Sirens were heard in many southern cities in Israel Wednesday night close to midnight as Katyusha rockets fired from Gaza were detected. One of the three rockets impacted between Ashdod and Gadera. Sirens were heard in along the southern communities bordering Gaza, as well as Ashdod, Ashkelon, Rechovot, Be’er Yaakov, Nes Tziona, Gan Yavne, Be’er […]
Maran HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita and the other aveilim will get up from shiva on Thursday morning, 29 Tishrei. Immediately after shachris neitz minyan, the Rav and family members
HaRav HaChossid Moshe Borstein zt”l, among the elders of Breslov Chassidus in Eretz Yisrael, was niftar on Wednesday, 28 Tishrei, at the age of 97. The niftar collapsed in the Ohr Avraham Beis Medrash in the Givat Moshe area of the capital. After resuscitation efforts, he was transported to Bikur Cholim Hospital where he was […]
The Brooklyn district attorney is planning to review old arrests made by the eight NYPD officers who were arrested Tuesday on charges of smuggling weapons and illegal goods. The DA’s
Herman Cain takes the lead in the Republican presidential nomination contest as GOP voters continue to deny Mitt Romney clear front-runner status. A Fox News poll released Wednesday shows support
Occupy Wall Street protesters might say they represent 99% of the nation, but there’s a growing number of Americans who are making it clear they are not part of the dissident crowd. They call themselves the 53%…as in the 53% of Americans who pay federal income taxes. And they are making their voices heard on […]
Members of the Amish community in eastern Ohio are the subject of a federal investigation following a wave of Amish-on-Amish incidents, FBI spokeswoman Vicki Anderson confirmed to CNN Wednesday. Five
While PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) continues lobbying efforts towards inclusion in UNESCO, it is becoming increasingly clear the PA lacks a majority in the Security Council. Hence, many
Despite the good diplomatic relations between Berlin and Jerusalem, when it comes to Israel building new homes in its capital, Germany stands firmly opposed, along with most of the international
Chabad spokesman Rabbi Menachem Brod, editor of the weekly ‘Sichat HaShavua’ has spoken out against the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange deal. R’ Brod states that it was expected, that after the jubilation surrounding Gilad’s return home safe and sound the difficult questions would be asked. Rabbi Brod explains that beyond the obvious, much was lost […]
In the only interview Ruth Madoff has given about her husband’s crimes, she tells Morley Safer she and Bernard were so distraught over the burden of those crimes that they
A delegation of senior American police commanders from the Northeast United States is visiting Israel this week as part of a counter-terrorism training seminar sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League. The
The White House first official response to its “We the People” initiative addresses the petition that the government should force lenders to forgive and/or help people pay off student loans. The issue gathered 32,008 signatures, which is more than the 25,000 signatures needed within thirty days of its initiation to earn a response. The response […]
An Egged number 170 bus traveling on Route 60 near Migron was targeted in a drive-by rock-throwing attack on Tuesday, 27 Tishrei. A large stone struck the window next to the driver the daily HaMevaser reports, and B’chasdei Hashem the armor-plated bus designed to withstand gunfire also was able to withstand the large stone. However, […]
The former New York office for ACORN, the disbanded community activist group, is playing a key role in the self-proclaimed “leaderless” Occupy Wall Street movement, organizing “guerrilla” protest events and hiring door-to-door canvassers to collect money under the banner of various causes while spending it on protest-related activities, sources tell FoxNews.com. The former director of […]
Two Gush Dan area teenagers are in custody, apparently for making off with Bnei Brak area street signs. The youths are not sign collectors, but they take them for their metallic value. It began with phone calls to the city’s ‘moked’ dispatcher, with residents reporting youths standing on a ladder, busying themselves with the street […]
Following the stormy televised debate between MK R’ Yisrael Eichler and attorney Rabbi Dov Halbertal a number of days ago, Kikar Shabbat has interviewed the latter again, seeking clarification on some of the positions he espoused in that event. Following is a synopsis of the 19-minute interview. Halbertal explained that he was looking for a […]
Rajat K. Gupta, a former Goldman Sachs director who surrendered to the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday morning, was charged with insider trading, the latest development in the government’s multiyear crackdown on illegal activity on Wall Street. Mr. Gupta, 62, is accused of leaking corporate secrets on Goldman Sachs to the hedge fund manager […]
According to Israel’s Reshet Bet Radio, the victim in the Wednesday morning chareidi lynching attack in Geula told people around him that rumors have it that the Gur Chassidim were coming to take revenge against him and others. Speaking on Reshet Bet, Meah Shearim resident Yosef Kroizer lamented the events; adding the beatings do nothing […]
Rav Nachman Kletzky, the father of Leiby A”H, made a shiva visit to Maran HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita. Upon hearing of the petira of the rebitzen, Batsheva Esther Kanievsky ob”m on chol hamoed Sukkos, R’ Nachman booked a flight for Eretz Yisrael, heading for Bnei Brak. He arrived to find a packed house, a short […]
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