Month July 2019
The Moetzas Chachmei HaTorah of the Shas party on Wednesday gave its stamp of approval to the party’s lineup for the upcoming election for 22nd Knesset. The election is set for Tuesday, September 17, 2019. Read more on Yeshiva World… Continue Reading →
A Jewish man is in critical condition after his own vehicle fell on top of him, early Friday morning. It happened just after 2:00AM on the NY State Thruway, when the young man was travelling with his wife and children… Continue Reading →
New York – A photo editor who began working at CNN in January resigned after some anti-Semitic tweets he made in 2011 were discovered. Mohammed Elshamy, a 25-year-old former photojournalist with the Anadolu news agency, quit Thursday night after an… Continue Reading →
Help is needed for a minyan for a Meis Mitzvah Levaya this morning. Mr. Shmuel Yehuda Hershkowitz Z”L fled Hungary as a teenager. He fought the Nazis in the the British army, where he aided refugees. He also fought in… Continue Reading →
A space capsule carrying a 3D printer to make human tissue and about 5,000 pounds of other experiments and supplies is on its way to the International Space Station after a thunderous SpaceX launch. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Pluralistic activists in Jerusalem City Hall are working to oust the city’s Chief Sephardi Rabbi, HaGaon HaRav Shlomo Moshe Amar Shlita from his post as the rav released harsh words against the toeiva community, calling on them to remove their… Continue Reading →
Hong Kong – Protesters crowded into one of the world’s busiest airports, greeting international visitors to Hong Kong with anti-government chants Friday in an effort to raise awareness of their pro-democracy movement. More than 1,000 demonstrators dressed in black filled… Continue Reading →
The weekly Shiur delivered by Reb Yisroel Meir Shapiro.
British Airways is resuming flights to Cairo after security concerns prompted a weeklong halt to services. The airline says the flight BA 155 is scheduled to leave Friday at 5:20 p.m. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Sao Paulo – Armed men stole $40 million of gold and other precious metals on Thursday from a Sao Paulo cargo terminal at South America’s busiest airport, taking two hostages, police said. Several of the suspects arrived at the Guarulhos… Continue Reading →
The chareidi suspects arrested by police for running a drug laboratory in the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem have been questioned by police following their arrests, and they have given contradictory statements to detectives. Read more on Yeshiva World News
London – Britain’s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced plans to start hiring an extra 20,000 police officers in the next few weeks, reversing cuts made under previous governments in a pitch to voters concerned about rising violent crime. The… Continue Reading →
The fire broke out on Brookside Road shortly before 2:00 AM. There were no injuries reported. A dog and cat were rescued. (TLS-15/TLS-31)
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey would turn elsewhere for fighter jets if the United States will not sell it the F-35 jets, adding that a U.S. decision to… Read more » The post Erdogan: Turkey to Turn Elsewhere… Continue Reading →
Google parent Alphabet beat analyst expectations for the second quarter Thursday, sending its shares up sharply as it bounced back from a rough first quarter. The company comforted investors with advertising revenue growth that edged out last quarter and assurances… Continue Reading →
Likud members have been instructed to “lay off” Avigdor Liberman, at least in terms of personal criticism, while stressing the importance of reaching out to potential voters of Yisrael Beytenu… Read more » The post Likud Activists to Spread the… Continue Reading →
As many as 10,000 dunams of forest cover were lost Thursday as a major fire burned throughout the day on one of Israel’s best known sites – Mount Tavor, located… Read more » The post Major Fire Burns Forest on… Continue Reading →
Protesters in Hong Kong took their cause Friday to one of the busiest airports in the world. More than 1,000 demonstrators dressed in black filled the arrival hall at Hong… Read more » The post Hong Kong Protesters Take Their… Continue Reading →
Police are investigating an incident in which two avreichim in Bnei Brak were injured Thursday night when a firebomb exploded next to them. The two were treated at the site,… Read more » The post Two Avreichim Injured in Bnei… Continue Reading →
Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard is suing Google for $50 million, accusing the internet company of suspending her advertising account in the hours after last month’s debate because it was trying to silence her. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Asian shares are lower Friday as investors continued to watch the brewing trade conflict between China and the U.S., and any signs of what’s in store from central banks. Japan’s… Read more » The post Asian Shares Fall Ahead of… Continue Reading →