While on a pilgrimage to the town of Mezbiuz in Ukraine to visit the Kever of the Baal Shem Tov, a group of Charedim were shocked to see a group
Rishon L’Tzion HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Yosef Shlita denies the Chief Rabbinate requests DNA from immigrants from the Former Soviet Union, as is alleged by the chairman of the Yisrael Beitenu party, MK Avigdor Lieberman, who petitioned the High Court of Justice on the matter. “There is no such thing, it is a lie, an outright […]
Russian and Ukrainian Jews feel much safer in big cities, a new large poll finds. First results of the extended study “Jews of the Post-Soviet Space” were presented last week at the ISGAP-Oxford Summer Institute 2019 for curriculum development in critical antisemitism studies, prof. Ze’ev Khanin, the Academic Chairman of the Institute for Euro-Asian Jewish […]
The United States said it’s concerned by reports of China’s interference with oil and gas activities in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, where Vietnam accuses Beijing of violating its sovereignty. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement that China’s “repeated provocative actions aimed at the offshore oil and gas development […]
Friends, I’m sure you will agree: Over the past 30 years, Catskills Hatzalah has grown to be an integral part of our community’s infrastructure, one that we all rely on
Con Edison was taking 30,000 customers off power in Brooklyn to make repairs and prevent a bigger outage, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced in a tweet Sunday night. The announcement comes on top of the more than 38,000 customers who lost power on the third day of an oppressive heatwave. The heat index rose above 100 […]
Israel Prison Authority (IPA) officials report that during the weekend, they foiled efforts to smuggle eleven cellphones into Ofer Prison, referring to efforts to smuggle phones to imprisoned terrorists. Two
The House Judiciary Committee chairman said Sunday that this week’s hearing with Robert Mueller will air “very substantial evidence” of wrongdoing by President Donald Trump and make a public case for impeachment. Republicans pledged sharp questioning of the special counsel about what they see as a “one-sided” Russia investigation. Days before back-to-back hearings Wednesday, both […]
It’s beginning to sink in. What a loss! Our beloved Rebbe, Rav Dovid Trenk ztz”l, was the most vibrant, lively, loving person that we ever encountered. His boundless energy, constant
Back on Brooklyn College’s red brick campus this winter to launch his second bid for the White House, Bernie Sanders set aside rhetoric for a few minutes to acknowledge the neighborhood where he grew up. The irascible Vermont senator recalled that his father had come to Brooklyn as an immigrant “without a nickel in his […]
In a border police operation early Sunday morning, 102 illegal Palestinians were found at the crossing. This refers to laborers seeking to enter Israel proper to find work, but border
Bnei Brak resident M.K. has been handed a sentence of four years imprisonment for smuggling seven kilos of cocaine from Amsterdam to Israel. The 23-year-old was given his sentence three
Beginning on Sunday, Israel Police returned to using speed cameras as part of its traffic enforcement campaign. This refers to the A3 cameras, which have been out of use for
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told constituents on Saturday that President Donald Trump enjoyed hearing a crowd at his rally call for a U.S. congresswoman to return to the country where
Despite public objections of Charish Mayor Yitzchak Keshet, and on the backdrop of protests in Charish against the arrival of chareidim into the city, on erev Shabbos, sixty families affiliated
There’s a new target in the clash over immigration: hotels. Advocacy groups and unions are pressuring Marriott, MGM and others not to house migrants who have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. The U.S. government has occasionally detained migrants in hotels for decades and says it might have to split up families if […]
The Siyum Presents: “‘Why I Sang More Than 11 Minutes’ — Reb Abish Brodt Reflects on Singing at Past Siyumim Please visit thesiyum.org for information and updates regarding the upcoming
In a move that had been predicted for more than 24 hours, Former Defense Minister Naftali Bennett has officially stepped aside from leading the New Right party and allowed the
Britain is getting a new prime minister. Buckle up for a rocky ride. On Tuesday, the U.K.’s governing Conservatives will announce the winner of a contest to replace Theresa May as leader of the party and the country. Just over three months later, on Oct. 31, Britain is scheduled to leave the European Union. With […]
This photo was published on a well-known local Facebook Page in Sullivan County on Sunday. Seen in the photo is a Hasidic man, changing the tire of a man he
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