Rabbi Yaakov Meidan, a rosh yeshiva at Yeshivat Har Etzion in Gush Etzion has released a p�sak halacha supporting the IDF Spokesman�s Office photographing on Shabbos. The rav informed is talmidim that soldiers serving in the spokesman�s unit, both regular and reserve duty personnel are permitted to photograph on Shabbos when such activity entrails documenting […]
New statistics show the number of police stop-and-frisks over the first three months of the year is more than 10 percent higher than the same quarter last year. More than
For most Israelis the matter of the hunger striking terrorists imprisoned in Israel does not interest them, but in reality, the hunger strike may be the precipitating factor that launches
The Srugim dati leumi internet site published a column addressing the recent chasnah of the Kaliver Rebbe Shlita. The column begins by acknowledging the rebbe and his rebitzen are adults
The state budget shortfall in California has increased dramatically in the last six months, forcing state officials to assemble a series of new spending cuts that are likely to mean
A newly discovered Air Force intelligence brief states that should fleets of unmanned drones accidentally capture surveillance footage of Americans, the data can be stored and analyzed by the Pentagon for up to 90 days. The instruction, dated April 23, admits that the Air Force cannot legally conduct �nonconsensual surveillance� on Americans, but also states […]
The Winnipeg Free Press reports: Montreal�s normally reserved Hasidic Jewish community has opened its doors a crack, inviting neighbours for a dialogue to ease tensions after a series of recent controversies. The Hasidic population makes up about a quarter of the city�s Outremont neighbourhood, a tree-lined cosmopolitan district dotted with sidewalk cafes and French bistros. […]
Several hundred National Guard members from the Northeast and Caribbean will be in central New York for disaster preparedness training. New York National Guard officials say more than 700 soldiers
A Jerusalem Rabbinate Beis Din is in the news, unfortunately, not in a favorable light. According to an investigation conducted by State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss, Dayan Chaim Yehuda Rabinowitz has
Minister of Environmental Affairs Gilad Erdan stated on Sunday morning, that if Israel will be facing an electric shortage, electricity to Gaza should be cut off to prevent blackouts. �We are not talking about sanctions against Gaza, and certainly not against its residents, but an act taken as a result of need, since �the poor […]
Whatever the political climate US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will grasp the moment to turn to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and demand he make additional concessions to the PA
Another social injustice rally was held in Israel, in Tel Aviv�s Rabin Square. Several thousand participants were on hand in what some hope marked a renewed effort to pressure the government to place the social agenda atop the government�s list of priorities. Police reported that at least nine people were arrested as they tried to […]
According to a Kol Berama Radio report, Maran Posek HaDor HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv Shlita showed �significant improvement� on Shabbos based on statements from his doctors. The posek hador does not require life support as was the case during recent weeks. The report added that on Shabbos afternoon the rav was permitted to get […]
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] In a grim Bolivian prison, a lone American man has languished for nearly a year, uncharged by authorities who have accused him of money laundering, but
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday criticized regional governments for purchasing arms from “arrogant powers,” an apparent reference to the US and its western allies, Iranian state news agency IRNA
Mitt Romney has opened up 7 percent lead over President Obama nationally, according to the latest survey from conservative polling outlet Rasmussen. Romney took 50 percent of the vote against Obama�s 43. It�s the first time Romney has hit 50 percent in the poll and is his largest lead over the president to date. The […]
A fireworks display is set to go off Saturday near Liberty Island around 11:30 p.m. The fireworks are part of the Ellis Island Medals of Honor dinner, which honors several
The Tri-State Area is still feeling the pain at the pump. In New Jersey, the average price per gallon is $3.68, which is 5 cents below the national average. In New York it�s more than $4, and in Connecticut it�s at $4.04. But paying to fill up may actually be a little less painful this […]
A majority of New Yorkers want to live in smoke-free apartment buildings, according to a new Quinnipiac poll, but less believe City Hall should outright ban smoking inside people’s homes.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said the NYPD hasn’t been briefed on the specifics of the thwarted underwear bomb plot operation, which he said is the type of information the city
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