For anyone living in Eretz Yisrael it is clear that concerns over water are serious and genuine, no less than the military threats that occupy the IDF’s top generals. International experts predict that the ‘big war’ in the region between Israel and her neighbors will not be over territory, but over water, the most precious […]
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he knows how he’ll be voting in next month’s presidential election. But thus far, he’s not telling. For the mayor, a successful bid to back a
Israel’s shooting down of an unmanned pilotless aircraft on Shabbos October 6, 2012 was covered by the international media, albeit lacking some of the details surrounding the event. At about 10:00 on shabbos morning, the Patriot missile battery detection system in the Haifa area detected the unidentified aircraft over the Mediterranean in the Gaza area, […]
Barring last minutes events, the election committee responsible for setting the date for Jerusalem Chief Rabbinate elections will convene on Monday, 29 Tishrei 5773, possibly to set a date for
Officials in the Prime Minister’s Office on Sunday 28 Tishrei 5773 categorically denied a Yediot Achronot report that the prime minister in 2010 along with Defense Minister Ehud Barak, was willing to order an Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights in a peace agreement with Syria. According to a report appearing in Yisrael HaYom, the […]
A new scam is diverting social security checks from seniors by re-routing the checks using direct deposit systems at banks. Scammers typically gain the name and bank account number of
Knesset hopeful Yair Lapid, who is championing the plight of the working class, promises that if his ‘Yesh Atid’ (There is a Future) party is successful in the upcoming general elections on January 22, 2013, he will take 909 million NIS currently allocated to kollels and move the money over for the state’s teachers. Regarding […]
A women affiliated with the so-called ‘shawl women’, those who opt to wear burkas in an effort to achieve maximum tznius has made the news after refusing transportation to a hospital after giving birth for fear of chilul shabbos. The women gave birth at a home close to 08:00 on shabbos (27 Tishrei 5773) morning […]
Israel Air Force commander Major-General Amir Eshel on Sunday 28 Tishrei 5773 grounded all fighter planes to permit a review of safety regulations and operating guidelines. This is attributed to a number of safety violations in recent weeks, incidents that included life-threatening situations. As a result of the commander’s order, all training exercises have been […]
Turkey’s foreign minister says the country has barred its air space to Syrian civilian flights. Ahmet Davutoglu said Sunday that Turkey had made the decision because the Syrian regime, which
State Prosecutor Yehuda Weinstein is under enormous pressure to decide what action is to be taken in the ongoing case surrounding investigations against Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who allegedly is
Former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, the outspoken Pennsylvania centrist whose switch from Republican to Democrat ended a 30-year career in which he played a pivotal role in several Supreme Court
A Haifa court ruling has delivered a significant blow to the local Belzer community, ordering the chassidus to evacuate a shul building, a building that has been at the center
A new report from the state comptroller’s office shows spending of $6,859 per New Yorker in its most recent fiscal year. Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says New York government has made
Rebitzen Devorah Pinto was transported to a local hospital on Sunday afternoon 28 Tishrei 5773 after losing consciousness in her Ashdod home. According to reports from the southern city, the rebitzen’s condition is listed as “light and stable” and no diagnosis or explanation is being provided for her sudden collapse and hospitalization. Her husband, Rabbi […]
President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are skipping campaigning Sunday to focus on preparing for their debate Tuesday night, with the incumbent trying to rebound from a widely panned performance
Yehuda Avidan, a close confidant to Shas leader Deputy Prime Minister Eli Yishai told Israel Radio on Sunday morning 28 Tishrei 5773 that Yishai remains the undisputed leader of the
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The team working with an extreme athlete who hopes to become the first skydiver to break the sound barrier is inflating the balloon that is designed
Israel Police last week arrested Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto as they move ahead with an investigating alleging surrounding bribery and money laundering charges. Pinto has also been the target of FBI
Sunday night, the eve of 29 Tishrei 5773 begins the yahrzeit of the Tanah Cohen Gadol Shimon HaTzaddik ZY”A. A yahrzeit seuda will be held at the tziyun in the Shimon HaTzaddik neighborhood of eastern Yerushalayim. A large tent is being erected at the complex towards accommodating many wishing to participate. The seudas mitzvah will […]
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