increase for the next fiscal year. It […]
Preferring not to put the embarrassing event in which he was ousted from a Security Cabinet meeting because of Finance Minister Yair Lapid, Minister of Intelligence Dr. Yuval Steinitz spoke of that unnecessary and shameful event on motzei Shabbos in an appearance on Channel 2s Meet the Press. Steinitz, a veteran cabinet minister, told Channel […]
New York is following the federal government in dropping the requirement that automated teller machines have posted signs disclosing their potential fees. The measure was signed last week by Gov.
A new truancy bill passed its first reading in Knesset last week before breaking for summer recess. The bill is sponsored by Likud/Beitenu MKs Orli Levy and Yariv Levin. If
Dear Editor: One of the most difficult and trying periods in ones life occurs when experiencing the death of an immediate family member Rl. Compounding the inevitable shock and sadness is the compelling obligation to arrange for a prompt funeral and burial according to Halacha. Often the first organization contacted by the family during this […]
The first 27 Arab terrorists slated for release from Israeli prison are due to be set free before the next round of talks, most likely next week. The 27 will
Gerrer communities throughout Eretz Yisrael have been advised of a new protocol for chassidim wishing to see the rebbe shlita. One must register in advance. The new regulation will be
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Police accident investigators report that it appears the bus traveling southbound on Highway 6 on Sunday scraped the side of the garbage truck that was stopped
HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Halevy Wosner Shlita, the Shevet Halevy is calling for increased tefilos this week on erev Rosh Chodesh Elul in light of the gezeiros facing bnei Torah in Eretz Yisrael. Rav Wosner called for a world day of tefilos. The Gadol Hador released his message on erev Shabbos Parshas Reeh 5773, calling for […]
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