A federal judge gave the green light to a lawsuit against police in the arrests of 700 Occupy Wall Street protesters last year on the Brooklyn Bridge. Judge Jed Rakoff
A pair of new national polls show an increasingly tight presidential race, with President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney essentially tied. In a Fox News survey released Friday, the candidates
HaGaon HaRav Aaron Leib Shteinman Shlita has instructed rabbonim visiting him this week �we must increase tefilos towards removing the harsh gezeira�, referring to ongoing efforts to compel chareidim to enlist into the IDF. The rav is quoted in the weekly BaKehilla as saying �if there is a single person who is truly pained by […]
A special unit of the city Finance Department that conducted a sweep of 1,700 stores licensed to sell tobacco products found an astounding 42 percent either peddling untaxed cigarettes or using counterfeit stamps to duck the combined $5.85 city-state tax, The Post has learned. �That is an alarming number,� said Jim Calvin, president of the […]
Three former U.S. residents and one American citizen have been identified by counterterrorism experts as potential successors to the al-Qaida No. 2 killed in a Predator attack early Monday, NBC News reported. One of them is Adam Gadahn, a 33-year-old American known as Azzam al Amriki, or �Azzam the American.� He was once viewed as […]
Following the split chareidi vote on the bill in Knesset to save the Ulpana neighborhood homes�in Beit El, Rav Yisrael Gellis on Wednesday, 16 Sivan 5772 told the following story. Rav Gellis explained the story took place in the time of HaGaon HaRav Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld ZT�L and he felt that from this event one […]
While American voters consider the Obama administration successful on national security, majorities say it has mostly failed at stimulating the economy and improving health care — two areas the White
A small plane was forced to land in Chino, California after a pilot violated airspace restrictions in place for President Obama’s visit, FAA spokesperson Allen Kenitzer told CNN. Kenitzer had
Organizers of the Jerusalem �Suckers� Tent��are working to enlist residents of Yehuda and Shomron in their battle to compel chareidim to serve in the IDF. The tent organizers are aware that while residents of Yehuda and Shomron do have much in common with the chareidi tzibur, they feel IDF service is a holy mission and […]
The dramatic story begins with an anonymous email that arrived eight months ago at the headquarters of Yad L’Achim in Bnei Brak. The writer, identifying herself only as a nurse
National Cyber Bureau head Dr. Evyatar Mataniah on Wednesday, attended Tel Aviv University’s 2nd Annual International Cyber Conference and noted that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has approved the budget and
Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill don�t agree on much these days, but they agree that the White House has a serious problem with leaking classified information. And with national security in the balance, a group of congressional leaders say there�s an urgent need to get things back in line. �A special prosecutor can take […]
Eyal Gabbai, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu�s bureau chief is working hard to persuade the prime minister to link financial aid to the chareidi community. According to a report released by Haaretz� Yair Ettinger, Gabbai has already appeared before the Plesner Committee and emphasized placing the stress on the workplace and not military service. He proposes […]
Dozens of neighborhood volunteers will be flooding the streets of Boro Park and Flatbush starting this Tuesday, June 5th collecting petition signatures for Simcha Felder, who is running for State
Mitt Romney and the Republican National Committee raised $76.8 million in May, outpacing President Obama in the first full head-to-head month of the campaign. The president’s reelection campaign said Thursday that it had raised $60 million in May, itself an improvement of more than 30 percent from April. But despite a hard push � enlisting […]
A senior executive with Coca-Cola says Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal to ban the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks unfairly singles out an industry. Steve Cahillane is president and
The Toldos Aaron Rebbe Shlita has implemented a new takanah pertaining to shidduchim, putting an end to shidduchim involving young couples. According a BaKehilla report the rebbe has become aware
The Boro Park Jewish Community Council (BPJCC) had the privilege of hosting US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) this past week at the home of board member Yidel Perlstein. In a
Los Angeles – Crime is on the rise. Sinister forces abound. Our local police force helps us feel safe and protected. But sometimes, they cannot do it alone. Recent budget
Some feel that media reports of police warnings that settlers will begin rioting around the country following the defeat of the Beit El bill in Knesset�is nothing more than the standard delegitimization campaign that precedes expulsions or other anti-settlement policy. This was the case before Gush Katif, as the media portrayed settlers who objected to […]
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