Agudath Israel of America applauds U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and congressional sponsors Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Representative Bradley Byrne (R-AL) for leading the effort to increase school
President Donald Trump framed the breakdown of his nuclear summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un as wisely knowing when “to walk.” But the stunning collapse revealed the limits of his unique brand of personal diplomacy and raised concerns about future efforts to disarm a global threat. Eyeing the history books and a much-needed political […]
Casino magnate and GOP donor Sheldon Adelson has cancer and has not been at his company’s offices in Las Vegas since the end of December. Adelson’s poor health was revealed earlier this week by one of his company’s attorneys during a court hearing in a years-old case brought by a Hong Kong businessman. The founder […]
President Donald Trump last year ordered officials to grant top-secret security clearance to his son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, according to a report published Thursday by The New York Times. Kushner was granted the high-level clearance last May after a lengthy background check. The Times, citing anonymous sources, said Trump demanded Kushner’s clearance despite […]
On the 23rd of Adar, (March 1) 1994, a Muslim terrorist in a car opened fire on a van carrying more than a dozen Hasidic students as it began to
The family of a Palestinian lawmaker says Israeli authorities have released Khalida Jarrar after 20 months of holding her in detention without raising charges. The lawmaker’s husband, Ghassan Jarrar, says she was freed on Thursday. The 56-year-old Khalida Jarrar was held under “administrative detention,” an Israeli policy that permits holding people for months at a […]
In regard to the New Right party’s platform pertaining to religion and state, it writes, “regarding all basic matters – Shabbos, marriage, parity in Israel, conversion, kashrus and more, the Gavison-Medan Covenant will serve as the starting point for the parliamentary discussions, and immediately after the elections, the party will work to establish a public […]
Next week, 20-year-old Chaya Sofer of Jerusalem will celebrate her wedding with family and friends. Though they will sing and dance as if all is normal, there will inevitably be
A young Kallah playing the drums at her wedding for a few minutes landed the wedding hall and the band in trouble, after the Badatz Eida Chareidis complained that her performance was not Tznius. The couple, Itzik Rusk and Shira Hershkovitz, were married earlier this month at the Wagshal Hall in Bnei Brak. The well-known Yoeli […]
New Right party chairman Naftali Bennet brazenly called on the United States to reveal the details of its planned Mideast peace plan, or the “deal of the century” as it
Israeli soldiers intentionally fired on civilians and could have committed crimes against humanity during a string of crackdowns against Palestinian demonstrators last year in Gaza that left 189 people dead,
Was it depression? Did she have family issues which were distracting her? Medical problems? Chana’s instructors and counselors at Agudah’s Fresh Start program were at a loss. Chana, a mother of three, had seemed like one of the most promising students in the digital literacy class. Always early, staying after class to practice, but she […]
Pesach 2019 in Orlando, Florida will be on FIRE with A Perfect Pesach hosted by celebrity kosher foodie star Kosher Guru himself. With exclusive and brand new luxury villas from
An Israeli woman living in the United States uses a Facebook page to point an accusing finger at Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz, a candidate for the premiership,
The mother of a 5-year-old girl mauled by a pit bull at Portland International Airport has filed a $1.1 million lawsuit against the Port of Portland for allegedly letting a dangerous “emotional support animal” into the airport without a carrier. The Oregonian/Oregonian reports the lawsuit filed by Mirna Gonzalez lists two other defendants: the dog’s […]
A plan that was frozen during the tenure of Mayor Nir Barkat is being brushed off and implemented by his successor Moshe Leon. The plan calls for 25,000 new housing
On Thursday night, Police had to come rescue three Chareidi Soldiers that came under attack from residents of Meah Shearim. Israeli Police received a report that 3 soldiers who entered
Authorities say a young man at a New Jersey supermarket assaulted an 81-year-old who was wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat. Somerset County prosecutors have charged 19-year-old Ryan Salvagno
From the start of Michael Cohen’s congressional testimony Wednesday, President Donald Trump’s views on race took center stage. Trump’s former attorney did not mince words, flat out calling his former boss “a racist” who believed “black people would never vote for him because they were too stupid.” “Mr. Trump is a racist. The country has […]
As Walmart moves to phase out its familiar blue-vested “greeters” at some 1,000 stores nationwide, disabled workers who fill many of those jobs say they’re being ill-treated by a chain that styles itself as community-minded and inclusive. Walmart told greeters around the country last week that their positions would be eliminated on April 26 in […]
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