Higher-level U.S. Internal Revenue Service officials took part in discussions as far back as August 2011 about targeting by lower-level tax agents of “Tea Party” and other conservative groups, according
The government recently released a statement denying reports that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has ordered another construction freeze. It was reported that the prime minister has caved into enormous white
The following is meant as a convenient review of Halachos pertaining to Yom Tov. The Piskei Din for the most part are based purely on the Sugyos, Shulchan Aruch and
With its ultra-compact dimensions (2.34m long, 1.24m wide and 1.45m tall), Renault Twizy was born for urban driving. Homologated as a quadricycle (light or heavy depending on the engine), it
In a decision that will save the national government 6 million NIS, the order has been given to eliminate voter notifications, the notice that is sent to registered voters a
The Associated Press on Monday said the U.S. government secretly seized telephone records of AP offices and reporters for a two-month period in 2012, describing the acts as a “massive
Homefront Defense Minister Gilad Erdan (Likud) addressed an assembly of members of the national information system ahead of National Emergency Week. He told his colleagues that the “Main scenario facing Israel today that we are preparing for is a barrage of long-range rockets fired into Israel intended on wearing down our resilience and frightening citizens.” […]
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] It was heartwarming to see thousands of Yidden coming to the Filterthon this past Sunday in Rabbi Landau’s shul in Flatbush. Venishmartem’s well trained team of technicians volunteered their time, to help Klal Yisroel get protection from the dangers of the internet. The technichians advised people the best possible filter, while allowing them […]
Maranan Rabbanan Gedolei Yisrael Shlita have released a call for a minimum study of a half hour of Halacha daily. In the kol korei signed by HaGaon HaRav Aaron Yehuda
New York state’s attorney general asked smartphone makers on Monday to do more to protect consumers from violent street crimes known as “Apple picking,” or cellphone thefts. Attorney General Eric
While the Ministerial Share the Burden Committee continues to formulate policy to induct bnei yeshivos into the IDF, it appears the committee is running into opposition from the treasury. The Finance Ministry appears unwilling to fund some of the programs that are being “tailored” to meet the needs of thousands of chareidi inductees. According to […]
The 19th Century Chevras Tehillim Shul in Krakow has been rented out and is now being used as a disco. Chabad Shaliach Rabbi Eliezer Gur Aryeh is quoted by the daily HaMevaser lamenting the “major mistake” by those involved in the decision to rent out the shul to be used in such a fashion. The […]
Minister of Education (Yesh Atid) Rabbi Shai Piron is not disappointed with the budget cuts in his office, confident the current administration will extricate the government and the nation from debt. Piron is however disappointed with the shouts of protest and disapproval from parents, asking “What did you expect would occur in a month and […]
Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials — a novel coronavirus in the Middle East and a new bird flu spreading in China. Last week, the coronavirus related to SARS spread to France, where one patient who probably caught the disease in Dubai infected his […]
The Ministerial Legislative Committee on Monday, 4 Sivan 5773 approved a bill sponsored by MKs Shuli Moalem-Refaeli (Bayit Yehudi) and Aliza Lavi (Yesh Atid) demanding the appointment of women to
House Republicans pushed ahead Monday with their investigation of the deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year as President Barack Obama asserted that GOP charges
After a 25-year legal battle, Canada has finally deported a Palestinian convicted of an attack on an Israeli airliner in 1968, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said on Monday. Mahmoud Mohammad
The pressure is on for Bayit Yehudi party leaders as a growing number of dati leumi rabbonim have come out expressing opposition to the so-called Stern Bill, which seeks to
The two brothers of a former Cleveland school bus driver accused of holding three women hostage in his house for a decade described him as aloof in a CNN interview
Washington, D.C—On Thursday, May 9, 2013, The United States Mint unveiled the design of the Raoul Wallenberg Congressional Gold Medal in the presence of their Majesties, King Carl XVI and Queen Silvia of Sweden. This event was hosted by The Honorable Jacob L. Lew, Secretary of the United States Treasury. The Congressional Gold Medal recognizes […]
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