The FBI is investigating threats purportedly from the hacking collective that calls itself Anonymous to bring down the New York Stock Exchange on Monday by hacking into its computer system.
Deal, NJ – Fire ripped through a three-story building housing a popular borough pizzeria early this morning, displacing tenants above the restaurant and prompting the rescue of at least person
[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Tens of thousands of children assembled for a unique gathering that marked their participation in Misaskim’s 18th annual Tehillim Asifah, Tuesday afternoon. Misaskim representatives coordinate this poignant event during Aseres Yemei Teshuvah to infuse strength and hope into all those in urgent need of a yeshuah. The main location […]
Talks between the representatives of residents and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu did not last long, with doctors from Rambam Medical Center (Haifa), Ichilov Hospital (Tel Aviv) and Sheba Medical Center
The fees keep coming. Citi is the latest big bank to slap customers with a round of fee hikes. This time, on its checking accounts. Starting in December, customers who
The Rishon L’Tzion Family Court this week has signaled a ruling surrounding the legality of the Lev Tahor sect will be forthcoming in the immediate future. The case surrounds what is more popularly referred as the Jewish Taliban women, seen primarily in an area of Beit Shemesh. The case surrounds two sisters, residents of Bet […]
[VIDEO & LARGE PHOTO ALBUM IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Thanks to the fast response and heroic work by the NYPD & FDNY, four people were rescued from yesterday’s helicopter crash into
There is much speculation in the media surrounding the comments release by US Vice President Joe Biden regarding efforts to gain the release of Jonathan Pollard. According to a NY Times report the vice president stated that Pollard would be released “over my dead body”, telling a group of rabbis in Florida that he remains […]
Amjad Awad, 19, on Tuesday (6 Tishrei) pleaded guilty to his part in the murders of the Fogel family of Itamar HY”D last year, together with his cousin Hakim, who was already sentenced. The court is reviewing his evidence towards deciding if the guilty plea will be accepted. Amjad was the mastermind in the massacre […]
There was much disappointment among rabbonim and talmidim in the Chevron Yeshiva in Givat Mordechai as they waited for the arrival of the Rosh Yeshiva, HaGaon HaRav Aaron Yehuda Leib Shteinman Shlita on Tuesday night (6 Tishrei), but the Gadol HaDor did not arrive. The rav’s vehicle was heading to Yerushalayim for the 7:00pm engagement […]
Back in May 2010, radio host Gabi Gazit was fined NIS 30,000 for referring to the chareidi community as “leeches and worms”, just one example of his regularly aired diatribe against chareidim and settlers, two sectors frequently targeted as recipients for his hateful diatribe. In a High Court ruling earlier this week (4300/10) in response […]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is working overtime in his ongoing efforts to delegitimize Israel in the international community while simultaneously seeking to gain position as a regional leader
Amazingly, Israel does not only receive Katyusha and Kassam rockets from Hamas-controlled Gaza, but now, lulavim for the fulfillment of the Sukkos mitzvos too. With the realization that this year
Technion Prof Daniel Shechtman, 70, has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his discovery of quasicrystals, becoming the 10th Israeli Nobel Prize laureate. Shechtman is a professor at
After nine months of contentious battles on Capitol Hill, Americans have reached a new level of disgust toward Congress that has left nearly all voters angry at their leaders and
It’s that time of the year again – the holiday season. Perhaps nothing is more challenging than getting through from Rosh Hashanah to Simchas Torah with your health and weight intact. As daunting and challenging as this may seem, a few little tricks and bit of self-discipline can get you through virtually unscathed. There are essentially […]
A group of people arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge as part of the Occupy Wall Street protests last week filed a suit against New York City on Tuesday, alleging that
It’s déjà vu all over again. Just three months into the new fiscal year, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is ordering a hiring freeze and asking all agency heads to figure out how they can cut spending by $500 million this year and 1.5 billion next year because of the looming budget gap. The mayor wants those […]
Posek HaDor Maran HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv Shlita was taken to Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center on Wednesday morning (7 Tishrei) to undergo additional tests in light of his frequent complaints of weakness and exhibiting general malaise. The Rav’s gabbaim are concerned over what they describe as a general deterioration in the Rav’s health, […]
[LARGE PHOTO ALBUM OF RESCUE OPERATION IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The following are Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s remarks as delivered today at 34th Street and the FDR Drive. “Good afternoon. I’m here with Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, Fire Commissioner Sal Cassano, Office of Emergency Management Commissioner Joe Bruno, Dan Garodnick, the City Councilman from this district, […]
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