[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Speaking to the Knesset TV Channel Yahadut Hatorah MK Rav Moshe Gafne explained “Yesh Atid did not want us in the coalition because I have a beard, peyos and a kippa. HOST: That sounds quite anti-Semitic. GAFNE: Bad, bad, bad. If I removed my beard, kippa and peyos and ran the […]
OU Kosher announces special extended hours of the OU Kosher Hotline to assist with Pesach preparations—from 10:00 a.m-12 noon on Sunday, March 24 and from 10:00 a.m-1:00p.m on Monday, March 25 (the night of the first seder.) The OU Kosher Hotline is 212-613-8241. “This is the first year the OU Kosher Hotline will be open […]
As a 22-year-old German army lieutenant, Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist volunteered to wear a suicide vest to a meeting with Adolf Hitler and to blow himself up along with the Nazi dictator. The assassination didn’t come to pass, but von Kleist went on to play a key role in the most famous attempt on Hitler later […]
As the 14-day extension mandate to form a government is days away from expiring, reports and media leaks from the coalition negotiations signal Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has given in
Brooklyn, New York – It was shortly after Chanukah when a group of men sitting in discussion at the Shul in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, saw a tzedaka collector from Israel tapping at the crumbs of the shul’s morning cake leftovers, hoping to eat enough of them to temporarily quell his rumbling hunger pains. After not finding […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected in the next few weeks to select a second judge for New York’s highest court from among seven candidates proposed by a state commission. Cuomo
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Speaking with reporters just days ahead of the planned 48-hour visit by US President Barak Obama to Jerusalem, Mrs. Esther Pollard told the press of her husband’s difficult situation, and that she continues tefilos that he will be home for Pesach. Switching from Hebrew to English, Mrs. Pollard made a personal […]
Authorities say 182 wanted neo-Nazis are currently at large in Germany. Germany’s Interior Ministry published the figure after opposition lawmakers asked for the number of fugitives with “far-right political motivations.” Charges include displaying neo-Nazi symbols and incitement, but also drug possession and driving violations. Authorities’ ability to hunt down wanted extremists has been called into […]
According to a poll of viewers of Channel 2 and Channel 10 news, viewers responding to questions of negative media image rate the chareidim as leading in this category with
Cyber attacks and cyber espionage have supplanted terrorism as the top threats to the United States in an annual “worldwide threat” assessment released on Tuesday by the U.S. intelligence community.
Rabbi Tzvi Tau Shlita, a leading voice in the dati leumi community accuses Bayit Yehudi leader Naftali Bennett of harming the Torah world with his actions. He is among the
Eateries from corner delis to movie concession stands have gotten a last-minute reprieve from the nation’s first ban on big sugary drinks. But Mayor Michael Bloomberg is urging them to
A 10-year, $4.6 trillion balanced budget proposal unveiled by Republicans on Tuesday could either be shelved within weeks or help jump-start negotiations with President Barack Obama toward a major deficit-reduction
The head of the Jerusalem Finance Committee, David Hadari, has announced his ruling in the matter of the Mendelson Seminar. Hadari has announced the 10 million NIS budget slated for the construction of the school’s badly needed new building in the area of the Tamir Hall complex on Golda Meir Boulevard would be withheld. Hadari […]
[COMMUNICATED CONTENT] Hundreds of Jewish men and boys have chosen to participate in the singing competition reality series to showcase their vocal talents for a shot at stardom. The first reality show episode—released today—features the live auditions before a panel of music superstars and highlights the unique back-stories of various contestants vying for the Fourth Season […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned on Tuesday that the antibiotic azithromycin, sold as Zithromax, can cause a potentially fatal irregular heart rhythm in some patients. A study in
Preliminary information into the fatal crash of an IAF cobra helicopter gunship during the night reveals an electrical malfunction may have been the cause, based on an eye witness report.
Transit officials are considering curbing the growing number of rodents in New York City’s subway system with a product that induces sterility in female rats The MTA detailed the pilot
Democrats are ready to muscle expanded background checks and other gun curbs through a Senate committee, giving President Barack Obama an initial if temporary victory on one of his top
On Wednesday, some of President Barack Obama’s most dedicated donors will fly to Washington and pony up $50,000 to attend a fundraiser for Organizing for Action, a progressive new kid
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