India suffered its second huge, crippling power failure in two days Tuesday, depriving as much as half of the vast country, or up to 600 million people, of electricity and
After completing the tender which resulted in the IDF changing from MIRS to Cellcom, the militarys officers beginning on August 1, 2012 will receive smart phones. The quality of the phone will be commensurate with ones rank, with colonels and higher receiving iPhone 4s, Samsung Galaxy S2 and Galaxy S3 while majors and lt.-colonels receive […]
Chabadnikim serving in the IDF who identify with the Meshichist element received a new guideline from the military today. They may no longer wear the so-called Yechi yarmulkes that say ??? ?????? ????? ?????…’. Chief of the Conduct & Discipline Unit Lt.-Colonel Oren Avraham issued the new order, Ladaat.net reports. The lt.-colonel explains that all […]
[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Thousands of people gathered in London, Monday evening, for the 12 Siyum HaShas.Many Raabonim, Admorim, and Roshei Yeshiva were inattendance.The Sanz Rebbe Shlita was flown in from Eretz Yisroel for the Siyum and addressed the large gathering.The guest speaker was HaRav Moshe Tuvia Lieff SHita, Mara D’Asra of Agudath […]
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] More than 20,000 gathered at Jerusalems Teddy Stadium, Monday evening, for the “Shas Siyum HaShas” headed by Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita.A number of roshei yeshiva and admorim were in attendance, including the Admorim of Belz, and Kaliv.Last week YWN-ISRAEL reportedthat Shas leader Minister Eli Yishai traveled to the Belzer […]
A major Siyum HaShas is set for tonight, Tuesday, 12 Menachem Av 5772 in Yerushalayims Maalot Daphne neighborhood in the presence of Maran VRabbanan Gedolei Yisrael Shlita. Doors open at 17:30 and mincha is scheduled for 19:15 following which the khal will recite tehillim, posuk by posuk for yeshuos yisrael. Doors will close at 19:30, […]
He became New York Citys longest serving mayoral spokesman and now Stu Loeser is moving on. Loeser became press secretary in January of 2006. Some might call him the mayors filter and Bloomberg said Loeser kept him out of more trouble than he got him out of. Is it good to lose him? No, said […]
Mitt Romney’s campaign announced Tuesday that supporters can sign up to be the first to learn of the presumptive Republican nominee’s vice presidential choice by downloading a new smartphone app. The first official way to learn the name of the Republican Vice Presidential candidate is by using our new Mitt’s VP app, said Romney Digital […]
High Court Justice Edna Arbel on Tuesday, announced in September 2012 it will hear a petition seeking to compel the state to induct all 18 year olds into military service
The S family has resided in Ramat beit Shemesh for the past 14 years, a frum family, a family described as chareidi by Yediot Achronot, explaining dad wears a black yarmulke and the children are educated in chareidi mosdos. Two of the six children are serving in Nachal Chareidi and as a result, they are […]
For those familiar with Jerusalems HaShoshanim Printing on Bar Ilan Street, the company is known for telling clients, we print anything but dollars and that is what police were afraid of, prompting a raid. Police on Tuesday morning raided the business Ladaat.net reports, fearing the HaShoshanim is printing unauthorized tickets for the nights Siyum HaShas […]
According to a Yediot Achronot report US President Barak Obama tells his closest aides and allies that he remains committed to his statement that America will not permit Iran to
The chairman of the powerful House Intelligence Committee told Fox News that security leaks out of the Obama administration have not stopped despite an internal probe, and that President Obama
You may have noticed over recent weeks, buses traveling on the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv Highway between Shar HaGuy and the capital are crawling behind slow moving trucks when in the past
[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Thousands of people gathered at the Yad Eliyahu Stadium in Tel Aviv for the Dirshu Siyum HaShas. The gala event wasgraced with the presence of over a hundred rabbonim as well as gedolei hador and admorim. Entertainment was provided by many fine artists, particularly Mona Rosenblum. Maran HaRav Chaim […]
Good news for travelers who are planning to rent a car in Ben-Gurion International Airport upon their arrival to Israel. In the past, most rental companies only enjoyed limited privileges
The White House called a report that President Obama called off the raid on Osama bin Laden three times a “fabrication.” In a new book previewed by the Daily Caller,
Doctors at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv will be using a smartphone application to assist with patient care. Doctors will be capable of viewing certain test results of their patients on their phones. They will be permitted access to certain levels of information in the hospitals radiology department to check on results of diagnostic exams […]
[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Police report tens of thousands of mispallalim visited the Kosel on Sunday, 10 Menachem Av 5772, Tisha BAv this year. Acting Jerusalem Police Commander Manny Yitzchaki closed Har HaBayis to Jews after he perceived right-wing activists were creating tensions which he feared would escalate. Police report 100 activists held […]
The deadline has passed yet the nations chief pathologist, Professor Yehuda Hiss has not retired but Deputy Minister of Health (Yahadut HaTorah) R Yaakov Litzman remains determined to oust the controversial figure from his post. Seeking to find the formula that will placate his ego, hoping that he will agree to leave, Litzman now plans […]
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