Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America criticized a German courts ruling that circumcision constitutes an infringement on private religious practice. A district court in Cologne ruled that circumcision is acceptable only when performed as a medical necessity. The case involved a Cologne doctor charged with injuring a 4-year-old Muslim boy during a […]
The massacre of the Fogel family HY”D in Yishuv Itamar took place in March 2011 but it took the BBC a bit of time to come to the realization that its lack of coverage of this horrific massacre, an Arab terror attack, required an explanation. While the BBC covered the event on its website, it […]
Ynet targeted Rabbi Elyakim Levanon, the rav of the Karnei Shomron Hesder Yeshiva, the yishuv, and the Shomron Regional Council along with Tzfas Chief Sephardi Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu. The two, affiliated with the dati leumi tzibur are among the rabbonim invited to meet with and address IDF soldiers. Ynet finds this troubling since Levanon has […]
Eliyahu Werdesheim, the member of the Orthodox Jewish citizens’ watch group who was convicted of assaulting a black teenager in Northwest Baltimore, avoided a prison sentence Wednesday and will serve
The Plesner Committee continues meeting as lawmakers are compelled to legislate a new bill that will replace the Tal Law. According to media reports, the committee will be announcing its
The congressional contempt vote against Attorney General Eric Holder is looking more and more like a fait accompli, as House Speaker John Boehner presses ahead with a Thursday floor vote
If you speak with former IDF Chief Rabbi Brigadier-General (reserves) Avichai Ronsky, he will tell you that MK (Shas) Nissim Zeevs new bill redefining the qualifications for the post of IDF chief rabbi are motivated by Shas desire to take control of the militarys top rabbinical post. Ronsky calls the bill a back door effort […]
Its the sort of book that no one ever wants to need, and that everyone hopes no one else will need- even the author! But unfortunately, a book on the compiled laws of mourning is one that is necessary for many people. The Mourners Companion is written from the viewpoint of the mourner- what he […]
A crane lifting a beam struck and broke windows at 4 World Trade Center around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, officials said. No one was injured, but the Sept. 11 memorial was
It was supposed to be her strongest primary challenge since taking office 20 years ago. But Nydia Velazquez won in a landslide and is likely headed to her 11th term
Hamas terrorist Ibrahim Hamed was convicted of no less than 46 counts of murder for his role in a number of terrorist attacks. The former commander of the Izzadin el-Kassam military squad of Hamas was apprehended by security forces in 2006. He is linked to many attacks, including Kikar Tzion, Jerusalem (10 killed), Moment Caf, […]
After 30 years of not speaking to one another, HaRav Eliezer Berland, Rosh Yeshiva Shavu Banim on Tuesday, visited HaRav Yaakov Meir Schechter, a leader in the Breslov chassidus in
The power struggle for control of Israels Hebrew Yated Neeman newspaper continues, now making its way to the Tel Aviv District Court. The veteran leaders of the newspaper have summoned the new leaders to the court and a hearing was held on Wednesday morning, 7 Tammuz 5772. Each side came well armed with attorneys, with […]
The next Internet billionaires won’t be pushing social-networking apps. They’ll be breaking into your bank accounts. An organized global cyber crimewave has been underway for months, according to a report
16:15 IL: An alert security guard in the community of Maale Adumim fired at an Arab male in his 20s when the latter tried to grab his weapon from him.
The U.S. Coast Guard suspects there are stowaways in a container that was loaded on a ship docked at Port Newark in New Jersey Wednesday. Coast Guard spokesman Charles Rowe
Maryland prosecutors are not seeking jail time for a former member of an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood watch group convicted in the beating of a black teenager. Twenty-four-year-old Eliyahu Werdesheim faces
Religious artifacts were swiped from a Queens synagogue sometime in the past week, and the thief is still on the lam, cops said. The four objects including a silver pointer, Torah breast plate, silver-coated plate and a ritual wine cup were discovered missing Monday from the Congregation Ahavath Shalom Synagogue on 113th St. […]
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman came under a fiery verbal assault while visiting Bedouin communities in southern Israel on Wednesday morning, 7 Tammuz 5772. Lieberman commented that it is inacceptable that
Egged has launched a new campaign by which a passenger presenting a RavKav smart card can receive a siddur from Feldheim. The siddur will even have ones name inscribed without charge. In order to obtain the prize, one must visit Feldheim, show a smart card and make a 30 NIS purchase and then one become […]
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