Month April 2019
Spain’s political future is no clearer after a third election since 2015, with experts saying Monday that it won’t be anytime soon before the muddle is resolved. The incumbent prime… Read more » The post Experts: Spain’s Political Future May… Continue Reading →
Poway, CA – Eight-year-old Noya Dahan had finished praying and gone to play with other children at her Southern California synagogue when gunshots rang out. Her uncle grabbed her and the other children, leading them outside to safety as her… Continue Reading →
Welcome Home. For many people, the interior of the home is the most important part of the structure, and rightfully so. When you think of a warm, cozy, comfortable abode, the place where one feels safe and protected, it is… Continue Reading →
The state has filed a petition against what it said was a punishment not severe enough imposed in January on Mahmad Razam, who threw a cinder block on the head… Read more » The post State to Appeal Too-Light Sentence… Continue Reading →
Police are investigating a break-in that occurred over Pesach in the “Beis Menachem” dormitory at Mir Yeshiva in the Beis Yisrael section of Yerushalayim. When the bochrim returned to their rooms, the way they described the site was “a pogrom”…. Continue Reading →
Washington – President Donald Trump on Monday lauded the rabbi of the synagogue hit by a shooting attack on Saturday, following a phone call in which he offered his condolences for the death of a veteran member of the community…. Continue Reading →
Southwest Airlines says Boeing did not disclose that it had deactivated a safety feature on its 737 Max jets until after one of the airliners crashed last year. At issue is an alert that tells pilots if a sensor —… Continue Reading →
New York – U.S. consumer spending increased by the most in more than 9-1/2 years in March, but price pressures remained muted, with a key inflation measure posting its smallest annual gain in 14 months. The Commerce Department said on… Continue Reading →
By: A Daf Hashovua enthusiast. As the winter comes to an end, now is the time to take stock of one’s accomplishments this season. Although this may be true for Gashmius, it is definitely more so for Ruchnius. This winter, I… Continue Reading →
Oscar Stewart, a 51-year-old Iraq War veteran, was standing at the back of the room when shots rang out during Krias HaTorah at the Chabad of Poway on Shabbos. His actions, described by San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore as… Continue Reading →
The U.S. has little interest in joining other countries in a multi-nation effort to get North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said Sunday. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Washington – Military officials say the commander of the task force that runs the prison at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been fired for a “loss of confidence in his ability to command.” A statement from… Continue Reading →
Gasoline prices are scheduled into increase in Israel at the beginning of May 2019 by 19 agorot per liter of 95 octane, the fuel used by most vehicles on the road. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Former Vice President Joe Biden will hold his first event as a presidential candidate in Pittsburgh on Monday, speaking before union members whose endorsements may be key in the primary… Read more » The post Biden to Kick Off Presidential… Continue Reading →
Copenhagen, Denmark – A beluga whale found with a tight harness that appeared to be Russian made has raised the alarm of Norwegian officials and prompted speculation that the animal may have escaped from a Russian military facility. Joergen Ree… Continue Reading →
Poway, CA – Oscar Stewart served in the Army in Iraq in 2003. Sixteen years later, faced with the unthinkable, his training kicked in Oscar Stewart, a 51-year-old Iraq War veteran, was standing at the back of the room when… Continue Reading →
One of Israel’s oldest industrial concerns – Harsa, a veteran Israeli manufacturer of sanitary equipment including sinks, commodes, and other items – is shutting its Israeli operations, and the company’s… Read more » The post Veteran Israeli Manufacturing Plant Shutters,… Continue Reading →
The United States so far this year has recorded 695 cases of measles in 22 states, its largest outbreak since public health officials in 2000 declared the disease eradicated, according… Read more » The post FACTBOX: What You Need to… Continue Reading →
A few months after he turned 17 — and more than two years before he was arrested — Vincent Vetromile recast himself as an online revolutionary. Offline, in this suburb of Rochester, New York, Vetromile was finishing requirements for promotion… Continue Reading →
Thousands of people streamed this year over Pesach to the kevarim of Gedolim in the Ukraine including the tziyun of Rav Nachman of Breslov. Medical teams of United Hatzalah provided treatment to visitors and mispallalim in the Carpathians, Kiev, Bauman,… Continue Reading →
Iowa voters sent a record number of women to the Legislature during last year’s midterms. Women won two of the state’s most competitive U.S. House races, and a woman was elected governor for the first time. Read more on Yeshiva… Continue Reading →