Month April 2019
The United States on Monday offered a reward of up to $10 million for information that could help disrupt financing of Hezbollah, the armed Shi’ite group backed by Iran. The… Read more » The post U.S. Offers $10 Million Reward… Continue Reading →
Herman Cain, facing resistance from his own political party, has withdrawn from consideration for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday. Four Republican… Read more » The post Herman Cain Withdraws From Consideration… Continue Reading →
The carnival will be taking place Wednesday.
The Vaad Rabbonim for Transportation on Monday morning released information to travelers on public buses to the Kosel on how to turn these lines into mehadrin lines. In ads appearing in chareidi newspapers, the tzibur is urged to “remain stringent… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump on Monday filed suit to keep U.S. lawmakers from obtaining his financial records, the first salvo in what promises to be an escalating legal battle with Democrats… Read more » The post Trump Sues to Block Congress… Continue Reading →
Rebbitzen Miriam Greenwald, a”h, the wife of the Pupa Rav, the Vayaged Yosef, Harav Yosef Greenwald, zy”a, passed away in New York at the age of 100 after several months of declining… Read more » The post BD’E – Pupa Rebbitzen, a”h… Continue Reading →
Brooklyn, NY – The Pupa Rebbetzin, Mrs. Miriam Greenwald, the mother of the Pupa Rebbe, Rabbi Yaakov Yechezkiya Greenwald, passed away this afternoon at the age of 101. Born in Vodkert, Hungary to Rabbi Yisoscher Berman Weber and his wife… Continue Reading →
A young child from New Square, Baruch Eisenberg, son of Reb Shloimy, was niftar after being hit by a car in Beitar Ilit, where his family was spending Pesach and… Read more » The post BD’E – Hayeled Baruch Eisenberg,… Continue Reading →
New York – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation on Earth Day that bans the sale of single-use plastic bags in New York starting in March 2020, a significant step to reduce pollution and protect fish and wildlife. “Single-use” plastic… Continue Reading →
A joyful trip to Israel for Pesach has turned to heartbreaking tragedy for a family from Monsey, New York. 3-year-old Baruch Eisenberg was struck and killed by a bus in Beitar Illit on Monday evening, Chol Hamoed. Read more on… Continue Reading →
With French police suicides on the rise, Paris authorities are investigating yellow vest protesters who encouraged police to kill themselves. Radical protesters have clashed with police nearly every weekend for five months on the margins of largely peaceful yellow vest… Continue Reading →
Beitar Illit, Israel – A trip to Israel to celebrate a major milestone over Pesach turned tragic for one Monsey family when their three year old son was killed by a bus on a visit to Beitar Illit. The fatal… Continue Reading →
Two women from Peru were apprehended entering Israel on Friday evening, erev Pesach, carrying over 3.5kg (7.7 LBS.) of cocaine. The two suspects, in their 20s, were carrying the drug on their bodies when apprehended by airport police. Read more… Continue Reading →
Mariposa County, CA – Authorities say an Israeli teenager who fell to his death last year at an iconic waterfall in California’s Yosemite National Park was trying to mimic a popular social media photograph when he fell. Officials said Tomer… Continue Reading →
Dallas, TX – New population estimates show that the Dallas-Fort Worth area led American cities in new residents from 2017 to 2018. U.S. Census Bureau numbers show that the two cities, along with Arlington in between, grew by nearly 131,700… Continue Reading →
Outbreaks in New York state continue to drive up the number of U.S. measles cases, which are approaching levels not seen in 25 years. Health officials say 71 more cases were reported last week, with 68 of them from New… Continue Reading →
(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Three Jewish youths were arrested on Har Habayis on Monday, the second day of Chol Hamoed Pesach. They were part of a group visiting the holy site and were taken into custody after prostrating themselves and… Continue Reading →
Queens, NY – A thief stole $30,000 worth of doors and air vents from mausoleums at a historic Jewish cemetery in New York. The missing doors to seven mausoleums and 75 air vents were reported missing on Sunday from the… Continue Reading →
Washington – President Donald Trump says that “nobody” disobeys his orders, a reference to the Mueller report, which paints a deeply unflattering picture of his presidency. Trump made the comments Monday during the annual Easter Egg roll when asked by… Continue Reading →
Coalition negotiations are underway as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu hopes to assemble another coalition government. As is always the case, there are always demands for the various government portfolios, with a focus on the senior posts. Read more on Yeshiva… Continue Reading →