According to the most recent statistics, the number of residents of areas throughout Yehuda and Shomron has passed the 350,000 mark, now reported at 350,143, Yisrael HaYom reports based on Interior Ministry figures. This number does not include residents of northern Yerushalayim neighborhoods such as Nvei Yaakov, Pisgat Zeev, Ramat Eshkol, and Ramot or in […]
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] White House Press Secretary Jay Carney wont say which city Tel Aviv or Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, despite repeated questioning in todays press briefing. Carney was caught flat-footed when asked which city is Israels capital. I havent had that question in awhile, he said after some hesitation. […]
A possible tornado hit the city of Elmira in New York’s Southern Tier on Thursday, reportedly causing damage. The Associated Press reports: Emergency officials say a tornado touched down in the city of Elmira and there are reports of several buildings damaged.Chemung County emergency officials say tornado touched down after 4 p.m. in the Southern […]
Those wondering why the Department of Justice has refused to go after Jon Corzine for the vaporization of $1.6 billion in MF Global client funds need look no further than
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has filed a lawsuit against the Bloomberg Administration this morning for failing to turn over data on ever-increasing small business fines. The lawsuit cites City
The passing of Rav Elyashiv has left the Jewish world mourning the posek hador. Much of what has been said and written about him has focused on his absolute dedication to Torah learning and rejection of the physical to maintain his learning. But this weeks Ami exposes a lesser-known side of the gadol. Along with […]
In an interview with Channel 10 News, Yair Lapid explains that he wishes to be minister of housing so he can build 150,000 housing units for rentals in the next decade. Regarding the Knesset Finance Committee, he would also like to head that to remove Yahadut HaTorahs name from the Tabu (State land registry) over […]
A Staten Island man has come down with the city’s first human case of West Nile Virus this year. The Health Department says the unidentified man was recently hospitalized with
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Following weather reports of the potential for serious storms to hit Sullivan and Ulster Counties, Catskills Hatzolah Coordinators held a meeting with thememberswho are covering the area. The emergency meeting was held at the new Hatzolah Garage in Fallsburg. Hatzolah tells CatskillScoop.com that they are fully prepared for any weather situation […]
Deputy Minister of Education (Yahadut HaTorah) Rav Menachem Eliezer Moses traveled to Poland in an official capacity where he will take part in the ceremony marking 70 years since the
Gov. Cuomo brokered a agreement between striking Con Edison workers and the utility, ending the nearly monthlong labor dispute that locked out 8,000 workers. The deal came just hours after
The New York State Thruway Authority today announced that 1,400 tickets were issued by New York State Police Troop T to motorists for speeding violations during Operation Work Brake, a five-day enforcement campaign. The campaign was held July 9 through July 13, when Troop T stepped up enforcement efforts on the Thruway. As we are […]
In the coming school year, 5773 there will be 57,310 talmidim registered in mosdos chinuch in Bnei Brak BAH. This marks an increase from this years 56,500, representing the largest student body in the Gush Dan area. There will be 39,359 talmidim in 33 elementary schools the daily HaMevaser reports, of which 13,750 will be […]
Today, the Rabbinical Council of America, representing more than 1,000 member rabbis, and the Orthodox Union, the largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization in the United States, issued the following statement: Today we join with the global Jewish community, political leaders, and leaders of the media and sports communities in formally calling upon the International Olympic […]
[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] On Tuesday July 24, 2012 Shema Kolainu-Hear Our Voices, a school and center for Children with Autism hosted their 10th Annual Legislative Breakfast at
On his Facebook page, Chaggai Amir, who was recently released from prison, explains that the plot to assassinate Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin began two years prior to the act. He
The Knesset Economic Affairs Committee headed by MK (Likud) Carmel Shama HaCohen rejected a bill authored by MK (Labor) Amir Peretz seeking to amend state consumer protection laws to permit
Two hundred new recruits will be entering into Nachal Chareidi in the August draft, representing a 33% increase from the last induction. On Thursday, 7 Menachem Av 5772, just a
The Torah Cultural department of Jerusalem City Hall is abuzz with preparations for the many Siyumei HaShas scheduled to take place this week in the capital. There will be two
Iranian UN Ambassador Mohammad Khazaee brazenly told participants of a UN Security Council session that it is Israel that is behind the fatal suicide bombing attack in the Burgas Airport in Bulgaria that claimed six lives, including five Israelis, leaving dozens wounded. The ambassador cited that it was simply amazing that just minutes after the […]
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