Agudath Israel of America, along with seven other national Jewish organizations, filed an amicus curiae brief on Thursday asking the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear a case with significant ramifications for religious freedom. The case, Marvin Gerber and Miriam Brysk v. Herskovits, et al., involves the rights to worship and free speech, and nearly two decades […]
New York real estate heir Robert Durst, who days ago was sentenced in a two-decade-old murder case, has been hospitalized after contracting COVID-19, his lawyer said Saturday, Defense Attorney Dick DeGuerin said he was notified that Durst was admitted after testing positive for the coronavirus. DeGuerin said he didn’t know Durst’s condition and was trying […]
Afghanistan’s last Jew, Zebulon Simentov, who was evacuated from Afghanistan last month, landed in Turkey on Sunday, from where he will continue to Israel in the coming days, Kan News reported. Simentov will stay in Turkey for at least several days until his entry into Israel is approved. In Israel, he will be reunited with his […]
Hungarian Ambassador to Belgium Tamás Iván Kovács inaugurated a new consulate in Antwerp on Thursday and appointed a Charedi man as the Honorary Consul. Ari Epstein, who serves as the CEO of the Antwerp World Diamond Center, will serve as the Consul in the Flanders region, advancing economic and cultural ties between Hungary and Belgium. […]
On this auspicious day marking the yahrzeit of Rochel Imeinu, it is an opportune time to understand the reason Mama Rochel cries and reflect on positive change. Please take a moment to
Norway on Saturday announced it will hold an independent investigation into the actions of police and security agencies following a bow-and-arrow attack that killed five people and injured three others.
Mask rules, vaccination mandates and business shutdowns have all landed in the courts during the COVID-19 outbreak, confronting judges with questions of science and government authority. Now they are increasingly
The NYPD are searching for clues in a massive brazen daytime jewelry heist. The robbery occurred in front of 1450 47th Street at around 1:00PM on Friday afternoon – as
The Biden administration said Friday it will turn next to the U.S. Supreme Court in another attempt to halt a Texas law that has banned most abortions since September. The
Over three years after the Trump administration quit the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for its obsessive anti-Israel bias, the Biden administration returned to the organization, with the US receiving
Bring the events of Avraham Avinu’s early years to LIFE with this wonderful film. Using 3D computer animation and a wonderful cast of voice artists, Young Abraham creates an immersive experience for
Esperita García de Perez got her first vaccination against COVID-19 in May. That, along with her Catholic faith, made her feel better protected against the virus, and she had hoped to get her second shot of the Russian-developed Sputnik V vaccine a few weeks later. But the 88-year-old is still waiting. She was infected with […]
Israel Police forces raided the homes of three members of the Shuvu Banim organization in Jerusalem on Sunday morning and arrested two men and one woman suspected of being involved
“???? ???? ??????!” Jews have finally returned to one of the holiest places, the burial place of Mamma Rachel, the land where the story of Megillat Ruth happened. The home to Dovid Hamelech, in which he wrote Sefer Tehillim. The land of Beit Lechem! Baruch Hashem, we are living in a generation who can […]
by Rav Aharon Kotler zt”l Translated by Rabbi Yair Hoffman It is Rochel Imeinu’s yartzeit. She was noted, among other things, for empathizing greatly with her sister Leah. Empathy, noseh b’ol chaveiro is also one of the means of acquiring Torah. There are numerous people who, r”l, are suffering greatly from disease. The following words […]
Eric M. Smith, who was 13 when he killed a 4-year-old boy with a rock in western New York, has been granted parole, corrections officials said on Saturday. Smith, now
A U.S. Capitol Police officer has been indicted on obstruction of justice charges after prosecutors say he helped to hide evidence of a rioter’s involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection. The officer, Michael A. Riley, is accused of tipping off someone who participated in the riot by telling them to remove posts from Facebook that […]
On Sukkos – R’ Eliyohu Kaufman tragically passed away, he was in his early 60’s and left a broken hearted widow and a young orphaned son. As a convert, the almana has
China’s Shenzhou-13 spacecraft carrying three Chinese astronauts docked Saturday at its space station, kicking off a record-setting six-month stay as the country moves toward completing the new orbiting outpost. The spacecraft was launched by a Long March-2F rocket at 12:23 a.m. Saturday and docked with the Tianhe core module of the Tiangong space station at […]
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Friday that she took her fight with the head of the city’s police officers union to court, arguing that his call for officers to ignore the order to report their COVID-19 vaccination status was illegal. The mayor said in a statement that the city’s law department filed a complaint in […]
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