Month September 2019
A female police officer, said to be in her 30s, was lightly wounded Thursday afternoon in a stabbing attack outside the Old City of Yerushalayim, near the Chain Gate (Shaar Hashalsheles).… Read more » The post Officer Lightly Wounded in Stabbing… Continue Reading →
Now that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has launched an official impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, what’s next? In some ways, the investigations of the Trump administration won’t look too different from those underway in the House, but now they’ll… Continue Reading →
Q: If Rosh Hashana is the Yom Hadin, the day that Hashem is judging us, shouldn’t we spend the whole day saying vidui and confessing our sins? A: On Yom Kippur we’re busy saying אשמנו בגדנו גזלנו. We spend the… Continue Reading →
The great tzaddik Rav Nosson Wachtfogel, zt”l, Mashgiach of Lakewood, would often say, “We cannot forget that the Chofetz Chaim’s yahrtzeit is at this time of year, right before Rosh Hashanah. For some reason, no one makes a big deal… Continue Reading →
White House officials sought to “lock down” records of a phone call in which US President Donald Trump urged his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden, according to a secret whistleblower complaint made public today. Read more on… Continue Reading →
Benny Gantz on Thursday called for negotiations between his Blue and White party and the Likud for the establishment of a government that he would head – but apparently on… Read more » The post Gantz to Likud: Let’s Talk,… Continue Reading →
A policewoman was stabbed by a Palestinian terrorist near Shar HaShalshelet of Jerusalem’s Old City a short time ago, one of the entrances to Har Habayis. The attacker is in custody. Read more on Yeshiva World News
London- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a backlash from furious lawmakers on Thursday over his use of charged and confrontational language in Parliament about opponents of his Brexit plan, as the Speaker of the House of Commons warned that… Continue Reading →
[Submitted by House of Brach] When I approached my beloved Rav, Morainu Harav Shlomo Gissinger ZT”L to attend the Kvias Mezuza for House of Bracha, just two short weeks before his untimely Petira, he said the following. “Though I have… Continue Reading →
What brings an Israeli Arab to Uman for Rosh Hashanah? Ayman Ibrahim, an Israeli Arab from Abu Gosh went to Uman for the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah. He was asked to be part of a special team from United… Continue Reading →
New Jersey might be one of the happiest states in the nation, but its finances give residents a lot of reason to frown. According to an annual report released by Truth In Accounting, the Garden State has, for the fifth… Continue Reading →
Iranian Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday European countries were unlikely to help Iran against U.S. sanctions, and Tehran “should give up all hope” in that regard, according… Read more » The post Khamenei: Iran Should Give Up… Continue Reading →
New York- Walmart’s Sam’s Club is teaming up with several health care companies to offer discounts on everyday care its customers might delay or skip because of the cost. Starting early October, Sam’s Club members in Michigan, Pennsylvania and North… Continue Reading →
A man who claims he was insane when he fatally shot six members of his ex-wife’s family in their suburban Houston home, including four children, clearly understood he was doing wrong, and his actions were motivated by vengeance not mental… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu called on Thursday for his pretrial hearing on corruption allegations to be broadcast live, saying that “the time has come for the public to hear everything,… Read more » The post Netanyahu Wants Hearing Aired Live… Continue Reading →
Fish is a favorite food for Rosh Hashanah, and fish consumption figures during the period of the Yamim Nora’im and Sukkos jump during the chagim period. On average, Israelis eat 3.5… Read more » The post For Rosh Hashanah, Carp Is… Continue Reading →
Portland,Ore.- Vaping products, one of the fastest-growing segments of the legal marijuana industry, have taken a hit from consumers as public health experts scramble to determine what’s causing a mysterious and sometimes fatal lung disease among people who use e-cigarettes…. Continue Reading →
A Russian trawler with an ammonia tank and carrying about 200,000 liters of diesel oil was in flames Thursday at a northern Norwegian port and authorities evacuated surrounding areas… Read more » The post Blaze Rages on Russian Trawler… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began Thursday the daunting task of trying to cobble together a coalition government amid political deadlock that emerged from this month’s repeat elections, which had no clear winner. He now has up to six… Continue Reading →
Israeli embassies and missions around the world were on strike Thursday, after the Foreign Ministry announced Wednesday night that it was halting payment on money laid out over budget by… Read more » The post Embassies and Missions On Strike… Continue Reading →
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that his comments in a conversation with President Donald Trump shouldn’t have been publicly released. Zelenskiy also played down Ukraine’s investigation of Democratic presidential candidate… Read more » The post Ukrainian Leader Bristles at Release… Continue Reading →