[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] PM Netanyahu: Governor Romney, Mitt, it’s a pleasure to welcome you here. I have to say that I heard some of your remarks a few days ago – you said that the greatest danger facing the world is of the Ayatollah regime possessing nuclear weapons capability. Mitt, I couldn’t agree with […]
Presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney, joined by his wife Ann, made a previously unannounced stop at the Kosel on Sunday while in Jerusalem meeting with Israeli leaders. The Romneys were
The White House is coming under intensifying pressure, on Capitol Hill and the campaign trail, to get to the bottom of recent security leaks that top officials now say “have
The value of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s stake in the company he founded has plunged $7.2 billion since its initial public offering. Zuckerberg was worth $19.1 billion, based on the
10:24 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Hope you guys are all staying cool. Well, listen, I just wanted to welcome these outstanding leaders to the Oval Office. I want
A new MetroCard could soon cost a buck more — and that’s before you even put any money on it. Under an MTA proposal, straphangers would be forced to pay a $1 “green fee” on each new MetroCard they buy. The Earth-friendly, wallet-hostile proposal appears in the MTA’s preliminary budget for next year. The goal […]
The so-called Berlin patient is famously the only person in the world who has been cured of HIV. But he may soon have company. Two people in Boston also seem
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Rebetzin Partzovitz A”H, who was Nifteres early this morning in Eretz Yisroel. She was the wife of famed Mir Rosh Yeshivah,
So much for the Olympic spirit. Just days after U.N. secretary-general Ban Ki-moon announced the traditional Olympic Truce – for people and nations to “set aside their differences” during London 2012 – news emerged that the one Iranian athlete likely to face an Israeli in competition has withdrawn with a “gut infection.” Iran and a […]
Two New Jersey state troopers are expected to face criminal charges and disciplinary action Friday for escorting a convoy of luxury cars to Atlantic City down the Garden State Parkway.
A major overhaul of the aging road leading to the Lincoln Tunnel will lead to some overnight construction closures over the next three years. The Port Authority says 40 million vehicles a year use the Lincoln Tunnel Route 495 roadway approach, known as the helix. The roadway is 74-years old and is nearing the end […]
The following is meant as a convenient review of Halachos pertaining to Tisha BeAv. The Piskei Din for the most part are based purely on the Sugyos, Shulchan Aruch and Ramah, and the Mishna Berura, unless stated otherwise. They are based on my understanding of the aforementioned texts through the teachings of my Rebeim. As individual circumstances are often important in […]
Jewish Democrats are looking seriously — and a bit late in the game — at trying to counter GOP efforts to peel off voters, funded heavily by Sheldon Adelson: A group of wealthy and influential Democrats is quietly putting together their own effort to raise several million dollars to counter Adelson’s efforts in key swing […]
[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Twenty-four firefighters and a civilian were injured after a fire – possibly caused by a lightning strike – broke out at a seven-story building in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn early Thursday. More than 200 firefighters from 50 units battled the seven-alarm blaze across the street from Kings County […]
The following article is from CNN, and is currently on their homepage: (ABC is also reporting this story) Three adults and two juveniles were arrested Wednesday for allegedly terrorizing a
Ford Motor Co. is recalling 421,000 Escape crossover SUVs in the United States to fix a problem in which a speed control cable can become stuck resulting in unintended continued
A woman describe as ‘disturbed’ entered a branch of Zol U’Vgadol in Meah Shearim on Thursdayand asked that the store permit her to shop for free. When her request was declined, she warned that if they do not accommodate her she would “cause a stir” but they did not believe her, asking her to leave. […]
Brooklyn State Assemblyman Dov Hikind says he’s “frankly aghast” at Mayor Bloomberg’s comments concerning a controversial circumcision under review by the city Health Department. Hikind said Bloomberg’s comments on metzitzah b’peh, in which the mohel performing a bris removes the blood from the baby’s circumcision wound by mouth, were insensitive and disrespectful. “Orthodox Judaism isn’t […]
Not once, not twice, but three times Jewish summer camp was terrorized in Wayne County, according to investigators. The Wayne County district attorney says that earlier this month, five individuals ethnically intimidated campers while driving onto Camp Bonim near Waymart, wreaking havoc. “They caused various property damage, chased campers in the truck through the camp, […]
35 hesder yeshiva talmidim were among the soldiers reporting to the Bakum Induction Base last Sunday. Additional talmidim reported for service on Tuesday, 5 Menachem Av 5772 and more are
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