Month March 2019
Moshe Feiglin, who is the chairman of the Zehut party, arriving on Thursday morning at the 770 building in Kfar Chabad but he and his film crew were asked to halt filming. Read more on Yeshiva World News
New Zealand – A Muslim community leader in New Zealand dismissed claims by the head of the country’s biggest mosque that Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency was behind the killing of 50 Muslims at two Christchurch mosques. Mustafa Farouk, president of… Continue Reading →
New York is suing the billionaire family behind the company that created OxyContin, joining a growing list of state and local governments seeking to hold not only the firm but its owners accountable for the nation’s opioid crisis. Read more… Continue Reading →
Michelle Richan was stranded for a week in snow and mud in rural Utah — but she was prepared, police said. Richan travels with an abundance of survival gear and had enough food and water in her SUV to last… Continue Reading →
Israeli troops shot and wounded seven Palestinians on the Gaza border on Friday, Gaza medical officials said, the day before a mass rally called to mark the first anniversary of… Read more » The post Rioters Injured at Gaza Border… Continue Reading →
Jewish organizations and the Israeli government criticized German hard rock band Rammstein on Thursday for a video promoting its new single that features group members on an execution gallows dressed as concentration camp inmates. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Sales of new U.S. homes rebounded to the best pace in almost a year and exceeded estimates in February, led by the Midwest, as lower mortgage costs helped buyers afford… Read more » The post US New-Home Sales Advanced in… Continue Reading →
New York – Lyft Inc shares on Friday opened up 21.2 percent at $87.24 in its market debut on the Nasdaq after the company was valued at $24.3 billion in the first initial public offering (IPO) of a ride-hailing startup…. Continue Reading →
European Union leaders will meet on April 10 to discuss Britain’s departure from the bloc, summit chair Donald Tusk said after British lawmakers rejected a deal for a third time… Read more » The post Tusk: EU Leaders to Meet… Continue Reading →
The White House on Friday warned Russia and other countries backing President Nicolas Maduro against sending troops and military equipment to Venezuela, saying the United States would view such actions… Read more » The post Bolton: Russia, Others Sending Troops… Continue Reading →
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and fellow Democrats who control the state Legislature are poised to have New York join California as the only states to ban single-use plastic bags. The statewide… Read more » The post NY Gov. Cuomo, Lawmakers Reach… Continue Reading →
For a while, it seemed like this could be the year Maryland lawmakers would make it legal for doctors to prescribe a lethal dose of medication to terminally ill patients… Read more » The post Maryland Right-To-Die Bill Fails Over… Continue Reading →
New York – Two days after ruffling feathers by calling into question the existence of Palestine, Councilman Kalman Yeger found himself the subject of conversation yet again today, with Mayor Bill de Blasio calling for an apology for what he… Continue Reading →
Stocks moved broadly higher on Wall Street in early trading Friday, extending gains from a day earlier. The benchmark S&P 500 index was on track to close out the first… Read more » The post US Stocks Extend Gains in… Continue Reading →
A federal judge has struck down a small-business health insurance plan widely touted by President Donald Trump, the second setback in a week for the administration’s health care initiatives. U.S.… Read more » The post Judge Blocks Trump’s Small-Business Health… Continue Reading →
Washington – Trump administration officials have been silent and notably leak-free about what exactly is in the Middle East peace plan that Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is shaping — until now. This week, in speeches to the American Israel Public… Continue Reading →
The number of migrant families and children entering the U.S. from Mexico is so high that Border Patrol is immediately releasing them instead of transferring them to the agency responsible… Read more » The post Border Patrol Orders Quick Releases… Continue Reading →
Lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal for a third time on Friday, sounding its probable death knell and leaving Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union in turmoil on… Read more » The post Death Knell for May’s Brexit… Continue Reading →
Yeshiva Pirchei Shoshanim has announced the opening of the first Shomer Shabbos United States Air Force, Civil Air Patrol Squadron since its founding in 1941. With 1500 Squadrons and 60,000 volunteers and having the largest private air fleet in the… Continue Reading →
Itamar Ben-Givir, a candidate from the Otzma Yehudit party and running under the United Right-Wing ticket, announced during an address before talmidei yeshiva, that parents in the dati leumi community are compelled to pay too much money to add to… Continue Reading →