The Emunah Women’s Organization on Wednesday, 25,Tammuz 5773 petitioned the High Court of Justice to compel the Chief Rabbinate of Israel top permit women who completed a kashrus mashgiach course to take the test for official recognition. The petition is filed against the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the minister of religious services. Emunah first […]
The New York Police Department is planning a heavy presence for the city’s July Fourth celebrations. NYPD chief spokesman Paul Browne said Wednesday the department’s entire air and sea fleets
For many who visit the Kosel on Shabbos afternoon, the first buses leaving the holy site on motzei Shabbos are very important, permitting them to board without payment and head
A one-year delay in a central part of the health care overhaul is likely to have its biggest impact on small and medium-sized businesses, not the number of people who
It appears that Moshe Leon is working hard to gain chareidi backing for his candidacy in the Jerusalem mayoral race. Leon, a Likud candidate, in recent weeks met with a
A man charged with fatally shooting a Brooklyn man and wounding a New York City police officer last year was convicted Wednesday of murder and attempted murder. Authorities accused Luis
This week’s vandalism attack in the Geula area of Yerushalayim which left a number of new bus stops significantly damaged appears to be the work of frum fanatic elements, at least according to a report in the daily Maariv. It appears that there was an agreement by which the new bus stops would only offer […]
Just a few short weeks after being appointed to head Shas’ financially ailing Mayan Chinuch education network, Mordecai Mordechai on Wednesday, 25 Tammuz 5773 announced he is stepping down. According to a Kikar Shabbat report, in his letter of resignation, Mordechai expressed his reasons for stepping down in a harsh tone, attacking senior officials in […]
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Finance Minister Yair Lapid and Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz on Wednesday morning 25 Tammuz 5773, held a press conference following the publication of the tenders for
Following last year’s success, the Am Echad Im Lev Echad (One Nation with One Heart) organization is organizing another worldwide tefilla event for women and girls. The sponsors highlight the achdus aspect of the event, which they feel is absolutely critical during these difficult times. On this coming Rosh Chodesh Av (July 8, 2013), at […]
The Nesher Battalion, subordinate to the Southern Command, is responsible for the gathering of combat intelligence. The soldiers in the Nesher Battalion perform operational and tactical intelligence collection, helping to
MK (Bayit Yehudi) Zevulun Kalfa made an emotional address in Knesset on Tuesday, 24 Tammuz 5773, marking the eighth anniversary of the expulsion of Jews from Gaza. He was a resident of Atzmona and is counted among those who were expelled from their homes. He explained “this is not an easy mission, to stand here […]
More extensive filings from New York state legislators than ever before have been publicly posted online and show powerful Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver earned $350,000 to $450,000 last year from
Dr. Yitzchak Kadmon, who heads the state’s Child Welfare Council, addressed the eighth annual Hamodia Conference in the Jerusalem Convention Center on Tuesday, 24 Tammuz 5773. Following is a synopsis of his remarks. The doctor began by dispelling the fallacy that is supported by too many politicians. “They believe that if one works, one does […]
Gasoline prices are on a summer slide, giving U.S. drivers a break as they set out for the beach and other vacation spots for the Fourth of July. The national
Rabbi Amnon Bazak of Yeshivat Har Etzion in Gush Etzion joins the list of outspoken opponents to the candidacy of Tzfat Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu for the post of Rishon L’Tzion In a Tuesday morning 24 Tammuz 5773 Facebook page posting, the rav praises rav Eliyahu, adding he has the utmost respect for his spreading […]
Motorists going through New York will get a break from construction during the busy July Fourth travel week. The New York State Thruway Authority will suspend construction projects in New
President Barack Obama urged Egypt’s military Wednesday to hand back control to a democratic, civilian government without delay, but stopped short of calling the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi a
Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein joins a growing list of officials opposing the candidacy of Tzfas Chief Sephardi Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, who is a contender to become Israel’s next Sephardi Chief Rabbi. Weinstein plans to summons Rav Eliyahu for an official meeting in which they will discuss statements made by the rabbi in the past, particularly […]
The sudden delay of a major part of President Barack Obama’s historic health care overhaul is raising questions about other potential problems lurking in the homestretch. The requirement that many
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