Month July 2019
Israel will allow two congresswomen who support BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) to enter the country for a visit next month. The ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer, said… Read more » The post Foreign Ministry to Allow Pro-Palestinian… Continue Reading →
In the latest sign of improving relations with neighboring Arab countries, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday it will host six journalists from the region in Israel this week, among… Read more » The post Foreign Ministry to Host Six… Continue Reading →
My eleven-year-old son (Chaim) is generally well-behaved. He does relatively well both at home and in school. Although he does have his moments, things are usually okay. Everything is well and good until it comes to his younger brother, Dovid…. Continue Reading →
The East Coast on Sunday sweated through another day of heat and humidity in a stretch of weather so oppressive that a New Jersey drawbridge got stuck and suburban Boston police jokingly asked criminals to take it easy. Read more… Continue Reading →
Hong Kong – Hong Kong police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in chaotic scenes late on Sunday as anger over an extradition bill morphs into a fresh front against what many see as a broader erosion of freedoms by… Continue Reading →
In case you missed it, TLS recently rolled out its Whatsapp Status updates. For many, it was a matter of convenience, while for others who don’t have access to browsers, it was more of a necessity. On the Status, you’ll… Continue Reading →
Detroit – There’s a new target in the clash over immigration: hotels. Advocacy groups and unions are pressuring Marriott, MGM and others not to house migrants who have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. The U.S. government has… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Lancaster. Mention the name of this South Central Pennsylvania city and it’ll conjure up memories of summer and bein hazemanim trips, visits to the 48-acre Dutch Wonderland Amusement Park, and tours of Amish Country. Those who paid attention during… Continue Reading →
Agudas Yisroel’s Daf Yomi Commission is delighted to present the worldwide LIVE broadcast of the Daf Yomi’s Siyum on Eruchin. This event is hosted by Camp Agudah, and the featured speakers will be Rabbi Yosef Frankel, Vialopoler Rebbe and Rabbi… Continue Reading →
Washington – Fifty years after humanity’s first lunar footsteps, the moon is back in NASA’s court. The White House wants U.S. astronauts on the moon pronto — by 2024, a scant five years from now. The moon will serve as… Continue Reading →
Thousands of protesters descended on China’s representative office in Hong Kong on Sunday, as anger over an extradition bill morphs into a fresh front against what many see as a… Read more » The post Hong Kong’s Black-Clad Protesters Deface… Continue Reading →
The Beit Shemesh City Hall removal of an illegal building serving as a shul in Ramat Beit Shemesh, the continued discrimination against sephardi girls in the chareidi schools, the pulling of the peyos of protester Yehoshua Kroizer during a protest… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – Yad Vashem is in the process of organizing a major event in January that aspires to bring a number of world leaders, including US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron, to Jerusalem to commemorate the 75th… Continue Reading →
Please donate here. A global campaign has been launched to raise funds to save Yeshiva Tiferes Tzion / Kiryas Melech, which is facing crushing debt. While the yeshiva is flourishing, with hundreds of bochurim and yungeleit learning with hislahavus, the… Continue Reading →
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British Airways and Lufthansa both said Saturday they were suspending flights to Cairo for unspecified reasons related to safety and security. The British carrier said it was canceling flights to the Egyptian capital for a week. Read more on Yeshiva… Continue Reading →
In an audio recording released Sunday, a British naval officer can be heard saying the transit of a British-flagged vessel through the Strait of Hormuz must not be impaired under… Read more » The post U.K. Navy Heard in Audio… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry visited the Kotel, Western Wall, and on Sunday morning, kick-starting his first official trip to Israel as Secretary of Energy. Israel’s Minister of Energy, Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz… Continue Reading →
A child arriving late to chassidish cheder in Beit Shemesh on Sunday saw the gate to the school had already been closed. He tried climbing the gate and fell from a height. Read more on Yeshiva World News