The Cabinet on Sunday, unanimously approved expanding the free dental care provided to children up to age 12. Until now free care was only up to age 10. Expanding the
Defense Minister Ehud Barak spoke Monday,about the attack in the south during a meeting with his Polish counterpart, Tomasz Siemoniak, in Tel Aviv: “We are still in the midst of a terrorist attack in the south. The attack was directed against a construction site for the border fence. There are injuries on our side, and […]
A lawsuit filed in May alleges that Hebrew National, the famous manufacturer of hot dogs and other products throughout the United States, is not living up to its self-proclaimed standard of kosher as defined by the most stringent Jews who follow Orthodox Jewish Law. Hebrew National products are certified kosher by Triangle K, and a […]
President Obama is emulating former President George W. Bushs reelection argument to voters from 2004: Be patient and give me more time. Bush prevailed by using this argument against Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) when the subject was the Iraq War. Obama is asking for patience on the economy turf less likely to foster stoicism […]
Conservative bloggers are on heightened alert following a string of so-called “SWAT-ing” incidents and are taking precautionary measures to ensure they don’t fall victim to the potentially dangerous prank as
Chief Sephardic Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Amar Shlita is organizing a gathering of Rabbonim against the recent state decision to give partial recognition to Reform rabbis. The kenos, set for Tuesday,
Democrats in the 8th congressional district can spare New York from becoming a national laughingstock. They can do this by selecting Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries in the June 26 primary as their candidate for the seat being vacated by the retiring Rep. Ed Towns. We dont often agree with Jeffries but his opponent in this […]
A number of females, including high-ranking reservists, have sent a letter to the Plesner Committee formulating the new Tal Law as well as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Ehud
With the siyum hashas only weeks away, rabbonim are still seeking a solution for the main Hebrew siyum in Eretz Yisrael. The planned venue, the Moshava Stadium in Petach Tikvah appears to be problematic for some since it is host to chilul shabbos events. The major English event will be held in Binyanei Hauma, the […]
09:13 IL: Terrorists on Monday morning, 28 Sivan 5772 successfully infiltrated into southern Israel near Nitsana and Kadesh Barnea, opening fire at a vehicle involved in maintenance work on the
A full-fledged heat wave will hit Greater New York later this week, with public health implications for the New York City area. High temperatures on Wednesday and Thursday will challenge
After running against gay marriage as a state Senate candidate, rookie Republican David Storobin is now trying to repeal it. Ten days after taking office, Storobin has proposed a bill that would repeal the one-year-old law allowing same-sex couples in New York to marry, one of Gov. Andrew Cuomos most important victories. The government has […]
Tzfats chief Sephardic rabbi, Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu addressed activists involved in the effort to prevent the expulsion of families from Beit Els Ulpana neighborhood. Rabbi Eliyahu explained Likud and Labor are running the country, and what are we supposed to be doing, making coffee. The rav explained that some time ago, the mission was to […]
A father of three children who died in a skydiving accident Friday in Plattekill was buried on Fathers Day. Funeral services were held Sunday at 11:30 a.m. for David Winoker, 49, of Chappaqua at Temple Shaaray Tefila in Bedford Corners. Winoker and his instructor, Alexander Chulsky, 25, of Brooklyn, were jumping in tandem on Friday […]
Just two days after the streets of Boro Park were covered in swastikas, another Swastika has been found this one on a parked van. The Swastika was found on a van on East 2nd Street and Avenue F. Residents who found the swastika called the NYPD as well as Boro Park Shomrim. Arriving NYPD […]
A Lakewood family was involved in a serious accident in Toms River this afternoon, leaving five of eight members of the family injured, TLS is reporting. The accident occurred about
Thousands of civil rights activists took part in a silent march through Harlem Sunday, calling for an end to racial profiling and the New York City Police Department’s controversial stop-and-frisk
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg says trains between New York and New Jersey should not have been halted because President Barack Obama was in town. Train service to and from the World Trade Center station was shut down for over three hours Thursday because of Obamas visit to the trade center site. Obama went to the […]
There was a time that Stolichnaya was Russias best known kosher certified product, but Russia is rapidly emerging as a new center of kosher certified products. Partially as a result of the growing trade between Russia and Israel, but also because of an interest in the lucrative kosher market in the US. Many of the […]
Rodney King, the black motorist whose 1991 videotaped beating by Los Angeles police officers was the touchstone for one of the most destructive race riots in the nation’s history, died Sunday. He was 47. King’s fianc called 911 at 5:25 a.m. to report she found him at the bottom of the swimming pool at their […]
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