President Barack Obama has invited Egypt’s newly elected Islamist president, Mohamed Mursi, to visit the United States in September, an Egyptian official said on Sunday, reflecting the new ties Washington
The countdown is on for the doomsday virus that’s capable of knocking out your computer, but there is a way to stop the devastating bug from wiping out everything on
The El Al Israel Airlines Pilots Union today notified its members that negotiations with management over labor conditions, sponsored by the Histadrut (General Federation of Labor in Israel), have broken
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Sunday strongly condemned the Obama administration’s performance on the Syrian crisis and called for efforts to arm rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad to hasten his departure. “My question to the Secretary of State and the President of the United States is, how many more have to die before we take […]
A docking cruise ship on Manhattan’s West Side caused a bit of a stir Sunday when a wake jostled an exhibit at the nearby Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.
The mounting pressure on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu suggests one thing with certainty; that a new draft bill will soon become reality in Israel that will result in an increased
New York City’s homicide rate is rising as fast as its sweltering temperatures. There have been a staggering 16 murders in the past five days — including seven since Friday night. They have claimed a variety of victims, including children, clubgoers, a shopkeeper and a husband. While murders are still on pace for a record […]
HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Tuvia Weiss Shlita, Gavaad of the Eida Chareidis is calling on the tzibur to increase limud torah and tefilos. The Gavaad at the end of last week
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced a settlement with Milrose Consultants, an architectural and engineering consulting firm with offices in three states, including two in New York State, for failing to reasonably accommodate the religious observance requirements of a prospective employee. After an investigation into Milrose’s practices, the Attorney General determined that the company […]
In his motzei shabbos shiur Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita addressed the snowballing momentum to pull avreichim out of beis medrash to serve in the IDF. R’ Ovadia warned of the worrisome situation, adding that without the limud, the ongoing learning of those dedicated to the torah way of live we will lose the […]
Yated Ne’eman Israel Hebrew edition is getting serious and the new management claims “thousands of new subscribers” since taking over. The newspaper has opened a Jerusalem office, in the Har Chotzvim area. Kikar Shabbat quotes “a senior official” anonymously, with the latter stating “we were shooting for thousands of new subscribers and we have already […]
11:40 IL: Ichud Hatzalah reports the search for two missing Meah Shearim brothers continues at this time, Sunday, 18 Tammuz 5772. Ichud volunteers and members of Mishmar Ezrachi are among
The alleged al-Qaeda militant was caught crossing through the Olympic Park five times, breaking a ban imposed by the Home Secretary, The Sunday Telegraph has learned. The 24 year-old has
The Wiesenthal Center on Thursday urged authorities in Berlin to overturn a court ruling banning circumcision, saying it would be “a stain on today’s Germany” to let it stand. The
U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel apparently has sewed up his victory over his Democratic primary challenger on Saturday with a margin of 990 votes. After a ballot count that started days
Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) assailed the Affordable Care Act in his weekly radio address today and declared the Internal Revenue Service, which will require Americans to purchase health insurance or pay an annual fee under the individual mandate, as the “new Gestapo.” “This decision has made America less free,” Le Page said. “We the […]
Get ready for a Saturday scorcher as temperatures could top 100 in Central Park. The heat could feel as strong as 106 degrees in the sun and heat advisories and
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Hundreds of people gathered at the Kosel on erev shabbos for a tefilah event led by Rav Yirmiyahu Damen marking 30 days to the Siyum HaShas.
As reported by BrooklynScoop.com on June 18th, numerous talleisim with valuable silver ataras have been stolen from shuls across the Flatbush area throughout the course of the past three weeks. Many of the talleisim stolen had great sentimental value to their owners, some having been passed down for many generations. This past week, Flatbush Shomrim was […]
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Thousands of people made their way over the course of Thursday to daven at the kever of the Ohr HaChaim on Har Hazeisim in Yerushalayim on
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