A TGI survey released on Sunday, 14 Menachem Av 5773 shows that Kol Berama remains ahead as the leading chareidi radio station with 5.6% exposure in the first half of 2013, an increase from 5.2% in the last half of 2012. More dramatic is Kol Chai Radios decline from 5.6% in the second half of […]

The High Court of Justice on Monday morning 15 Menachem Av 5773 heard a petition challenging the candidacy in the Chief Rabbinate race of Tzfas Chief Sephardi Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu. The petition was filed by Meretz MK Esawi Frij, as was reported by YWN-ISRAEL. Frij believes that even though the rav hasnt been elected to […]

Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein ruled that only one caravan in the Shomron community of Amona must be moved in the ongoing land dispute with local Arabs, a land dispute championed by Israels extremist left-wing. In his ruling over the weekend, Weinstein instructed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon to move one caravan […]

Former IDF captive, Gilad Shalit will be on board Nefesh BNefeshs first-ever childrens aliyah flight in a showing of support and appreciation for North American Aliyah. 231 North American olim, including 106 children and 54 singles will be on the first summer of 2013 aliyah flight, which NBN has dubbed the Childrens Flight. The NBN […]

A resident of the PA (Palestinian Authority) Tulkarem area who was inside Green Line Israel without a permit was taken into custody on Wednesday morning, 15 Menachem Av 5773 following

Former director of the Prime Ministers Bureau in Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahus first term, Moshe Leon, is expected to officially announce his candidacy in the Jerusalem mayoral race in a media event on Monday, 15 Menachem Av 5773. Incumbent Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat will have a difficult election against Leon, who appears to drawing chareidi […]

For many, the announced resumption of talks between Israel and the PA (Palestinian Authority) does not come as a surprise for they explain its about the Golden Rule, the one with the gold makes the rules and that is what occurred in this case as well. US Secretary of State John Kerry in talks last […]

Rabbi Meir Ochana, 48, the rav of Yishuv Kfar Yonah, is married to Batya and they have BAH seven children ages 6-17. What is unique about the rav is that at night he removes his hat and kapota and puts on his border police uniform. The rav was released from IDF service in 1986 and […]

According to a Honenu report, two Jewish girls davening close to the gates to Har Habayis were quickly deemed to be disturbing the peace and detained, despite being granted permission by policemen at the site. This is despite the fact that such permission is not required by law. The girls had originally wanted to daven […]

Three years after campaigning on a vow to “repeal and replace” President Barack Obama’s health care law, House Republicans have yet to advance an alternative for the system they have voted more than three dozen times to abolish in whole or in part. Officially, the effort is “in progress” and has been since Jan. […]

According to a TGI survey pertaining to weekend newspaper readership, BaSheva, Makor Rishon and Maariv continue to decline. Both Maariv and Makor Rishon are owned by Shlomo Ben-Tzvi. Regarding the

Is a kosher caterers non-Jewish chef allowed to squeeze the juice of fresh grapes into the food he is preparing for an event? Questions such as these, and more, were answered by HaRav Moshe Heinemann, shlita, at STAR-K Kosher Certifications back-to-back seminars, held in their home offices, earlier this month. Participants joined the Foodservice Kashrus […]

As Israel prepares to embark on another round of diplomatic talks with the PA (Palestinian Authority) it appears convicted terrorists must be set free to permit the proper atmosphere for

Senator Charles Schumer wants federal authorities to look into how hot weather might be affecting New York’s rail systems.Schumer cited Thursday’s freight train derailment in the Bronx in which 10 cars went off the tracks. Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials say they’re still investigating the cause, but it may have been related to the heat. It […]

MK (Yahadut Hatorah) MK Moshe Gafne on Sunday night the eve of Tu BAv 5773 will be addressing a Meretz Party forum to explain all that is wrong and bad with the governments 2013-2014 state budget. The event will be held at 19:00 in Beit Tzioni America. Now that Gafne and Meretz share the title […]

Congress is growing increasingly wary of controversial National Security Agency domestic surveillance programs, a concern likely to erupt during legislative debate _ and perhaps prod legislative action _ as early as next week. Skepticism has been slowly building since last months disclosures that the super-secret NSA conducted programs that collected Americans telephone data. Dozens of […]

The head of the Our Land of Israel organization, Rabbi Dov Wolpe is calling for civil disobedience in response to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu building freeze policy. The rav calls on residents of Yehuda and Shomron to defy the prime ministers policy and to continue building and expanding homes in defiance of the government in […]

The audience gasped in surprise and gave a few low whistles as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered the news that furloughs, which have forced a 20 percent pay cut on

Responding to a High Court of Justice petition challenging his candidacy in the Chief Rabbinate race, Tzfas Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu responded to the court via his attorney, Aviad Cohen.

The cold front that moved into the region Saturday night is expected to put an end to the longest heat wave in more than a decade, but it’s also bringing

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