Month January 2020

Los Angeles firefighters rescued terrified residents from the rooftop of a 25-story high-rise apartment building where a fire broke out on a sixth-floor balcony and sent choking smoke billowing through… Read more » The post 1 Critically Injured in Los… Continue Reading →

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An Auschwitz survivor’s warning about indifference to discrimination is reverberating strongly in his native Poland, with some people praising the 93-year-old’s World War II anniversary speech as wise and the country’s conservative government criticizing it as… Continue Reading →

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law a major rewrite of the rules of trade with Canada and Mexico that he said replaces the “nightmare” of a Clinton-era agreement… Read more » The post Trump Signs Trade Deal With… Continue Reading →

This Sunday, is the יאָרצײַט of the “Tzadik of Freehold ר’ אברהם יצחק ב”ר בצלאל. Many have gone to his Kaver and Davened and have seen tremendous ישועות. There will be a minyan saying Tehillim this Sunday, ז שבט February… Continue Reading →

Ambassador to Israel David Friedman appeared to modify his position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Thursday, saying that “we believe that autonomy should be extended up until the point where… Read more » The post Friedman Backs Autonomy for Palestinians… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (AP) — Bernie Sanders is approaching next week’s Iowa caucuses in a position to become the first major-party Jewish presidential nominee in the nation’s history. And at a time of resurgent anti-Semitism, he’s talking in more depth about… Continue Reading →

The driver of the car which crashed into the Atar family car over a year ago, killing all eight members of the family, was sentenced on Wednesday by the Be’er Sheva District Court to ten years of prison. Loren Ankri… Continue Reading →

Days before it leaves the European Union, Britain put itself at odds with European allies on Wednesday in warmly welcoming U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan while France… Read more » The post Gaps Emerge Between Britain and… Continue Reading →

President Trump signed the US-Mexico-Canda Trade Agreement (USMCA) into law at a signing ceremony at the White House, a trade deal that he promised when campaigning to deliver on to replace what he says was a failing North American Free… Continue Reading →

President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is shifting to questions from senators, a pivotal juncture as Republicans lack the votes to block witnesses and face a potential setback in their hope… Read more » The post GOP Strains to Contain Bolton… Continue Reading →

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters are responding to a blaze in a 25-story Los Angeles residential building. Authorities say there are reports that an unspecified number of persons jumped. Firefighters swarmed the building on the city’s west side Wednesday morning… Continue Reading →

[COMMUNICATED] A campaign to raise $1,000,000 is now live. After last month’s horrific attack which has left the community shattered, they have come together to continue their efforts and flourish. Unwilling to allow the ordeal to hold them back, they… Continue Reading →

BEIRUT (AP) — “Insulting.” “Shameful.” “A disgrace.” Those were some of the words used by Palestinian refugees in Lebanon on Wednesday to describe a White House plan for ending the Israel-Palestinian conflict. At refugee camps across the country, Palestinians staged… Continue Reading →

Over the past two years, I participated in the exclusive training programme run by the Rabbinic Training Academy in London, led by Rabbi Shaul Rosenblatt (formerly of Aish UK). The programme has been transformative for myself, my family and likewise… Continue Reading →

Statement: Agudath Israel of America is deeply appreciative of the Trump Administration’s tireless efforts to bring peace and prosperity to both Israelis and Palestinians after the many decades of unrest and instability they have endured. Today’s announcement is the result… Continue Reading →

Should Israel annex the Jordan Valley, as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has promised to do if reelected? No one questions its strategic importance. The valley, 120 miles (193 km) long… Read more » The post Undecided appeared first on Hamodia…. Continue Reading →

PARIS (JTA) — French President Emmanuel Macron is under fire from top members of the judiciary after criticizing a court decision not to have a trial for a Jewish woman’s killer. During a visit last week to Israel last week,… Continue Reading →

Security for Jewish institutions — shuls, schools, community centers and organizations — has understandably been at the forefront of many minds and agendas in recent months. Agudath Israel of America,… Read more » The post The Guard Protecting the Shul… Continue Reading →

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to pardon Naama Issachar, a U.S.-Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges, RIA state news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a… Read more » The post Putin Pardons Naama Isaachar appeared… Continue Reading →

World Holocaust Forum. The only justification for the gathering of world leaders at the World Holocaust Forum will be if we hear them declare, one by one, in English and… Read more » The post This Is How You Celebrate?… Continue Reading →

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Wednesday to pardon Naama Issachar, The Israeli girl who was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for possession of a small amount of marijuana, the Kremlin published in a statement moments ago…. Continue Reading →