President Donald Trump declared he’s willing to take on the National Rifle Association over gun legislation, but Republicans who control Congress aren’t so sure. They prefer to consider only modest
A young chareidi man stood before the Jerusalem District Court on Tuesday, 12 Adar, admitting to carrying 4,000 cannabis seeds into Israel. The young man, from a Yerushalmi family, was
For the past few months, and especially now, with the NY State legislative session in full swing, representatives of Agudath Israel of America can be seen in Albany on a
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times) The Five Towns/Far Rockaway community mourns the loss of one of the founders of the community, Rabbi Yisroel Dovid HaKohain
Relatives of Ahed Tamimi, the Palestinian teen-turned-protest icon after she was filmed kicking and slapping IDF soldiers, say troops arrested 10 people from her Palestinian village on Monday, including a
The security clearance of White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, has been downgraded, according to two people informed of the decision. Kushner had been operating with
In a story Feb. 22 about the Florida school shooting, The Associated Press misquoted Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel in some versions of the story when he spoke about the
Pirchei Agudas Yisroel of Montreal The Bob Ament branch held its 36th Annual Siyum Mishnayos on Februrary 16th -18th, Shabbos Parshas Teruma, at the Yeshiva Gedolah Mercaz Hatora. The event
Republican gubernatorial candidates in Georgia are leading calls to punish Delta Air Lines for cutting business ties with the National Rifle Association. But the state’s term-limited GOP governor has refrained
Take beef fry and jalapenos and turn them into a delicious appetizer for Purim! Yussi of Lakewood’s Snap’s Kosher original and creative recipe has you covered! https://www.kosher.com/shows/video/260/heres-what-we-want-for-our-purim-appetizer
Nesya Lieberman, the granddaughter of former United States Senator Joe Lieberman, made Aliyah from Atlanta, Georgia this week through Nefesh B’Nefesh, in cooperation with the Ministry of Aliyah. The 20-year-old will be attending Ulpan at Kibbutz S’dei Eliyahu upon her arrival to improve her Hebrew skills in preparation of beginning a year volunteering for National […]
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said in a new report today that the number of anti-Semitic incidents in New York rose by over 90% in 2017 compared to 2016. Nationally, ADL
Chareidi residents of Jerusalem’s Nachlaot neighborhood, bordering shuk Machane Yehuda, have turned to Deputy Mayor Yossi Deutsch in the hope he will be able to cancel a Purim event planned for Friday, continuing well after candle lighting time. According to the adverts, the city is endorsing the event. Residents asked that it ends by 3:00PM […]
President Donald Trump has reached an informal deal with Boeing to provide the next generation presidential aircraft, the White House says. Deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley said Tuesday that the
Kaya, the Netanyahu family dog, has passed away just before her 13th birthday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and family adopted Kaya in 2015. Kaya had been hospitalized for months. Two
President Donald Trump never stopped campaigning after winning the White House, and now he’s making fresh moves to establish his re-election effort. The president on Tuesday named former digital adviser
A woman who was seriously injured by a falling tree while strolling in Central Park with her three children has filed a $200 million lawsuit. Anne Monoky filed the lawsuit Monday against New York City, the Central Park Conservancy and tree contractors. The lawsuit says Monoky — who shielded her children, including a baby, as […]
European Union and Arab League countries insist that Jerusalem must be the joint capital of Israel and a future Palestinian state, as the U.S. prepares to move its embassy there
This year, more than ever before, with the current difficult matzav for acheinu b’nei yisroel in general and B’nei Torah in particular, the world is scrutinizing our every action. There is so much
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times) There is nothing quite like lifting the burden of someone who is facing challenges with no apparent resources. Whether that person be young or old, they have carried a burden that they feel uncomfortable sharing. Chazal knew the joy and happiness that both parties, actually, […]
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