Month July 2019
Philadelphia – A driver climbed out of the sunroof of a moving car to flee the scene of a chain-reaction crash in Philadelphia. Video of the wreck was captured by a camera outside the studios of WPVI-TV on Friday. The driver… Continue Reading →
Jamestown, VA – A heckler disrupted President Donald Trump’s speech at an event in historic Jamestown, Virginia commemorating the 400th anniversary of the rise of American democracy. The person stood up and held up signs that read “deport hate” and… Continue Reading →
Like many other congressional districts that have been carefully chiseled out to try to ensure a specific electoral result, New York’s 10th District consists of a curious mix of neighborhoods.… Read more » The post Six Ways from Sunday appeared… Continue Reading →
The Siyum Presents: Harav Shimon Schwab, Z”tl, At The 9th Siyum Hashas Please visit thesiyum.org for information and updates regarding the upcoming Siyum HaShas, or text siyum to 313131. Read more on Yeshiva World News
London – The fight to save the seas from plastic waste may mean the end for mini bottles of shampoo and other toiletries that hotel guests love to stuff into their luggage. The owner of Holiday Inn and InterContinental Hotels… Continue Reading →
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Britain has officially had its hottest day on record. Weather agency the Met Office says the temperature reached 38.7 C (101.7 F) at Cambridge University Botanic Garden in eastern England during last week’s heat wave. Read more on Yeshiva World… Continue Reading →
Urgent 48 Hour Campaign! CLICK HERE TO DONATE We cried. We davened. We moved on. But Rabbi Bauman’s family still needs our help.The tragic disappearance and passing of Rabbi Reuven Bauman zt”l gripped us all. This young, vibrant and loving… Continue Reading →
$1M For R’ Reuven Bauman Z”L – DONATE NOW at https://www.charidy.com/baumanfamily from Mordy Gelfand on Vimeo. Urgent 48 Hour Campaign! CLICK HERE TO DONATE We cried. We davened. We moved on. But Rabbi Bauman’s family still needs our help. The… Continue Reading →
A MetroCard bus will be providing services Tuesday on 16th Avenue between 48th and 49 Streets in Boro Park, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. The bus, arranged by State Sen. Simcha Felder, will… Read more » The post MetroCard Bus in Boro Park… Continue Reading →
The following is via NBC: At least a half-dozen vehicles, including a state police SUV, an ambulance and a fire engine, appear to have been involved in a huge wreck in New Jersey, based on footage of the scene from… Continue Reading →
Central Valley, NY – Travelers headed from the state’s northern regions through the Harriman/Kiryas Joel area may need to allot extra time for their trip with two weeks’ worth of construction now underway at the I-87/Route 17 interchange. A travel… Continue Reading →
Warsaw, Poland – President Donald Trump will visit Warsaw from Aug. 31 through Sept. 2 to take part in observances marking the 80th anniversary of World War II, an aide to Poland’s president said Tuesday. It would be Trump’s second… Continue Reading →
Two state troopers are among the multiple people injured in a major accident that occurred near West Orange, NJ. Preliminary reports suggest that a dump truck crashed into several emergency vehicles, including an ambulance and a firetruck who were on… Continue Reading →
The following is based on a Hesped given by Chaskel Bennett at the Kevurah of his longtime Rebbe, Rav Dovid Trenk Zt”l: We first met when I was a boisterous eight year old boy in Camp Munk. Read more on… Continue Reading →
Democrats gathering in Detroit for a pivotal presidential debate will have to decide, once again, how to respond to President Donald Trump while presenting their own vision for the country. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Atlantic City, NJ – Authorities say a Pennsylvania father died while rescuing his son who was struggling in rip currents while swimming in the ocean off Atlantic City. Emergency responders went to the beach around 9:30 a.m. Monday for a… Continue Reading →
The Shabbos before Lag B’omer, Moshe Eliezer Ilovitz was at the kever of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. He davened shacharis and has not been seen since. Later that week, during the festivities of Lag B’omer, the Ilovitz home burned to… Continue Reading →
Baghdad – Israel attacked Iranian targets at a military base in Iraq, a Saudi newspaper reported. The London-based Al-Sharq Al-Awsat cited unnamed western diplomatic sources as saying that Israel used F-35 stealth fighter jets on late Sunday night to attack… Continue Reading →
Most people sent to mass detention centers in China’s Xinjiang region have “returned to society,” a senior official from the region said on Tuesday, but he declined to give an… Read more » The post China: Most Xinjiang Camps’ Inmates… Continue Reading →
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