Republican lawmakers say Mitt Romney should distance himself from former President George W. Bush. Such a move, they say, would take away a key political advantage from President Obama, who
New York City officials have concluded their annual budget dance with an agreement that preserves child care, classrooms and other threatened programs, but uncertainty surrounding parts of the plan could
Two 17 year old boys from Broughton, Manchester, have been arrested on suspicion of possessing and discharging a firearm after an incident in the early hours of this morning when
Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to change prescription drug labels to clearly warn pregnant women of the dangers to their unborn babies. Schumer
There can be no doubt that with the impending arrival of the Three Weeks the efforts of draft chareidim into the IDF against the position of gedolei torah shlita will
In a dramatic move, the HaMevaser newspaper will this week begin distributing its PDF version newspaper by email free of charge ICE reports. This will make it the first chareidi newspaper in Eretz Yisrael to offer an electronic version, a move that will possibly give it a major advantage over Yated Neeman and Hamodia. It […]
While Plesner Committee members try to arrive at final decisions as to the recommendation that will be present to the cabinet regarding the nations new draft law for Jews, some residents of Meah Shearim decided to take to the streets with another type of message. Dozens of protestors from the Batei Warsaw neighborhood protested with […]
The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, puts me in mind of the old proverb: Be careful what you wish for. Democrats on a victory
Outrage would best describe the reaction of residents upon seeing the spray paint vandalism attack against a memorial for Maran Rav Shach ZTL in Bnei Brak. Bnei Brak City Hall recently erected memorial plaques around the city at historic sites in memory of significant personalities. Such plaques may be found near yeshivos and shuls. The […]
At the weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday, 11 Tammuz, Ceremonies and Symbols Committee Chairman Minister Stas Misezhnikov briefed ministers on the arrangements for the funeral of Israel’s seventh Prime Minister,
Customs officials at Ben-Gurion International Airport are addressing the increase in the number of arriving passengers trying to smuggle in smart phones. State officials report that 4.5 million cellular telephones
Youths who are off the derech are believed responsible for vandalism attacks in two Yerushalayim yeshivos over Shabbos located on Shmuel HaNavi Street. Some chareidi media are referring to the attacks as a pogrom. According to one report, the youths entered a dormitory at 03:00 and began threatening talmidim. The four assailants accompanied by a […]
Thousands took part in the motzei shabbos social justice protest in Tel Aviv and a smaller number marched in the capital. Crowd estimates range between 5,000-10,000 people. The unruly group began blocking vehicular routes and defying police. In Yerushalayim, protestors once again tried to black the light rails path as was the case last week, […]
Dear Friend, A year has passed since the tragic death of our dear son Leiby. (Yehuda ben Nachman) With the approach of the first anniversary of his death on Yud
As of midday Friday, forecasters at the National Weather Service in Sterling, Va., were uncertain that the Baltimore area would see any thunderstorms at all later in the evening. Without
The European Jewish Congress (EJC) has condemned the decision by a regional court in Cologne to criminalize circumcision. Last Tuesday, the court ruled that non-medical circumcision, practiced by most Jews
An estimated 150 people took part in the weekly shabbos protest against Jerusalem City Halls operating the Karta parking lot on shabbos. This weeks event began at 5:30PM at Kikar Zupnik, making its way to HaNeviim Street where protestors confronted riot cops who prevented them from blocking the street. As is frequently the case, shouts […]
Police are signaling that the shots fired in front of Manchesters Yeshivas Shaare Torah were intended for the yeshiva and the venue was not a matter of coincidence. The yeshiva is located in the predominately Jewish area of Broughton Park. According to one report a number of talmidim went outside to request that a driver […]
Contract negotiations between Consolidated Edison and its unionized workers broke down early Sunday, prompting the dismissal of about 8,500 workers, utility officials said. Union officials said the workers were locked
Russias chief rabbi, Rabbi Berel Lazar on motzei shabbos visited Kever Yosef escorted by Rabbi Elyakim Levanon, the rabbi of the Shomron Regional Council. Also taking part in the visit was IDF Chief Rabbi Brigadier-General Rafi Peretz. Rabbi Lazar was part of the delegation of 400 arriving last week with Russian President Vladimir Putin and […]
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