Month September 2019
The name of Rechov Hakablan in Har Nof, Jerusalem, will be changed to Rechov R’ Ovadia Yosef in November, according to a report on Kikar Hashabbat on Tuesday. The decision was made on Tuesday morning at a meeting of the… Continue Reading →
On a Mediterranean beach in Israel, a newly-hatched baby turtle fumbles along the sand, making its way to the sea for the very first time. The hatchling, one of 60… Read more » The post Endangered Turtles Bred in Captivity… Continue Reading →
Juul Labs is halting all U.S. advertising of its e-cigarettes and replacing its CEO amid a nationwide backlash against vaping. The largest e-cigarette maker also said Wednesday it won’t fight a sweeping ban on flavors proposed by the Trump administration… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump repeatedly prodded Ukraine’s new leader to work with lawyer Rudy Giuliani and the U.S. attorney general to investigate Democratic political rival Joe Biden, according to a rough transcript summarizing a July 25 call that was released… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump asked the president of Ukraine to work with his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, and the U.S. attorney general, William Barr, to “look into” his political rival, Joe… Read more » The post Trump Asked Ukraine to Work… Continue Reading →
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday evening tapped Likud Chair and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for the task of forming a ruling coalition, after meeting together with Netanyahu and his main challenger, Blue and White Chair Benny Gantz. “As long… Continue Reading →
One of two people who caused the crash that killed Yisroel Levin and his kallah Elisheva Kaplan last year, two months before they were to have been married, was convicted… Read more » The post Defendant Convicted in Fatal Crash… Continue Reading →
Israel’s central bank on Wednesday called on the government to ease rules on Palestinian workers who often purchase work permits in the country illegally to bypass restrictions tying them to… Read more » The post Bank of Israel Urges Easements… Continue Reading →
Juul Labs will no longer promote its e-cigarettes in print, digital and TV advertisements and is replacing its CEO amid an escalating backlash against vaping nationwide. The nation’s largest e-cigarette maker also pledged Wednesday not to lobby against a sweeping… Continue Reading →
The White House released a memo of President Donald Trump’s July 25 telephone conversation with Ukraine’s newly elected president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The White House says a “memorandum of a telephone conversation” is not a verbatim transcript; it records the notes and recollections of Situation… Continue Reading →
In the accompanying video, a Jewish visitor to Har Habayis is being detained as police check his identity number after he dared to drink from the water fountain, which is restricted; for use by Muslim worshipers exclusively. Read more on… Continue Reading →
A Lakewood motorist was left shaken but uninjured after a harrowing incident. The driver, a Lakewood resident, tells TLS that while driving on Cross Street near Massachusetts Avenue, he had a bang on his vehicle which he believes was an… Continue Reading →
In line with the bi-annual custom, the kvitlach at the Kosel are being removed from between the stones ahead of Rosh Hashanah. They are also removed annually ahead of Pesach. Read more on Yeshiva World News
JERUSALEM (AP) – The office of Israel’s president says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been given the difficult task of forming a new government. Wednesday’s decision came after President Reuven Rivlin’s attempts to broker a unity government between Netanyahu and… Continue Reading →
The office of Israel’s president says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been given the difficult task of forming a new government. Wednesday’s decision came after President Reuven Rivlin’s attempts to broker a unity government between Netanyahu and his chief rival,… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, head of the Likud Party, will be given the first chance at assembling a coalition, a spokesman for President Reuven Rivlin announced Wednesday, following a meeting… Read more » The post BREAKING: Rivlin Gives Netanyahu First… Continue Reading →
Israeli and U.S. officials are warning about a rise in attacks targeting Jews in Western Europe and are urging European Union leaders to take action against organizations supporting an international… Read more » The post EU Pressed to Act Against… Continue Reading →
The dwellings of two Palestinians accused of murdering yeshiva student and Israeli army recruit Dvir Sorek will be destroyed by the Israel Defense Forces, after an appeal by the suspects’ families was denied on Tuesday. Nasir and Qassem Asafra are… Continue Reading →
Dear Friends, This is the time of the year when we look back and forward, with hopes and dreams for the New Year. It is also a time to express our gratitude to our supporters, who have been our “lifeboat”… Continue Reading →
25-year-old Yosef Dov Bakar Z”L was Niftar on Wednesday following critical injuries sustained in a vehicular accident in Kazbegi, near Tbilisi, in Georgia earlier in the week. He was niftar in a Georgian hospital. Read more on Yeshiva World News