Days after his rivals called him to quit, Anthony Weiner’s 30-year old campaign manager seemed to have heeded the call, the NY Times reports. According to two people told of the decision, the campaign manager, Danny Kedem, no longer wished to oversee the mayoral bid after a week of bruising revelations about Mr. Weiner’s latest […]
While for many it is a given in today’s digital world, in Israel there are many mercury thermometers still in use in hospitals and medical clinics. This is coming to an end as the Ministry of Health this week released a directive banning the use of the item which contains mercury. The directive also addresses […]
Israel Airports Authority announced on Wednesday, 17 Menachem Av 5773 it has given approval for the construction of a hotel in Ben-Gurion International Airport in line with the example seen
Ford Motor Co. is recalling 33,021 C-Max hybrid cars because they may not adequately protect occupants’ heads in a crash. Vehicles involved were made between Jan. 19, 2012, and June 25, 2013 and don’t have panoramic roofs. C-Max hybrids with panoramic glass roofs aren’t involved in the recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration discovered […]
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, kicking off a weekend of events dedicated to America’s immigration heritage, said Friday that now is the time for immigration reform. Bloomberg told a bipartisan delegation of
As the chareidi market continues to grow in Eretz Yisrael BA”H, the various food companies invest more time, money and effort into maintaining and earning a larger share of that market. Tnuva, like the others, is no exception. Tnuva’s chocolate milk campaign is underway and trucks will be traveling to different chareidi communities during bein […]
There was no conciliatory phone call, no heart-to-heart talk to soothe the tensions. No one knows exactly when President Barack Obama and Republican Sen. John McCain went from bitter rivals
New York City is planning to hire another 150 staffers for its 911 call centers, police said Friday. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said the newly hired call-takers will be civilian
New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly is deftly sidestepping comment on recent calls for him to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Current head Janet Napolitano is resigning to
In an effort to make an impact on the chareidi tzibur during bein hazmanim, Coke Cola ® Israel is operating a Happiness Truck that will visit chareidi areas during the vacation time. Local residents will be tapped to distribute Coke products to passersby. Children will be permitted into the rear of the truck and take […]
New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner met Superstorm Sandy victims on Staten Island as he tried to move past the scandal threatening to derail his attempted political comeback. The
Please be Mispallel for a young woman who is in need of Rachmei Shomayim. She has been suffering from an illness, and has R”L just been placed on a respirator.
A new Mifal HaPayis Family Health Clinic was inaugurated in Beit Shemesh. The Mifal HaPayis is the national lottery, which invests in such projects around the country. This event took
Israel Police officials explain they have worked hard to improve the department’s image as well as salary and conditions. According to a comprehensive survey it does appear that those efforts were not in vain. Police officials report that today, there are 26 applicants for every available position. This is in no small part the result […]
There hasn’t been a government shutdown in nearly two decades, but senior lawmakers on Capitol Hill are finding trickier-than-usual obstacles in their path as they try to come up with
MDA Chief of Operations Eli Bin was hosted by leading rabbonim shlita in Modi’in Illit. The meeting was held in the home of the Mora D’asra Rabbi Meir Kessler Shlita, attended by Eli Bin and representatives of Hatzalah Modi’in Illit and with the Deputy Mayor Rabbi Yaakov Wallenstein. Rabbi Kessler thanked them for their life-saving […]
“There’s a Latino candidate in the race and his name is Erick Salgado,” Conservative-Democratic mayoral hopeful likes to remind the media from time to time. In the most public opinion
Rabbi Ovadia Isakov, 40, Chabad-Lubavitch emissary and chief rabbi of Derbent in the Republic of Dagestan, is much improved following emergency surgery for injuries to his internal organs after being shot by assailants near his home. Doctors at Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah, Israel, have reported that the complex operation went “very well,” and the […]
PepsiCo plans to jump into the premium bottled water market with a drink called Om, following the popularity of Coca-Cola’s Smartwater. The soda and snack food company, which also makes Aquafina bottled water, plans to launch the line next year, according to the trade publication Beverage Digest. PepsiCo Inc. has so far been on the […]
Rockland County Executive Race Update: Statement by Jerry Goldfeder, Senior Counsel, Stroock Stroock & Lavan, author of Goldfeder’s Modern Election Law and fomer counsel to Andrew M. Cuomo. Mr. Goldfeder
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