NYC Transit Alert: Power Outage Knocks Out 1, 2, 3 Subway Service Uptown [3:00PM]
Service has been altered or suspended on parts of the 1, 2 and 3 subway lines because of a power outage.
The MTA said power...
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Mystical Morocco: 8/19- 8/28
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RCE Lauds Decision to Strike Down Law Against Shechitah in Holland
The Rabbinical Centre of Europe (RCE) has lauded the decision by the Upper House of the Dutch Parliament to strike down a law that...
HaGaon HaRav Greinman Hospitalized
HaGaon HaRav Chaim Greinman was transported to Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer on Tuesday afternoon. According to Chadrei Chareidim, an ambulance was summoned...
Rav Amar Seeking to Address Partial Recognition of Reform Clergy
Chief Sephardic Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Amar Shlita has sent a letter to rabbonim instructing them to attend an urgent kenos to be held on...
State Pleased with Media Campaign to Encourage Hiring Arabs
The government announced its pleasure over the recently launched campaign aimed at persuading Israeli employers to hire members of the Arab community.
Following is the...
Southern Israel Being Pounded with Rockets (UPDATED 20:20 IL)
18:45 IL: It is difficult to continue recording the number of Red Alert sirens indicating rocket attacks from Gaza into southern Israel in the...
Belz Sets New Rules in Place Regarding Internet & Kosher Phones
An urgent meeting of Belze rabbonim shlita was held to address concerns surrounding the internet, cellular telephones and today’s electronic devices, Ladaat reports. The...
PHOTO: More Hate In Williamsburg – Berry Street & South 8th St
BrooklynScoop.com reports that Williamsburg has been hit with a second hate crime, Tuesday morning. The first crime involved more than a dozen vehicles having...
Jerusalem City Hall Says ‘NO’ to Funding Siyum HaShas for Shas
With the siyum hashas only weeks away, the official announcement has been made and the main Hebrew siyum planned to be held in the...
Mosque Attack Receives Major Governmental Response
An early morning arson attack on a mosque in the village of Jaba in the Ramallah district has resulted in widespread condemnation from the...
Member of House Armed Services Committee: Pollard Poses No Threat To National Security, Should...
Representative Robert Andrews (D-NJ) is the latest member of Congress to formally urge President Obama to commute Jonathan Pollard's sentence to time served (the...
Chareidim Arrested in Stamford Hill; Charges Still Unknown
At least three chareidim were arrested by local police in Stamford Hill in London on Monday, Chadrei Chareidim reports. At least 10 residents of the...
PHOTOS: Williamsburg: More Than Dozen Cars Have Windows Shot Out
Police in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn are trying to determine if the cars damaged by pellet guns were the result of a hate...
Heavy Rocket Fire Hitting Southern Israel (16:15 IL)
Residents of southern Israel are bracing for what is going to be a difficult evening as 12 Kassam rockets pounded southern areas during the...
Rabbi Aryeh Ralbag & Triangle K Respond To ‘Outrageously False & Defamatory Allegations’
Outrageously false and defamatory allegations have been made by anonymous disgruntled individuals against Triangle-K’s strict rabbinical supervision of Hebrew National products in a complaint...
Court Rules Jews are Permanent Residents of Ramat Migron
The Jerusalem Magistrate Court ordered the release of the last two detainees detained last night in Ramat Migron. One of the detainees who claimed...
Is NYC The Healthiest Place To Live?
As New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg pushes to ban the sale of large-size sodas and other sugary beverages, new research in the British...
Soon Public Can Read Consumer Complaints About Credit Cards
Starting today, consumers can see complaints about credit card companies through an online Consumer Financial Protection Bureau credit card database. While there won't be...
Beit Shemesh Residents Supporting Ulpana Effort
Residents of Beit Shemesh are planning a solidarity vehicular convoy to Beit El ahead of the planned expulsion of 30 families from their apartments...
Bloomberg Overheard Saying Romney Would Be Better at Running Country Than Obama
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York has remained coy about whether he plans to endorse a presidential candidate this year, even as Mitt...
VIDEO & PHOTOS: Kosher Delight On Broadway In Manhattan Shuts Its Doors
Just a little more than one year after the Boro Park location was closed, the legendary Kosher Delight (KD) Restaurant has closed their second...
Flatbush Shomrim Alert: Watch Your Silver ‘Ataras’
Flatbush Shomrim Patrol has received numerous recent reports of area residents arriving at shul to discover that they have been a victim of a...
Nadler Says Feds Didn’t Give ‘A Satisfactory Response’ To His Call For A Probe...
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Turner Stresses Importance Of Standing With Israel Amidst Rash Of Terrorist Actions
Congressman Bob Turner (NY-09) released the following statement stressing the importance of standing by our ally Israel in the face of continued terrorist attacks.
“The...
Assemblyman Goldfeder Amends Health Care Law to Protect Patients
A bill drafted by Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D- Far Rockaway) has passed the NYS State legislature. This vital amendment to the state’s Public Health...
Obama Taps Kerry To Play Romney In Presidential Debate Rehearsal
The Obama campaign has named Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) to play Republican Mitt Romney during three mock presidential debate rehearsals later this year, campaign...
First Responders at JFK Airport Unqualified to Handle Emergencies, Feds Say
Scores of first responders at JFK Airport are not qualified to handle emergencies, forcing the Port Authority to make the few who can do...
NYC: Hot Weather To Bring Out Mosquitos Later This Week
It's a good time to make sure you've stocked up on bug spray. A combination of a mild winter coupled with very warm and...
IDF Chief Rabbi Defends Military Conversions
IDF Chief Rabbi Brigadier-General Rafi Peretz defends IDF conversions to yiddishkheit, explaining the historic p’sak halacha by Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita gives...
OU Files Comments on Women’s Health Services Mandate
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America -- the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization -- filed formal comments with the United...
Google: ‘Alarming’ rise In Government Censorship Requests
Western governments, including the United States, appear to be stepping up efforts to censor Internet search results and YouTube videos, according to a "transparency...
Israel’s Cellular Reform Continues
Israel’s cellular reform continues moving ahead as promised following the introduction of the Golan and Hot Mobile companies a number of weeks ago.
The Knesset...
Embattled NYC Comptroller Gives Al Gore’s Firm $16M Contract
Embattled city Comptroller John Liu has delivered a $16.56 million contract to the former vice president’s environmentally friendly investment firm, Generation Investment Management, to...
Protest: MK Katz Moves his Office to Ulpana Neighborhood
MK (Ichud HaLeumi) Yaakov Katz has moved his Knesset office to the Ulpana neighborhood of Beit El as the government prepares to evict 30...