Stocks came off their worst levels, but still finished sharply lower Thursday in heavy-volume trading as a gloomy outlook from the Federal Reserve in addition to ongoing economic jitters fueled concerns of a recession. The Dow logged its biggest decline in a year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished sharply lower, but still finished above its […]
The Rechovot City Council on Wednesday (22 Elul) approved beginning the process to appoint a Sephardi chief rabbi of the city, to work alongside the city’s veteran Ashkenazi chief rabbi, HaGaon HaRav Simcha HaCohen Kook Shlita. The matter was raised by Councilman (Likud) Giora Ben-Ari, who pointed out the need for a Sephardi chief rabbi. […]
The following is a Fox News report: The FBI arrested two alleged members of the hacking collectives LulzSec and Anonymous on Thursday morning in San Francisco and Phoenix, FoxNews.com has
American diplomats walked out of the U.N. General Assembly as Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered a fiercely anti-American speech. More than a dozen diplomats from other countries, including France, left
The Hesder Yeshiva Association is working to find a solution following the recent incident which resulted in the ousting of a number of Shomer Shabbat officer cadets from the IDF’s Officers’ Training Program. In a proposal put forward by the hesder association, kol isha would be tolerated [permitted] if it is part of an official […]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, predicted Thursday President Barack Obama would win the Jewish vote and her home state of Florida in the 2012 election. “The natural home for Jewish voters, both domestically in terms of policy and our Israel policy, is the Democratic Party and President Obama as our […]
“This win is not my personal win. It belongs to the entire community. It proves that with Achdus we can and will IYH accomplish a lot.” Those are the words
There is an urgent request for tefilos on behalf of HaRav Sholom Dovber [ben Zlata Masha] Lifshitz, the founder and head of Yad L’Achim, whose condition is reported as critical. The Rav is hospitalized in Tel Aviv’s Tel Hashomer Hospital, reportedly with a severe case of pneumonia in addition to a serious illness afflicting his […]
There were a few hours of panic on Wednesday (22 Elul) among rabbonim from a heimesh hashgacha in New York after they could not contact a mashgiach who was sent
President Barak Obama’s address to the United Nations General Assembly took many by surprise, and by most accounts, none more than Israeli leaders. While America has maintained its position, vowing to use its veto power in the Security Council to intercept any PA (Palestinian Authority) attempt at full membership in the United Nations, President Obama […]
Ehud Olmert, the previous prime minister of Israel, tried to stick his head into the ongoing UN fiasco by penning an op-ed for the NY Times titled, “Peace Now, or
The so-called Ground Zero mosque, where proponents of religious freedom clashed with conservative pols and the families of 9/11 victims for nearly two years, opened Wednesday without controversy. Instead of
There’s a new kid on the bookshelf these days: the Jewish e-Book with the launch of www.Jewish-e-books.com. Jewish E-Books is building the world’s largest Jewish digital library, featuring hundreds of popular Jewish books by leading publishers in both English and Hebrew, including Rabbi Akiva Tatz, Nachman Seltzer, Aish.com, Miriam Adahan, Guidelines halachah series, and many […]
Chabad Shaliach to Katmandu Rabbi Chezki Lifshitz was summoned to address Mossad agents who will be responsible for providing security for Chabad houses around the world, COL reports. The meeting
If history is any indication of what he might say, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is sure to say something controversial when he addresses the United Nations General Assembly Thursday afternoon.
With the international Tikun Klali just days away, Rabbanei Breslov have turned to HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita for a bracha for the success of the event, which will be broadcast from Uman on erev Rosh Hashanah. HaRav HaChossid Ze’ev Kanflemker, a mashpia in Breslov, visited HaGaon HaRav Kanievsky this week, seeking a bracha for […]
Joining thousands of PA (Palestinian Authority) residents in Ramallah on Wednesday (22 Elul) in pre-statehood celebrations was a contingent of Yidden from Neturei Karta, carrying Palestinian flags in a showing
When Egypt recently announced it will be boycotting the sale of lulavim to Israel this year, the response was “prices will go crazy”. According to a report in HaMevaser, this is not so and in actuality; wholesalers remain committed to keep the price at a fair level and not to take advantage of the situation. […]
The following unedited text was released by the US Consul General in Jerusalem. Emergency Message – Jerusalem, September 21, 2011 The United States Consulate General in Jerusalem is prohibiting official mission personnel from visiting the Old City of Jerusalem this Friday, September 23, 2011. This prohibition is due to the potential for demonstrations and large […]
19-year-old Meir Ettinger, a student at the Old Yosef Chai Yeshiva in Shomron received an IDF administrative order barring him from entering Yehuda and Shomron for four months, citing “security concerns” as the reason. He was presented with the administrative order while standing at Jerusalem’s French Hill intersection. The administrative order is signed by Major-General […]
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