State Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein on Tuesday, 24 Tammuz approved the Peri Ministerial Committee draft plan for a new chareidi draft law, to replace the Tal Law. However, Weinstein stated
Moshe Gafne was among the chareidi MKs addressing the eighth annual Hamodia Conference in the Jerusalem Convention Center on Tuesday, 24 Tammuz 5773. Following is a synopsis of his remarks. The Yesh Atid party is a passing phase. “In my conversations with Finance Minister Lapid he always feels the need to tell me ‘I am […]
Former Defense Minister Ehud Barak has secured himself a prestigious post after finding himself outside of the political arena. Yediot Achronot reports Barak is now a special consultant to the
OU Kosher presents frequently asked questions to-date on the OU Kosher Hotline (212-613-8241) by consumers received for the summer. Questions may also be submitted to kosherq@ou.org. These questions are answered by Rabbi Benjamin Geiger, the voice of OU Kosher’s Consumer Hotline; the OU’s Webbe Rebbe; and Rabbi Eli Eleff, rabbinic coordinator and consumer relations administrator. […]
Shas leader MK Aryeh Deri during an address in the Hamodia Conference explained that from his perspective, tzoros facing the chareidi tzibur is the direct result of discrimination. He explained
MK (Yahadut Hatorah) Meir Porush on Monday, 23 Tammuz 5773 met with British Ambassador to Israel Mathew Gould. Meeting in the ambassador’s office, Porush discussed matters of current events in Israel as well as issues pertaining to the Jewish community in the UK. Also present was Rabbi Aaron Davis, who serves as the ‘foreign minister’ […]
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has apologized for telling Congress earlier this year that the National Security Agency does not collect data on millions of Americans, a response he
President Shimon Peres on Tuesday, 24 Tammuz phoned Rabbanit Yehudit Yosef, a daughter-in-law of Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita. Mr. Peres wished Maran a refuah shleima as the Gadol Hador recuperates from back surgery performed on Monday, 23 Tammuz. “We strengthen the rav’s hand and that of the family. In my name and the […]
Egypt’s army commander and Islamist President Mohamed Mursi each pledged to die for his cause as a deadline neared on Wednesday that will trigger a military takeover backed by protesters.
Here is the text of the open letter Lon Snowden, along with his attorney, Bruce Fein, wrote to NSA leaker Edward Snowden. The letter was provided to The Associated Press.
About 120 home owners from the tight-knit Queens enclave of Breezy Point that was devastated by fires during Superstorm Sandy are suing two utility companies for negligence. A lawsuit filed
U.S. home prices jumped 12.2 percent in May from a year ago, the most in seven years. The increase suggests the housing recovery is strengthening. Real estate data provider CoreLogic
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Speaking to a Knesset plenum session on Tuesday, 24 Tammuz 5773, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu made mention of the many threats facing the state of Israel
Shortly before flames engulfed his comrades, the Hotshot firefighters’ lookout radioed his team that the blaze had shifted direction with the wind and that he was fleeing for safety. The
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] MK (Ra’am-Ta’al) Dr. Ahmed Tibi appeared on Knesset TV, speaking about current event issues. When asked by MK (Bayit Yehudi) Ayelet Shaked if he recognizes Israel as the Jewish State, Tibi calmly responded that he does not. Tibi added “what, you discovered America?” “I have been saying it and continue to […]
Two new Android phones will look and sound familiar to those who have been paying attention to phones. That’s because these two devices are replicas of Samsung’s Galaxy S4 and
Rav Avraham Tzukerman, 97, is viewed as the elder of the dati leumi community’s rabbonim. Rav David Stav visited Rabbi Tzukerman in his Kfar HaRoeh home on Monday, 24 Tammuz 5773. Srugim quotes persons who were present for the meeting saying the rav showered Rabbi Stav with brachos and wished him success in his bid […]
The price of oil neared $102 a barrel Wednesday for the first time since May last year as Egypt’s political crisis intensified, raising the risk of disruptions to Mideast supplies.
Government action in the struggle against infiltration has led to a 99.6% drop in the number of infiltrators into Israel in the first half of 2013, as compared to the
HaGaon HaRav Dov Lior Shlita, a leading posek in the dati leumi community, has come out supporting Dayan Rav Eliezer Igra in his bid to become the next Chief Rabbi
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