Frum News From The Greater Lakewood Area

Month April 2019

PM Netanyahu’s Son Avner Taken To Hospital & Since Discharged

Avner Netanyahu, the son of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, felt ill on Tuesday night and went to Beilinson Hospital where he underwent medical tests. Netanyahu, the father, heard of this during his victory in the Likud party victory that took… Continue Reading →

New York State Assemblymembers Visit Culver El Housing Project

New York State Assemblymembers Steve Cymbrowitz, Chair of the Assembly Housing Committee and Simcha Eichenstein, a member of the committee, visited the site of the Culver El Housing project on 37th Street in Boro Park this week. Read more on… Continue Reading →

Rivlin Taps Netanyahu to Form Government

Post-election formalities continued on schedule Wednesday as President Reuven Rivlin tasked Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu with assembling a ruling majority. In a ceremony at the Presidential Residence, reference was made… Read more » The post Rivlin Taps Netanyahu to Form… Continue Reading →

Turkey’s Opposition Takes Office in Istanbul, Appeal Still Pending

Turkey’s main opposition candidate was declared Istanbul’s mayor on Wednesday after election recounts were finally completed, despite an appeal still pending by President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party to re-run the… Read more » The post Turkey’s Opposition Takes Office in… Continue Reading →

New York – Sleek New SUVs Dominate Reveals At New York Auto Show

New York – Auto shows may be waning in importance as companies find other ways to introduce new products, but the New York International Auto Show still has a healthy list of new vehicle debuts. In keeping with the dramatic… Continue Reading →

Going To A Park On Chol Hamoed? Beware Of Bears

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is reminding the public of important safety tips to follow as black bears begin emerging from winter dens and searching for food. “It is especially important for residents who live in bear country… Continue Reading →

Report: Some Yoni Netanyahu Items Might Be Fakes

A day after Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his brother Dr. Ido Netanyahu received the personal effects of Yoni Netanyahu Hy”d, who was killed in the Entebbe raid, it… Read more » The post Report: Some Yoni Netanyahu Items… Continue Reading →

SHTREIMEL BAN IN NYC? Fashion Capital New York Considers Banning Sale Of Fur

A burgeoning movement to outlaw fur is seeking to make its biggest statement yet in the fashion mecca of New York City. Lawmakers are pushing a measure that would ban the sale of all new fur products in the city… Continue Reading →

Peru’s Ex-President Garcia Dies After Shooting Himself to Avoid Arrest

Peru’s former president Alan Garcia died in a hospital in Lima on Wednesday, hours after shooting himself in the head to avoid arrest in connection with a bribery probe, authorities… Read more » The post Peru’s Ex-President Garcia Dies After… Continue Reading →

Trump Vetoes Resolution to End U.S. Participation in Yemen’s Civil War

President Donald Trump on Tuesday vetoed a resolution that would have ended U.S. support for the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen. The move, which had been expected, marks the second… Read more » The post Trump Vetoes Resolution to End… Continue Reading →

Rivlin Receives Election Results, Sells Chometz

Post-election formalities continued on schedule Wednesday as President Reuven Rivlin received the official results of the elections to the 21st Knesset from Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Hanan… Read more » The post Rivlin Receives Election Results, Sells… Continue Reading →

Dialogue Between Chareidim And Lieberman Surrounding Draft Law As Both Express Willingness To Go Another Round Of Elections

Realizing they are head-to-head again on the issue of the draft law, talks have already begun between Yisrael Beitenu party chairman, MK Avigdor Lieberman and leaders of Yahadut Hatorah, as the two parties will have to find a solution to… Continue Reading →

Williamsburg Community Hastens to Comply With Emergency Vaccination Order

The Williamsburg Jewish community has snapped into action in response to the declaration of a public health emergency by city officials. The unusual order, which among other things threatens with… Read more » The post Williamsburg Community Hastens to Comply… Continue Reading →

Jerusalem – Israel Rabbinical Courts Unjew Orthodox Convert Approved By Beis Din Of America

Jerusalem – The Tel Aviv Rabbinical Court has rejected the Jewish status of the son of an American woman who converted to Judaism several decades ago and whose conversion was approved by the Beth Din of America in 2018. According… Continue Reading →

Gabbay’s Days Are Numbered

Labor party chairman Avi Gabbay’s days are numbered — 180 days at most — as the party chooses a new leader within the next six months. Gabbay, who presided over… Read more » The post Gabbay’s Days Are Numbered appeared… Continue Reading →

Peru Ex-President Garcia Shoots Himself as Police Try to Arrest Him

Peru’s former president Alan Garcia shot himself early on Wednesday after police arrived at his home in the capital Lima to arrest him in connection with a bribery investigation, a… Read more » The post Peru Ex-President Garcia Shoots Himself… Continue Reading →

Yariv Levin Puts Courts on Notice

The person likely to be the next minister of justice has already stirred controversy with pronouncements of what he will do once in office. Tourism Minister Yair Levin (Likud) —… Read more » The post Yariv Levin Puts Courts on… Continue Reading →

Chapel Hill, NC – A UNC-Duke Conference On Gaza Angered Some Students And A House Rep. But Was It Anti-Semitic?

Chapel Hill, NC – “This is my anti-Semitic song,” Tamer Nafar, a Palestinian-Israeli rapper, said at the opening of a conference on Gaza last month at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “I know it might sound [like]… Continue Reading →

Palestinian PM Accuses U.S. of ‘Financial War’

The new Palestinian prime minister on Tuesday accused the United States of declaring “financial war” on his people and said an American peace plan purported to be in the works… Read more » The post Palestinian PM Accuses U.S. of… Continue Reading →

3-Year-Old R”L Dies In A Jerusalem Hospital Following Complications From A Tonsillectomy

A 3-year-old child from East Jerusalem died on Wednesday afternoon, after having his tonsils removed. The child underwent the surgery a few days ago and began hemorrhaging at home. Read more on Yeshiva World News

Denver, CO – Police: Florida Teen ‘Infatuated’ With Columbine, Prompting Manhunt And School Closures, Found Dead In Colorado

Denver, CO – A Florida teenager believed to be armed and “infatuated” with the Columbine massacre was found dead by authorities in Colorado after she traveled to the state days before the 20th anniversary of the school attack, according to… Continue Reading →

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