Month March 2019
The successors of the Chief Rabbi of Bnei Brak have been announced at the levaya of the late rav, HaGaon HaRav Moshe Yehuda Leib Landau ZT”L, on Sunday morning. The announcement was reportedly made officially with the knowledge of the… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – A special rabbinical court ordered by Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef has determined that the families of the two Israeli men who died in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane can begin the process of shiva, or… Continue Reading →
A 20-year-old man was stabbed in the stomach on Mishol HaDekalim Street in Jerusalem, Sunday evening. The man was in serious condition. United Hatzalah volunteers in addition to Magen David Adom EMS crews treated the man and transported him to… Continue Reading →
“The forest fire in Ocean and Burlington Counties covers 10,000 acres and is currently 75 percent contained. First responders are working quickly to limit further expansion. The cause is under investigation and we remind all of those in and around… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump’s decision to revive the fight over the Affordable Care Act has stirred a political and policy debate among Republicans on how best to approach the divisive issue heading into the 2020 election. Read more on Yeshiva World… Continue Reading →
Washington – Former Vice President Joe Biden says he doesn’t believe he ever acted inappropriately toward women but will “listen respectfully” to suggestions he did. Biden, who is deciding whether to join the 2020 presidential race, faces allegations from a… Continue Reading →
Minister Naftali Bennett continued to be shut out of the government decision-making on Gaza as Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit rebuffed on Sunday his request to order Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu… Read more » The post Bennett Bid for Cabinet Say… Continue Reading →
A new law will affect the types of smoke detectors on sale in New York. Starting Monday, all new or replacement smoke detectors sold in the state must either be… Read more » The post Smoke Detector Batteries Addressed in… Continue Reading →
The following is a letter from a Detroit resident: To whom it may concern. We have a terrible outbreak of measles in Detroit and want to help protect your city. PLEASE PLEASE take this crisis very seriously and use your… Continue Reading →
Iranians will “resist” the Trump administration’s acceptance of Israeli control over the occupied Golan Heights, Iran’s president said Friday, adding his voice to that of many Arab nations, including a number of U.S. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and fellow Democrats who control the New York Legislature say they’ve reached an agreement on a $175.5 billion state budget a day before the spending plan deadline.… Read more » The post Cuomo, NY Lawmakers Reach Agreement… Continue Reading →
Gas prices are beginning the spring with a surge that has motorists digging deeper at the pump, but they aren’t expected to reach the highs of last spring. AAA says… Read more » The post Gas Prices Surge, Not Expected… Continue Reading →
Their plane from overseas was scheduled to land approximately 2 PM on Friday, but things got delayed on the tarmac, and they found themselves on schedule to arrive at JFK less than an hour before Shabbos. When the two Lakewood… Continue Reading →
Rabat – – Suzanne Harroch speaks and sings in Judeo-Moroccan, a language of a once-thriving Jewish community that numbered about 300,000 – one of the largest in the Muslim world. Today, she and her husband are two of only 2,500… Continue Reading →
A New Jersey sports official who told student athletes Adolf Hitler was a “good leader” with “bad moral character and intentions” has been suspended. The Nutley Board of Education took the action Monday night against high school athletic director Joe… Continue Reading →
Hampton Falls, NH – A New Hampshire man placed second in an innovation contest after fashioning a surfboard out of hundreds of used Dunkin’ Donuts coffee cups. Thirty-two-year-old Korey Nolan, of Hampton Falls, spent seven months collecting the cups for… Continue Reading →
Israel’s prime minister warmly received President Jair Bolsonaro Sunday, on the Brazilian leader’s first state visit to Israel. Benjamin Netanyahu’s red carpet welcome for Bolsonaro comes days ahead of a tough re-election bid for the long-time Israeli premier on April… Continue Reading →
Albany, NY – Drivers traveling into the busiest sections of Manhattan will be charged a toll starting in 2021 and single-use plastic bags will be banned across New York state in less than a year under a $175.5 billion state… Continue Reading →
European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Sunday that ignoring United Nations Security Council resolutions on the Golan Heights was “not a solution.” Mogherini was referring to President… Read more » The post EU Knocks Washington on Golan… Continue Reading →
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Israel said on Sunday that Brazil had opened a “diplomatic office” in Yerushalayim as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro began a visit to the country. “Obrigado for opening a diplomatic office… Read more » The post Brazil Opens Diplomatic Office in… Continue Reading →