Frum News From The Greater Lakewood Area

Month September 2019

Video: Heroes of the Daf: Just Start Volume 3

The Siyum Presents: Heroes of the Daf: Just Start Volume 3 “On the way back, we said, ‘We have to do this!’” When over 350,000 yidden worldwide will iy”H gather to celebrate the Siyum HaShas of Daf Yomi in just… Continue Reading →

Watchdog Report Finds Alarming Spike In Israel-Related Anti-Semitism On College Campuses

The number of Israel-related, anti-Semitic incidents against Jewish students on campuses increased 70 percent from 2017 to 2018, according to a report published on Tuesday by the nonprofit watchdog AMCHA Initiative. In its report, “The Harassment of Jewish Students on… Continue Reading →

Spaniards Fed Up With Yet Another National Election

Spaniards were frustrated and angry on Wednesday after being called to the polls for a fourth time in four years and some said they would stay away from the ballot… Read more » The post Spaniards Fed Up With Yet… Continue Reading →

VIDEO: Hey County/Township: We thought you may want to see this…

The infamous intersection of Ridge Avenue and Brook Road.

Suicide Bomber Hits Eastern Afghanistan Gov’t Office

A Taliban suicide bomber and terrorists have killed 22 and wounded 38 in an attack on a government building in eastern Afghan on Wednesday, interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said. The… Read more » The post Suicide Bomber Hits Eastern Afghanistan… Continue Reading →

Iran Warns U.S. of Response to Any Action Over Saudi Attack

Iran warned the U.S. that any action taken against it following an attack on Saudi oil installations will “immediately” be met with a response from Tehran, its state-run news agency… Read more » The post Iran Warns U.S. of Response… Continue Reading →

Facebook Auto-Generating Pages For ISIS, Al-Qaida

Washington – In the face of criticism that Facebook is not doing enough to combat extremist messaging, the company likes to say that its automated systems remove the vast majority of prohibited content glorifying the Islamic State group and al-Qaida… Continue Reading →

New Pedestrian Malls Set for Large Cities

The Transportation Ministry has allocated NIS 12 million for a project that could transform the central business districts of large cities in Israel. Similar to the pedestrian malls on Ben… Read more » The post New Pedestrian Malls Set for… Continue Reading →

Carter: I Couldn’t Have Managed Presidency at 80

ATLANTA (AP) — Weeks shy of his 95th birthday, former President Jimmy Carter said he doesn’t believe he could have managed the most powerful office in the world at 80… Read more » The post Carter: I Couldn’t Have Managed… Continue Reading →

Canadian Officials Face Criticism For Honoring Ukrainian Nazi Collaborators

Sambir, Ukraine – Canadian officials are receiving backlash from the Jewish community for honoring members of Ukrainian organizations that helped the Nazis in World War II. A new monument in Sambir, Ukraine, honors members of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists… Continue Reading →

Shoemakers Face Losses Amid China, U.S. Trade Tension

Shoemakers in the United States are facing losses over the tit-for-tat tariffs amid the trade tension between China and the U.S. Xero Shoes is an American brand of lightweight minimalist… Read more » The post Shoemakers Face Losses Amid China,… Continue Reading →

Imelda Could Bring Heavy Rainfall, Flooding to Houston Area

Tropical Storm Imelda is threatening to dump up to 18 inches (46 centimeters) of rain in parts of southeast Texas and southwestern Louisiana over the next few days. Jeff Lindner,… Read more » The post Imelda Could Bring Heavy Rainfall,… Continue Reading →

Ben-Gvir: I’m the Victim; Smotrich: You’re the Reason We Lost

With the poor showing of the Yemina party at the polls, and the no-show of Otzma Yehudit in the final results, the knives were out Wednesday morning as both parties… Read more » The post Ben-Gvir: I’m the Victim; Smotrich:… Continue Reading →

Car Smashes Into Lobby of Trump Plaza in New York

Police say a car has smashed through the glass-doored front lobby of the Trump Plaza in New Rochelle, New York. Authorities told WABC that the incident Tuesday night does not… Read more » The post Car Smashes Into Lobby of… Continue Reading →

Caution Rules Oil, Financial Markets Due to Middle East Worries, Fed

Oil prices steadied on Wednesday as Middle East events kept investors nervous, while caution ahead of an expected U.S. interest rate cut kept wider financial markets in tight ranges. European… Read more » The post Caution Rules Oil, Financial Markets… Continue Reading →

Iran’s Rouhani Blames U.S., Saudi for Conflict in Region

President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday Iran did not want conflict in the region while Defense Minister Amir Hatami said Tehran had no involvement in the attacks on Saudi Arabia’s… Read more » The post Iran’s Rouhani Blames U.S., Saudi… Continue Reading →

Ron Kobi: I May Have Lost, But We Won

Among the biggest “failures” of Election Night was the poor performance of Teveria Mayor Ron Kobi. Campaigning on an anti-chareidi platform like Avigdor Liberman – but much more aggressively –… Read more » The post Ron Kobi: I May Have… Continue Reading →

Odeh to Meet Gantz Wednesday Night

With the results of Tuesday’s elections nearly final, the third largest party in the Knesset is the United Arab List – and chairman Ayman Odeh said Wednesday that he had… Read more » The post Odeh to Meet Gantz Wednesday… Continue Reading →

Saudi Arabia Promises ‘Material Evidence’ Linking Iran to Oil Attack

Saudi Arabia said it would show evidence on Wednesday linking regional rival Tehran to an unprecedented attack on its oil industry that Washington believes originated from Iran in a dangerous… Read more » The post Saudi Arabia Promises ‘Material Evidence’… Continue Reading →

EU Chief: The Risk of a No-Deal Brexit ‘Remains Very Real’

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker says the risk of Britain leaving the European Union without a divorce deal remains “very real.” Speaking at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Juncker,… Read more » The post EU Chief: The Risk of… Continue Reading →

Terrorist Who Attempted to Stab Security Personnel Dies

A terrorist who attempted to attack security personnel at the Kalandiya crossing Wednesday morning is dead, after personnel shot her to prevent her from conducting a stabbing spree. The terrorist… Read more » The post Terrorist Who Attempted to Stab… Continue Reading →

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