Verizon Wireless has responded to allegations by New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) that their ‘TravelPass’ service is scamming U.S. travelers to Israel. The following is a statement submitted
Less than six weeks after entering Matisyahu Prison to serve a five-month prison sentence, Yolish Krauss received a presidential pardon. Krauss was convicted of operating an illegal slaughterhouse, imprisoned and fined 250,000 NIS. The official statement read, “President Reuven Rivlin on Thursday 5 Tammuz decided to pardon Krauss after serving a large part of his […]
Walgreens has ended its takeover pursuit of rival Rite Aid following resistance from U.S. regulators and will instead now buy stores, distribution centers and inventory in a new deal. The
A private Orthodox Jewish elementary school called the Vishnitz Girls School in Hackney, north London, is facing closure by the British government because it does not include curriculum that teaches children about Toeiva marriage R”L and ‘gender identity.’ According to Heat Street, a report by the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Schools (Ofsted) […]
A Beitar Illit family made national news recently after a 42-year-old mother of 9 was nearly killed in a horrific automobile accident. The woman, Hadassah Hoffman, was on her way from Beitar to an engagement party when her car collided with a truck. She was rushed to Hadassah Ein Karem hospital in Jerusalem, where she is currently […]
A parole board on Thursday morning 5 Tammuz decided to approve a request for the early release of former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Olmert has served 15 months in prison and authorities agreed to remove one-third of his sentence on good behavior. The parole board’s decision will lead to Olmert’s release on Sunday, 8 Tammuz. […]
British lawmakers were set to vote Thursday on whether to approve the Conservative government’s plans for a Brexit-dominated parliamentary session, in a test of Prime Minister Theresa May’s shaky minority
A man suspected of using a rock to shatter a glass panel on the New England Holocaust Memorial is mentally ill, his lawyer said Wednesday, as elected officials and religious
(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Police on Wednesday, 4 Tammuz, detained a young religious male on Har Habayis for defying regulations that prohibit tefilla. He raised his hands to recite Birkas Kohanim and was taken into custody. Gedolei Yisrael over the generations and the Chief Rabbinate of Israel prohibit visiting Har Habayis (YWN – Israel Desk, […]
The Eida Chareidis-sponsored protest against Chilul Shabbos will take place on Thursday evening 5 Tammuz, near City Hall and on Shivtei Yisrael Street. Gavaad Eida Chareidis HaGaon HaRav Yitzchok Tuvia
A man yelled “Freedom!” as he crashed his vehicle into Arkansas’ new Ten Commandments monument early Wednesday, nearly three years after he was arrested in the destruction of Oklahoma’s monument
The Homeland Security Department is demanding that airlines around the world step up security measures for international flights bound for the United States or face the possibility of a total
President Donald Trump is urging the House to stiffen the punishment for people who re-enter the U.S. illegally and for “sanctuary” cities and states that refuse to cooperate with federal
Two House Democrats want to compel the Air Force to detail how much has been spent on trips that President Donald Trump has made to his Florida estate and other
First-time candidate Donald Trump got a late start on fundraising in 2016, holding his first big-ticket donor event only five months before Election Day. That won’t be the case next
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times They are the unsung heroes of Kashrus. They are often not given the respect that is due to them. We
Russia has ditched plans to ban the Telegram messaging app after its owner agreed to register the company in the country, authorities said Wednesday. Telegram, which provides end-to-end encrypted messaging,
A man who ran educational institutions in the general sector in Israel and abroad, according to the indictment filed against him on Wednesday 4 Tammuz, is a cruel attacker. The
The NYPD and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are asking for the public’s help with the investigation into an explosion in Central Park that severely injured a male victim. Up to $40,000 in reward money is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the July 3, 2016 […]
After Minister of the Interior Aryeh Deri mentioned the conversion law, Rabbi Chaim Amsalem came out with a frontal attack: “The politicians prefer their personal interests, rather than the Jewish and national interests”. “Instead of chareidi Jews, who were educated and raised on the love of Israel and the acceptance of the stranger, embrace them […]
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