Rabbi Shlomo Dichovsky serves as the director-general of the nation�s rabbinical court system. He is a senior dayan and has served on the Rabbinical Supreme Court. Israel Radio asked the rav to comment on last week�s High Court ruling supporting the giyur of the former head of the state�s Conversion Authority, Rabbi Chaim Druckman. The […]
Following the Channel 2 report that former Shas leader Rabbi Aryeh Deri refused an offer from Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita to accept the party�s third slot, Deri appears to be basing his decision on polls that signal if he runs as an independent he will earn three seats on his own. Shas leaders […]
Shas party leader and Deputy Prime Minister R� Eli Yishai responded to the recent high profile position taken by Yair Lapid, the ultra-secularist who this week launched his Yesh Atid party, highlighting the need to bring an end to draft deferments for chareidim. �Mr. Lapid, we don�t hate you but the tzibur can no longer […]
The Kaliver Rebbe, HaRav Menachem Mendel Taube Shlita has become a Chosson. The rebbe, 89, is engaged to Moras Sheindel Malinik, 55, of Kiryas Herzog in Bnei Brak. The rebbe
Concrete barriers are set to be installed along the stretch of the Bronx River Parkway where an SUV accident this past weekend killed seven members of the same family. The
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Wednesday suspended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination and threw his support behind Mitt Romney, saying, “today I am suspending the campaign, but
The Baltimore Sun reports: One of the brothers accused of assaulting a teen in Northwest Baltimore took the stand Wednesday morning in order to testify that he was defending himself.
MK (Yahadut HaTorah) Rav Yisroel Eichler responded angrily to a statement made by Tzipi Livni on Tuesday, 9 Iyar 5772 as she announced her resignation from Knesset. The defeated Kadima party leader stated she refused to �sell out the country to chareidim�� Rav Eichler drew a comparison with Europe where there is concern over the […]
A new report reveals plans to keep residents and dignitaries safe during the NATO Summit include a no-fly zone, with a shoot-to-kill mandate for those who break the ban. As CBS 2�s Susanna Song reports, the government is warning small plane pilots that if they enter the no-fly zone during the summit, they may be […]
In the semiannual state comptroller�s report released on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, the report questions the managerial end of Magen David Adom, an organization responsible for Israel�s emergency medical service, blood bank services, and an annual operational budget of 573 million NIS. The report adds that as a public organization, the laws governing its operational […]
Chadrei Chareidim managed to speak with Deputy Minister of Education (Yahadut HaTorah) R’ Menachem Eliezer Moses as he exited a meeting of the Knesset Interior Committee that addressed preparations in Meron for Lag B�Omer. Moses made reference to calls by Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who feels the sooner elections are held the better.� Interestingly, numerous […]
At an assembly of supporters for his new political party, Yesh Atid, Yair Lapid told participations �I thank you for agreeing with my dream, and that is why you are here�. Lapid�s dream is simply to bring an end to the study of torah in Eretz Yisrael, to empty the beis medrash and compel talmidim […]
The press had a proverbial field day back in 2008 when a few folks attending McCain/Palin rallies shouted ugly comments from the crowd. The most famous “kill him” incident was eventually disproven by the Secret Service even though the meme had legs � it even made its way into the thoroughly false HBO telefilm �Game […]
IDF personnel and many volunteers today, Wednesday, 10 Iyar 5772 have been searching for a soldier who disappeared after leaving his home in the Emek Ha�ela area In the vicinity of Beit Shemesh. At present, the soldier is listed as missing for personal reasons but the possibility of a terrorist abduction has not been ruled […]
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Obama is far behind his 2008 pace with Jewish voters, new polling shows. According to Michael Barone at the Washington Examiner: The latest survey of Jewish Americans, conducted March 14-27 by a firm called Knowledge Networks for the American Jewish Committee, shows Barack Obama leading Mitt Romney by a 61%-28% margin. That�s significantly behind Obama�s […]
�You cannot harm those who believe learning torah is their profession. There will be no change in the current status and in the worst case scenario talmidei yeshiva will sit in jail� stated MK (Yahadut HaTorah) Rav Moshe Gafne. Gafne, who chairs the Knesset Finance Committee made his comment during a meeting on Tuesday, of […]
Over recent months burglars succeeded in breaking into homes in Bnei Brak�s Kiryas Vishnitz area almost nightly. The perpetrator has succeeded in evading law enforcement forces, at least until now. In come Shomrim volunteers using �special means� and working with local police � announcing this week the suspect was apprehended after much undercover and surveillance […]
A NYPD officer who suffered a stab wound to the head is expected to be released from the hospital Wednesday. Officer Eder Loor was stabbed in the head last month
Travel & Leisure magazine named La Guardia the nation�s worst major air hub for customer comfort. T+L said La Guardia�s baggage operation, check-in lines and security system all fell woefully short. �Dilapidated La Guardia hasn�t aged well,� according to the mag. La Guardia�s metro-area neighbors, JFK and Newark, didn�t fare much better. The two airports […]
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