A Senate bill to protect the privacy of electronic communications won’t keep federal agents from combing through your inbox if they believe a crime has been committed, legal experts say.
Jerusalem City Hall officials recently contacted officials at the Tower of David (Migdal David) Museum in Jerusalem’s Old City seeking permission to use the complex to host affairs. The only problem is the price. The museum is asking 200,000 NIS for renting the complex, which does not include catering, music or other expenses. City Hall […]
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday evening, the eve of 14 Kislev 5773 at his Jerusalem residence, met with local council heads from the south of the country and told them: “The IDF acted with strength, and as soon as the operation’s goals were achieved – we ended it. We will continue to closely monitor […]
As the 200th yahrzeit of the Bal HaTanya ZT”L approaches (24 Teves), the program to distribute his Shulchan Aruch HaRav continues. Thousands of sets of the Shulchan Aruch have been handed out in recent weeks in yeshivos and kollelim around Eretz Yisrael as well as to organized study groups of his works. The impetus behind […]
For Beit Shemesh resident Eli Klein eating jelly donuts is not just an act prompted by a desire for the high category treats, but he is compelled by the fact
General Director of the European Jewish Association (EJA), Rabbi Menachem Margolin has called upon polish and EU leaders to help and reverse Polish constitutional court ruling, banning kosher butchering in
The right-wing Ichud HaLeumi and Bayit HaYehudi Parties have been working to unite and run under a joint list in the upcoming 11 Shevat 5773 general election. After the recent
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi will address the nation on Thursday, calling for unity as he pushes through a new constitution he hopes will defuse a crisis prompted by his decision
Aaron Aberman, founder of Lev Malka, last week visited with HaGaon HaRav Nissim Karelitz Shlita, seeking a bracha for the work of his organization, which assists so many victims of
The following was sent to YWN by the Achiezer Organization: We understand that there are still many needs, concerns, and issues that impacted homeowners are still facing. Achiezer is continuing
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg appealed to congressional leaders Wednesday for quick action on providing tens of billions of dollars in new federal aid to help his city and state and others recover from Superstorm Sandy but was told it might be some time before it’s forthcoming — and it likely won’t be all […]
Rav Chaim Miller, who heads the Movement on Behalf of Jerusalem and its Residents is threatening Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat with a petition to the Supreme Court. Miller accuses the
The White House and a key congressional Democrat hinted at fresh concessions on taxes and cuts to Medicare and other government benefit programs Wednesday as bargaining with Republicans lurched ahead
Askanim are full of praise for Housing Minister (Shas) Ariel Atias, explaining that since assuming the cabinet post, he has announced bids for land to build 130,000 housing units, resulting in the ongoing construction of 83,500 homes today. This represents a 13-year building record. HaMevaser quotes Atias as saying “There has been a building boom […]
Manhigut Yehudit leader Moshe Feiglin, who earlier this week celebrated a victory following the Likud Party primary election explains that he is thankful to his supporters, those who believe in him and stood behind him during these difficult years, those who seek to return Likud to its right-wing roots. Feiglin told supporters “this is not […]
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority said on Wednesday it proposes to sell $4.8 billion of bond anticipation notes over the next two years to cover damage caused by superstorm Sandy.
It appears that on Sunday 18 Kislev 5773, Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center will take over the capital’s ailing Bikur Cholim Hospital, bringing an end to years of uncertainty regarding the hospital’s future. The daily Maariv reports learning that in the “merger deal,” 70% of the hospital employees and 90% of the nursing staff will […]
President Barack Obama will host Mitt Romney for a private lunch at the White House on Thursday, their first meeting since Obama defeated him in this month’s presidential election. The
The Magic Wand missile defense system, also known as “David’s Sling” was hailed a success this week when a first test led to the system downing an ‘enemy missile’. The new system is a longer range version of the Iron Dome, which saved countless lives during Operation Pillar of Defense, which ended last week. While […]
Iran will go on refining uranium “with intensity” and the number of enrichment centrifuges it has operating will rise substantially in the current year, the country’s nuclear energy chief was quoted as saying on Wednesday. The comments by Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, signalled continued defiance in the face of international demands that Tehran […]
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