It was a packed house on erev shabbos, 2 Tammuz 5772 when Maran HaGaon HaRav Aaron Leib Shteinman Shlita arrived at the Yabia Omer Beis Medrash in Bnei Brak to

As part of the Getting to Known the Shomron campaign, residents of Ashkelon and Sderot were hosted in Shomron last week to give them a break from the fears of

Its been a year since last summers cottage cheese protests and it appears the arrival of summer is accompanied by a renewal of the so-called social justice protests in Israel. The motzei shabbos event in Tel Aviv last night, the eve of 4 Tammuz 5772 was accompanied by unprecedented violence. This was also the scene […]

Under the banner of no compromise whatsoever, an atzeres to explain and protest will be held in the Large Zichron Moshe Beis Medrash in Yerushalayim at 20:30. Prominent rabbonim will address the event as the anti-Plesner Committee momentum increases in the chareidi community. In addition, tomorrow, 5 Tammuz 5772 at 05:00, a protest will be […]

A religious group flew an airplane banner defending the vile Nazi swastika Saturday, offending thousands of people trying to enjoy a summer day in Manhattan and on the Jersey shore.

An off-duty NYPD officer was shot in the Bronx early Sunday, police said. The officer’s injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. Officials declined to give further details. It wasn’t

The Eida Chareidis, backed by other rabbonim, will be holding a protest on Monday morning, 5 Tammuz 5772 at 5am at Kikar Shabbos. The time is not an error, it is not at 17:00 but 5am, explaining this is time prone to Rachmei Shomayim. The sign says There is no place for compromise regarding IDF […]

A mere 150 residents of Meah Shearim took part in the weekly shabbos anti-chilul shabbos protest. Perhaps the summer heat is taking its toll or according to some, the mashgichim

Joining the growing number of gedolei torah opposed to state efforts to draft avreichim, Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita in his motzei shabbos shiur sent a message to the

[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Senior Hamas officials announce a ceasefire has been reached with Israel due to the assistance of Egyptian negotiators. For residents of southern Israel, there is no

15:30: As was the case in the past, terrorists declare a ceasefire and then launch rockets into southern Israel at will. A rocket landed in a kibbutz in the Eshkol Regional Council shortly before 15:30 on Sunday afternoon, 4 Tammuz 5772. The rocket slammed into a home. Bchasdei Hashem no injuries or fatalities are being […]

Rav Usher Anshel Schwartz zl was niftar in Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv at the age of 54 after battling illness for two years. Rav Schwartz was the head of mosdos Satmar in Yerushalayim. The niftar was credited with building the Satmar talmid torah in Ezras Torah and he was known for his midos, good […]

In a setback to traffic safety advocates, the State Legislature this week again failed to vote on a bill that would allow the Bloomberg administration to use so-called speed cameras at dangerous intersections to enforce the citys 30-mile-per-hour speed limit. Unhappy with Albanys pace, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg suggested on Friday a different tack: public […]

From Cape Canaveral, a 66-foot wingspan, remotely piloted U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft takes off in search of drug traffickers, illegal immigrants and terrorists from heights of up to

Gov. Cuomo threw his sky-high popularity behind embattled Harlem Rep. Charlie Rangel and two others as they head into Tuesdays Democratic congressional primaries. Cuomo, appearing on former Gov. David Patersons WOR-AM radio show, announced his support of Rangel over state Sen. Adriano Espaillat (D-Manhattan). He works tirelessly, Cuomo said of Rangel, the legendary but ethically-challenged […]

Turkey’s foreign minister huddled with top officials Saturday after Syria shot down a Turkish military jet that had apparently entered Syrian airspace, a ministry spokesman said. Foreign Minister Ahmed Davutoglu

Several politicians thought to be in consideration as Mitt Romneys running mate have joined the presumptive GOP presidential nominee at a Utah retreat. More than 500 individuals are expected to attend the event with big Romney donors in Utah, according to a report in Bloomberg. Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty (Minn.), Sen. Rob Portman (Ohio), Rep. […]

New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg downplayed reported political differences between himself and President Barack Obama, saying that Obama inherited a difficult situation. “I happen to think that Obama’s been

Hundreds of air passengers and staff were evacuated from a terminal at New York City’s Kennedy Airport after a metal detector malfunctioned at one of the security checkpoints. The Transportation

U.S. intelligence agencies are closely watching Israels military for signs it will conduct strikes on Syrias stockpiles of chemical weapons, amid concerns the deadly nerve agents could fall under the control of Hezbollah or al Qaeda terrorists, U.S. officials said. Syrias arsenal remains vulnerable as the result of the internal conflict currently underway in Syria […]

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