A human rights group says it plans to bail out more than 500 women and teenagers currently imprisoned at New York City’s Rikers Island. The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights group plans to raise at least $5 million to fund the releases. The group says the national campaign is meant to call attention to a […]
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Tzieri Chabad in Eretz Yisrael undertook a major effort before Yom Kippur, and B’chasdei Hashem, established Yom Kippur minyanim in no less than 430 locations nationwide. Chabad officials explains that in recent years, tens of thousands of Israelis have been participating in Yom Kippur tefilos in hundreds of Chabad minyanim scattered […]
State-backed hackers are still trying to break into the personal email accounts of U.S. senators and their aides — and a lawmaker focused on cybersecurity says the Senate’s security office should stop refusing to help defend them. Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, said in a Wednesday letter to Senate leaders that his office discovered […]
Rishon L’Tzion HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Yosef Shlita has come out strongly against rabbonim and dayanim who use a smartphone. He remarked, “Rabbonim and dayanim – how can they possible sit in judgment in Israel when they have an iPhone? Their fitness to serve as dayanim is in question if they have an iPhone. This must […]
A 22-year-old student pilot suspected of boarding a vacant passenger plane at a central Florida airport early Thursday has been charged with criminal attempt to steal an airplane, officials said.
A staple of summer — swarms of bugs — seems to be a thing of the past. And that’s got scientists worried. Pesky mosquitoes, disease-carrying ticks, crop-munching aphids and cockroaches are doing just fine. But the more beneficial flying insects of summer — native bees, moths, butterflies, ladybugs, lovebugs, mayflies and fireflies — appear to […]
50,000 boxfuls of fresh food will reach 37,000 children in 35 communities across Israel by next Tuesday. Filled with only top-quality items, these boxes will deliver the joy of yom
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Construction of the Great Sukkah, billed as the “largest sukka in the Middle East,” was completed at the Emunah Children’s Home in Netanya. The 450-square-meter sukkah was built and designed by the children and staff at the boarding school. The Emunah Children’s Home is home to about 200 children with no […]
Apple and Google want to help you spend less time on their phones — really. Like that time you checked Facebook at 3 a.m. Stats don’t lie. Their new tools for managing screen time will let you see how often you picked up the phone after bedtime or how long you’re on Instagram at work […]
Wall Street delivered another set of milestones Thursday as a wave of buying sent U.S. stocks solidly higher, driving the Dow Jones Industrial Average above the all-time high it closed
CNN’s Anderson Cooper devoted ten minutes of his program on Monday night responding to “FAKE NEWS” in the form of a tweet from the President’s son, and debunking the notion
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) The inauguration of the express train line from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv took place on Thursday, 11 Tishrei 5779, in the presence of the prime minister
The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah boasted Thursday the group now possesses “highly accurate” missiles despite Israeli attempts to prevent it from acquiring such weapons. Hassan Nasrallah didn’t offer specifics on the precision weapons, but his comments prompted a reply from Israel’s Prime Minister. Benjamin Netanyahu warned the Hezbollah leader that “if he confronts us, […]
A Holocaust survivor was R”L struck and killed by a vehicle in Brooklyn on Thursday night. Nissan Krakinowski Z”L (90) of Flatlands 6 Street in Canarsie was struck by a
A Jet Airways flight returned to Mumbai, India’s financial capital, on Thursday after dozens of passengers complained of ear pain and nose bleeding due to the loss in cabin pressure.
Avromi Spitz has been a singer-songwriter ever since he was a young teenager. We are very excited to announce that he is releasing his debut Album titled “FAITH”. All the
Despite his best efforts, Jerusalem mayoral candidate, MK Ze’ev Elkin failed to earn chareidi support as both Shas and Degel Hatorah are backing Moshe Leon. The chassidim, Agudas Yisrael, are backing Yossi Deutsch. This means that once again, the chareidim are splitting the vote, which only serves to strengthen the non-religious candidate, in this case, […]
Tzefas Chief Sephardi Rabbi HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Eliyahu is calling on rabbonim not to give a hechsher on lulavim imported from Gaza. The rav explains that giving a hechsher to
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