Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita reportedly told family members on Shabbos that he feels in the Amar Bill passes into law, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Yonah Metzger must run for a second term. According to the Kikar Shabbat report, the Gadol Hador remains hopeful that the bill intended to permit Rishon L’Tzion Rabbi Moshe Shlomo […]
The annual Celebrate Israel Day Parade marched up New York City’s Fifth Avenue on Sunday. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Governor Andrew Cuomo, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Consul General of Israel
Just after 3 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to a shooting on Lenox Road and Bedford Avenue. 2 male victims were shot in the chest and are expected to survive. 1
A lawmaker who helped negotiate a bipartisan bill to overhaul immigration predicted on Sunday that comprehensive legislation would overwhelmingly pass the Senate by July 4 while House Republicans cautioned that
An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale was felt in Eilat, Beersheva, Dimona and portions of the Negev on Shabbos afternoon. The epicenter was in the Suez Canal area
Rabbi Yoel Schwartz, the day-to-day Halachic force behind Nachal Chareidi, spoke with Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) on Sunday, 24 Sivan 5773. Rav Schwartz confirmed that he appeared before the Peri
Last week, a periodic kashrus update, number 013/5773, the Chief Rabbanut of Israel Kashrus Enforcement Unit reported that Coke Cola originating in the PA (Palestinian Authority) is being marketed in
The chairman of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee said on Sunday his panel was investigating Attorney General Eric Holder for a conflict in remarks made under oath at a
Firefighters in Yerushalayim on Shabbos had to contend with five fires in the Armon HaNatziv area of the northeastern capital. The first blaze was in a private garden and shortly
The head of a U.S. congressional delegation to Russia says it learned little about what could have been done to prevent the Boston Marathon bombings, despite the best efforts of actor Steven Seagal. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, a California Republican who led the six-person delegation, said at a news conference Sunday that there was “nothing specific” […]
As the government seeks to pass its austerity budget, one that Bituach Leumi predicts will send 45,000 additional families under the poverty line, organizers of the 90th gala birthday celebration
Muslim inmates in Florida are asking to join a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of Jewish prisoners demanding that the state Department of Corrections provide kosher meals. Advertisement: Attorneys for
About a week ago, vandals targeted a shul on Haifa’s Allenby Street. That shul was hit a second time. Police last week responded to the scene to gather evidence, signaling that they believe they know who may be responsible. Following that attack police questioned a mispallel in the shul, who they said was responsible. It […]
Rabbonim from Yerushalayim’s Ramot neighborhood have signed a letter prohibiting the tzibur from shopping or visiting the “Kenyon Ramot” Shopping Center, which is under chareidi management. According to reports, the rabbonim made several attempts to speak with the chareidi partners, but their request were ignored, leading to the letter placing the shopping center ‘off limits’. […]
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and Arizona Sen. John McCain are once again banging heads – this time over whether to arm Syrian rebels – in the latest dispute that underscores a divide in the GOP and intensifies the fight over what the party will represent in 2016 and beyond. Paul, a first-term senator and Tea Party […]
Assemblyman Dov Hikind used his post-Shabbos radio show this week to call the candidates challenging Brooklyn DA Joe Hynes – Abe George, whose of Indian decent, and Ken Thompson, an African-American - ‘Articulate and Impressive’. “Look, you’re an impressive guy, to be straight forward about it. You’re articulate. You’re impressive,” Mr. Hikind told Brooklyn DA candidate Abe […]
[COMMUNICATED CONTENT] 25,000 people, of all ages, are expected at the 20th Annual Israel Day Concert in Central Park, Carl Freyer, z”l, Tribute, Dr. Manfred Lehmann Memorial event, which will
According to a Maariv report quoting foreign sources, during their meeting before Shavuos in Russia, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu hinted to President Vladimir Putin missiles sent to Syria would be eliminated before becoming operational. The report adds that Putin’s aides who were present for the meeting were shocked at the Israeli prime minister’s brazenness. According […]
A shirt-sleeves summit between the world’s two top economic powers is shaping up as anything but relaxing, with an assertive new Chinese leadership seeking a bigger place at the global
Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita dedicated his motzei Shabbos shiur to the planned gezeiros against yeshivos and bnei Torah by the current administration. “?????? ???? ???, ???? ???? ????? ?? ???? ?????” . The Gadol Hador added “our enemies, those who hate us rise up against us and we must recite Slichos on erev […]
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