Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday called the U.S. election a “battleground for capitalists” while speaking at a democracy forum a day after President Barack Obama was re-elected. He said
This Friday morning, tens of thousands of residents in Midwood & Boro Park will wake up to find the seventh print edition of Yeshiva World News on their doorsteps. This
Damage in New York state from Superstorm Sandy could total $33 billion when all is said and done, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday as the state began cleaning up from
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Thursday he has not decided whether to stay on as the chief U.S. law enforcement officer in President Barack Obama’s second term. Holder, speaking to law students at the University of Baltimore, said he still must speak with Obama and with his own family and ask himself, “Do […]
Rabbonim affiliated with the Eida Chareidis have told authorities they will work to prevent a reoccurrence of an attack that took place against a female firefighter working to extinguish a
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday he is disappointed in Republican Mitt Romney’s defeat and surprised how quickly the presidential race was over Tuesday night but said it’s not time “to look in the rear-view mirror.” Asked whether he is now eyeing a presidential run four years from now, the nationally prominent […]
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, met Tony Blair, the international envoy for the Quartet. Following are their remarks from the start of the meeting: Prime Minister Netanyahu: “I listened very carefully to President Abbas’ recent statements. I have a constant suggestion which I renew today – I said it two days ago, I’m saying […]
President Barack Obama’s election victory on Tuesday may give him the opportunity to deepen his liberal imprint on the U.S. Supreme Court. A Harvard law graduate who taught constitutional law,
The Israel Electric Company is training chareidi women from around the country, training them for employment handling the utility company’s phones, their representatives to the public. These women will handle the electric company’s ‘103’ hotline number as part of ongoing efforts to increase the chareidi presence in the national workforce. Courses have been operating in […]
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in September as exports increased, suggesting the economy expanded more than previously believed in the third quarter. The seasonally adjusted monthly trade gap fell to
An assembly took place on Wednesday in Jerusalem’s Ramada Hotel marking the start of the academic year for the students of Machon Lev (males) and Machon Tal (females) in a separate seating environment. There was a designated area for couples to sit together, Srugim reports. Rabbonim addressed the opening event, headed by Rabbi Aryeh Stern, […]
Superstorm Sandy may consign as many as a quarter of a million new and used cars and trucks to the scrap heap, a loss that could eventually lead to a
People pay thousands of dollars to fly to Eretz Yisroel to merit meeting and basking in the warmth of the venerated Gaon and Rosh Yeshiva of Ponevezh, Hagaon Harav Berel Povarsky, shlita. Next week he will literally be in our own backyard as he graces this year’s Second Annual Acheinu Parlor Meeting to be held […]
In life, there are always lessons to be learned. And that remains especially true in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Stories abound about how people came together in this time
A Kinus Hisorarus will be held in the main Breslov beis medrash in Meah Shearim on Thursday night, beginning at 9:30PM. Eida Chareidis Gavaad HaGaon HaRav Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss Shlita
The nor’easter that stymied recovery efforts from Superstorm Sandy pulled away from New York and New Jersey Thursday, leaving a blanket of thick, wet snow that snapped storm-weakened trees and
Tea Party candidates may have spoiled Republican chances of taking control of the U.S. Senate, but the small-government movement will continue to hold sway in Washington for at least the
It was a difficult morning for the Gur community in Ashdod on Thursday, 23 Cheshvan 5773 upon hearing of the petira of avreich Shlomo Erstein z”l, just four months after his chasanah after he was hit with a systemic bacterial infection. The niftar was born in ???”? to a prominent family in the Gur chassidus […]
The man who pleaded guilty in the Arizona shooting rampage will be sentenced Thursday for the attack that left six people dead and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and
Syrian President Bashar Assad vowed to “live and die” in Syria, saying in an interview broadcast Thursday that he will never flee his country despite the bloody, 19-month-old uprising against
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