Misaskim was notified this morning about the sudden passing of Mr. Errington Albert Bailey, a dedicated and compassionate staff member at the NYC Medical Examiner’s Brooklyn Office. Mr. Bailey was found deceased in his apartment by authorities after failing to show up at work. He was 57 years old. Misaskim is deeply saddened and would […]
Rabbi Elyakim Levanon Shlita, Rav of the Shomron and Mora D’asra of Elon Moreh has joined the rabbonim expressing their opposition to the so-called Stern Bill. This refers to the bill sponsored by MK (The Movement) Elazar Stern, seeking to expand the voting body for Israel’s chief rabbis from 150 people to 200, to include […]
Cancer patients could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama’s health care law, industry analysts and advocates warn. Where you live could make a huge difference in what
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] A shooting incident that occurred early last Saturday morning in a predominantly Orthodox Jewish area of Pikesville was many months in the making, according to Menashe
Addressing members of the Faculty of Law at Bar Ilan University, MK (Likud) Reuven Rivlin stated he views Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid as a “serious contender” to become prime minister. Rivlin explained that one must realize that Lapid is indeed a serious threat to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, pointing out the finance minister’s Yesh […]
President Barack Obama is coming to town for three fundraisers today, meaning traffic tieups can be expected around the city. The president is scheduled to arrive at Kennedy Airport around
Former Shas leader MK Eli Yishai has informed Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita that he will not accept the appointment of director of the Shas-affiliated Mayan Chinuch education network.
President Barack Obama on Monday called reports that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative groups “outrageous” and said anyone responsible should be held accountable. He pushed back strongly against fresh
Federal agents arrested a Saudi Arabian traveler who arrived at Detroit Metropolitan Airport with a pressure cooker, a key component used in the Boston Marathon bombings last month. Hussain Al
Har Nof Chief Rabbi David Yosef Shlita during a dedication for a new mikve in the Yerushalayim neighborhood commented on the current national government. “In their eyes, we are class four citizens. We are not taken into account [for they say if] a frum Jew cannot live without a mikve, then he shouldn’t live!” The […]
U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose in April as households bought automobiles, building materials and a range of other goods, pointing to underlying strength in the economy. The Commerce Department said
During a visit by members of the Knesset Education Committee to mosdos in Yerushalayim, MK (Yahadut Hatorah) Rabbi Yaakov Asher spoke out in defense of chareidi schools. Accompanying the committee
[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The Satmar Rebbe of Williamsburg, HaRavi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum Shlita, spent this past Shabbos in Borough Park to celebrate the opening of the new
Bangladeshi salvage workers on Monday neared the end of their search for victims of the collapse of a factory building, scouring the basement of the complex that crumbled in on
One person is dead and four others suffered minor injuries in a one-car accident on the Williamsburg Bridge. Police and fire officials say the accident occurred at 3:55 a.m. Monday
It is now being reported that following a meeting with Shas leader Aryeh Deri and Chief Rabbi Moshe Shlomo Amar Shlita, Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita has signed the agreement with Bayit Yehudi after davening mincha on Monday, 4 Sivan 5773. The deal surrounds Bayit Yehudi’s commitment to support the so-called Amar bill, which […]
Following Friday’s Women of the Wall event at the Kosel on Rosh Chodesh Sivan 5773, Kosel Rav Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz is calling for immediate action. Rav Rabinowitz is calling on Minister of Religious Services (Bayit Yehudi) Naftali Bennett for formulate new guidelines to preserve the ‘minhag hamakom’, the status quo at the Kosel. In his […]
Despite warnings from rabbonim and Gedolei Yisrael Shlita to avreichim to distance themselves from risky investments, there are some who simply cannot pass up such an opportunity. An avreich in
Rav Yaakov Medan Shlita, a Rosh Yeshiva in Yeshivat Har Etzion speaks out following Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein addressing the ‘exclusion of women’, attacking the chareidi way of life and declaring gender separation illegal. Rav Medan explains that the decision to declare these areas of life illegal is no accident, but “malice”. In his column […]
When U.S. tax agents started singling out non-profit groups for extra scrutiny in 2010, they looked at first only for key words such as ‘Tea Party,’ but later they focused
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