Democrats need to rebuild the political “blue wall” of traditionally Democratic upper Midwest and Great Lakes states that Republican Donald Trump captured with an appeal to white, working-class voters. Hillary
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE POPE WHO is the head of the Roman Catholic Church, does not affect the observance of Orthodox Jewish halachic practice. And it still does not actually affect it. In 1582, however, Pope Gregory XIIIs changes to the calendar did have some repercussions […]
Dear friend and supporter of Torah. The recent attention by the American Torah community to the plight ofavreichim in Eretz Yisroel has been most heartening. Their recognition that the Torah that is learned here with ameilus andmesirus nefesh by the thousands who make hasmadah b’torah their life’s, is a most heartening phenomenon. I administer a […]
President-elect Donald Trump is unapologetic about roiling diplomatic waters with his decision to speak on the phone with Taiwan’s leader, a breach of long-standing tradition that risks enmity from China.
For most New Yorkers, subways and buses are necessities of city living that fall right behind food, clothing and shelter. But with the price of 30-day MetroCard transit pass at
The next Congress will begin work immediately next year toward repealing President Barack Obama’s health care law but delay the changes as Republicans try to come up with an alternative,
Please be Mispallel forRebbitzen Miriam Solomon, the wife ofthe Lakewood Mashgiach, Hagaon HaRav Mattisyahu Solomon Shlita, who is in extremely critical condition. The Mashgiacha and her children are currently travelling to her bedside. Please be Mispallel for Miram Chaya bas Sarah.
[COMMUNICATED CONTENT] Sara Leah is an adorable, smiling toddler. At one and a half years old, she loves to do the things thatmost babies do: play with toys, scribble with a crayon, explore her surroundings on little feet that have justdiscovered the miracle of walking… About two weeks ago, instead of exploring in her familys […]
President-elect Donald Trump’s supporters moved Friday to prevent or halt election recounts in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, involving the courts less than two weeks before the states would have to
The largest and most expensive destroyer built for the U.S. Navy has resumed its voyage after a breakdown in the Panama Canal. The Navy said Thursday that the USS Zumwalt
Sweeping security measures adopted in Turkey after a failed July 15 coup attempt created an environment conducive to the torture and ill-treatment of detainees despite the presence of legal safeguards,
A judge on Friday denied a request for a special prosecutor to be appointed in a criminal misconduct complaint against Gov. Chris Christie in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal.
Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) announced Friday morning that NYC Public Advocate Tish James, Comptroller Scott Stringer and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams will be joining hundreds of outraged community members at the Save Ocean Parkway rally this Sunday, Dec. 4, at 11 a.m. on the corner of Avenue J and Ocean Parkway. Local elected officials […]
The Rev. Al Sharpton said Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump “surprised” him with a phone call out of the blue. “We did talk briefly,” Sharpton told The New York Post. “I was surprised and candid about our sharp disagreements, and so was he.” The two have been on different sides of the issues since […]
The New York City Police Department has announced plans to expand its fleet of Smart cars to replace the three-wheeled scooters that officers utilized for decades. The New York Times
The British man sentenced to life in prison for trying to detonate explosives in his shoe on a trans-Atlantic flight in 2001 says he can’t afford the $250,000 fine that
The Tzohar organization reports this Shabbos, parshas Toldos, is its second Shabbos dedicated to accessibility to the blind, explaining we read about Yitzchak Avinu losing his eyesight so the organization
Ford is recalling more than 680,000 midsize sedans mainly in North America because the front seat belts may not hold people in a crash. The recall covers certain 2013 to
Police in New York City raided two warehouses in Brooklyn that yielded three arrests and the seizure of more than $10 million worth of counterfeit electronics. Authorities say Thursday night’s
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