The atmosphere in frum areas of Eretz Yisrael does not require much explanation as Yidden are preparing for the Yom HaKadosh. As slichos wind down, families are running to shlug

The Rabbinical Congress for Peace which comprises over 350 of the most prominent rabbis in Israel have sent a message to Governor Mitt Romney lauding him for his common sense

One has to literally be blind chas v’sholom to not see how HKBH is shifting the realities of the Mideast as if it was a ‘natural occurrence’. In response to the latest Egyptian overtures to militarize Sinai, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has announced there is no room to entertain amending the Camp David peace agreement. […]

Parents from low-income and development communities accuse the Education Ministry of discrimination, insisting their children receive an inferior education, an accusation that is dismissed by ministry officials. On that note,

There is a dispute regarding where the final resting place of Sir Moses Chaim Montefiore and his wife should be. Descendents of the philanthropist and the mayor of Ramsgate in

IDF soldier Moti Yalovsky, 22, who was wounded in the Friday terror attack at the Egyptian border in which Corporal Netanel Yahalomi HY”D was killed; has improved significantly following surgery. On Sunday, 7 Tishrei 5773, IDF Southern District Commander Major-General Tal Russo visited with Yalovsky in Beersheva’s Soroka Medical Center. Yalovsky, a resident of Nachalim […]

Ahead of his departure from Cairo for NYC to attend the UN General Assembly, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was interviewed by the New York Times. Morsi used the 90-minute interview to address America’s obligations to the PA (Palestinian Authority) and towards the establishment of the State of Palestine. “’Successive American administrations essentially purchased with American […]

Israeli leaders are monitoring events in PA (Palestinian Authority) autonomous areas carefully, as there is a growing number of social justice protests in autonomous areas. Israeli experts’ fear that if the PA economy is permitted to collapse it will adversely impact Israel is a number of ways. Israel is attending the donor nation’s conference in […]

Major questions are being raised after a plane suspected of carrying terrorists and explosives was mistakenly allowed to go to the gate instead of being sent to an isolated impound

A bipartisan group of House members put forward a resolution that calls on the Obama administration to pressure the United Nations to prevent Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from addressing the

A 4 minim shuk is being set up in the Canion Ramot Shopping Center ahead of Sukkos. Both, sealed complete sets will be offered for sale as well as open items permitting inspection ahead of purchase. There will be a special area selling sukka decorations and other items for one’s sukka. The shuk will open […]

Rosh Yeshivat Ateret Kohanim and Mora D’atra of the municipality of Beit El Rabbi Shlomo Aviner Shlita has released a statement addressing the need to replace the shomer shabbos MKs in Knesset. Rav Aviner is viewed as a leading posek in the dati leumi community in Eretz Yisrael. The rav’s remarks were made to talmidim […]

Magen David Adom will be stationing an ambulance with a non-Jewish driver in the community of Elad on Yom Kippur in response to a request made by the community’s mora d’asra. The non-Jew will remain in the community on-call for the entire fast. This is the second consecutive year that MDA Director-General Eli Bin has […]

Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita on Sunday night the eve of 8 Tishrei 5773 visited Yeshivat Merkaz HaRav, where he gave talmidim chizuk, delivering a schmooze just 48 hours

Most New York City residents do not lack for access to some form of public transit. And advocates are always extolling the virtues of subway, bus, rail or ferry over sitting — and stewing — in gridlock inside a car. But while public transit might be preferable when it comes to controlling stress, driving is […]

A hotline number will also be operating ahead of Yom Kippur under the auspices of the beis din of HaGaon HaRav Nissim Karelitz Shlita. Responding to shaylos will be HaGaon

Brooklyn- The Board of Elections’ completed canvass of absentee of affidavit ballots has increased Simcha Felder’s lead by 12 votes in the 17th Senate District. The first canvass identified over 100 write-ins for Simcha Felder (more than the 94 that were scanned on election night.) The Felder campaign is now confident that Simcha Felder will […]