Syrian President Bashar Assad is denouncing Israel and says his nation is capable of facing the Jewish state after its warplanes hit targets near Damascus over the weekend. Assad’s comments
President Barack Obama said Tuesday that North Korea can no longer create an international crisis with nuclear provocations, asserting the United States and South Korea are fully capable of defending
Rishon L’Tzion HaGaon HaRav Moshe Shlomo Amar Shlita and Rabbi Yaakov Ariel Shlita are expected to be meeting with Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita in the coming days, Kikar Shabbat reports. In all likelihood, Rabbi Chaim Druckman Shlita will be present as well. Rav Druckman has been the impetus behind pushing for the deal […]
Now, after the astounding discovery, three men are in police custody. They are brothers. Cleveland police on Tuesday identified them as 52-year-old Ariel Castro, 54-year-old Pedro Castro and 50-year-old O’Neal Castro. Law enforcement sources say they are investigating allegations that three missing women found alive in a Seymour Avenue may have been pregnant multiple times. […]
Bituach Leumi (National Insurance Institute) Director-General Professor Shlomo Mor-Yosef told the media on Tuesday 27 Iyar 5773 that something must be done to protect families in light of the proposed state budget and its many cuts. Mor-Yosef warns that if the proposed cuts are approved, over 40,000 families will join the ranks of the nation’s […]
In light of the recent announcement that Yeshivat Maharat will celebrate the “ordination as clergy” of its first three graduates, and in response to the institution’s claim that it “is
Former President Bill Clinton says endless speculation about his wife’s political future is a waste of time right now and the nation should be more focused on the “grimy details”
The provocation and danger posed by the “Women of the Wall,” that group which descends upon the Western Wall each Rosh Chodesh with Talleisim, Tefillin and Sifrei Torah, led by
The treasury on Monday, 26 Iyar 5773 announced its proposed state budget for 2013-2014 is ready. Copies were distributed to cabinet ministers. Finance Minister (Yesh Atid) Yair Lapid calls for
The NYPD made fewer stop-and-frisk stops during the first three months of 2013. The Wall Street Journal says they dropped 51 percent, compared to the same time last year. According
Ahead of Rosh Chodesh Sivan 5773, Gedolei Yisrael Shlita have released a call for tefilla on this upcoming Yom Kippur Koton, Thursday, 29 Iyar 5773. Letters have been signed by
Traditional retailers and cash-strapped states face a tough sell in the House as they lobby Congress to limit tax-free shopping on the Internet. The Senate voted 69 to 27 Monday
On Monday, 26 Iyar 5773, HaGaon HaRav Simcha HaKohen Kook Shlita and HaGaon HaRav Avraham Sherman Shlita visited the Bnei Brak home of HaGaon HaRav Aaron Yehuda Leib Shteinman Shlita.
The World Jewish Congress urged Hungary on Tuesday to crack down on the far-right Jobbik party and called on governments in Europe to consider banning neo-Nazi parties threatening democracy and
As the ministerial committee on sharing the burden headed by Minister (Yesh Atid) Yaakov Peri continues efforts to hammer out the nation’s new draft law, it appears some committee members favor drafting religious women too. If reports are accurate, there is discussion to compel frum women to serve in a national service, which would represent […]
An Australian emigrant and disgraced Mossad spy who died in an Israeli jail in 2010 was arrested after interfering in a secret Israeli intelligence operation to recover the bodies of
After a second round of talks, which was held in Israel, a draft agreement has been reached between the countries by which Israel will make compensatory payment to the families of nine Turkish nationals who were killed in the 2010 Israeli commando raid on the Marvi Mamara. Deputy Foreign Minister Ze’ev Elkin led the Israeli […]
Ramat Gan Chief Rabbi Rav Yaakov Ariel Shlita announces that he has yet to decide if he will run for the position of Israel’s next Ashkenazi chief rabbi. The rav has recently been quoted as saying that he has decided to enter the race, but the rav is now saying he hasn’t decided and he […]
With the arrest Monday of another former state Senate majority leader, Albany has seen 32 state level officials snared in corruption cases in the past seven years. The fourth arrest
The Women of the Wall (WoW) organization has announced plans for a women’s tefilla at the Kosel on rosh chodesh Sivan, erev Shabbos, during which they will wear tallis and tefilin in line with the recent decision by the Jerusalem District Court clearing the way for such action. The organization has since released the following […]
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