Assemblyman Hikind is having a bad week. In an obvious error of judgment the long-time lawmaker donned blackface, an afro & a gold chain to dress up on purim as
If you have still not done so, you may sign the online petition calling on US President Barak Obama to free Jonathan Pollard ahead of his scheduled March 20, 2013
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s presidential mandate to assemble a coalition expires on Shabbos. The legal advisor to the president checked and confirmed that the prime minister may arrive on motzei Shabbos or Sunday, since if the expiration is on Shabbos, there is a provision for an additional day. The Knesset Basic Law however does not […]
The Vaad Yeshivos is scheduled to convene on Tuesday evening 16 Adar 5773 at 19:00. A number of Gedolei Yisrael Shlita are expected to take part, including HaGaon HaRav Aaron Yehuda Leib Shteinman Shlita and HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Halevy Wosner Shlita. The meeting with take place in Rav Shteinman’s home at 5 Chazon Ish Street […]
We sadly inform you of the petirah this past Shabbos afternoon of Reb Shmuel Yosef Friedenson z”l, talmid of Yeshivas Chachmei Lublin, survivor of Churban Europa, respected Holocaust historian, Secretary General of Agudath Israel of America, and long-time editor of Dos Yiddishe Vort. Reb Shmuel Yosef Friedenson was born in Lodz, Poland in April of […]
The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday backed President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the U.S. Treasury, Jack Lew, overlooking the perks he got from previous employers and clearing the way
This is one of those stories one hears about but questions the validity of the facts. This is the case of Alexandra (Sasha) Brandt, who disappeared on her way home
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] HaGaon HaRav Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi, a member of the Moetzas Gedolei Yisrael commented at his Purim tisch on the threat of the draft into the IDF faced by the chareidi tzibur in Eretz Yisrael. The rav describes “sharing the burden” as “norishkheit and tipshus”. He calls for increasing simcha in Torah […]
The death of Megiddo Prison terrorist inmate Arafat Jaradat on Shabbos 13 Adar 5773 is the cause of the last three days of stormy protests accompanied by attacks against IDF
Arabs in the area of the Machpelah in Hebron and in nearby Kiryat Arba began attacking IDF soldiers and border policeman shortly before noon Tuesday, 16 Adar 5773. An Israeli
Tuesday marks the 20th anniversary of the first terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. A noontime ceremony is planned to honor the six people who died in the 1993
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has spearheaded a first-of-its-kind crackdown on supersized, sugary drinks — and now he’d like the state to follow the city’s example. Starting next month, the city plans to bar restaurants, delis and many other eateries from selling some sugar-laden beverages in more than 16-ounce portions. Supermarkets and convenience stores […]
A Dutch appeals court has upheld a $90 fine against an Orthodox Jew who refused to show police an identity card, citing religious reasons. The Hague Appeals Court ruled that
Police are investigating a burglary that occurred in a Beit Yitzchak home in the Sharon area, the home of Dr. Shaul Horev, who heads Israel’s Atomic Energy Commission. Among the items reportedly stolen was the employee’s bag, which contained a laptop, communications devices, entry permits to official offices and unspecified documents. The break in occurred […]
07:33 IL: For the first time since Operation Pillar of Defense, a Kassam rocket landed near the Ashkelon Industrial area earlier this morning, causing damage to the roadway in the
Likud seems to have moved to applying public pressure on Naftali Bennett and his Bayit HaYehudi Party in the hope of breaking the agreement with him and Yair Lapid of
It appears that tour operators and organizations representing IDF units have been working to arrange special events between tourists and IDF personnel, events that will benefit the military. If you
An IDF lieutenant who was responsible for two Iron Dome batteries during Operation Pillar of Defense claims the stress of her position led to her contracting diabetes, and she is now suing for compensation as a result. ‘A’ was healthy when she entered the IDF and she volunteered to serve in a combat position in […]
A Likud official is quoted as saying Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is preparing to build a coalition, one that does not include the chareidi parties. Yediot Achronot quotes the senior official saying “If the prime minister feels he is up against the wall, he will build a coalition that does not include the chareidim.” Yediot […]
Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau Shlita has sent a letter to US President Barak Obama in which he speaks of HKBH placing him in command of
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