By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Most people know to avoid Chometz sh’avar alav haPesach – Chometz that was owned by a Jew over Pesach (henceforth – C-Shaap). How do they do
New York City transit agency lawyers are telling a judge who ordered the authority to display a controversial bus ad that it will vote on a plan to ban all
A Pentagon official says tension has abated over the prospect of Iranian cargo ships delivering advanced weaponry to Houthi rebels in Yemen. The Iranian convoy is now headed back in
Fire officials say a boom-crane accident in midtown Manhattan has left a man dead. The Fire Department of New York says the accident occurred shortly before noon Friday near 44th
He’s offering himself as a new generation of leader, but Sen. Marco Rubio is still respecting an old presidential campaign tradition: courting caucus goers in the kickoff state of Iowa.
Councilmember Chaim Deutsch and New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer announced today multiple successful reimbursements for motorists who had sustained tire damage due to milling and paving work being done
The Obama administration is looking at streamlining information given to families of terror hostages. That’s in response to complaints about how the government has kept relatives of kidnapped Americans apprised
The Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island were both been evacuated Friday afternoon as a precaution amid security concerns, the National Parks Service said. The evacuation of the monument began
Last week it was reported that former President Shimon Peres was hired by Bank Hapoalim as a consultant to promote the bank with major investors. Mr. Peres reportedly signed on
Attorney General Eric Holder bids farewell to the Justice Department after six years as the nation’s top law enforcement official. Holder is set to address employees at an afternoon ceremony.
Sources inform us that former New York Governor George Pataki will issue “The Pataki RJC Principles” at the Republican Jewish Coalition event tomorrow evening in Las Vegas where he is
“These conditions are inexcusable!” announced Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) while standing ankle-deep in one of the many potholes that are still found on 13th Avenue in Brooklyn nearly a month
The promoters of the new “KosherSwitch” are working hard to get the word out, promoting a light switch which they explain is endorsed by rabbonim, claiming it can be used
International travelers arriving at Chicago’s O’Hare airport should find shorter lines at passport control thanks to a smartphone app. The free Mobile Passport Control app was developed for U.S. Customs
[By Rabbi Yair Hoffman] This article was written l’ilui nishmas the author’s father, Nosson Yoseph Ben Moshe whose yartzeit is 5 Iyar. It is the custom within Klal Yisroel to
As coalition negotiations continue, it appears Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is being increasingly generous in his offer to bring the Shas party on board. As reported earlier, while it appears
Bird flu is ravaging the Midwest, and federal experts say it could spread to the Northeast if birds in the Atlantic flyway become infected with a highly contagious strain. Chief
The Hamas regime in Gaza released messages denying any involvement in a rocket attack into southern Israel on Thursday evening, the eve of 5 Iyar. The rocket landed in an
PepsiCo says it’s dropping aspartame from Diet Pepsi in response to customer feedback and replacing it with sucralose, another artificial sweetener commonly known as Splenda. The decision to swap sweeteners
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has pumped nearly $7 billion into New Jersey more than two years after Superstorm Sandy struck. FEMA says the money has reimbursed municipalities
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