It’s Rosh Chodesh Elul, marking the end of bein hazmanim and the return of 150,000 talmidim and avreichim to Batei Midrashim around Eretz Yisrael. 28,000 talmidim are registered in yeshiva ketana, 52,000 yeshiva gedola and 70,000 avreichim in kollelim around the nation. It will be interesting to see what occurs as IDF military police during […]
The machlokes that began in Bnei Brak does not appear to be ending any day soon as the new HaPeles newspaper continue publishing while most of the Litvish tzibur are
An Arab male was seriously injured in an altercation with a Jewish male at Kikar Tzion in Yerushalayim on erev shabbos. A 19-year-old Jewish male is in custody on suspicion
The following is from The Hill: The FBI has arrested a top fundraiser for Rep. Michael Grimm, the New York Republican under investigation over campaign donations, according to numerous reports.
General Motors and Isuzu are recalling more than 258,000 SUVs in the U.S. and Canada to fix short-circuits in power window and door lock switches that can cause fires. The
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi plans to visit Iran this month for an international summit in what would mark the highest level official contact between the two nations in more than 30 years, according to Egypt’s state news agency. The MENA agency, quoting a source in Morsi’s office, said the newly elected Islamist president is expected […]
Vice President Biden’s handlers appear to be going to new lengths to keep their boss’ antics and open-to-interpretation quips from spiraling out of control in the 24-hour news cycle. The
A judge has rejected the Taxi and Limousine Commission’s “Five Borough Taxi Plan” that would have allowed livery cabs to pick up street hails in upper Manhattan and the outer
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told an anti-Israel protest in Tehran on Friday that the Jewish state was a “cancerous tumour” that will soon be excised. “The Zionist regime and the
Jerusalem Comptroller Malka Dror has announced she has launched an investigation into the so-called ‘macharim’ in City Hall, those affiliated with the chareidim and secular alike. Dror is referring to the facilitators who are commonly seen in different licensing and other bureaus as they advocate and lobby for their clients and special interests. Dror fears […]
Lod City Hall has turned to the High Court of Justice in the hope of being released of its obligation for increased city funding for city religious services. A ministerial committee made up of representatives of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Ministry of the Interior and Ministry of Finance decided to increase the city’s religious […]
With the Kadima party crumbling from under him, MK Shaul Mofaz today did his best to attack the Likud party, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, and Avi Dichter, the latest MK
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] A prominent Saudi Arabian religious cleric declared that the Holocaust is an “exaggeration” and that Jewish people consume the blood of children during a wide-ranging interview with an Arabic television station. Saudi cleric Salman Al-Odeh, a well-known scholar revered by millions globally, went on a lengthy tirade against the Jews during […]
Alert border police in the Modi’in area apprehended a shipment of eggs from a PA (Palestinian Authority) area being smuggled into Green Line Israel for sale in that area. The eggs were hidden in a large diesel fuel tank mounted on a pickup truck, transported on a hot summer day without any refrigeration. The shipment […]
The ghost of Ezekiel Hart is roaming the streets of Trois Rivières this week. When Lionel Perez, a Montreal city councillor, who also happens to be an Orthodox Jew, heard about the Parti Québecois’s plan to outlaw religious garb in public service, his thoughts turned to Hart. In 1807, Hart was living in what by […]
IAF Chief Major-General Amir Eshel ordered all Yassur choppers grounded after one of the CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters was compelled to make an emergency landing on Wednesday, 27 Menachem Av 5772 near the Tel Nof Base. The chopper’s pilot detected what he believed was a technical malfunction with the aircraft, prompting the unscheduled landing. Air […]
The United Church of Canada, the largest Protestant Church in that country, voted to support a boycott of Israeli goods originating in “occupied areas” which includes Yehuda, Shomron, and eastern Yerushalayim. The church’s membership voted in favor of the boycott on Wednesday. The boycott makes mention of the “Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories” and it […]
The increase in basic food items such as bread, milk and eggs will result in thousands of Israeli students not receiving breakfast. The ??? ????? organization’s A Sandwich for Each Student project furnishes 7,500 sandwiches daily, serving students from development areas including Dimona and Akko. As a result of fiscal realities and price increases, that […]
Shas is tired of being on the defensive and the party’s affiliated newspaper lashed out against the so-called ‘share the burden’ activists in Knesset who are maintaining a high media profile in their battle to draft avreichim into the IDF. According to journalist Avi Rosen, four of fifteen Yisrael Beitenu MKs have not served in […]
Magen David Adom Blood Bank officials report a nationwide blood shortage. Summer vacation and increased travel abroad have resulted in a sharp decline in blood donors. Blood bank officials fear
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