Is Shas Trying to Gain Control of the IDF Chief Rabbinate Post?

If you speak with former IDF Chief Rabbi Brigadier-General (reserves) Avichai Ronsky, he will tell you that MK (Shas) Nissim Ze’ev’s new bill redefining...

The Mourner’s Companion – Back in Print

It’s the sort of book that no one ever wants to need, and that everyone hopes no one else will need- even the author!...

Crane Breaks Windows on WTC Tower, Memorial Temporarily Closed

A crane lifting a beam struck and broke windows at 4 World Trade Center around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, officials said. No one was injured, but...

Satmar’s Moshe Indig Tells NY1 That Vito Lopez Is A ‘Dead Tiger’

It was supposed to be her strongest primary challenge since taking office 20 years ago. But Nydia Velazquez won in a landslide and is...

Hamas Terrorist Convicted by IDF Military Court

Hamas terrorist Ibrahim Hamed was convicted of no less than 46 counts of murder for his role in a number of terrorist attacks. The...

Achdus Move in Breslov Eretz Yisrael

After 30 years of not speaking to one another, HaRav Eliezer Berland, Rosh Yeshiva Shavu Banim on Tuesday, visited HaRav Yaakov Meir Schechter, a...

Yated Control Case Reaches Israeli Court

The power struggle for control of Israel’s Hebrew Yated Ne’eman newspaper continues, now making its way to the Tel Aviv District Court. The veteran...

Cyber Bank Robbers Attempt Billion-Dollar Heist, Targeting Your Money

The next Internet billionaires won't be pushing social-networking apps. They'll be breaking into your bank accounts. An organized global cyber crimewave has been underway for...

Alert Guard Shoots Arab Who Tried to Grab his Weapon

16:15 IL: An alert security guard in the community of Maale Adumim fired at an Arab male in his 20s when the latter tried...

Massive Response at NJ Port After Stowaways Suspected in Cargo Container

The U.S. Coast Guard suspects there are stowaways in a container that was loaded on a ship docked at Port Newark in New Jersey...

Prosecutors Not Seeking Jail Time For Baltimore Shomrim Member

Maryland prosecutors are not seeking jail time for a former member of an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood watch group convicted in the beating of a...

NYPD: Queens Shul Burglarized – Silver Torah Ornaments Stolen

Religious artifacts were swiped from a Queens synagogue sometime in the past week, and the thief is still on the lam, cops said. The four...

Lieberman Comes Under Harsh Verbal Assault During Visit to Bedouin Community

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman came under a fiery verbal assault while visiting Bedouin communities in southern Israel on Wednesday morning, 7 Tammuz 5772. Lieberman...

Does Egged Forget Sephardim in New Campaign?

Egged has launched a new campaign by which a passenger presenting a ‘RavKav’ smart card can receive a siddur from Feldheim. The siddur will...

Yad Vashem Graffiti Vandals Remanded

The Jerusalem Magistrate’s court on Tuesday, 6 Tammuz 5772 remanded 31-year-old E.O. along with another suspect, a minor of the age of 17. They...

Tri-State: Another Intense Heat Wave On The Way

The tri-state area is set for another heat wave, less than a week after stifling humidity and temperatures in the mid-90s baked the region...

Rep. Charles Rangel Wins Primary

New York Rep. Charles Rangel has won a primary in his bid for a 22nd term in Congress, defeating Adriano Espaillat and three other...

Brooklyn: Rep. Nydia Velazquez Declared Winner

Representative Nydia M. Velázquez appears to be on her way to an eleventh term in Congress. Ms. Velázquez easily won the Democratic nomination in the...

Hakeem Jeffries Wins Against Anti-Semite Charles Barron

Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries trounced firebrand City Councilman Charles Barron Tuesday night in the Democratic primary to represent Brooklyn's 8th Congressional District. With 87 percent of...

Long Wins NY Senate GOP Primary Over Bob Turner To Face Gillibrand

Attorney Wendy Long has won a three-way Republican primary to take on Kirsten Gillibrand in this fall's race for the U.S. Senate. Long defeated Nassau...

Yahrzeit of the Lev Simcha of Gur ZATZAL

Tonight, the eve of 7 Tammuz marks the 20th yahrzeit of the Lev Simcha of Gur ZT”L ZY”A. Gerre chassidim will take part in...

Planning Ahead – Belzer Rebbe Sets Date for Grandson’s Chasnah

Several months after a grandson of the Belzer Rebbe Shlita was engaged, the rebbe announced a date for the chasnah. Ladaat.net reports that the rebbe...

Rav Yaakov Yosef Addresses the Issue of Mamzeirus

In a weekly shiur given by HaGaon HaRav Yaakov Yosef, the rav last week addressed the issue of mamzeirus and non-frum weddings. The rav explained...

Kollel Of Rav Landau Fails State Inspection

Ministry of Education inspectors visited the Paamei Yaakov Kollel in Bnei Brak on Tuesday afternoon, 6 Tammuz 5772. The kollel is under the auspices...

Former Senior FM Officials Joins Call to Boycott Products from Yehuda & Shomron

In an article published in South Africa’s Business Day online, former senior Israel Foreign Ministry official Dr. Alon Liel calls to join the boycott against...

Rare Edition of Talmud May Yield Big Bucks

The starting price for volumes of Shas Bavli and Yerushalmi with handwritten notes from the Vilna Gaon offered for sale is $500,000. The sale...

MK Amsellem Critical of Shas Leader’s Position

MK (Am Shalem) Rabbi Chaim Amsellem came out on Monday afternoon, against Shas leader Minister Eli Yishai. Amsellem was referring to remarks released to the...

IDF Extends Basic Training for Avreichim – Response is Anger

Chareidi inductees into the IDF that entered the service on June 10, 2012 were told they would be in a very simple basic training...

Visiting President Putin Stops at Kosel

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday morning, 6 Tammuz 5772 at approximately 02:00, visited the Kosel accompanied by Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz and Russian Chief...

Hate Crime In Marine Park: Swastika Found Outside Shul

Council Member Lew Fidler along with Assembly Members Alan Maisel and Helene Weinstein expressed outrage and shock over the recent escalation of anti-Semitic vandalism...

Greenfield Hails NYC Budget Deal that Saves Firehouses, Libraries & Child-Care Programs

Councilman David G. Greenfield (D-Brooklyn) played an instrumental role in restoring funding for many important programs and services in the Fiscal Year 2013 New...

Israel Reform Movement Leader Calls On Rav Amar To Resign

Gilad Kariv, who stands at the head of Israel’s Reform Movement, spoke with Israel Radio on Tuesday morning, to express the position of Israel’s...

MDA Establishes a Vaad Rabbonim

Magen David Adom Director-General Eli Bin told Israel Radio today, 6 Tammuz 5772, that the organization has formed a vaad rabbonim to address halachic...

GOP Demands Special Prosecutor For White House Security Leaks

GOP senators are putting the pressure on Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a special counsel to investigate whether the White House is responsible...

Senator Storobin Breaks Albany Deadlock; Delivers on Education Promises

Albany has long been known for it is dysfunction and inability to produce. Thanks to the efforts of freshman State Senator David Storobin that...

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