The unseasonable inclement weather that coincided with the first night of Sukkos in Eretz Yisrael led to the destruction of many sukkas, which are not built to withstand strong winds
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review a 27-year prison term given to a former kosher slaughterhouse executive convicted of financial fraud following a huge immigration raid at an
A talmid yeshiva was injured on Tuesday 16 Tishrei 5773 near Kever Shimon HaTzaddik in the eastern capital as he made his way to the Kosel on the first day of chol hamoed Sukkos. Four talmidim were heading to the Kosel when Arabs began pelting them with rocks while shouting “Ala Akbar”. The driver of […]
An Arab taxi rammed into four IDF soldiers near Yishuv N’vei Daniel on Highway 60 in Gush Etzion shortly after 16:15 Tuesday, 16 Tishrei 5773. Two soldiers nearby the group were not hit. The taxi fled the scene. The soldiers were transported to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Yerushalayim with one listed in moderate condition […]
15:06 IL: A US Airways flight destined for Ben-Gurion International Airport which took off from Philadelphia was compelled to make an emergency landing in Greater Moncton International Airport in Canada
The thunder and lightning began about a half hour earlier but by about 20:30 the rain was falling over the skies of Yerushalayim. The rain, which did not last for
[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The drizzles and cloudy skies looming over Yerushalayim this morning did not stop yidden of all colors from going about their sukkos preparations, be
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] While Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu worked to awaken the world to the existential threat facing Israel from Iran in his UN General Assembly address, the heads of Neturei Karta used Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to NYC to meet with the virulent anti-Semite. The meeting took place last week last Thursday […]
Rav of the Kosel and Holy Sites Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz has issued a call to the tzibur to refrain from visiting Har HaBayis, explaining that Maran Rav Elyashiv zt”l opposed such visits as do all other gedolei yisrael shlita, citing the prohibitions associated with such actions. Rabbi Rabinowitz had harsh words for the so-called Jewish […]
Former Shas leader and senior government minister Rav Aryeh Deri appears to be making his comeback to politics. Deri may be back in Shas or alternatively as an independent. Deri
A Lakewood Yungerman is R”L in serious condition following an unknown type of medical emergency The father of four was flown to a Hospital on Motzei Shabbos after being transported
Police, border police, tactical and other specialized units are on high alert for Sukkos week throughout Yerushalayim, with a focus placed on the Old City. Unlike past years, Defense Minister Ehud Barak has not declared a closure on PA (Palestinian Authority) areas, a move that prohibited PA residents from crossing into “Israel proper”. With the […]
Israel’s chief rabbis, Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Amar and Yonah Yechiel Metzger along with dozens of rabbonim and admorim have issued a p’sak halacha prohibiting one from lighting shabbos and yomtov candles inside one’s sukka after candles have led to many fires over recent years, R”L some with catastrophic results. The rabbonim met with Jerusalem Fire […]
Security personnel manning the Hizme Checkpoint at the border of northern Yerushalayim towards Shomron saw a 26-year-old suspicious Arab male approaching shortly before candle lighting time on erev shabbos. They instructed the male to “halt” and when he tried to maneuver away they managed to restrain him, only to find a very large knife being […]
After Osem executives announced a price hike on most products, many chareidim have decided they are unwilling to continue accepting higher prices without responding. As such, thousands of chareidim have
A Hebrew Mishpacha Magazine team was granted permission to begin a comprehensive piece covering the span of the life of HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Halevy Wosner Shlita as the gadol hador
Rainfall was reported in many cities around Eretz Yisrael on shabbos. Thundershowers were reported in some Golan Heights areas and unfortunately, the forecast for Sunday, erev Sukkos calls for showers
Rav Yitzchok Dovid, 66, the eldest son of HaGaon HaRav Greinman suffered a stroke on shabbos and he was transported to Sheba Medical Center in a MDA paramedic unit. An
Thieves on Friday night broke into the Yerushalayim home of the Dushinsky Rebbe Shlita at 19 Ezras Torah Street and made off with valuables worth a handsome sum along with “cleaning out the home” according to a Kikar Shabbat report. The rebbe was in another apartment for shabbos so the thieves were able to help […]
President Obama is in “full agreement” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the need to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, the White House said after the two leaders talked over the phone Friday. “The two leaders discussed a range of security issues, and the President reaffirmed his and our country’s unshakeable commitment […]
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