[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Just a little more than one year after the Boro Park location was closed, the legendary Kosher Delight (KD) Restaurant has closed their second
Flatbush Shomrim Patrol has received numerous recent reports of area residents arriving at shul to discover that they have been a victim of a crime.A Tallis with a silver atara, commonplace at any shul, now become a commodity to desperate opportunist.The price of silver has steadily risen over the last several years and each atara […]
Congressman Jerrold Nadler was one of the politicians who attended yesterdays protest march against the NYPDs stop and frisk policy. He told The Politicker he believes stop and frisk is terribly violative of civil liberties and, like other elected officials, he hopes the Department of Justice will investigate the policy. However, Mr. Nadler is not […]
Congressman Bob Turner (NY-09) released the following statement stressing the importance of standing by our ally Israel in the face of continued terrorist attacks. The unprovoked attack that took place near Beer Sheva, Israel earlier today is a stark reminder of the ongoing threats Israel faces on a daily basis. These threats cannot continue to […]
A bill drafted by Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D- Far Rockaway) has passed the NYS State legislature. This vital amendment to the states Public Health Law, ensuring that patients in the end stages of life will be informed of all their options, including their right to ongoing medical treatments as well as palliative care. “I am […]
The Obama campaign has named Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) to play Republican Mitt Romney during three mock presidential debate rehearsals later this year, campaign officials confirm to The Hill. Kerry the 2004 Democratic nominee is well-versed on the former Massachusetts governors political career and rhetoric and can help provide insight during the fall […]
Scores of first responders at JFK Airport are not qualified to handle emergencies, forcing the Port Authority to make the few who can do the job work overtime just to
It’s a good time to make sure you’ve stocked up on bug spray. A combination of a mild winter coupled with very warm and humid weather coming later this week
IDF Chief Rabbi Brigadier-General Rafi Peretz defends IDF conversions to yiddishkheit, explaining the historic psak halacha by Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita gives the backbone to the military giyur. The ravs ruling legitimized the conversions of over 5,000 people who are now recognized as Jewish as a result of the IDF giyur. Peretz explains […]
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America — the nations largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization — filed formal comments with the United States Department of Health and Human Services with regard to pending regulations which will mandate employers to provide certain womens health services (including contraceptives and sterilization) within their employer-sponsored health plans. […]
Western governments, including the United States, appear to be stepping up efforts to censor Internet search results and YouTube videos, according to a “transparency report” released by Google. “It’s alarming
Israels cellular reform continues moving ahead as promised following the introduction of the Golan and Hot Mobile companies a number of weeks ago. The Knesset approved the elimination of an import tax for cellular telephones, which should bring prices down from 30-200 NIS a phone. The market for cellular telephones in Israel is 5.5 billion […]
Embattled city Comptroller John Liu has delivered a $16.56 million contract to the former vice presidents environmentally friendly investment firm, Generation Investment Management, to help manage hundreds of millions of dollars in city pension funds, The Post has learned. The Comptrollers Office had previously awarded Gores firm $12.8 million in pension-fund business under Lius predecessor, […]
MK (Ichud HaLeumi) Yaakov Katz has moved his Knesset office to the Ulpana neighborhood of Beit El as the government prepares to evict 30 families from a number of apartment buildings in that neighborhood. When asked why he decided on the move, Katz explained I am a public figure and I am therefore compelled to […]
On Sunday, Senator Charles Schumer raised new privacy concerns after two internet giants announce plans to use ultra-powerful mapping technology. Both Google and Apple say they will use military-grade spy
Taking part in a panel discussion hosted by Haifa University on Sunday,former IDF Chief Rabbi Brigadier-General Avichai Ronsky explained that he feels it will be very difficult for chareidim and secular soldiers to live side-by-side in a military environment. Ronsky cited two examples, kol isha at military ceremonies as well as the reality of meeting […]
Chief Rabbi Yonah Yechiel Metzger on Sunday, met with Maran HaGaon HaRav Aaron Leib Shteinman Shlita. According to the Kikar Shabbat report, the meeting in the gadol hadors home lasted about a half hour, and the chief rabbi consulted with the rav on a number of issues, including the recent ruling in which the state […]
An Arkia Airline flight from Sdei Dov Airport in the Tel Aviv region to Eilat was forced to make an emergency landing as the right engine caught fire. The flight
An Israeli motorist traveling on Highway 443, the Jerusalem-Modiin Highway was carjacked by Arabs on Sunday night,near Beit Horon. The attackers assaulted the driver and succeeded in making off with his Toyota Corolla. The number of carjackings by PA (Palestinian Authority) residents has been on the rise, reach alarming proportions. In the incident which occurred […]
Most of the 14 soldiers who sustained smoke inhalation in the IDF base Jerusalems Mount Scopus on Sunday, were listed in light condition, with the exception of one who sustained moderate injuries. It appears that teenagers threw burning fireworks into the base and that touched off a sizable brush fire due to the hot and […]
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