It appears that if one wishes to lash out at a sector in Israeli society, one may do so freely as long as the verbal attack is against chareidim and
Israel’s Holy Sites Authority has established an information number to assist anyone heading to Meron for Lag B’Omer, providing information on traffic conditions, parking availability and bus service. One may phone 1-700-500-679. Agency officials urge visitors to use public transportation, explaining private vehicles will not be permitted pass the park-and-ride areas under any circumstances. Parents […]
Persons affiliated with the outlawed Kach organization have printed photos of US President Barak Obama receiving an award from a Muslim organization, photos being distributed to add into Lag B’Omer bonfires. The caption of the photo accuses the president of being a PLO agent. Kach activist and Chevron resident Noam Federman states it is simple; […]
In honor of Lag baomer, Rabbi Moshe Dovid Lebovits, who writes tha Daily Halacha for YWN, has written a beautiful edition of Minhagim and Halachos in English. Click HERE to
Jeffrey A. Moerdler, the New York practice leader of Mintz Levin’s Real Estate and Communications practices and an active member of the Riverdale community, has been appointed by Governor David Paterson and confirmed by the state Senate to serve as the commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Mr. Moerdler is […]
Federal prosecutors are reportedly looking into whether Goldman Sachs has committed securities fraud. The Securities and Exchange Committee referred its investigation of Goldman to The Justice Department for possible criminal
ALBANY – Legislation that would permit authorities to presume consent for the harvesting of organs from deceased New Yorkers is being “vigorously opposed” by a national Orthodox Jewish organization with a large constituency in the state. While Agudath Israel of America acknowledges the shortage of organs for transplant and the fact that Jewish religious authorities […]
United and Continental Airlines are expected to announce Monday that they are combining operations to create the world’s largest airline, the culmination of more than a decade’s effort by Chicago-based
The following is from the NY Post: A Brooklyn rabbi took a fierce beating from teenage punks after demanding they scram from a yeshiva schoolyard where they were bullying students,
Thousands are making their way to Meron and nearby Tzfas for shabbos ahead of Lag B’Omer. Police expect over 400,000 people to visit the area over the Lab B’Omer weekend. 4,000 police are assigned to the area. Magen David Adom reports that 150 paramedics and EMTs are standing by along with 10 ambulances, including two […]
It appears that clearing his scheduled to persuade Likud Central Committee voters to get and vote did the trick as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Thursday night celebrated a victory,
It would appear that the irrefutable evidence provided in Washington by Defense Minister Ehud Barak regarding Syrian’s transfer of Scud missiles to Hizbullah indeed persuaded senior officials in the Barak administration, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issuing a warning to Syria, expressing concerns that such a move may expedite a regional conflict. Earlier in […]
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Prosecutors have asked U.S. District Court Judge Linda Reade to sentence R’ Sholom Mordechai ben Rivka Rubashkin to 25 years in prison, less than the life sentence they have said they were entitled to request. Prosecutors had added up the charges in pre-sentencing documents and the total came to a life sentence. But Assistant U.S. […]
The following is from the WSJ Law Blog: Worldcom fraudster Bernie Ebbers got a 25 year sentence. Enron’s Jeff Skilling got a little more than 24 years (though his sentence was later vacated). Tyco’s Dennis Kozlowski got between just over 8 to 25 years. So why is the government pushing a life sentence for Sholom […]
Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov, who is coordinating the preparations for Lag B’Omer celebrations at Kever Rashbi will visit the site this motzei shabbos. During his visit, the minister will check on the final stages of the safety and security preparations which were agreed upon during his preparatory visit to the site last week with MK […]
Fire Commissioner Salvatore J. Cassano announced today the city will increase basic ambulance coverage by 15% on the West Side to alleviate the impact of additional travel time to other hospitals in Manhattan due to the closure of St. Vincent’s Hospital. The FDNY, which is already staffing 13 ambulance tours daily that were previously provided […]
The wife of Sholom Rubashkin testified Thursday morning about “the giant of a man,” her husband. Sholom Rubashkin, 51, has been convicted of 86 counts of fraud in connection with an immigration raid in 2008 at the Agriprocessor Kosher Slaughtering House in Postville. Leah Rubashkin was testifying in the three day sentencing hearing that will […]
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, who is visiting Washington, was denied an opportunity to meet with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and special Mideast envoy George Mitchell. It appears the administration
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