Month December 2019

As the horrifying events of Monsey are still so fresh in our minds, coupled with other over manifestations of anti-Semitism in the New York area, it behooves all of us to rethink our preparations for the great convocation of Jews… Continue Reading →

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced today that Maleek Dorsey, age 27, of Lakewood was arrested and charged with two counts of Attempted Murder, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, and Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose in… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Tuesday began preliminary pumping of gas from a lucrative field in the Mediterranean Sea to its coastline rig, just days before it is to sign a a major pipeline deal with Greece and Cyprus. The… Continue Reading →

Tragedy struck the Woodmere and Five Towns communities on Tuesday morning, when word spread of the tragic Petira of Sholom (Stuart) Hecht Z”L. He was approximately 60 years old. The Nassau County Police Department tells YWN that at around 7:00AM,… Continue Reading →

The impressive stage was the first thing that grabbed me when I entered the auditorium at Jerusalem’s Binyanei Hauma Convention Center on Moetzai Shabbos Chanuka, Parshas Mikeitz 2019.    The screen was studded with stars, tall orange candles flickered gently… Continue Reading →

Thousands of rioters and Iran-backed militia fighters stormed the United States embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday in protest of the US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria on Sunday against Kata’ib Hezbollah, a pro-Iranian Shi’ite terror group allied with Hezbollah. US… Continue Reading →

Krav Maga is a self-defense system developed for the IDF based on techniques sourced from boxing, wrestling, aikido, judo and karate. It is known for its focus on real-world situations and extreme efficiency at disarming an attacker. As a concerned… Continue Reading →

A National Insurance Institute (Bituach Leumi) report on poverty in Israel shows that the number of poor among children and the elderly has grown. The report, which reflects data for… Read more » The post Poverty Report Shows 16% of… Continue Reading →

A St. Petersburg court on Monday ordered the detention of two Russian men who were arrested on a tip provided by the U.S. and are suspected of plotting unspecified terrorist… Read more » The post Russian Court Jails Two Terrorism… Continue Reading →

BAGHDAD (AP) — Dozens of Iraqi Shiite militiamen and their supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday, smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area, angered over deadly U.S. airstrikes targeting the Iran-backed… Continue Reading →

As a candidate for the White House, Donald Trump repeatedly promised that he would “immediately” replace President Barack Obama’s health care law with a plan of his own that would provide “insurance for everybody.” Back then, Trump made it sound… Continue Reading →

Israel will be holding its third election in just a year this coming March – and elections, while free, have a clear cost. That cost, when taking into account the… Read more » The post Election Costs: Over a Billion… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Yossi Gestetner, a prominent commentator on issues relating to the Jewish community in the New York region, met with politicians and lawmakers including NY State Attorney Letitia James in the wake of the barbaric attack in… Continue Reading →

The results of the last bar exam given in Israel were released on Sunday, December 29, 2019. According to the dismal results, 52% of the candidates failed the exam. Of 2,492 persons who took the exam, only 1,196 passed while… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court began deliberations on Tuesday on whether an indicted parliament member can form a new government, hearing a petition that could potentially abruptly end Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political career after March elections. If the… Continue Reading →

The presidential politics calendar turned to 2020 nearly a year ago. This week, the actual date catches up. What we’re watching as the preseason closes and election year opens: ___ Days to Iowa caucuses: 35 Days to general election: 309… Continue Reading →

As Russian President Vladimir Putin marks two decades in power , he boasts about his achievements but remains coy about his political future — a reticence that fuels wild speculation about his intentions. Putin points to the revival of Russia’s… Continue Reading →

Hagaon Harav Moshe Shternbuch ruled that Shomrei Torah should wait a set amount of time before using the new fast train from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv – a shiur “b’kdei shey’aa’seh” – the amount of time that the train could… Continue Reading →

Some 1,500 residents of coastal Israel north of Hadera locked up their houses Tuesday morning and drove in a caravan south, aiming to reach the offices of the Defense Ministry… Read more » The post Protesters ‘Evacuate’ Homes Over Leviathan… Continue Reading →

  The post Photo Gallery of 10th Siyum Hashas appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Photo Gallery of 12th Siyum Hashas Photo Gallery of 11th Siyum Hashas Siyum Hashas Delegation Meets With Harav Dovid Feinstein, Shlita Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah… Continue Reading →