There are reports of another deal for the race for the new Chief Rabbis of Israel involving Tzfas Sephardi Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu and Rosh Yeshivas Merkaz HaRav Rabbi Yaakov
Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita is opposed to the candidacy of Rabbi David Stav, who wishes to become the next Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, senior Shas officials are reporting. Amid rumors of a new deal between Shas and Bayit Yehudi, one that would demand Bayit Yehudi support for Rishon L’Tzion Rabbi Moshe Shlomo […]
Bernard Kerik, a former New York police commissioner and nominee to head the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, was released from federal prison on Tuesday after serving three years for
Joseph Hayon, a two-time GOP candidate for different Assembly districts, has a new target in mind this time around: Councilman David Greenfield. His candidacy, Mr. Hayon told the Politicker this evening, is based off the view that Mr. Greenfield places party politics above the district. In particular, he cited Mr. Greenfield’s endorsement of his colleague, Councilman Lew […]
Speaking with Kikar Shabbat, MK (Bayit Yehudi) Ayelet Shaked explained the procedure in Knesset towards passing a government sponsored bill into law. Shaked stated that in the case of the ‘sharing the burden’ bill there will be a special committee dealing with the law, and she is likely to be the chair of this committee. […]
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder personally approved a decision to subpoena Fox News telephone records as the Justice Department investigated an unauthorized leak regarding North Korea, according to two sources
The following is via the BBC: The University of Bologna in Italy has found what it says may be the oldest complete scroll of Judaism’s most important text, the Torah.
New York City says more than 88,000 property owners affected by Superstorm Sandy are going to see their property taxes reduced this coming year. Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the reductions
Consolidated Edison is preparing for the next big storm by building platforms and walls to protect vital equipment from flooding, CEO Kevin Burke said Tuesday. “There is a lot more
Spring Valley – Quicken Food, also known as Open Everyday Convenience, recently sold its second big winning lottery ticket in two years. The New York State Lottery’s Yolanda Vega will present the store’s most recent winner, a Monsey resident, with the winning jackpot prize of $1 million at the convenience store at 29 S. Main […]
MK (Yisrael Beitenu) Avigdor Lieberman in a session of the Knesset Foreign Affairs & Defense Committee on Tuesday morning, 19 Sivan 5773 warned “the extremist axis has crossed all red lines.” Lieberman referred to reports in the international media of the use of chemical warfare in the ongoing civil war in Syria. “There is no […]
One of the most respected Torah figures in Los Angeles, Rabbi Gruman has been described as “The Los Angeles link in the Mesorah of the Yeshiva World” by local Rabbi Nachum Sauer. As a talmid in Lakewood in the 1950’s, Rabbi Gruman received semicha from Harav Aaron Kotler (zt”l) and Harav Moshe Feinstein (zt”l) and […]
Barely a week in the race, Anthony Weiner has managed to comfortably position himself a close second to Christine Quinn. In the first Marist poll since his video announcement, Weiner places second with the support of 19% of the city’s registered Democrats. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn still leads but with only 24 percent, the […]
Minister of Housing (Bayit Yehudi) Uri Ariel on Tuesday morning 19 Sivan 5773 told Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) that the dati leumi party will remain loyal to its platform and
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The unsolved killing of a 15-year-old Yeshiva student found bludgeoned to death in his dormitory at a suburban New York yeshiva in 1986 is receiving renewed
Deputy Minister of Religious Services (Bayit Yehudi) Rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan told Kol Berama Radio on Tuesday morning 19 Sivan 5773 that the coalition agreements state there will be no personal
As we reported last week, last week as alert was issued naming Hatzlacha Grocery Store. Now, Toys 4 U and Supreme Health Food Store have been added as locations that
A cargo train derailed Tuesday in a Baltimore suburb and an explosion could be heard for miles, collapsing nearby buildings and setting them on fire, officials and witnesses said. The
MK (Yahadut Hatorah) Meir Porush warns government officials that if the plans to induct bnei yeshivos into the military continue amid the hateful atmosphere against chareidi, thousands of chareidim who
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] While candidates resign themselves to the reality they will not be eligible to run in the upcoming election for new chief rabbis of Israel, one of
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