Month September 2019
During the past month, 20 Israelis were arrested in Europe after being apprehended smuggling Khat from Israel, which is illegal in Israel. According to the Yediot Achronot report, it is clear that many people have opted to ignore Foreign Ministry… Continue Reading →
Washington – Congressional Democrats on Monday pressed their demands for full disclosure of a whistleblower’s complaint about President Donald Trump and intensified their calls for impeachment. Trump insisted anew he did nothing wrong in a conversation with Ukraine’s leader that… Continue Reading →
Samsung’s folding phone is finally hitting the U.S. Samsung will start selling the Galaxy Fold, a phone with a screen that folds together like a book, on Friday. There will… Read more » The post Samsung’s Folding Phone Hits the… Continue Reading →
Rod Hicks has spent 30 years as a journalist in seven newsrooms across the country. He’s been a reporter at the Anniston Star in Alabama, an editor for The Associated… Read more » The post Journalists Go to Wyoming in… Continue Reading →
Climate change tops the agenda at the United Nations General Assembly this week. Not the danger of Iran getting a nuclear weapon or the plight of millions of refugees from… Read more » The post Drastic Action Today appeared first… Continue Reading →
GM Strike Enters 2nd Week With No Clear End in Sight NEW YORK (AP) – The strike against General Motors by 49,000 United Auto Workers entered its second week Monday… Read more » The post Business Briefs – September 23,… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Your entire Sukkos, for $10. Doesn’t get better than that! Imagine someone handing you gift certificates to stores all over town. Deluxe Panel Sukkah. Clothing. Silver. Awning. Car Rental. Daled Minim… Y’think you might find something to buy in this pre-Sukkos season?! By… Continue Reading →
Five years after the extradition process began against Malka Laufer, who was principal of a frum school in Melbourne, and stands accused of committing serious offenses against her students, a district court on Monday decided a panel of experts will… Continue Reading →
A listless day on Wall Street ended Monday with major indexes closing little changed as modest gains from earlier in the afternoon faded in the final minutes of trading. The… Read more » The post Late Burst of Selling Leaves… Continue Reading →
Greek authorities said early Tuesday that the arrest of a Lebanese man on suspicion of participation in a TWA flight hijacking in 1985 was a case of mistaken identity. The… Read more » The post Greece Says 1985 Hijacking Arrest… Continue Reading →
Boston – A Boston-area synagogue has been vandalized with what appear to be swastikas. Police in Sharon received a call on Friday night from congregants at Temple Sinai about the marking near its entrance. There were two other markings in… Continue Reading →
Donald Trump, who orchestrated a spur-of-the-moment June encounter with Kim Jong Un that saw him become the first U.S. president to set foot in North Korea, said Monday that another meeting with the North Korean leader “could happen soon.” Trump… Continue Reading →
It is at this time of year that we realize the spiritual hakoras hatov we owe to the Chofetz Chaim, zt”l, whose works illuminate our spiritual lives every day. Dirshu’s… Read more » The post Worldwide Achdus at Today’s Dirshu… Continue Reading →
A pe-Selichos Kumzits this past Motzei Shabbos in Flatbush with with Betzalel Levin @ Ateres Shloime / Rabbi Twersky. Read more on Yeshiva World News
First Lady Melania Trump Rings NY Stock Exchange Bell NEW YORK (AP) – First lady Melania Trump has rung the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. The exchange’s… Read more » The post Regional Briefs – September 23,… Continue Reading →
Magen David Adom, in a joint project with Ichilov Hospital, dedicated a new advanced paramedic unit, stationed out of the hospital. Unlike a standard paramedic unit, which carries paramedics, this unit will include a physician and the vehicle is stocked… Continue Reading →
United Nations – Britain joined the United States on Monday in blaming Iran for attacks on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, but the Iranian foreign minister pointed to claims of responsibility by Yemeni rebels and said: “If Iran were… Continue Reading →
Britain, Germany and France backed the United States and blamed Iran on Monday for an attack on Saudi oil facilities, urging Tehran to agree to new talks with world powers… Read more » The post European Powers Back U.S. in… Continue Reading →
On Sunday, 7 Tishrei, corresponding to October 6, 2019, Yitzchak Hall in the Ma’aras HaMachpelah will be open to mispallalim. The hall is generally closed to Jews year-round, used by Muslims exclusively. Read more on Yeshiva World News
This video below went viral on social media on Monday afternoon, and some are calling this man a hero, while others are skeptical. The viewer will see what appears to be an Uber driver with his vehicle stopped on the… Continue Reading →