The Alter Belzer Rebitzen has been hospitalized. She is the second wife of Rav Aaron of Belz ZT”L ZY”A and her condition is described as very serious by officials in Bnei Brak’s Mayanei HaYeshua Hospital. The rebitzen was transported to the hospital on motzei shabbos and her condition has since deteriorated. The 97-year-old rebitzen has […]
Vandals targeted a monastery located in Latrun during the predawn hours on Tuesday morning. Anti-Christian graffiti was also painted on the wall. Ynet quotes Father Louie as explaining one of
The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court ordered Yisrael Pundak to pay 262,000 NIS in damages in the civil suit filed by the state against him for operating the pirate radio station Kol HaMizrach. The civil suit is in addition to Yisrael having served 18 months in prison for operating the illegal radio station, Israel Radio reported. (YWN […]
After reading the following excerpt from Chapter 6 of the soon-to-be-released sefer “Inside Sta”m” below, it is no wonder that the recent tumult has only affected the lower-end range retzuos. One of the stores hit hard by this is owned by an individual who never sold low-end retzuos for just these reasons. However, after keeping […]
ssembly Speaker Sheldon Silver revealed Monday that he asked Vito Lopez to resign from the Legislature over a scandal that has tainted both their legacies. In an interview with the Daily News on the eve of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Silver said he called Lopez on Friday to ask him to step down. […]
On Wednesday, 18 Elul 5772, Yad Vashem will hold a ceremony posthumously honoring Count Henry de Menthon as Righteous Among the Nations from France. The event will take place in
Israeli military officials were more than a bit concerned as Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi ordered the deployment of tanks in Sinai, a violation of the treaty signed between the two countries over three decades ago which calls for the area remaining demilitarized. Some felt the treaty was “trampled upon” by the new Egyptian leader, who […]
Nightly protests outside the home of Defense Minister Ehud Barak continued on Sunday, as several tens of protestors opposed to an Israeli strike against Iran continued to shout their message.
Relatives of 9/11 victims say tourists have been treating the National September 11th Memorial like a playground, sitting on plaques engraved with the names of the victims, splashing water from
President Shimon Peres decided to use an award ceremony for outstanding IDF reservists to vocalize his opinion again, that everyone must serve in the IDF. The president stated that anyone
Unfortunately, the outcry from educators and elected officials in Israel is simply symptomatic of the problem, addressing the actions of students while ignoring the ailing morals of Israel’s public school system. For many years the Israeli public school system has seen increasing violence, a lowering of tznius standards and a shift pulling the system closer […]
Congregation Ahavas Torah in Englewood New Jersey has announced a $25,000 reward for information leading to the location of a missing community member, 18-year-old Caroline Starkman. The Touro College student
High-level Egyptian sources report that four Mossad agents crossed into Egypt with the assistance of Bedouin Sinai residents. The report states the agents were sent to eliminate an Islamic Jihad
Just as Democrats are gaveling in their convention Tuesday, the federal government likely will announce another dubious milestone — $16 trillion in total federal debt. In an election already focused on domestic issues of jobs, spending and deficits, the $16 trillion number is likely to underscore just how much is at stake in November for […]
After the complaint filed against Rabbi David Goldberg in Germany for his defiance of a Cologne court’s ruling banning bris milah, another complaint has been received by Berlin police, this time against Rabbi Yitzchak Ehrenberg, for the latter’s public statements in support of continuing to perform a bris on Jewish children. According to the Hebrew […]
At a shabbos event in Kerem B’Yavne, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Yonah Metzger Shlita explained that his efforts in Germany surrounding the bris milah controversy simply focused on educating officials to the differences between Jewish bris milah and Islamic circumcision. Despite the chief rabbi’s good intentions, the echo heard from Germany is that his efforts appear […]
The driver of a tractor in Betar Illit was arrested on Monday, 16 Elul 5772 after well-known contractor building inspector Nachman Langer phoned for assistance, shouting a tractor driver was
According to a Yediot Achronot report, the White House has sent messages to Iran via two European nations that for as long as Tehran refrains from attacking American bases in the Persian Gulf, the USA will not become involved in an Israeli military strike in Iran. The report states the White House’s indirect message was […]
New York Democratic leaders gave scandal-scarred Brooklyn Assembyman Vito Lopez the heave-ho today during their first breakfast session to open their party convention. The New York delegates either said Lopez should abdicate his Assembly seat or give a vote of no confidence following the disclosure of multiple accusations of inappropriate behavior towards staffers. “It does not look […]
President Obama has begun nearly every outside-the-Beltway appearance since taking office with a derisive nod to his place of work. “It’s good to be out of Washington,” he tells the crowd, inevitably getting some laughs. He goes on to explain that it’s not the people who live here so much as the dysfunctional politics and […]
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