Vandals smashed the windows of the Sofia Central Synagogue in Sofia located on Washington Street in the capital of Bulgaria, over Shabbos. Shalom, a jewish community organization for Jews in
In what some are celebrating as a victory for yeshivos, a federal judge dismissed on Wednesday a lawsuit filed by YAFFED, which attempted to overturn the Felder Amendment to Education
Bitter cold is setting in after a major winter storm blanketed a wide swath of the country in snow, sleet and rain this weekend, creating dangerously icy conditions that promise
(By Margie Pensak) They come from Yerushalayim; Perth, Australia; Mumbai, India; Manila, Philippines; Boston; Scottsdale; and, Los Angeles; but truly, the mashgichim who attended the first-ever Pan-Asia Kosher Training Seminar held in Shanghai, January 9-14, live out of their suitcases. Dedicated to the mission of ensuring and spreading Kashrus, even at a moment’s notice, implies […]
President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is staffing up to fend off any potential primary challenger. The Virginia-based campaign is announcing Friday that former White House official Nick Trainer will lead its delegate and party organization efforts ahead of the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. No party challenger has emerged within the GOP […]
A Missouri congressman who yelled “go back to Puerto Rico” at Democrats during a heated House floor debate over the partial government shutdown has apologized to a colleague who perceived the comment as a racial slur directed at him. Rep. Jason Smith, a Republican from Salem, said when he yelled the comment Thursday he was […]
IDF officials announced on Sunday, January 20, 2019, that criminal indictments were being handled down against soldiers suspected of beating two Palestinians in custody, resulting in significant injury to the
A 26-year-old Seret-Vishnitz chossid from Bnei Brak was seriously injured on Sunday morning in Poland, when the vehicle he was traveling in flipped over. The man was in Poland to be mispallel at kivrei tzaddikim The accident occurred just after he was in Lizhensk, Poland, the city of the tziyun of Rav Elimelech of Lizhensk ZT”L. […]
Agudas Yisroel is pleased to announce that this year’s Yarchei Kallah in Yerushalayim will have an enhanced evening program, open to the public. The program, sponsored by R’ Aharon Shlomo Herzog in memory of his parents, will have an emphasis on practical halachah and points of particular interest from the sugya d’kallah. The complete schedule […]
While the government shutdown looms for the 28th day in a row, many federal employees are not receiving paychecks. However, due to a quirk, only one branch of the military
President Donald Trump is warning Americans affected by a major winter storm to “be careful.” The storm brought some of the coldest temperatures of the season and blanketed a wide
On January 20, 2019, the family of terrorist ‘Ammar’ Ammar Barghouti was informed of the IDF’s intention to demolish his house. Barghouti, along with his brother, carried out the shooting
Eight fire trucks were dispatched to a blaze in a residential structure in the Tzur Bachar neighborhood of Jerusalem on Sunday afternoon. Fire officials reported the main fire was in
Syrian state media say air defenses repelled an Israeli air raid near the international airport south of Damascus on Sunday. Syrian state TV said the air defenses “prevented” the attack from achieving its goals. It said Israel fired six missiles on an area near Damascus International Airport, of which five were shot down and one […]
“It’s hard raising kids these days” is an expression I’m sure you have said or heard. And it’s true. Raising good ehrliche children in today’s world is harder than it
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the central African nation of Chad on Sunday to officially restore relations after nearly 50 years. The visit and official announcement marked a milestone in Netanyahu’s recent policy of seeking out new allies among developing countries that have historically sided with the Palestinians at the United Nations and other […]
Terrorists hurled 2 firebombs at a bus traveling between the Tunnel Road Highway Checkpoint and the tunnels towards Gush Etzion. No damage or injuries. (???? ??? ?????? ??”?) The level
President Donald Trump said Saturday that “things are going very well with North Korea” and he plans a second summit with leader Kim Jong Un to try to broker a deal that would entice the North to give up its nuclear weapons. “We’ve agreed to meet sometime probably the end of February. We’ve picked a […]
The partial government shutdown is hitting home for President Donald Trump in a very personal way. He lives in government-run housing, after all. Just 21 of the roughly 80 people who help care for the White House — from butlers to electricians to chefs — are reporting to work. The rest have been furloughed. Even […]
Former President George W. Bush treated his Secret Service detail to pizza to show his appreciation for their service without paychecks during the partial government shutdown. A photo posted on Bush’s Instagram and Facebook pages shows him delivering pizzas to the detail. On his posting, Bush said he and wife Laura “are grateful to our […]
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