The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America — the largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, representing 1,000 nonprofits — applauds the security funds allocated through the Nonprofit Security Grant Program
In an interview on Monday night, Meir Porush told Kol Chai Radio’s Noam Zeigman that askanim from various communities have approached him regarding efforts to organize a million man march against the government’s planned law for chareidi conscription. The daily HaMevaser adds that organizers are conferring with “gedolei and tzaddikei hador shlita” to see if […]
The Knesset Immigration, Absorption & Diaspora Affairs Committee yesterday (Monday) discussed the ruling by the Cologne district court banning Brit Mila – circumcision. Committee Chair, Danny Danon, MK (Likud), called on the German Ambassador, H.E. Andreas Michaelis, to make it clear to the German Bundestag that Israel is very concerned about the implications of this […]
HaGaon HaRav Yitzchok Sheiner Shlita, Rosh Yeshiva Kaminitz and a member of the Moetzas Gedolei Torah speaks out against what the rav calls “The Shas HaShmad” (??? ???). The Rosh Yeshiva addressed hundreds of talmidim to bring them up to date regarding the worrisome situation in Eretz HaKodesh — the imminent drafting of tens of […]
The Big Apple just kept getting bloodier yesterday, with at least eight more people struck by gunfire — three fatally — as NYPD statistics revealed a jaw-dropping jump in shootings over last year. For a second day, Mayor Bloomberg tried to blame the violence on the “traditionally” high level of gunplay around the Fourth of […]
The latest fundraising numbers are in for the two presidential campaigns and the amounts are eye popping. President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party raised $71 million, which is an
09:22 IL: The Jerusalem District Court moments ago handed down its verdicts in three of the fraud/corruption cases against former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. The court exonerated Mr. Olmert in
Israel continues to break incoming tourism records – 1.7 million visitors arrived during the first half of 2012, a 6% increase as compared with last year. Visitors include 1.4 million tourists, a 3% increase compared with the first half of 2011 and an 8% increase as compared with the first half of 2010. The month […]
[The following was written by Yerachmiel Simins, and appeared in this past weeks Yated] The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (“DOH”) has proposed an amendment to the NYC Health Code to require written parental consent prior to circumcision with oral suction (metzitzah b’peh, or “mbp”). This would be first time in US […]
For secular Israelis Saturday is soccer day, the day the nation’s major soccer matches are held, a significant contributory factor to chilul shabbos for Sephardim. These fans, who are by-and-large traditional might keep shabbos to some extent if not for the soccer matches. Chareidi businessmen from Russia, London and Belgium are contemplating buying the Betar […]
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, in his capacity as head of the Yisrael Beitenu Party announced on Monday, that his party will oppose any and all bills, even a government-sponsored bill,
In a passionate address to the Knesset plenum on Monday 19 Tammuz 5772, MK (Yahadut HaTorah) Moshe Gafne, who chairs the Knesset Finance Committee, delivered a powerful message — telling
An armed robber dressed in a postal uniform delivered stickup notes to tellers at two Queens banks Monday morning and picked up $3,000, police said. The first stop on his
A rally is being held Monday against Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed ban on super-sized sugary drinks. About 1,000 protesters chanting “Drink Free Or Die” are taking part in the “Million Big Gulp March” in City Hall Park, which kicked off Monday afternoon. Business owners, local politicians and others against the proposed ban are all expected […]
Rabbi Yitzchak Peretz, the chief rabbi of Ra’anana had harsh words for the approximately 200 participants in this past Friday night’s to’eva parade in that city. In his letter circulated in shuls in the city the rav blames the to’eva community of forcing “unacceptable distorted life norms on the tzibur at large”, adding “It’s bad […]
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Despite recent societal disagreements, Jews of all walks of Judaisim, soldiers and charedim alike, gathered on the fast of the 17th of Tammuz to daven and
Catching a cab in New York City could get much more expensive. The NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission is meeting Monday to consider a 17 percent fare hike. Under the
Prominent UK legal expert James Crawford, Whewell Professor of International Law at the University of Cambridge has released a 60-page opinion paper to European Union member nations expressing his expert
According to a report appearing in the daily Haaretz which quotes “Israeli and Western sources”, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is considering an additional prisoner release — another good-will gesture in the hope of earning a meeting with PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen). The report states that Mr. Netanyahu is considering an initial release of […]
The ???????? organization on Sunday, 18 Tammuz 5772 distributed white shirts to mispallalim heading to the Kosel to permit those wishing to tear kriya to do so. As a reminder,
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