The FDNY is currently on the scene of a two-alarm fire inside Montefiore Hospital in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx. The fire department confirms that part of the hospital has been evacuated and no injuries reported at this time. Heavy smoke is reported inside the emergency room of the hospital, officials said. Sources tell […]
Last week, a woman contacted Misaskim with a request for assistance in bringing her sister to kever yisroel. The nifteres had passed away in Richmond, Virginia, while living there with her roommate. By the time the woman learned of her sister’s passing, the body had already been taken to the Cremation Society of Virginia. Understandably, […]
Tzohar director Rabbi David Stav and Minister of Religious Affairs Yaakov Margi spoke to Kol Chai Radio on Tuesday night, November 8th, explaining their side of the dispute surrounding Tzohar rabbonim performing weddings. Rabbi Stav stated that he is not picking on chareidim, but questions why “any admor, rosh yeshiva or chareidi rav” can marry […]
Three years after the election process was eliminated in Modi’in Illit, an incriminating tape has surfaced, one that places Mayor Yaakov Gutterman in a compromising position, reports Channel 10 News “HaMakor” investigative news program. As the report states, Gutterman ran unopposed in the election. Opponents simply dropped out of the race at the time. Yisrael […]
As Eastern Standard Time has finally come, nightfall comes earlier too. We go about our everyday schedules assuming all is well. Our children return home from school, parents return from
Everyone, not just the rich, should kick in more in taxes if the country is going to dig its way out of debt, Mayor Bloomberg said Tuesday. The mayor called for the end of the Bush-era tax cuts not just for the wealthy, as President Obama wants, but for all taxpayers. “Opponents will yell and […]
Nov. 9, 2011 – The New York City Health Department has identified 56 cases of Salmonella bacteria-related illness in New York City that are linked to eating MealMart brand kosher broiled chicken livers from the Schreiber Processing Corporation that were not cooked. Even though they are labeled as “broiled” and may appear cooked chicken livers […]
Police officers accused of making traffic tickets disappear. Cops arrested in a gun-running sting. An officer convicted of planting drugs on innocent people. The unusual spate of corruption and misconduct
Chareidi journalist Avi Bloom interviewed Ari Deri, who stated the Shas party would have been launched even without the assistance of Rabbi Shach zt”l and Maran Rav Ovadia Yosef Shlita. The interview provides a firsthand account of the relationship between Maran HaRav Shach and Deri, the launching of Shas, Degel HaTorah and other events that […]
Most American pols toasted the demise of Libyan dictator Moammar Khadafy, but one local official says he’s proud to think differently. “One person’s horrible person can be another person’s hero,” Brooklyn City Councilman Charles Barron told the Daily News. He called Khadafy “my hero, an African freedom fighter.” Barron has made a career of infuriating […]
Meet Ronen. He may be young and charming, but life hasn’t been easy for him. For the past seventeen years he has been suffering from kidney disease and has been hooked up to dialysis machines several times a week. Now meet Tomer. Until very recently, he knew nothing about kidney disease or about transplants. But he is […]
HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita met this morning, 12 Cheshvan, with leading rabbonim affiliated with yishuvim as they are working to prevent the government from razing homes and removing outposts.
Today, 12 Cheshvan, Eida Chareidis pashkavilim against violence in Geula and Meah Shearim are visible, with sharp words of condemnation from the Gavaad Shlita. The pashkavilim condemn those who have “taken part in violence, broken limbs, damaged Klal Yisrael’s property and money, and even to the point of damaging shuls”. They are signed by the […]
“This is a test. This is only a test.” When millions of Americans hear that warning at 2 p.m. ET Wednesday, the words will sound familiar, but the occasion will
The report released by the International Atomic Energy Agency regarding Iran’s nuclear program simply confirms what Israel has been saying for years. Iran is rapidly approaching nuclear independence, far ahead of American and other intelligence reports but in line with warnings by Jerusalem, warnings that over recent years have all but fallen on deaf ears. […]
Democratic incumbents staved off Republican challenges in New Jersey’s two most closely watched Senate races on Tuesday, denying Gov. Chris Christie coveted wins at the southern and northern ends of
As expected, there were no bands playing, no balloons falling and no victory speeches piped through the loud speakers in a crowded ballroom for Herbert Shaw. After all, the 81-year-old state Senate candidate from Hudson County lost — again. Shaw may have failed, but no one can accuse him of failing to try. He’s been […]
The following are two individuals who have been nominated as “Jewish Community Hero’s”. Help them win $25,000 for their organizations by simply voting for them! MRS. JENINE SHWEKEY – THE CENTER: Mrs. Jenine Shwekey, the founder of the Special Children’s Center, has been nominated as a ‘Jewish Community Hero’. By voting for Mrs. Shwekey, you […]
A bug in Apple’s mobile operating system allows hackers to take control of iPhone and iPad apps, using them to steal people’s photos, contacts and even send text messages without
Now in its third month and with winter on the way, “Occupy Wall Street” protesters are starting to formulate a game plan for the cold months ahead. But as CBS 2’s Ann Mercogliano reports, not everyone thinks the movement will make it through a New York winter. Military tents the size of some New York […]
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