Millions of people receive a federal tax deduction for the interest they pay on home loans. Under President Donald Trump’s new tax-cut law, many people for the first time also could claim a tax deduction for interest on their vehicle loans. The new tax break will be available even to people who don’t itemize deductions. But […]
More than a thousand avreichim from the “Chofetz Chaim B’Iyun” Kollel network, under the leadership of HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Mordechai Shmuel Edelstein, gathered this week for their annual conference at the Armonot Chen Hall in Bnei Brak. The major event was graced by the presence of Gedolei Yisroel, members of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, Roshei […]
More than 20 states sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday over billions of dollars in frozen education funding for after-school care, summer programs and more. Some of the withheld money funds after-school and summer programming at Boys & Girls Clubs, the YMCA or public schools, attended by 1.4 million children and teenagers nationwide. Congress set aside money for […]
A senior Egyptian official has voiced sharp opposition to Israel’s proposed military redeployment in Gaza, warning that the plan could jeopardize regional stability and even prompt a reassessment of the Camp David peace accords. In an interview with Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, the official — a member of Egypt’s security delegation involved in ongoing ceasefire negotiations between […]
Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being pulled from the shelves of a medieval abbey in Hungary in an effort to save them from a beetle infestation that could wipe out centuries of history. The 1,000-year-old Pannonhalma Archabbey is a sprawling Benedictine monastery that is one of Hungary’s oldest centers of learning and a UNESCO World Heritage site. […]
Last week, the wedding of the grandson of the Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok took place at the Machnovka-Belz Beis Medrash in Bnei Brak. For many years, the Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok Rebbe
Russia’s foreign minister warned the U.S., South Korea and Japan against forming a security partnership targeting North Korea as he visited his country’s ally for talks on further solidifying their booming military and other cooperation. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke Saturday at North Korea’s eastern Wonsan city, where he met the country’s leader, Kim […]
HaGaon Rabbi Tzvi Weber shlit”a, Mara d’Asra of Neve Ya’akov, breaks from his usual practice to appeal for help for a severely impoverished woman enduring intense suffering. The Rav says:“I
The Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition, FJCC has recently dealt with community members who are foreign citizens and were arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE officers in Flatbush
In a striking admission that’s sending ripples through Washington, former President Joe Biden has acknowledged he did not personally review every name on his sweeping clemency list—raising fresh questions about the boundaries of presidential authority, staff control, and the use of the autopen in the final hours of his presidency. “I made every decision,” Biden […]
Ukraine’s security agency said Sunday it tracked down and killed Russian agents suspected of shooting one of its senior officers to death in the Ukrainian capital. The Security Service of
A complete handwritten and autographed letter by Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky, the Steipler, brother-in-law of the Chazon Ish and father of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, of blessed memory. The Jewish community
President Donald Trump said Monday he would punish Russia with tariffs if there isn’t a deal to end the war in Ukraine within 50 days, the latest example of his growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump made the announcement during an Oval Office meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. “We’re going to be […]
Hezbollah terrorists violate the ceasefire agreement with Israel over seven times per day on average, IDF data obtained by i24NEWS shows. Israel has reported over 1,200 ceasefire violations by Hezbollah
The European Union will suspend retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods scheduled to take effect Monday in hopes of reaching a trade deal with the Trump administration by the end of
Former Governor Andrew Cuomo is set to defy dismal polling numbers and officially launch his independent bid for mayor this week — while calling on all other candidates, except socialist Democrat Zohran Mamdani, to agree to drop out by mid-September if they are not in the lead. The bold move, first reported by NewsNation, comes […]
For sale: A 54-pound (25-kilogram) rock. Estimated auction price: $2 million to $4 million. Why so expensive? It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth. Sotheby’s in New
Is Alternative Healing/Medicine Kosher? Much confusion and misinformation reigns in our Chareidi community concerning medical treatment and procedures. The latest circulating rumor or the assertion of an elderly bubby receives
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced 6.5 billion euros ($7.6 billion) in extra military spending in the next two years because of new and unprecedented threats, ranging from Russia to nuclear proliferation, terrorists and online attacks. The French leader laid out the spending plans in a sweeping speech calling for intensified efforts to protect Europe, and support […]
A fire tore through an assisted living facility in Massachusetts, trapping residents inside, including some who were hanging out of windows screaming for help, authorities said Monday. Nine people died
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