The head of the panning board attended a meeting in Upper Nazareth City Hall to discuss ongoing projects and future plans. City officials, rabbonim and askanim were in attendance as
The U.S. Postal Service wants to end door-to-door delivery for new homes in favor of curbside service and neighborhood cluster boxes. A House panel is considering legislation that would take
Beit Shemesh Mayor Rav Moshe Abutbul, who is seeking reelection, is facing a formidable challenge to his chareidi candidacy. The dati leumi camp has decided to awaken the waning Zionist
A New York reformed rabbi has been charged for the fourth time with flashing a fake badge during a confrontation with another motorist. State police say Rabbi Alfredo Borodowski surrendered
The Obama administration says it is delaying a planned sale of four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt in light of the military overthrow that ousted Mohammed Morsi as president. Pentagon
Israel has new chief rabbis. Just moments ago, the official results of the election for Chief Rabbis of Israel were announced. Rabbi David Lau is the new Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi and Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef is the new Rishon L’Tzion. 147 of the 150 eligible voters turned out in the Jerusalem Leonardo Plaza Hotel to cast […]
General Motors stock would have to sell for $95.51 per share for taxpayers to break even on bailing out the company, according to a government watchdog’s report released Wednesday. That
The New York City medical examiner’s office says eight people have died of heat exposure during July’s punishing heat wave. The medical examiner’s office reported a 67-year-old Queens man died
Anthony Weiner said he is moving ahead with his mayoral campaign despite some of his opponents calling on him to quit the race after he was caught in another scandal
An internal investigation of President Barack Obama’s choice to be the No. 2 official at the Homeland Security Department has the potential to become a political headache for former Secretary
The National Transportation Safety Board says the nose gear of a Southwest Airlines jet collapsed backward and into the body of the aircraft following a hard landing at New York’s
Operators of New York City’s bike-sharing program say a software glitch accidentally revealed personal information of more than 1,000 of its account holders. The Wall Street Journal says the program
Minister of Religious Affairs (Bayit Yehudi) Naftali Bennett stated on Tuesday, 16 Menachem Av 5773 that this week’s election to select new chief rabbis will most likely be the last in which two rabbonim are elected, Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) reported. Bennett, who is backed by Justice Minister (The Movement) Tzipi Livni, favors eliminating the […]
16:55 IL: Two stabbing attacks took place in Yerushalayim in the past hour. The first was reported in Liberty Bell Park or Yemin Moshe. That victim was described to be
A U.N. delegation tasked with investigating the reported use of chemical weapons in the Syrian conflict arrived in Damascus on Wednesday to discuss terms of a possible probe into alleged
Kiryat Arba/Hebron Chief Rabbi HaGaon HaRav Dov Lior Shlita is endorsing Merkaz HaRav Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Yaakov Shapira. The latter is a candidate competing in the Chief Rabbinate race, seeking
According to a poll released by the Knesset Channel, the Bayit Yehudi party continues to grow in popularity. Today, the party has 12 seats but the poll shows if elections were held, it would emerge the third largest party, with 16 seats. The poll was conducted after last week’s announced resumption of negotiations between Israel […]
The ban on shechitah in Poland has galvanized and appalled world Jewry. In its wake, there has been some finger-pointing, with the leader of one European Jewish group calling for the resignation of Poland’s chief rabbi, Rabbi Michael Schudrich, while the majority have supported his efforts for the Jews of Poland. In an interview with […]
Edward Snowden may be settling in for a long stay in Russia, his lawyer indicated Wednesday, saying the National Security Agency leaker plans to start studying the Russian language and
The IDF provided hundreds of chareidi soldiers, their wives and families to a day of fun – explaining with the mounting pressure against them, the military felt a day off would be appreciated by all involved. They gathered in the Haifa Convention Center on Tuesday, Tu B’Av 5773 and after the kenos, they visited different […]
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