It took Senator David Strobin’s challenge to Simcha Felder to finally have him come out against the Mayor’s proposal to require parents to sign a consent form when a mohel
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Maran Hagon HaRav Aaron Leib Shteinman Shlita has left Eretz Yisrael for his chizuk mission in France. The Gadol haDor’s departure was delayed about a half
The will of the late Shomrei Emunim Rebbe ZT”L was opened on motzei shabbos, the eve of 15 Elul 5772 in the presence of the rebbe’s sons and some prominent members of the chassidus. The will was read in the Rebbe’s home at 4 Sfas Emmes Street in Bnei Brak. The reading of the will […]
Authorities have distributed eviction orders to the families of the Shomron community of Migron. In line with last week’s High Court of Justice ruling the residents must be out by Tuesday, 17 Elul 5772 and their homes must be razed no later than 24 Elul. The residents are not resisting and they do not appear […]
The body of a 27-year-old avreich was found on the balcony of a neighbor on Yehuda HaNasi Street in Brachfeld, around 5:30AM on Sunday morning. Paramedics arived and pronouced him dead upon their arrival R”L. It appears the avreich fell at some time during the night from his 5th floor apartment onto the 2nd floor balcony. […]
The following is a TIME Exclusive: Seven months ago, Israel and the United States postponed a massive joint military exercise that was originally set to go forward just as concerns were brimming that Israel would launch a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. The exercise was rescheduled for late October, and appears likely to go forward […]
Consumers have been slow to cut up their credit cards and turn on their mobile wallets. But this week, Google Wallet announced a string of features that—to make the proposition more enticing—let mobile wallets do things plastic credit cards don’t. Google Wallet product managers say they will provide I.D. verification so people can check in […]
You probably guessed it from the $14 cocktails and $3,000-a-month rents for a studio apartment: Manhattan is pricey. But there’s more hard data to prove that it’s by far the most expensive place to live in the United States. How expensive? Manhattan rates a Cost of Living Index of 233.5, according to the Council for […]
President Barack Obama was today forced to announce he will fly to storm-hit Louisiana on Monday – hours after Mitt Romney beat him to the punch by deciding to head there this afternoon. After it emerged that Obama was still taking time to fit in a campaign stop in Cleveland, Ohio, before checking out how […]
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EliKings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes released the following statement on Friday morning: “Press reports concerning the report of the Assembly Standing Committee on Ethics and Guidance to Speaker Sheldon Silver, regarding allegations against Assemblyman Vito Lopez, did not make clear the county where the alleged acts occurred. “I made a request to the Standing Committee […]
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Full text of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s remarks to the Republican National Convention on Aug. 30 in Tampa , as prepared for delivery. Mr. Chairman, delegates. I accept your nomination for President of the United States of America. I do so with humility, deeply moved by the trust you have […]
After the petira of HaGaon HaRav Mordechai Eliyahu ZATZAL there were reports that the gadol hador was buried with a special document. This week, a new sefer was released, ‘????? ?? ???? ???????????’, authored by Rav Meir Elituv. The sefer provides an in-depth look at the years of the late rebbe ZATZAL, including the last ‘yechidus’ […]
A Bolivian court denied bail this morning to Jacob Ostreicher, a Borough Park, Brooklyn resident who has been incarcerated without formal charges for more than a year. The bail hearing lasted nine grueling hours and was spread over two days while Jacob’s mother, a Holocaust survivor, sat through the entire process in the Bolivian courtroom […]
The Defense Department is threatening to go after an ex-SEAL author and his publisher over a new book that challenges the administration’s official account of last year’s raid that killed Osama bin Laden. The Pentagon late Thursday released a letter from its top lawyer, Jeh Johnson, to publishing giant Penguin and “Mark Owen,” the pseudonym […]
Up to 1 million mangoes are being recalled voluntarily because they may be contaminated with Salmonella, as a preventive measure in the wake of 103 infections nationwide, a food distributor
Mayor Michael Bloomberg was graciously hosted for breakfast at the home of Wallenberg Commission Board Member William Nussen attended by numerous members of the Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Commission including
The Ministry of Housing has begun advertising buildings tenders for 5,000 housing units in the new chareidi city of Charish, located in the Nachal I’ron area of northern Israel, also known by the Arab name, Wadi Ara. Charish is located about 50 minutes from Gush Dan, 75 minutes from Yerushalayim, and 25 minutes from Haifa. […]
Rabbanei Tzohar has decided to enter the race for Sephardi and Ashkenazi chief rabbis and hopes to announce the organization’s candidates. The elections will take place in about a half year, at which time the chief rabbis of Israel will be elected for a ten-year term in office. Tzohar rabbonim feel that it is time […]
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush vigorously defended the presidency of his brother, George W. Bush, to a full standing ovation at the Republican National Convention on Thursday. Bush centered his
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