The lawyer for the suspect in the stabbing during a Chanukah party in Monsey has requested a federal competency evaluation. Attorney Michael Sussman says a psychiatrist concluded that Grafton Thomas is not competent to stand trial. Now the U.S. Attorney’s office has two weeks to respond. Thomas has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges […]
A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to put in place a policy connecting the use of public benefits with whether immigrants could become permanent residents. The
Rav Eliezer Ozer Sari, z’l, 77, drowned in the Zupnik mivkah on Rechov Strauss in Geulah early Monday morning. R’ Sari, z’l, a resident of Mevaseret Tzion was noheig to
Michael Bloomberg on Sunday made his case for the presidency to fellow Jewish Americans, vowing not to revisit U.S. aid to Israel — an approach that contrasts Bloomberg with several
“We make no apologies for setting high standards.” The bar has officially been raised. The Waterfront, an adult day healthcare center, celebrated a white glove ribbon cutting amidst much pomp and ceremony. Amongst the attendees were councilman Kalman Yeger and other influential celebrities and entertainers. The occasion was an introduction to the new era of […]
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized Sunday for the failure of officials in the Nazi-occupied country during World War II to do more to prevent the deportation and murder of just over 100,000 Jews. Rutte made the historic apology at the country’s annual Holocaust commemoration in Amsterdam that came on the eve of the 75th […]
Mesibas L’Chaim in honor of the appointment of Harav Naftula Yakov Padva as dayan in the Bais Hora’ah of Toms River under the leadership of Harav Yechiel Malik
The Women of the Wall organization smuggled in a Sefer Torah into the women’s section of the Kosel on Monday morning for the monthly provocation they carry out each Rosh
The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline has declined 4 cents a gallon to $2.60 over the past two weeks. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday
Mazel Tov! The joy and bliss when the engagement is announced. The excitement is palpable. What a simcha! What a time of utter and complete happiness! As the myriad details
Attorney general Barr is scheduled to visit Boro Park on Tuesday, where he will meet to discuss the rise in anti-Semitism and recent string of hate crimes. According to a
Germany’s foreign minister is calling for strengthened efforts against anti-Semitism to ward off the possibility that many Jews decide to leave the country. Heiko Maas said in an article Sunday for the weekly Der Spiegel that German politicians must do more “but there is one thing they can’t do: replace solidarity in everyday life.” Maas’ […]
Survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp recalled their suffering as they marked the 75th anniversary of its liberation, returning to the place where they lost entire families and warning about the ominous growth of anti-Semitism and hatred in the world. “We have with us the last living survivors, the last among those who saw the […]
Standing alongside Netanyahu, Trump says his peace plan – already rejected by the Palestinians – has a “chance” and will be unveiled tomorrow at noon local time. Trump predicts that the Palestinians will “ultimately” come round to giving their support. He adds that without the Palestinians “we won’t do the deal, and that’s okay. Life […]
A plane carrying 136 passengers has skidded off the runway and onto a nearby street in the Iranian city of Mahshahr. Two people were injured in the hard landing of
As Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu flew to the United States on Sunday for the unveiling of Trump’s “Deal of the Century,” frum political figures and journalists formed a minyan to
The Mossad agent who eliminated the main terrorist responsible for the 1972 Munich massacre spoke out for the first time last month on Israeli media. During the 1972 Summer Olympics
A special pardon committee that convened in Moscow on Monday afternoon to discuss Naama Issachar’s request for a presidential pardon recommended that she be released. If Putin approves the committee’s
The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others that crashed into a rugged hillside outside Los Angeles was flying in foggy conditions considered dangerous enough that local police agencies grounded
A former Nazi party member was posthumously designated this month as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem, one of the few former Nazis to be rewarded the title, a
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