The following update is provided by Dr. Eli Susheim in an interview he granted to Kaf HaChashifut regarding the condition of Maran Posek HaDor HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv Shlita.
The State Department has launched a different sort of raid against Al Qaeda – hacking into its websites in Yemen. In a rare public admission of the covert cyber war
The Los Angeles City Council has moved toward banning plastic bags at grocery stores in the nation’s second-largest city. The council voted 13-1 Wednesday to approve a policy that would
Facebook shareholders have filed a class action lawsuit against the social network, as well as underwriting banks including Morgan Stanley, over its first-day trading slide, the law firm Robbins Geller
A judge in Sanford ruled Tuesday that a Lake Mary man was lawfully exercising his First Amendment rights when he flashed his headlights to warn neighbors that a deputy had
Republicans are continuing to attack the Obama administration and call for more investigations into allegations that two filmmakers were provided classified information for a movie about the Navy SEAL Osama
Rabbi Yeshayahu Herzl, Rav of Nazareth Illit and known as a prominent in the Chabad community has removed the mehadrin kashrus status of the Lavi Hotel. Person close to the
A Pakistani doctor accused of helping the CIA track down Osama bin Laden was sentenced Wednesday to 33 years in prison for treason, officials told CNN. Shakeel Afridi was also
For many, the upcoming yomtov is met with plans to shop for new garments and one’s favorite cheese cake, but for the growing number of families relying on tomchei shabbos
Rudy is jumping on the Turner for US Senate bandwagon. Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani today endorsed Rep. Bob Turner of Queens for the GOP nomination, saying Turner is the “only
A day after the tragic car accident in Tiveria that claimed the lives of eight members of the Atias family HaRav Binayahu Shmueli Shlita warns of additional tragedy in Eretz
Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon released a one-minute video as part of a new campaign, titled “Just One Minute”, in which he calls on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is proposing a voucher-style system that could fundamentally change public education in the United States. The former Massachusetts governor was expected to outline the plan
Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday, Rosh Chodesh Sivan 5772 addressed the Israel Bar Association annual convention in Eilat. Rivlin addressed the ongoing effort to compel talmidei yeshiva to enter
Rachel Efrat Atias, the lone survivor of the horrific accident that claimed the lives of her parents and six siblings z”l will remain in Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center an additional
“Democracy in play” is the term some are using for the general election taking place in Egypt today and tomorrow. 51 million eligible voters will elect a new president. The
The final numbers are in, and here is how the OU Kosher Consumer Relations Department responded to thousands of questions in the month leading up to Passover: � More than 2,000 inquiries were submitted to OU Kosher’s Webbe Rebbe (for information related to OU policies and OU products) and Social Media “OU Kosher” on Facebook […]
Councilman David G. Greenfield is working with the New York Board of Rabbis to convince the city to require a higher level of kosher certification standard when seeking a new
Marking the shloshim for Rav Eliyahu Deri z”l, family and close friends of the niftar held a shloshim event in Har Nof’ Toldot Yitzchak Shul. The main speaker was Maran
An IDF officer and soldier were wounded by terrorist sniper fire from inside Gaza a short time ago. The incident occurred in the Kissufim area. The wounded were transported to
Popular Posts
