11th Siyum Hashas Highlights: One Cycle, Doubled Participation! As preparations for the 11th Siyum Hashas in Adar 5765 (March 2005) took place, The Agudah leaders worked diligently to accommodate the fast-growing community of daily learners of The Daf. Two massive venues in the Northeast – Madison Square Garden in NYC and Continental Airlines Arena in […]
Music was always something we connected with, going back to when we were younger. Tzvi Levin of Pumpidisa befriended Yitzy Schwartz of The A Team 15+ years ago Upstate NY.
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday apologized for recent comments about working with segregationist senators in his early days in the U.S. Senate, saying he understands now his remarks could have been offensive to some. “Was I wrong a few weeks ago?” Biden asked a mostly black audience of several hundred in Sumter during […]
A vacant pizza restaurant exploded Saturday in a thundering roar at a South Florida shopping plaza, injuring more than 20 people as large chunks of concrete flew through the air.
Officials in Southern California expressed relief Saturday that damage and injuries weren’t worse after the largest earthquake the region has seen in nearly 20 years, while voicing concerns about the possibility of major aftershocks in the days and even months to come. No fatalities or major injuries were reported after Friday night’s 7.1-magnitude earthquake, which […]
An elderly Holocaust survivor delivered a short but moving few words while standing in front of the vintage German train car – currently on display in NYC – used to transport men, women and children to Auschwitz and other Nazi death camps. Reb Leibish (Lipot) Rubinstein was outside Manhattan’s Museum of Jewish Heritage, where the car […]
President Donald Trump celebrated the story of America as “the greatest political journey in human history” in a Fourth of July commemoration before a soggy but cheering crowd of spectators, many of them invited, on the grounds of the Lincoln Memorial. Supporters welcomed his tribute to the U.S. military while protesters assailed him for putting […]
The Chief Rabbis of Israel, HaRav Dovid Lau and Rishon L’Tzion HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Yosef Shlita met with the Chief Rabbi of the Ethiopian community in Israel, Rabbi Reuven Wabeshet (?????) together with community leaders and agreement was reached to calm the situation after the violent demonstrations as well as ending the violent protests. The […]
A Hawaii man who painted his face black with a marker for his sentencing hearing has been ordered to serve life in prison. A judge sentenced Mark Char Monday to
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, were guests of U.S. Ambassador David Friedman at a 4th of July party held Tuesday evening at the Jerusalem International Convention Center.
MIAMI — Conspiracy theorists took to social media in a flurry of excitement Wednesday after a mysterious flying object resembling an orange fireball streaked across the Florida sky. The American Meteor Society reported two dozen sightings from Jacksonville to Key West after midnight and tweeted there’s “no real explanation yet.” Even the Palm Beach County […]
A large number of police officers gathered on Tuesday night in Beit Shemesh to ensure the safety of workers sent to tear down an illegally built Shul. Dozens of local
In one unanimous show of hands, Democratic presidential candidates moved the idea of full health insurance for people who are not legally in the United States into the political mainstream. That debate night moment last week symbolized the party’s move to the left heading a primary in which most candidates are trying to appeal to […]
Seconds before a small plane crashed at a suburban Dallas airport, killing all 10 people on board, the crew commented on a problem with the left engine, federal officials said
A fire destroyed a Jewish-owned home in Monsey Tuesday afternoon, but thankfully, no injuries were reported. Firefighters responded to the home located at 14 Maple Leaf Road just before 3:00PM,
As violent protests raged around Israel on Tuesday, one man decided to ask police about what appears to be a double standard in Jerusalem. The man was at the Chords
Thousands of Ethiopian Israelis took to the streets in many cities across Israel, bringing major intersections to a halt. Dozens were arrested as protesters hurled bricks, rocks, and other objects
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday morning met with a bipartisan US Congressional delegation led by US Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) in the Prime Minister’s Office. Also present were US
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Thousands of Ethiopians in Israel took to the street in violent protests around the country, following the killing of an unarmed Ethiopian man on Sunday night. Solomon Taka, 18, is
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