Month September 2019
Someone laughed loudly during Thursday’s closed-door speech President Donald Trump gave at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. Other voices spoke in hushed murmurs. Trump had just demanded to… Read more » The post Democrats Rip Trump’s ‘Threatening’ Comments… Continue Reading →
The Orthodox Union, the Coalition for Jewish Values, Chabad-Lubavitch, the Union for Reform Judaism and the National Council of Young Israel had representatives on the call. Amid the divide between the Trump administration and left-wing Jewish religious organizations, at least… Continue Reading →
The House voted Friday to overturn President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration to fund his border wall, sending the Senate-passed resolution to the White House, where the president will certainly… Read more » The post House Votes to Overturn Trump’s… Continue Reading →
North Korea accused the United States on Friday of doing nothing to implement issues agreed on at summits between U.S. President Donald Trump and the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un,… Read more » The post North Korea to Trump: Make… Continue Reading →
Last week, Israel’s first medical marijuana cafe opened in Be’er Sheva. According to a report that was published on the Israeli news site Mako, the cafe will only be able to be accessed by people who have a license or… Continue Reading →
Amos Lieberman, son of Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman, got married to his Kallah Sharon Ben-Hasson at the Lago Events Hall in Rishon LeZion on Thursday night. The Mesader Kiddushin at the Chuppah was the Chief Rabbi of Migdal Ha’Emek… Continue Reading →
See the announcement below. Rabbi Daniel Neustadt: Pictured below, is Rabbi Shlomo Gissinger Zatzal, with Rabbi Yosef Abecasis, Kashrus Administrator of Chelkas Hakashrus of Zichron Yaakov.
Reb Shlomo Yehuda, I have no way of contacting you, so I will write this here. You have saved my life with an anonymous donation once, and you have no idea who I am. I know you, but you do… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – The global Jewish population hovers around 14.8 million ahead of Rosh Hashanah, which marks the start of the Jewish new year 5780, according to estimates published by Professor Sergio Della Pergola of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in… Continue Reading →
The U.S. economy grew at a modest 2% annual rate in the second quarter, a pace sharply lower than the 3%-plus growth rates seen over the past year. Many analysts believe growth will slow further in coming quarters as global… Continue Reading →
“There needs to be more unity in our nation moving forward. We cannot better our nation and preserve our traditions if we do not work together. And part of that work is standing up against anti-Semitism. Read more on Yeshiva World… Continue Reading →
The Lakewood Board of Fire Commissioners in conjunction with Fire Chief Mike D’Elia Jr., Fire Prevention Coordinator Jacob Woolf, and the members of the Lakewood Fire Department remind the community to be mindful of the following hazards to ensure a… Continue Reading →
Washington – The United States has accused Syria of conducting a chemical-weapons attack on May 19, which U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed won’t go “unchallenged.” “The Assad regime is responsible for innumerable atrocities some of which rise to… 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. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Does your organization have what it takes to run an online crowdfunder, but still needs the motivation or the matching grants to get it done? If you can prove that you’ve got all of your “ducks in a row,” and… Continue Reading →
Newt Gingrich, who oversaw the 1998 impeachment proceedings against then-President Bill Clinton, said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is making a mistake by announcing an impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Read more on Yeshiva World News
As Jews, we know that it is our responsibility to live to a higher standard. People often scrutinize our actions, expect more of us, and judge us by a different set of rules. Any vague action on our part will… Continue Reading →
“This is the moment that you felt ‘Atem nitzavim hayom lifnei Hashem Elokeichem.’” The Lakewood Mashgiach, HaRav Matisyahu Salomon shlit”a – then Mashgiach in Gateshead Yeshiva – marveled at the power of the moment that was the 10th Siyum HaShas… Continue Reading →
Twenty police officers from Israel have arrived in Uman to assist local police with the tens of thousands of Hebrew-speaking Israelis over Rosh Hashanah. A statement from the Ukrainian Interior Ministry says: “Together with Ukrainian law enforcement officers, they will… Continue Reading →
New York- Former New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind is incensed that the ADL has decided that the OK hand sign can be deemed a hate symbol. Hikind says that the fact that numerous people use the symbol for positive… Continue Reading →
Dear Friend, Sometimes, heroes don’t look heroic at all. Sometimes they are small and pinched, with sad eyes that fill with tears as they talk. But heroes come in all sizes and shapes, and Mazal Alfasi is a hero by… Continue Reading →