Month June 2019
A lawsuit that alleges a 2020 census question pushed by the Trump administration violates minorities’ rights will be sent back to a federal court in Maryland so new evidence can be considered, U.S. Read more on Yeshiva World News
The Trump administration sought on Wednesday to win support for an economic plan it says will be a foundation for Israeli-Palestinian peace but which Palestinians and many other Arabs dismiss… Read more » The post U.S. Opens Debate on Mideast… Continue Reading →
For the second day in a row, Israeli media has been dominated by supposed efforts by the Likud and other parties to cancel the September elections. That may yet happen,… Read more » The post PM: I Never Offered Gantz… Continue Reading →
Israel continued to withhold diesel fuel from Gaza Wednesday, as it continued its sanctions against Hamas over the continued terror attacks from Gaza. On Tuesday, 20 fires broke out in… Read more » The post IDF Tells Gazans: Cut Balloon… Continue Reading →
An Arab who was in Israel illegally and was arrested carrying a kippah and tzitzis will be brought for an extension of his remand Wednesday, police said. The Arab, a… Read more » The post Police: Palestinian Planned to Use… Continue Reading →
Shendishov: A Spiritual Home for Every Yid! It’s Friday night. The Tish of the Rebbe has been going on for many hours. The entire room is elevated to a different realm where the Kedusha of Shabbas permeates throughout and the… Continue Reading →
Two U.S. service members were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the NATO-led Resolute Support mission said in a statement. It gave no further details and withheld the names of the… Read more » The post Two U.S. Service Members Killed… Continue Reading →
Iran will speed up enrichment of uranium after a deadline given to European countries to prevent this ends on Thursday, the spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said on Wednesday,… Read more » The post Iran Says Will Speed Up… Continue Reading →
North Korea said Wednesday it won’t surrender to U.S.-led sanctions and accused Washington of trying to “bring us to our knees.” The statement is yet another reminder that North Korea… Read more » The post North Korea Says It Won’t… Continue Reading →
Asian stocks dipped on Wednesday and the dollar inched up from three-month lows after Federal Reserve officials tempered expectations in the markets for aggressive monetary easing. In early European trade, the… Read more » The post Asian Stocks Dip After Fed… Continue Reading →
Kendall Felix, who conspired in the Menachem Stark, Hy”d, kidnapping, and disposed of Stark’s body and set it aflame, was denied his parole request. Felix had pleaded guilty to second-degree… Read more » The post Parole Denied for Kendall Felix,… Continue Reading →
It was a horrific sight, even for the most jaded of mispallelim. Early risers arriving at the Tiferes Shimon shul on Rechov Rabbi Akiva in Bnei Brak last Tuesday morning were speechless from shock. The building’s lights were on, the… Continue Reading →
When I was growing up, Williamsburg wasn’t the way it is today. These days it’s a bustling neighborhood populated by tens of thousands of Jews with high-end stores and businesses, but 65 years ago it was a placed filled with… Continue Reading →
There is a saying that America’s generals are always preparing to fight the last war. Pity. The history of American body counts suggests that our opponents have recognized this flaw among our generals. In contrast, our enemies are using innovative,… Continue Reading →
For more great recipes, check out this weeks issue of Whisk by Ami The post Cooking in Rome appeared first on Ami Magazine.
The combination of the sharp lime and creamy avocado make an incredible dessert. If you’re monitoring your sugar, the avocado has healthy fat for balance, and limes are a great source of vitamin C. Crust 1 ½ tablespoons coconut oil,… Continue Reading →
“So how are my adorable grandchildren?” Esther Raizel, my coworker, asked me one morning. “Do you get to see them?” “They’re doing great!” I replied, looking up from my computer. “And yup, I get to see them all the time.”… Continue Reading →
On June 14, the New York State legislature passed the Housing Stability and Tenant Protections Act of 2019, which made a long list of changes to laws concerning rental units in New York State. Governor Cuomo quickly signed it. But… Continue Reading →
When Dr. Mimi Knoll and I enter Eliana Fine Feld’s house in West Hempstead on an ordinary Tuesday night, I immediately do a double-take. That’s because after Eliana greets us warmly and leads us in the direction of her dining… Continue Reading →
She hears the soft tread of footsteps nearby, padding down the building’s thickly carpeted corridor, and wonders, almost ironically, if by some slim chance they are headed in her direction. In a pantomime of self-mockery, she shakes her head, no,… Continue Reading →
In late February of this year I found myself in Bali, Indonesia. It is a beautiful country, an archipelago made up of over 17,500 islands lying between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. With 265 million people speaking over 700 languages,… Continue Reading →