Month April 2019
An 18-year-old Breslov Yeshiva Bochur R”L drowned in the Kinneret, on the last day of Chol Hamoed (Thursday). Ariel Dovid Koslovsky Z”L, a resident of Mintz Street in Jerusalem, reportedly went swimming with two other boys in an unsupervised area… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – Police arrested a man suspected of assaulting a soldier in uniform in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem yesterday. Police were called to the neighborhood following reports of dozens of locals gathering around a uniformed soldier passing by,… Continue Reading →
Levittown, NY – Inside one of Walmart’s busiest Neighborhood Market grocery stores, high resolution cameras suspended from the ceiling point to a table of bananas. They can tell how ripe the bananas are from their color. When a banana starts… Continue Reading →
FBI and IRS agents raided the homes and offices of Baltimore’s embattled mayor on Thursday amid widening probes to determine whether she used sales of her children’s books to disguise government kickbacks. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Winnipeg, Canada – An alleged anti-Semitic attack on a kosher Italian-style café in Winnipeg, Canada was staged by the owners of the restaurant, police now say. Police charged the owners of the BerMax Caffe and Bistro in Winnipeg, in central… Continue Reading →
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Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un confirmed during their first summit Thursday he is willing to give up his nuclear weapons — but only if he gets an ironclad guarantee of security beforehand…. Continue Reading →
With the entrance of former Vice President Joe Biden into the 2020 Democratic presidential contest on Thursday, the field is largely set, with all the big names included. The sprawling Democratic field features candidates ranging from 37 to 77 years… Continue Reading →
On Tuesday night, the annual Pesach Kumzitz and Tisch of Harav Michel Twerski Hornostipol Milwaukee was held in Lakewood, at the home of R’ Heshy Twerski. Joining the event this year, was world-renowned Posek Harav Dovid Cohen (Gvul Yavitz- Flatbush)… Continue Reading →
United nations – U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon have confirmed the existence of a third cross-border tunnel, out of six the Israeli military said it discovered in the area last year. The force known as UNIFIL says the tunnels violate a… Continue Reading →
In news that is sure to excite the community, editors have announced the launch of a new Yiddish periodical titled Boro Park B’vinyana, a magazine which will offer in-depth insight and information behind the latest building projects undertaken by Mosdos… Continue Reading →
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times) INTRODUCTION Urgent reminder: Do an Eruv Tavshilin today. Whenever any day of Yom Tov comes out on a Friday – an Eruv Tavshilin must be made before the Yom Tov begins. Read… Continue Reading →
Washington – Former Vice President Joe Biden formally joined the crowded Democratic presidential contest on Thursday, declaring the “soul of this nation” at stake if President Donald Trump wins re-election. In a video posted on Twitter , Biden focused on… Continue Reading →
Former Vice President Joe Biden formally joined the crowded Democratic presidential contest on Thursday, declaring the “soul of this nation” at stake if President Donald Trump wins re-election. In a video posted on Twitter , Biden focused on the 2017… Continue Reading →
The post New Birkas Kohanim Porch in Meron appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Tu BiShvat Celebrated at Meron Close to 100,000 Attend Birkas Kohanim at Kosel Large Crowds in Meron Marking 7 Adar Lag BaOmer 5778 in Meron,… Continue Reading →
Sacramento, CA – California lawmakers advanced tougher rules for vaccinations late Wednesday after hearing hours of testimony from hundreds of opponents while the nation grapples with the highest number of measles cases in decades. The Senate Health Committee approved the… Continue Reading →
Washington – Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday said it is time to move past special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation and “get on with the business of America.” Sessions urged confidence in the system during a lecture at… Continue Reading →
Brick Township Mayor John G. Ducey apologized Wednesday after his response to a resident’s complaints about Orthodox Jews at the town’s beaches and parks drew a viral reaction on social… Read more » The post NJ Mayor Faces Backlash, Apologizes,… Continue Reading →
Sri Lankan authorities locked down the central bank and the road leading to the jittery capital’s airport was shut briefly by a bomb scare on Thursday as more people were… Read more » The post Bomb Scare, Suspicious Vehicle Rattle… Continue Reading →
The post Harav Edelstein to Amb. Friedman: We Daven for the Success of America – Malchus Shel Chessed appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Harav Edelstein’s Bein Hazmanim Call to Bachurim: Make a Kiddush Hashem Continued Improvement in Condition of… Continue Reading →