The Satmar Rebbe of Williamsburg Rav Zalman Leib Teitlebaum Shlita is scheduled to visit Eretz Yisrael in two months. The rebbe is coming to attend the chasenah of a grandchild,
As U.S. authorities continue a long legal battle to deport a former Nazi concentration camp guard, it’s not clear what will happen next if they prevail. Anton Geiser, now 88, has been living in a small western Pennsylvania town for more than 50 years. He didn’t even tell his family about the Nazi service until […]
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Dr. Michael Oren and his wife Sally hosted a farewell event for outgoing veteran US Senator, Joseph Lieberman. The senator is expected to step
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Sunday that he “can’t promise” that the United States won’t go over so-called fiscal cliff, insisting it is up to congressional Republicans. “That’s a
Speaking with the Washington Post over the weekend while attending the Saban Forum, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert evaded questions seeking to ascertain if he plans to join the race
Rabbonim last week meet to discuss the situation vis-ŕ-vis talmidim and the IDF’s ongoing efforts to draft them into the military. The rabbonim met in the Shaare Chessed, Yerushalayim home of HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Auerbach Shlita to review the situation following a meeting last week between Defense Ministry officials and MK Moshe Gafne and Deputy […]
The United States is open to bilateral talks about Iran’s nuclear program if Tehran is “ever ready,” U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday. Responding to a question, Clinton called Iran the hardest issue she has dealt with as secretary of state “because of the dangers that its behavior already poses and the […]
At a dinner of Mosdos Vishnitz in the Ramat Gan Hadar D’Mall Hall, the Vishnitzer Rebbe Shlita came out in strong certain terms in support of Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman, praising Litzman for his willingness to help any yid. Litzman was present at the event, along with R’ Yisrael Eichler as a representative of […]
An official in New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration says the governor is headed to Washington on Monday to make his pitch for about $42 billion in federal aid to help the state recover from Superstorm Sandy. The official spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity Friday because Cuomo’s official schedule hadn’t […]
With Chanukah right around the corner, Jewish parents the world over are on the lookout for that perfect Chanukah gift for their children. At Israel Bookshop, the presses are humming as they bring to you three fantastic new titles to present to that special youngster or teen in your life—or, in some cases, to splurge […]
Photo ops aside, this week the reality check will hit the senior players in Shas as the party’s Moetzas Gedolei Yisrael must decide on the party lineup. Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita managed to keep the party from imploding a number of weeks ago as he compelled the sides to agree to the threesome […]
Two South Florida men of Pakistani descent have been charged with plotting to provide material support to terrorists and to use a weapon of mass destruction within the U.S., federal
Despite feeling weak during the past week, Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita on motzei shabbos gave his weekly shiur Torah. Gabbaim to the gadol hador explained R’ Yosef had a flu type illness and was having difficulty maintaining his stringent daily Torah study schedule as a result. Nevertheless, the rav did give his weekly […]
Egypt’s top court said it was suspending its work indefinitely to protest “psychological and physical pressures” after supporters of the country’s Islamist president prevented judges from entering the courthouse Sunday
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner said White House and Republican negotiators had made no progress in talks to avert the “fiscal cliff” of sharp tax hikes and deep spending cuts
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Israel is making good on threats to strike back at the PA (Palestinian Authority) following their successful bid to the UN General Assembly, seeking non-member observer status. Finance Minister Dr.
Minister of Housing (Shas) Ariel Atias announced to the media last week that the current administration agreed to a construction freeze throughout Yehuda and Shomron in the interest of advancing the diplomatic process with the PA (Palestinian Authority). The construction freeze also impacted areas of the capital, which are viewed as “occupied” by the international […]
HaRav Amram Zachs Shlita, 87, who is among the prominent Slobodka roshei yeshiva in Bnei Brak, is in need of Rachmei Shomayim. The rosh yeshiva’s condition took a turn for the worse during shabbos. Talmidim convened on motzei shabbos to begin davening and reciting tehillim on his behalf. The tzibur is asked to be mispallel […]
Motorists will pay more as the next phase of toll increases kick in at Port Authority bridges and tunnels on Sunday. Cash tolls on the George Washington Bridge, Holland Tunnel,
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